Dedicated Servers: Sign Up Before Dec. 31, Receive Free Upgrade Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition Key For Mission-Critical Workloads [December 16, 2004]

FORT WORTH (December 16, 2004) - All new customers choosing dedicated servers from C I Host who order a Windows 2003 Server before the end of the year will be automatically upgraded to the Enterprise Edition of that server at no additional cost.

"We want our customers to be able to celebrate the Winter Holiday season with everything they need to grow and prosper," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "That's why we are offering this incredible deal on Enterprise Edition servers."

Built for mission-critical server workloads, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, is the platform of choice for applications, Web services and infrastructure. An upgrade to the Enterprise Edition is crucial for customers who wish to cluster and load-balance multiple Windows servers because Enterprise is the only version that allows this.

Normally this upgrade is $150 a month plus a $150 setup fee, but it's absolutely free for all new dedicated C I Host customers who sign up through December 31, 2004. The upgrade will be free for as long as the customer continues to renew the dedicated server contract with C I Host.

The Enterprise Edition Windows server delivers high reliability and performance and is a superior quality business value. It is a full-function server operating system that supports up to 8 processors.

The Enterprise Edition server provides:
a.. Enterprise-class features, such as eight-node clustering and support
for up to 32 GB of memory.
b.. Support for Intel Itanium-based computers, AMD Opteron processors or
Intel Xeon processors.
c.. Support for 64-bit computing platforms capable of supporting 8
processors and 64 GB of RAM with the 64-bit version.
C I Host's dedicated hosting packages provide a single computer dedicated to one business' needs. A dedicated server gives businesses increased speed, flexibility, control, site traffic and room to grow.

C I Host monitors the server, notifies the customer if the Web site goes offline and reboots it for free. C I Host also provides monthly security audits to ensure dedicated servers have the latest patches and OS upgrades.

All dedicated server contracts also include a free Managed Services Package.

With C I Host's Managed Services, companies don't need to create an in-house IT department or hire expensive IT consultants to operate and administer their web site - C I Host does it all.

C I Host's Managed Services technicians configure, install and maintain the necessary servers, firewalls, and other infrastructure that a company's web site requires, including the operating system and any backend database and server support.

Once configured, C I Host connects the server to its privately-owned dark fiber network with multiple GigE (1000Mbits each) Internet connections to diverse carriers.

"C I Host monitors its customers' dedicated servers 24 hours a day, 7 days week," Faulkner said. "If the site needs rebooting, we do it. If it needs upgrading, we do it. We take on the full responsibility for maintaining our dedicated server customers' infrastructure."

--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 and has passed the SAS70 Type I audit.

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. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com.

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 three 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 and London.

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
Public Relations Director
C I Host
888-868-9931 ext. 7006
kentp@cihost.com