C
I Host Launches PR Program To Promote Coolest Sites
Among Web Hosting
Company's 205,000 Clients [March 12, 2004]
FORT
WORTH, TX (March 12, 2004) - "Imagine launching
a public relations firm and on opening day, you have
205,000 PR clients," said Christopher Faulkner,
CEO of C I Host. "That is the closest thing I have
seen to a sure thing, other than the New York Yankees
2004 lineup."
In
effect, C I Host is creating a virtual agency with a
worldwide stable of clients on day one. Because of customer
demand, the hosting company is expanding its public
relations services to include news release writing,
news dissemination, consulting and media relations for
its partners.
To
launch the PR services among those 205,000 clients,
the company will handpick the best of the best, recognizing
and promoting a Cool & Innovative (C&I) client
of the month - free. Each newsworthy C&I client
of the month will receive a news release, distribution
and media pitching to help their business grow. In addition,
the newsworthy client will be featured on C I Host's
website, one of the busiest destinations on the Internet.
"C
I Host 'get's ink' and air time around the world. Editors
and reporters seem to like us. So why not network with
our media contacts and help clients get their '15 minutes
of fame?'" Faulkner asked.
The
criteria: "Be the first, the biggest, or the most
unique - cool and innovative," Faulkner said.
C
I Host requires PR clients to submit a news release
input form, challenging the company to organize its
thoughts and state its case. The C I Host PR department
will craft the release to appeal to journalist - at
a price that is feasible for small- to medium-sized
businesses. C I Host and the clients work together to
compile media targets for the appropriate industries.
--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 |
