San Francisco, California - (The Hosting News) - May 12, 2008 - Web hosting and dedicated services firm, Frontpages Web Hosting Network (FWHN), has debuted its new Total Care Support solution, for its dedicated fully managed services.

Rob LaMear, President at Frontpages remarked, ”Through the promise of a fully managed solution, Total Care Support provides the customer with the sense of security they require. Our hope is that by eliminating the need to worry, the customer can fully focus all resources on their core business and, thus, become more successful.”

Dedicated customers who sign up for this service will receive 24/7 hardware monitoring and alerting, including critical services. Frontpages will also provide monthly reporting of critical hardware thresholds, including disk space, CPU and memory. In addition, Total Care ensures controlled patching, with critical security patches applied within 72 hours of release. Standard patches will be applied as requested or within 14 days of release. In order to guarantee safety of the customer’s solution, however, patch application may be delayed based upon patch testing results in the test lab environment.

FWHN provides managed web hosting services for SharePoint, Exchange, CRM and dedicated server solutions to customers around the world. As one of the largest independent, U.S.-owned, managed hosting providers today, they serve companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to the SME (small and medium-enterprise) market.

To learn more about FWHN, please visit: www.fpweb.net.

London, United Kingdom - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 2, 2008 - Web hosting, managed technology and online services company, Hostway Corporation, has launched a content delivery network (CDN) that intelligently routes user web traffic to the closest geographically located server.

Hostway aims to improve user experience of the Internet by directing traffic to its customer websites to the nearest, and consequently best-performing web server. By using a number of Foundry ServerIron 4G switches, Hostway can route users to the server nearest to their location, ensuring that content is tailored to the user’s location and providing valuable business continuity and redirection services.

David Foxley, Enterprise Technology Manager, Hostway UK noted, ”Almost all large companies have their website accessible on a number of servers around the world, but traffic to these servers is rarely intelligently routed. For example, British customers logging onto a global concert ticketing site could be delayed by waiting for data to travel across the transatlantic link, instead of being redirected to the UK site, which might mean that customers do not get the seats they want, or worse still, miss out on a certain gig date.”

With increasing numbers of companies storing large images, videos and other rich content on their websites, it is important that they load as quickly as possible and do not have a negative effect on user experience. Accessing a website in Sydney from a PC in London, for example, can have a considerable effect on how quickly images load. By using the CDN, Hostway can ensure that all content loads as quickly as possible, by storing it as close to the user as possible.

The CDN can also detect whether any of the servers in the network have failed, and redirect users to the next best performing server, giving companies the assurance that even in the event of server failure, their users will still have the best possible experience, providing a level of business continuity.

Mr. Foxley added, ”Although broadband speeds are accelerating, user experience is frequently far from optimal. However, this isn’t always down to connection speed - a great deal depends on the hosting environment and website itself. By introducing the content delivery network, we hope to give our customers a competitive edge by ensuring that their websites always load as quickly as possible and provide the best possible experience.”

Founded in 1998, Hostway Corporation is one of the three largest web hosting companies in the world with a direct presence in 11 countries, 15 worldwide operation centres, and more than 700 employees. Serving customers both small and large, Hostway combines best of breed hosting infrastructure with online tools to help customers broaden reach and grow businesses online. Hostway offers a wide range of managed hosting services ranging from Windows and Linux based shared hosting plans, to complete dedicated server and Enterprise managed solutions to now over 600,000 customers worldwide. Hostway franchises include - Affinity Internet, Bigstep, DiscountDomains, Hostway UK, Hostway Netherlands, Hostway Korea, Hostway Australia, Hostway Denmark, NetNation, PowerMedium, RegistryPro, Server Service, Service Over Internet, ValueWeb and WinSave.

For information about the Content Delivery Network, please visit: www.hostway.co.uk/edgecaching.

For more information about Hostway, please visit: www.hostway.com.

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - March 26, 2008 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, along with hosting and web infrastructure service integrator, NTT America, Inc. (NTTA), will offer over 22,000 customers, access to IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol.

Development on the project begins immediately, and The Planet expects to announce availability in late 2008. IPv6 provides a vast improvement over the current IPv4, deployed in the 1980s, by increasing address space, providing support for mobile devices, and improving quality of service and data security.

