C I Host Launches GameVault at CES in Las Vegas, Revolutionizes On-Line Gaming With New Turf for 'Clans' [January 7, 2004]

LAS VEGAS, Jan 07, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting, today at CES launched GameVault, the first hosting network created specifically for the competitive world of extreme, on-line computer gaming.

"This is the equivalent of taking players off the street, out of their stickball game and putting them in a major league ballpark," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "Computer gaming has exploded with talent, popularity, leagues ... even professional teams. Now, with GameVault, there are hosting 'facilities' worthy of the world-class competition."

It is estimated that 60 percent of Americans, or 145 million people, play computer games, of one type or another.

GameVault.com provides fast, powerful, feature-filled and reliable gaming services for most online games. GameVault features:

-- advanced hardware
-- Internet redundant connections.
-- 24/7 customer service and technical support -- anywhere

GameVault servers are located in Dallas, Chicago and Los Angeles (with London coming during 2004).

About GameVault:

GameVault was founded on the principle that bleeding-edge computing technology -- the same used by the enterprise -- is vital to online gaming. The company supplies powerful and reliable server hosting for more than a dozen online games including Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003, Call of Honor and America's Army. GameVault, www.gamevault.com, is a subsidiary of C I Host.

About C I Host:

C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a global Web hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and application service provider (ASP) serving 200,000 individual consumers and businesses in 182 countries worldwide. The company 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 has been consistently ranked among the Top five Web hosting companies out of 16,000 around the globe. C I Host's turn-key services range from initial domain name registration to custom dedicated servers for e-commerce. C I Host is headquartered from its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas, and the company operates three additional diverse data centers in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago.

SOURCE C I Host