Hostway Launches Korea Operation - Move Reflects Demand from Hostway’s Korea Customers for Additional Services

Chicago—September 12, 2000—Today, Hostway Corporation announced the opening of a branch office in Seoul, Korea, that will broaden the company's local customer base.

"We are very excited about our Korea operation. We have had great success servicing the needs of Korean-based customers for a while. This new development will allow us to continue customizing our service offerings and increasing our customer base in a very important market. We will provide local customization, backed by worldwide experience and leadership," says John Lee, Director of Marketing.

The objective of Hostway’s new Korea operation is to bring the expertise the company has gained as a leader in the worldwide hosting business to the small businesses in Korea. Hostway’s new Korean language Web site, located at www.hostwaykorea.com customizes their Web hosting and ecommerce service offerings to the needs of the local Korea market.

"Visitors to our new Korean language site will be getting a sneak preview of Hostway’s new look, which will be unveiled on our main Web site in October," says Lee.

Hostway has established a Korean language technical support team that will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to service customer needs. Hostway’s Korea sales team is available weekdays during regular business hours.

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.