Stan Barber, Vice President, Network Operations, at The Planet noted, ”One of our top priorities at The Planet is to make sure all of our customers have access to the best technologies to keep their businesses competitive now and in the future. As the Internet grows in complexity and becomes even more ubiquitous, we’re looking to the future so that we are fully prepared to meet the vast needs of our customers. Working with NTT America allows us to add the considerable benefits of IPv6 to The Planet’s network and to help our customers prepare for the continued impact the Internet will have on their companies.”

As one of the first hosting companies to announce its plans for IPv6, The Planet continues to provide enhancements that give current customers methodologies to be ready today and for the future. By adding NTT America’s IPv6 transit to The Planet network, The Planet will be able to offer each hosting customer an innovative, dual-stack approach, which provides the most efficient approach for using both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously.

NTT Communications Group has been directly involved with the development and deployment of IPv6 technology since 1996. With the launch of IPv6 transit services in 2001 and the first IPv6 managed firewall solution in 2005, which was provided by NTT America, the NTT Communications Group established itself as the global leader in commercial IPv6 managed services solutions.

Michael Wheeler, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at NTT America remarked, ”As the operator of the world’s largest commercial IPv6 network and with more than ten years of direct involvement with its development and deployment, we are pleased to be able to be working with The Planet to create long-term sustainable growth for their customers on the Internet. We continue to be committed to bringing superior technology, solutions and services to our customers worldwide.”

The NTT Communications Group provides IPv6 Gateway services that are available globally and allow enterprises to connect to the world’s only commercial-grade Global Tier One IPv6 Backbone operating in four continents-North America, Europe, Asia and Australia-and serving thousands of customers. In addition, NTT has improved upon the inherent security features of IPv6 with the creation of its IntelliSecurity IPv6 Managed Firewall solution. The solution complements the NTT Communications Group’s existing suite of managed IPv6 Gateway Services, and satisfies the need for increased security for IPv6 users. NTT America also provides IPv6 transition solutions through its IPv6 Transition Consultancy, which supports companies’ and federal agencies’ smooth transition to the upgraded IPv6 network with specialized products and knowledge accumulated through the NTT Communications Group’s successful commercial implementation of IPv6 technology.

Ultimately, The Planet’s goal is to provide:

• High levels of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance
• Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic
• Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability
• Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses
• Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business

The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting over 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 3.1 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by enhanced facilities and network connectivity.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - January 24, 2008 - Webhosting company, and subsidiary of United Internet, 1 and 1 Internet, is supported by Foundry Networks, Inc., with its installation of the NetIron XMR 4000 backbone routers, to power the network for scalable growth and allow for significant capital and operating expenditure savings.

During the planning phase of this major backbone upgrade, 1 and 1 chose Foundry’s NetIron XMR 4000 for its port density and performance, while also offering compelling economies of scale and long-term investment protection. 1 and 1 initially installed the NetIron XMR routers in the European part of the backbone and after successful results expanded the installation to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).

Due to the large scale, 1 and 1 is running its own transcontinental Wide Area Network (WAN) - which differentiates the company from other web hosting firms. On the equipment side, backbone routers of multiple vendors are used to ensure maximum redundancy, reliability and security. On the network structure side, two independent ring systems in Europe and the United States are connected redundantly via two transatlantic connections and grant access to more than 400 other providers via 700 BGP routing sessions.

To meet consumer and business customers’ expectations for fast and reliable services, 1 and 1 is continuously optimizing its network. To preserve market leadership and provide next generation services, the European WAN network, which originally consisted of a SDH topology with a bandwidth of 2.5 GB/sec, is now upgraded to connections consisting of single or even multiple 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) channels. This ensures that 1 and 1’s future network increases as web hosting continues to grow.

The new Lenexa Data Center has the capacity for more than 40,000 servers and enables 1 and 1 to support rapid customer growth in the United States. The data center is linked to 1 and 1’s own 10GbE Kansas City metro ring to continue offering a high level of product and providing more than 99.99% uptime. The addition of Foundry routers gives 1 and 1 hosting users the advantage of heightened security and the next generation of technology enabling industry leading performance.

