Affinity
Internet Announces Marketing Alliance with America Online;
Offering Web Hosting Solutions Through Netscape.com
and CompuServe [February 10, 2004]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb 10, 2004
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Affinity Internet, a leading hosting
services provider, today announced a new marketing alliance
with America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive
services company, to offer Affinity Internet's web-hosting
services to users of the AOL brands Netscape.com and
CompuServe.
Under the new agreement, Affinity's
hosting services are widely available to Netscape.com
users and CompuServe members, making it even easier
for these online consumers to take advantage of Affinity's
market-leading web hosting solutions.
The new relationship forms a key part
of Affinity's strategy to acquire targeted, tier one
web services channels for the company's award-winning
web hosting solutions. The agreement also provides Affinity
visibility in a strong target market through a trusted
co-branded environment.
"This is a significant alliance
for Affinity. We now have a relationship with one of
the most trusted names on the Internet, providing us
with new channels to attain new customers," said
Peter Chambers, CEO of Affinity Internet. "This
year we are focused on demonstrating the value of our
unique hosting solutions set, including new Macromedia
product bundles and business tools that are unmatched
in the market. Our Netscape.com and CompuServe relationship
will play a significant role in achieving our 2004 growth
goals."
"Affinity is a leader in web hosting,
and we're very pleased to offer their wide variety of
affordable hosting packages through Netscape.com and
CompuServe," said Steven McArthur, Executive Vice
President for Web Services and Messaging. "Now,
users of these brands who wish to create their own websites
and broaden their online identity can do so with ease
and convenience."
Affinity is offering special web hosting
packages for its flagship brand, ValueWeb, in a co-branded
environment on Netscape.com and CompuServe.
About Affinity Internet
Affinity Internet, a web hosting services
provider, offers multiple hosting packages, easy-to-use
software and e-commerce tools for small and medium sized
businesses (SMB). Affinity operates multiple hosting
brands (ValueWeb, SkyNetWeb, Bigstep, HostSave and WinSave)
offering shared and/or dedicated servers, applications
and products to meet specific and growing needs for
a segment of the SMB market. By offering a robust network
and unparalleled customer service, Affinity provides
its customers and resellers with superior service, reliability
and scalability.
Affinity has guided over a million businesses
to online success. The company is headquartered in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., with offices in Los Angeles and San
Francisco, Calif., and data centers in Los Angeles and
Fort Lauderdale.
SOURCE: Affinity Internet
Affinity Internet
Samantha Cornog, 310-524-3040
publicrelations@affinity.com |
