Interland's Managed Services Plans Answer Growing Desires from Hosting Customers for More Support Offerings [December 28, 2004]

ATLANTA, Dec 28, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Interland (INLD), a leading provider of Web hosting and online services for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the general availability of its two newest dedicated hosting plans, Managed Services Bronze Support and Managed Services Gold Support.

Offering new industry standards in technology, performance and value for businesses with demanding online requirements, these plans also include standard server monitoring, live 24x7 phone support and hardware replacement guarantees.

Guided by customers, Interland's new Managed Services plans are based on providing the highest-level of service and technology to businesses with serious online needs. Patches and updates for operating systems, Microsoft IIS software and Apache Web servers are included with both plans. In addition, both plans provide server anti-virus installation, patching and definition update for Windows.

Interland customer Mike Stewart is the owner of Soundpages.com, Inc., a company that helps businesses use web-based audio and video. He says having a Managed Services Gold account makes it easier than ever before for him to quickly launch audio/video web packages offered to customers through www.shareyourpresentation.com and www.internetaudioguy.com.

"By using Interland professionals to manage most of our server maintenance we are now able to more effectively use our internal resources to help us expand our business," said Stewart. "In today's business environment I just cannot justify employees that are not 100 percent focused on my core business. The benefits of Interland's Managed Services dedicated hosting plans are just too tremendous to overlook."

Interland's Managed Services Gold Support plan also includes Microsoft, Apache and DNS domain configuration and management, email account management, and server log file rotation. In addition, customers of both Interland plans are hosted exclusively on IBM eServer xSeries hardware, providing them with the technology foundation and performance needed to run the latest and most reliable Internet-based applications.

"Our new Managed Services hosting plans give IT professionals and businesses of all sizes the ability to outsource critical hosting services to our professional staff at a fraction of what it would cost to bring that same expertise in-house," says Alfredo Narez, director of marketing for Interland's dedicated hosting service group. "Our team of managed services professionals are among the most highly trained in the industry and because of our size we have unparalleled access to some of the biggest hosting technology vendors. As a result Interland managed services customers receive what we feel is the highest level of service and technology available in the dedicated hosting market place today."

Narez points to today's announcement as another example of how Interland continues to live up to its leadership role in the dedicated hosting market place by consistently offering its customers the services and advanced tools needed to grow their online business. Earlier this year Interland was recognized as "one of the most respected Web hosts" and rated as the "#1 Dedicated Servers Host Provider" by Web Host Directory, a neutral Web site that evaluates hosting products and services.

In-depth information about Managed Services Bronze Support and Managed Services Gold Support plans are available at http://www.interland.com/dedicated/high_value.asp or by calling Interland's dedicated hosting sales team at 1-800-335-1327.

About Interland

Interland, Inc. (INLD) is a leading Web hosting and online services company dedicated to helping small and medium businesses achieve success by providing the knowledge, services and tools to build, manage and promote businesses online. Interland offers a wide selection of online services, including standardized Web hosting, e-commerce, application hosting, and Web site development, marketing and optimization tools. For more information about Interland, please visit www.interland.com, email moreinfo@interland.com or call 1-800-335-1327.

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SOURCE: Interland