1 and 1 Internet has reported extensive growth as one of the world’s largest and fastest growing web hosts. According to independent studies, 1 and 1 hosts almost 2.6 million active web sites and has 9.1 million domains registered. 1 and 1’s global community is 7.07 million customers strong. Expanding globally, 1 and 1 is already one of the United States’ top five service providers. The data transfer rate of business and consumer Web sites hosted is nearly 6.5 petabytes per month.

Andreas Gauger, Chairman for 1 and 1 Internet remarked, ”The reason for the increasing popularity of 1 and 1’s web hosting service, besides affordability, is the industry leading performance and reliability. To maintain this advantage, we are constantly implementing technologies to improve our customers’ experience. After thoroughly analyzing competing products, we are convinced that Foundry’s NetIron XMR Series routers provide us with the upgrade path and feature set that allows future bandwidth growth and a high level of performance.”

Ken Cheng, Vice President and General Manager for Foundry’s High-End and Service Provider Systems Business Unit noted, ”We are very pleased that 1 and 1 Internet has chosen the NetIron XMR backbone routers to power their global Web hosting and service provider network. Performance, reliability and scalability are crucial elements in accommodating future network expansion. Using Foundry’s class-leading routers, 1 and 1 is well prepared for this growth and poised to take advantage of market opportunities as the world’s largest and fastest growing Web host.”

Foundry Networks, Inc. is a provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro and core routers. Foundry’s customers include the world’s premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies.

1 and 1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with a market cap of $4 billion and over 3,500 employees. 1 and 1 was established in 1992 and hosts more than 9 million domain names, while more than 40,000 servers run on the company’s five data centers. 1 and 1’s global community is over 6.8 million customer contracts strong. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. 1 and 1 features an array of services, from instant domain packages to all-inclusive shared hosting plans, dedicated servers and ready-to-run eShops. 1 and 1 is a Microsoft Joint Development Partner, and works with other paramount companies such as Google, Plesk, Symantec, and HP/Compaq.

To learn more about Foundry Networks, please visit: www.foundrynet.com.

For more information about 1 and 1 Internet, please visit: www.1and1.com.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - (Website Hosting Directory) - January 22, 2008 - Webhosting company, and subsidiary of United Internet, 1 and 1 Internet, has completed a comprehensive extension of its wide area network (WAN), with an overall bandwidth of more than 120 Gigabit per second.

For the first time, 1 and 1 is connected directly to a large Internet Exchange point outside of Europe at Equinix in Chicago. The development means that the external connectivity of the world’s largest web host has tripled over the past twelve months.

Andreas Gauger, Chairman of the Board, 1 and 1 Internet Inc., noted, ”With the upgrade of our Internet bandwidth, our millions of web hosting customers in Europe and the U.S. can be sure that their content will reach Internet users worldwide even faster and more reliably. As a result of multimedia applications like video streaming, the demand for bandwidth has grown enormously over the last few years.”

The data volume transmitted from 1 and 1’s data centers has in fact nearly doubled over the past year from 3,500 Terabytes (3.5 million Gigabytes) in January 2007, to 6,500 Terabytes in December 2007.

Mr. Gauger added, ”The continuous upgrade of 1 and 1’s data network shows that despite pessimistic forecasts from some, the boundaries of Internet growth have not yet been reached.”

In November, U.S. research company, Nemertes, warned in a well known study that Internet infrastructure might no longer supply the growing demands of private and business users over the next 3 to 5 years. With its latest network upgrades and further measures planned for 2008, 1 and 1 feels well prepared for continuously growing demand.

Over the next year, 1 and 1 will focus on extending its U.S. network. In Chicago, at Equinix, 1 and 1 is for the first time connected to a large Internet Exchange point outside of Europe. In March, 1 and 1 will more than double the external connectivity of its Lenexa, Kansas data center. With more than 600,000 customers, 1 and 1 is presently the fifth-largest web host in the U.S. market.

Besides the upgrade of its wide area network, 1 and 1 has also made changes to its underlying technology. Instead of SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy), now Ethernet technology - well-known from corporate and home networks - is being utilized.

Mr. Gauger added, ”Ethernet can be handled more easily, and by switching to powerful routers from U.S. based manufacturer Foundry Networks, we can even save money. 1 and 1 benefits from an additional cost saving potential through the network extension, as data streams can be distributed optimally through new peerings and routing alternatives.”

