Fareham, United Kingdom - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 30, 2006 - Providers of Microsoft Hosted Exchange and collaboration services, Cobweb Solutions and USA.NET, have formed an alliance to deliver new services, including web-based messaging, advanced security, mobility, Unified Messaging (UM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

The alliance is hoped to leverage the companies’ combined industry expertise, proprietary intelligence, and research and development capabilities. Strategic discussions between Cobweb Solutions and USA.NET began through the companies’ combined participation in Microsoft Corp’s Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) and Exchange Technology Adoption Programs (TAP) for Hosting Partners. Microsoft TAPs are designed to enable Microsoft’s leading partners to more quickly evaluate and adopt Microsoft technologies and deliver innovative new solutions for the benefit of customers. Both companies continue to achieve industry recognition and certification above and beyond competitors in their respective marketplace.

USA.NET is SAS 70 Type II Audited, Microsoft Gold Certified, salesforce.com Certified, a member of the Microsoft TAP for Exchange 2007, and winner of the 2006 Microsoft Excellence Award for Exchange Hosting Solutions.

Cobweb Solutions is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and member of the Exchange 2007 TAP, the winner of Microsoft’s EMEA Hosting Service Provider of the Year 2004 and is both ISO9001 and ISO27001 Certified.

John Zanni, Director of Worldwide Hosting at Microsoft remarked, ”Microsoft is pleased that two valued Microsoft Gold Certified Exchange Hosting partners are working together to further enhance and expand the first-class services they provide to their customers. The alliance will serve to strengthen their collective service delivery offerings and to enable customers with even more options for reliable and scalable hosted services.”

Sara Radicati, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Radicati Group remarked, ”The market for Microsoft Hosted Exchange services is heating up, and this new partnership underscores the growing demand for this type of solution.”

David Ramon, Chief Executive Officer of USA.NET added, ”The alliance between our two companies will help us continue to make our organisations the benchmark for quality service delivery in the industry. Our shared goal is to deliver next-generation services that meet the needs of our current customers and lead the way to cutting edge solutions for the future.”

Mark Adams, Managing Director of Cobweb Solutions commented, ”Aligning with USA.NET provides both organisations with a unique opportunity to benefit from the expertise and experiences of another market leading provider. By benchmarking and sharing best practices with each other, we expect to enhance our already high levels of customer support and service delivery, and more quickly deliver new services to market.”

Cobweb Solutions Limited was formed in 1996 to provide hosted and Internet based services to small and medium sized businesses. With data centres in London and Fareham, more than 40,000 customers are serviced with managed email services, web site hosting and Internet access and support. Cobweb Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the Microsoft EMEA Hosting Service Provider of the Year 2004 and is both ISO9001 and ISO27001 Certified.

USA.NET, The Global eMessaging Service Provider, maintains that it is the only hosting provider that is SAS 70 Type II Audited, Microsoft Gold and salesforce.com certified, a member of the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program for Exchange 2007, and winner of the 2006 Microsoft Excellence Award for Exchange Hosting Solutions. USA.NET eMessaging solutions are modular and infinitely scalable.

For more information about Cobweb Solutions, please visit: www.cobweb.com.

To learn more about USA.NET, please visit: www.usa.net.

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