C I Host Adds New Red Hat ES/AS 4 For Dedicated Servers [March 3, 2005]

Latest Version Enhances Reliability, Performance, Security

FORT WORTH (March 3, 2005) - C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and Internet solutions, will offer the newest Red Hat upgrade -- Red Hat ES/AS 4 - to all its new dedicated server customers and as an upgrade to current dedicated server customers.

The long-awaited Enterprise Linux 4, released in February, offers an open source operating system, infrastructure, storage, and application solutions that can be used on all levels of computing and give businesses a high degree of reliability and security.

"We want to give our customers the best digital solutions available," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "Red Hat provides that 'top of the line' service whether the customer is a small business or a global conglomerate."

According to Red Hat, its new Enterprise Linux 4 spans seven architectures, runs on a wide range of hardware systems and software applications, is built on a solid security foundation and is designed for performance.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 provides benefits in four key areas:
a.. A stable and mature infrastructure based on the Linux 2.6 kernel
b.. Technologies to meet today's security and compliance demands
c.. Productivity improvements from the desktop to the core of the
datacenter
d.. Exceptional performance and scalability for both 32- and 64-bit
workloads
"The combination of C I Host's servers and Red Hat's open source Linux
operating system provides companies with the tools they need to be the best
in their field," Faulkner said. "In addition, each year, C I Host gives
dedicated hosting customers a credit toward upgrading servers so they can
take advantage of the most current hardware."

C I Host dedicated server packages include:
a.. Same Day Server Setup
b.. Exclusive web-based administration software
c.. Rock-solid 100 percent uptime guarantee through written Service Level
Agreements
d.. Unlimited 24x7 Live Answer (no wait time) technical phone-based
support
e.. Full root access
f.. Full server administration included free
g.. 24x7, on-site maintenance staff, spare parts for all server
configurations
h.. Safe and secure environment

About C I Host
C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a Web hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and application service provider (ASP) serving 215,000 individual consumers and businesses in 190 countries worldwide.

C I Host creates business-class Web hosting solutions for the small- and medium-enterprise (SME) market, with the broadest portfolio of managed hosting and value-added services in the industry. C I Host is accredited by ICANN to register domain names.

C I Host is HIPAA-compliant, has passed the SAS70 Type I audit and has received its ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

C I Host has been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web Hosting Guide. C I Host has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out of 16,000 around the globe by c|net's Ultimate Web Host List, HostPulse, WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. Best Data Center and Best Dedicated Service Provider 2003 by HostPulse.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com, and the Fourth Fastest-Growing Technology Company by Deloitte and Touche.

C I Host offers turn-key services ranging from initial domain name registration to custom dedicated servers for e-commerce on today's Web. The company offers innovative packages and services to the Internet community.

C I Host operates five diverse data centers across the United States, with its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host also has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Jose and Newark.

All telco-grade, tier-1 data centers are wholly owned and operated by C I Host and consist of redundant diesel generator backups and a temperature-controlled secure environment with fully redundant UPS capability. All server hardware is fully tested and configured for optimal performance. Daily Web server backups and full fire protection guard against any data loss. To deliver speed and reliability, C I Host's servers are connected to its privately-owned dark fiber network consisting of multiple GigE (1000Mbits each) optical connections to redundant Internet backbones for a total of more than 5 Gigabits of available bandwidth.

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Editorial Contact:

D. Kent Pingel
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Relations
C I Host
888-868-9931 ext. 7006
kentp@cihost.com