1 and 1 was established in 1988 and hosts more than 9 million domain names, with over 7 million customer contracts, 9 million domains and 81 million email accounts. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. 1 and 1 features an array of services, from instant domain packages to all-inclusive shared hosting plans, dedicated servers and ready-to-run eShops. 1 and 1 is a Microsoft Joint Development Partner, and works with other paramount companies such as Google, Plesk, Symantec, and HP/Compaq.

For more information about 1 and 1 Internet, please visit: www.1and1.com.

Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - January 18, 2008 - Web hosting provider, domain name registration and services firm, Network Solutions’ Board of Directors, has appointed W. Roy Dunbar, to succeed Chairman Champ Mitchell, as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Mitchell will continue with the Company as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Dunbar joins Network Solutions from MasterCard Incorporated, where he was President of Global Technology and Operations.

Mr. Mitchell noted, ”The Board of Directors and I are very pleased that Roy is joining Network Solutions to lead our long-term growth. It was clear to us that bringing an executive of Roy’s talent and experience to Network Solutions at a time when our business is strong and we are successfully executing our growth strategies will help propel Network Solutions on its growth trajectory. He has proven leadership experience and expertise in technology and sales. I look forward to this new chapter in the history of our Company, and to working with Roy and the Board to build on our significant accomplishments.”

Mr. Dunbar, 46, joined MasterCard Incorporated in September 2004. As President of Global Technology and Operations, he was a member of the Executive Committee reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. He led a significant number of employees driving technology that processed approximately 16 billion transactions, clearing $2 trillion per year and representing 73% of the company’s annual revenue in 2006.

Previously, Mr. Dunbar was with Eli Lilly and Company for 14 years, serving as President, Intercontinental Region, and as Chief Information Officer. As Lilly’s President, Intercontinental Region, he was responsible for all operations in the world’s fastest growing economies Brazil, Russia, India and China. Mr. Dunbar had served as Lilly’s Vice President and Chief Information Officer from 1999 to 2003, and is credited with having led Lilly to rank as the most innovative user of technology in the pharmaceutical industry.

Mr. Dunbar currently serves as a director of EDS Corporation and as a director of Humana Inc. He is also a member of the board of the Executive Leadership Council Foundation, an organization supporting the development of African American corporate leaders.

Mr. Dunbar remarked, ”I am very excited to join Network Solutions. Under Champ’s leadership, the Company has had tremendous success and positioned itself to continue to be a leader in helping small businesses establish and market their companies online. I am looking forward to working with Champ and the Company’s talented management team to build on this strong franchise and capture the very attractive growth opportunities we see ahead for Network Solutions.”

For over 28 years, Network Solutions, a provider of web solutions and domain name registration services, offers a full range of web-related services, including web hosting, web design, e-commerce software, search engine marketing, SSL certificates, e-mail services and domain name registration.

For more information about the whitepaper and Network Solutions, please visit: www.networksolutions.com.

San Francisco, California - (Website Hosting Directory) - January 2, 2002 - Managed hosting and dedicated services firm, Frontpages Web Hosting Network, was recently acknowledged in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) blog of recognized Sr. Technical Product Manager for SharePoint Technologies, Joel Oleson.

The MSDN blogs regularly present information about Microsoft technologies written by Microsoft Employees. Lead techies provide insights and opinions on Microsoft Software and the companies that host them. In Oleson’s blog, Frontpages™ is recognized for their shared and dedicated SharePoint hosting models.

Mr. Oleson has presented at various conferences and summits, and most recently was asked to represent the Microsoft SharePoint team at the SharePoint conference in Sydney, Australia. To read this post and other SharePoint entries, visit Oleson’s blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/.

Frontpages Web Hosting Network is a provider of managed web hosting services for SharePoint, Exchange, CRM and dedicated server solutions to customers around the world. As one of the largest independent, U.S.-owned, managed hosting providers today, they serve companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to the SME (small and medium-enterprise) market.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is a worldwide leader in software, services and solutions designed to help people and businesses accelerate. Microsoft, BizTalk, Microsoft Dynamics and Windows Live are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information about Frontpages Web Hosting, please visit: www.fpweb.net.

Waltham, Massachusetts - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 20, 2007 - Domain name marketing solution, NameMedia, has entered into a partnership with web services provider for small businesses, Network Solutions, which will allow NameMedia to offer more than 2,000,000 domains to Network Solutions customers.

