euro2004.com Website Receives 42 Million Visitors During Recent UEFA EURO 2004™ Tournament [August 13, 2004]

Number of visitors reflects 350 per cent increase over euro2000.com

Englewood, Colo., August 13, 2004 - Verio, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications and Official IT Partner for the UEFA EURO 2004™ tournament, today released online traffic figures for the euro2004.com website. Throughout the tournament, the euro2004.com website received a total of more than 40 million online visits, showcasing a dramatic rise in interest for online sporting sites.

By comparison, the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games website received 8.7 million unique visitors(1).

Verio also announced that, during the UEFA EURO 2004™ tournament, which concluded in July 2004, the website saw a 350 percent increase of page views on the EURO 2000™ tournament(2).

During the tournament's 31 matches, online visitors spanning 230 countries accessed the euro2004.com website for exclusive content and live interaction among other web activities. North American visitors made up 20 percent of the site's traffic, with 45 percent from Europe and 27 percent from Asia. This global community of football fans was able to access tournament data 24x7 using the NTT Communications global network of network caching and data centers worldwide which meant the site delivered flawless performance to users throughout the event and especially to the high volumes of visitors during key games.

“We were delighted to demonstrate on a global stage how well Verio's hosting solutions and infrastructure technologies cope with the demands of an international sports tournament such as UEFA EURO 2004™ with unprecedented levels of online users,” said Moos Bulder, president, Verio Europe.

“UEFA used the entire network of Verio data centers in key markets and delivered an array of sophisticated media content to their worldwide user base.”

One of the most in-demand features was the live match console called 'MatchCentre'. Through this application, fans had access to live content including text commentary, real-time statistics and photos - a first for this year's tournament. MatchCentre was responsible for the site's highest peak in bandwidth during the Portugal vs. England quarter-final on 24 June, when 28 million page views were recorded and traffic volume peaked at 2.82 terabytes. Verio was able to deliver content in real time via its global Smart Content Delivery (SCD) network.

About UEFA
UEFA, the Union des Associations Européennes de Football, is the governing body of football in Europe. Founded in 1954, UEFA now has 51 member national football associations, and is responsible for organizing European competitions for men and women players at club and national-team level, as well as for handling administrative matters related to football in Europe. Its headquarters are located in Nyon, on the shores of Lake Geneva in western Switzerland.

1 CIOL.com article “Sydney Olympics 2000: an e-business from start to finish”: 2004 Olympic website www.olympics.com received 8.7 million unique visitors throughout the 2000 games.

2 Over half a billion page views during the UEFA EURO 2004™ tournament vs. 120 million page views for EURO 2000™.

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 operator 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 www.ntt.com/index-e.html.