C
I Host Sponsors 'Football' Team To Publicize Entry In
European Market [March 4, 2004]
FORT
WORTH, TX (March 4, 2004) - C I Host, a global leader
in Web hosting, Internet infrastructure and software
development, today announced that to commemorate its
entry in Europe, the company will be the official sponsor
of AFC Fulham football (soccer) club in London.
"When
one guy knocks down another guy, it is a good thing,"
said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "It
doesn't matter whether they kick the ball or throw it
like we do on our side of the pond. In all seriousness,
soccer is king in England, so we want to put our brand
on a team to help promote business for our London data
center."
C
I Host, somewhat known for hooliganism in its own right
-- or at least guerilla marketing -- once paid to have
its logo affixed to the trunks of heavyweight boxer
Evander Holyfield as he fought (Brit) Lennox Lewis "in
front of" a pay-per-view audience of 800 million.
It also built its brand by purchasing advertising space
on the scalp of The Human Billboard - who now sports
a five-by-five permanent tattoo of the C I Host logo.
Darren
Gormley, club secretary of AFC Fulham said, "Soccer
is the 'one-world sport,' so it is quite natural to
be sponsored by a company that has global business interests.
And we've heard C I Host has masterfully performed a
'header.'"
AFC
Fulham, newly launched, is set to compete in the Kingston
and District league in London, one of the oldest competitions
in London renowned for breeding top quality teams. AFC
Fulham will kick-off their football campaign at the
beginning of the 2004/2005 season . The team's Web site
is under construction: www.afcfulham.com.
C
I Host will celebrate the grand opening of its London
data center in the Spring. The facility will further
strengthen the company's ability to provide physical
access to dedicated servers; geographic content distribution
and geographic load balancing.
--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 205,000 individual consumers
and businesses in 182 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 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
two OC-12 fiber connections, five DS-3 and two OC-3
lines from five diverse Internet backbones for a total
of more than 2.6 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 |