Peter Lamson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of NameMedia’s domain name marketplace offered, ”We are very pleased to partner with Network Solutions, one of the world’s leading registrars. In addition to providing small businesses with access to our domain name portfolio, AfternicDLS members will benefit from continued rapid expansion of our distribution network.”

NameMedia was recently recognized by the Domain Name Journal as the largest seller of secondary domain names in the world. With saleable inventory exceeding two million names, businesses worldwide are able to easily find the best domain name for their online identity through NameMedia’s domain marketplace. NameMedia’s domain marketplace has a distribution network which includes more than 35 premier marketing partners, among them eight of the world’s top ten registrars, making it the broadest distribution network in the world for secondary domain names.

Network Solutions provides of web based solutions and domain name registration services, including web hosting, web site development, online marketing, security services and e-mail services. Network Solutions draws on 27 years of experience to offer tailored solutions.

NameMedia is a Direct Search and premium domain names marketplace. The company’s goal is to leverage the power of Direct Search through a proprietary publishing platform that creates revenue-generating search destinations, including the company’s network of vertical online properties. NameMedia also has the industry’s largest marketplace for buying and selling premium domain names. NameMedia is a privately-held, venture-backed company headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts.

For more information about Network Solutions, please visit: www.networksolutions.com.

To learn more about NameMedia, please visit: www.namemedia.com.

Herndon, Virginia - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 5, 2007 - Web hosting provider and domain name registration services firm, Network Solutions, has enhanced its E-Commerce web site software packages with the release of v7.1, which includes added features designed to simplify the process of e-commerce web site creation.

Nearly 10,000 online stores are powered by Network Solutions e-commerce products, and the release of v7.1 builds upon previous versions of the software to deliver a robust e-commerce solution providing the tools that growing businesses need to do business online.

Jeff Zimmerman, Vice President of Product Marketing and Management with Network Solutions remarked, ”The release of E-Commerce v 7.1 provides many of the tools that growing businesses need to streamline their online sales operations. The new features that we have launched in v7.1 are all designed to help make the process of operating an online business as easy as possible for our customers.”

E-Commerce v 7.1 offers users the ability to create an E-Commerce web site with unmatched flexibility, customization and functionality. New features include seamless integration with QuickBooks Point of Sale; the ability to set tiered product price levels; the ability to set up drop shipping from pre-determined suppliers; the addition of personalization questions and checkout questions; and bulk data import/export enhancements, among other features.

Network Solutions E-Commerce web site creator packages have always offered a completely customizable storefront design. Professional design themes can be modified with a simple, WYSIWIG design editor and click-and-drag layout tool, or pages can be customized with standard HTML editing tools such as DreamWeaver or FrontPage. Network Solutions E-Commerce solution also includes a built in sitemap that makes it easy for search engines to crawl the store, while all content pages include customizable title tags and meta tags so clients can enter appropriate keyword phrases for search engine spiders to index. Completely customizable product and category page URL’s are created from names rather than mysterious characters and ID codes that most shopping carts use, making it easier for search engines to crawl your site.

Network Solutions E-Commerce Web site products have never charged users transaction fees. In addition, Network Solutions is the first–and one of very few–e-commerce solution providers to comply with the Visa USA Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) to meet the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. Network Solutions backs up their E-Commerce Web site packages with free, 24×7, award winning telephone and email customer support.

Network Solutions provides of web based solutions and domain name registration services, including web hosting, web site development, online marketing, security services and e-mail services. Network Solutions draws on 26 years of experience to offer tailored solutions.

For more information about Network Solutions, please visit: www.networksolutions.com.

Merced, California - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 5, 2007 - Wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc., New Edge Networks, has been selected by County Bank, to extend its MPLS Network, for the student-operated branch at an area high school.

A student-run County Bank branch at a high school in Fresno, Calif., is among the almost 45 community bank sites that will be connected to a new MPLS network powered by New Edge Networks, a unit of EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ:ELNK). County Bank, the principal subsidiary of Capital Corp. of the West (NASDAQ:CCOW), is strategically using new network technology and innovative community outreach for maintaining its leadership position in Central and Northern California.

