Hostway Enhances Web-based Email to Give Small Businesses Easier, More Secure Communication

Business Email Plan Includes Spam- and Virus-Filter

Chicago, IL—August 4, 2004—Hostway Corporation, a global leader in Web hosting, introduced its new Business Email Plan, providing small business owners with secure and reliable business-class email service. The Business Email Plan includes 15 domain-specific accounts and the latest version of Hostway's Web-based email system, SiteMail 4.0, giving on-the-go businesspeople access to their email whether they're on the road or in the office.

Some features of the Business Email Plan include:

• leanMail Plus, Hostway's powerful and customizable spam and virus filter·
• Professional email addresses (yourname@yourname.com)·
• Hostway's Web-based email, SiteMail 4.0.

Among the capabilities of SiteMail 4.0 are the Calendar and Task List, a full-featured organizer that gives customers the power to accurately manage their time and seamlessly track and schedule appointments across email accounts. SiteMail 4.0 also includes Folder Management, enabling users to create, categorize and manage folders and subfolders; PGP Support and Encryption providing a variety of important security measures; Everywhere Access through any mobile device (including cell phones and PDAs) that supports industry-standard WAP/XHTML protocols; and Complete Email View enabling users to see all messages within one email thread.

SiteMail 4.0's easy-to-use, intuitive screens and functions help users quickly learn and productively use the application.

By improving its Web-based email system, Hostway gives customers tools that make using the Web instinctive and fun while heightening its value in creating business opportunities.

"What makes email powerful is the fact that it's everywhere," said John Lee, Hostway Vice President of Marketing. "Hostway is adding business-class reliability and security to what is already a powerful tool so that businesses can use it with confidence. Email system failure is not an option for our customers. Hostway provides a fail-proof email system through our Email Business plan."

Through continual improvements to its Business Email services, Hostway remains dedicated to becoming the expert provider of business-class email.