Hostway Named as Sponsor for Internet.com's Chicago Site Launch

Chicago—August 2001—Internet.com, the Internet Industry Portal, recently announced Hostway Corporation to be the sponsor of their site's expansion to Chicago's Internet Scene. "This will be the area's first in-depth, online publication exclusively focused on the local Internet Industry," said internet.com chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler.

With so many resources now being placed in the Internet industry in Chicago, Hostway, a world-wide leader in the Web hosting and Ecommerce industry, and also based in Chicago, is proud and excited to support Internet.com's integration of real-time news and information resources to the city.

The full Internet.com press release is available at: www.internet.com/corporate/releases/00.08.30-chicago.html

About Hostway Corporation

Hostway Corporation provides domain name registration, Web hosting and ecommerce, colocation, managed dedicated hosting, SaaS hosting, Web design and online marketing services to more than 600,000 customers worldwide. It operates state-of-the art data centers that reduce the complexity and cost of Web-based technologies for small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the three largest Web hosting companies in the world with a direct presence in 11 countries, 15 worldwide operation centers and more than 700 employees. 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.