Greg Griffiths, Vice President of Marketing for New Edge Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc. noted, ”MPLS (short for Multi Protocol Label Switching) technology provides high flexibility, reliability, availability, and substantial savings on monthly communications fees.”

By extending its MPLS network to the student-run branch office at McLane High School, County Bank is reinforcing its community commitment and fostering financial literacy among students and their families. First in California, the fully functioning, student-run County Bank branch opened for business this school year for students, parents, and faculty. Incoming senior students were selected before the start of the school year to run all branch operations with direction from a County Bank supervisor.

County Bank is upgrading its wide area network from one based on frame relay technology to new MPLS. It awarded New Edge a three-year contract. County Bank’s MPLS network is expected to be fully operational by the end of the November.

Anthony F. Salas, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for County Bank based in Merced, Calif. added, ”For us, upgrading from frame relay to MPLS was a no-brainer decision. New Edge proposed a fairly seamless migration to MPLS by using existing lines, existing routers, and existing interfaces versus ripping everything out and starting all over again. We have been very happy with New Edge; the support has been very good, very reliable.”

County Bank recently announced the acquisition of 11 branches from National Bank of Arizona’s California Stockman’s Bank and almost doubled its transmission speeds for about the same monthly cost of the legacy frame relay network. MPLS provides guaranteed bandwidth availability and a class-of-service feature for prioritizing voice and data traffic over the network, optimizing bandwidth utilization.

Mr. Griffiths added, ”New Edge designs MPLS network solutions that provide the same levels of features and capabilities previously affordable only by the largest enterprises. The support model we use helps ensure we can provide the highest level of attention that our customers need to operate efficiently and profitably.”

County Bank is using its network for all banking transactions and enabling any branch office or service center to communicate with any other branch. This eliminates the need to funnel all bank data traffic through a single location, eliminating a single point of failure. County Bank also is initiating VoIP telephony to cut long-distance calling charges and improve efficiency.

Mr. Salas added, ”With the proliferation of applications that are running over our network, class of service is certainly one feature we are going to take advantage of.”

County Bank, the primary subsidiary of Capital Corp of the West (NASDAQ:CCOW), is Northern California’s leading community bank. County Bank currently has 30 branches with an additional 11 branches being added later this year and three service centers. According to the latest FDIC data, County Bank has a 7.5% market share in the six Central California counties in which it has significant retail branches. This ranks County Bank fifth among thirty-seven financial institutions in this market area.

New Edge Networks, based in Vancouver, Washington, is a wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. (NASDQ: ELNK). New Edge Networks builds and manages private networks for businesses and communications providers. Through its nationwide backbone network with about 900 switches and Internet routers, New Edge Networks uses any blend of access technologies (xDSL, frame relay, ATM, cable, wireless, and satellite) for providing broadband connectivity at any business address in the United States. Network options include any combination of access, network management functions, and on-site installation services.

For more information about New Edge Networks, please visit: www.newedgenetworks.com.

Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - October 5, 2007 - Hosting resource, FindMyHost, Inc., has named web hosting solutions provider, Network Solutions, as its Best Web Hosting for the month of September, with its Editors’ Choice Award.

Network Solutions was chosn for the award, based upon proven ability to meet and exceed customer expectations as a web site hosting provider. Determining factors contributing to Network Solutions receipt of this award include Customer Service, Value, Security and Data Recovery.

Jeff Grosman, SVP of Product Marketing and Management for Network Solutions remarked, ”Network Solutions has been working very hard over the past few years to ensure that our Web hosting provides tremendous value to our customers, the web hosting offering is comprised of a great set of feature rich packages, a robust and stable infrastructure and award winning customer support - making it the best in the industry. We are very pleased to receive this award, indicating that the industry recognizes, and acknowledges, all of our hard work.”

Network Solutions 24×7 telephone and email support was tested thoroughly by the review staff at FindMyHost, reporting that they received technical support in a timely fashion. FindMyHost recognized Network Solutions already affordable Web site hosting plans, citing that they are all-inclusive and contain everything an individual or small to medium-sized business would ever need. They gave special notice to the inclusion of a free domain name with all annual plans, saving customers the usual domain name purchase fee. FindMyHost also pointed out that Network Solutions is one of the only web hosting companies to offer a 30-day money back guarantee and they were pleasantly surprised with the speed and ease of use of this program during testing. To read more about why Network Solutions was given this Web hosting award, you can read its FindMyHost report card.

