Verio Europe Delivers High-Performance Managed Hosting Solution for Subaru World Rally Team [January 14, 2005]

Verio Europe selected as key technical partner

Englewood, Colo., January 14, 2005 - Verio Europe, a subsidiary of NTT Communications, today announced an agreement with the Subaru World Rally Team to host the team's extensive website. Verio will also become a technology partner for the Subaru World Rally Team. Verio Europe will provide critical Internet infrastructure, managed security services and high performance online solutions for The Subaru World Rally Team website at swrt.com.

The Subaru World Rally Team site will provide fans with live information about team news, rally news and latest images throughout the World Rally Championship. The site is visited by an estimated 160,000 fans during each rally, a total of over 2.5 million visitors throughout the championships. The site has a subscribed fan base of 50,000 members and is one of the most popular sites in the championship, containing a variety of interactive material including live event results, factory tours, driver and team information, an online merchandise store and an image library of over 3,000 high resolution images.

Verio Europe will deliver content in real time for the Subaru World Rally Team site with its Verio Smart Content Delivery service. The Smart Content Delivery (SCD) solution is a collection of intelligent content delivery services that allows event sites with peaks in Internet traffic to distribute content more effectively, efficiently and intelligently. Via the SCD solution, website content is cached and distributed on multiple SCD servers located in the US, Europe and Asia. Bandwidth is provided via high-speed connections as needed.

“During live stages of the rally, the site is updated every 30 seconds with information from the leader-board including weather conditions, driver sound-bites, accidents, technical bulletins and an insight into each driver's performance,” said Colin Clark, SWRT commercial manager. “We needed a technical partner whose solution would be specifically built around high peaks of traffic followed by troughs, Verio's solution is an exact fit for us.”

“Verio Europe and Subaru are a perfect match - both companies are leading innovators in their fields, involved in innovative technology. Verio and Subaru are global world leaders in their field, both coming from a strong Japanese heritage and are wholly focused on three key competitive goals: power, performance and results,” said Martin Davis, vice president for Verio Europe.

Verio Europe is rapidly expanding its capabilities in the sports industry. High profile wins such as UEFA, The FA and International Tennis Federation (ITF) have firmly established Verio Europe as the technology partner of choice for sport organizations. Verio Europe delivers the solution that enables sports federations to use technology to improve business processes and increase their competitive appeal to worldwide sports fans.

The World Rally Championship commences in Monte Carlo on January 21, 2005 and then tours through an additional 15 countries on four continents, finishing in Australia on November 13, 2005.

About Verio Europe
Verio is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), which provides long distance and international telecommunications reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is one of the world's largest operator's of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of global IP solutions. NTT Com and Verio market their global IP solutions under the NTT/VERIO brand. The company offers businesses a broad range of Internet services, including Web hosting, dedicated access, virtual private networks, and managed service offerings, among other enhanced services. Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable global infrastructure and systems including the NTT/VERIO Global IP Network, and provides Web hosting services to customers in more than 146 countries. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers services to meet the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including small to medium businesses, large global enterprises and multi-national corporations. More information can be found at www.verio.com and http://verio.co.uk/euro2004/introduction.php.

About The Subaru World Rally Team
Established in 1958, Subaru has been involved in the sport of rallying since the early 1980s, but became a serious World Championship player in 1990 when it formed a partnership with British motorsport company Prodrive to establish the Subaru World Rally Team. Subaru rocketed to success and became World Champion Manufacturer just five years later. Since then the team has won a further five FIA titles and, thanks to the popularity of its cars and drivers, enjoys cult status among fans the world over. No other car manufacturer is as closely associated with rallying.

The team provides a comprehensive media information service both on and off rallies via its website. Live stage times, news flashes, leg bulletins, driver quotes, interviews and up-to-the-minute information can be found at www.swrt.com . A selection of high-resolution images is also available for free download from the website's gallery.

About Verio
Verio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), which provides complementary global network access reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is one of the world's largest operators of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of global IP solutions. The company offers businesses a broad range of Internet services, including Web hosting, high-end dedicated access and managed service offerings. Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable global infrastructure and systems including the NTT Communications Global IP Network, and provides business technology solutions to customers in more than 146 countries. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers services to meet the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including small to medium businesses, large global enterprises and multi-national corporations. More information can be found at http://www.verio.com/ and www.ntt.com/index-e.html.