FindMyHost recognized Network Solutions Security and Data Recovery services including their Symantec Brightmail spam and virus protection with both Unix and Windows platforms. This platform has an established history of eradicating spam. They also noted Network Solutions Backup and Restore service, which allows customers who accidentally delete their information to restore the data from backup.

Recently, Network Solutions announced that it will offer virtual private server web hosting (VPS), designed for small and medium sized businesses. The new Network Solutions VPS package, include software and are backed by Network Solutions 24/7 customer support. VPS is a form of hosting that partitions one physical server into multiple ”virtual” servers. Each virtual server is fully isolated, can run its own operating system and can be independently rebooted. Unlike standard shared hosting, where hundreds of users share a server, VPS hosting provides advanced website developers the access, functionality, speed and security of a dedicated server without the expensive price tag or excessive responsibility.

For over 26 years, Network Solutions, has provided web based solutions and domain name registration services, offering a full range of web based services, including web hosting, web site design, e-commerce, online marketing, security services, e-mail and domain name registration services.

Based in Oklahoma Ctiy, Oklahoma, FindMyHost.com was established in January 2001 to protect web host consumers and web developers and assist them in making accurate web hosting company choices. FindMyHost.com showcases a selection of web hosting companies that have undergone its rigorous program testing, also providing reviews from customers. The FindMyHost staff consists of web hosting professionals that have been involved in the industry for many years. The staff’s extensive web hosting business experience, coupled with consumer web hosting programs, provide customers with one of the most comprehensive listings of qualified web hosts available in the industry. The FindMyHost Network includes: Web Hosting – Dedicated Hosting – Budget Hosting – Free Hosting – and Web Host Forum – HostDiscussion.com. FindMyHost also features numerous webmaster resources.

For more information about Network Solutions, please visit: www.networksolutions.com.

Pearl River, New York - (Website Hosting Directory) - September 21, 2007 - Windows web hosting provider, Easy CGI, has joined the HACKER SAFE Network, as evidenced by the seal on the Easy CGI website, symbolizing customer security.

HACKER SAFE ensures that any website displaying its Scan Alert Hacker Safe seal has no vulnerabilities and is PCI compliant. Dan Richfield, President and C.E.O. of Easy CGI explained, ”Easy CGI has always been dedicated to providing a secure network for its customers. Being a part of the HACKER SAFE network is a logical step in our mission to provide a secure platform for our customers to conduct their online ventures.”

HACKER SAFE Enterprise is designed to enable organizations to significantly reduce risk by providing a fully managed, proactive solution to discover and remediate network vulnerabilities on a continuous basis. Along with being the largest web site security certification service in the world, ScanAlert has made itself into the industry standard for security.

Since the company’s founding in 2001, ScanAlert’s HACKER SAFE certification service has become the world’s most viewed web site security trustmark. The company’s patent pending security technology is used by over 75,000 web sites, including over half of the Internet Retailer Top 500, to protect them from hackers and certify their security to their customers and business partners. The world’s largest provider of PCI compliance services, ScanAlert operates validation programs, through partners such as Visa International, the Council of Better Business Bureaus and CyberSource, to manage the enrolment of more than 150,000 merchants and payment service providers in over 70 countries.

Easy CGI recently also premiered a free domain privacy feature, which clients may activate for any domain registered through the Easy CGI Domain Registrar, a feature which is customarily fee-based. Easy CGI’s Domain Privacy Feature is designed to keep personal information from public exposure in WHOIS databases, preventing spam, unwanted phone calls and other unnecessary aggravation. The Easy CGI customer will retain full ownership and control of the domain. Domain registration information, including the Administrative, Billing and Technical contacts, are simply masked with generic contact information within public WHOIS databases. Requests to contact the domain owner are filtered and forwarded to the customer.

Having earned the Better Business Bureau Reliability Seal, Easy CGI’s 30 Day Money Back Guarantee and 99.9% Uptime Guarantee gives consumers a risk free offer that is backed by the Better Business Bureau.

Easy CGI has been in the web hosting industry since 1994, offering technology, cost effective, efficient solutions and customer service.

For more information about Easy CGI, please visit: www.easycgi.com.