Netfirms
Launches New Platform and Photo Gallery [May
11, 2004]
Web
Hosting Company adds more value to its packages and
services
TORONTO
– May 11, 2004 – Netfirms, Inc., the fastest
growing Web Hosting company in the world, today announced
that it has advanced its hosting platform by aggressively
increasing specifications on all of its premium hosting
packages and launching a full-featured photo gallery
– Netfirms Picture Pro™. In addition, a
number of new tools have been added to its control panel.
While maintaining low priced hosting
plans, Netfirms has increased the amount of disk space
and monthly data transfer by up to 500%. The new specs
include:
Small Business Advantage Plan ($9.95/mo)
· 1000 MB (1GB) Disk space
· 50 GB Monthly data transfer
Big Business Plan ($14.95/mo)
· 2000MB (2GB) Disk space
· 100 GB Monthly data transfer
Personal Plus Plan ($4.95/mo)
· 250 MB Disk space
· 5 GB Monthly data transfer
“As feature-rich shopping carts,
photo galleries, discussion boards and blogs are becoming
very popular among our customers, we’ve upgraded
both web space and monthly bandwidth to support the
growing demand,” explains Thomas Savundra, President
of Netfirms. “Our unique load-balanced, clustered
hosting platform lets us guarantee these incredible
specs to all of our customers at such low prices.”
These spec increases coincides with
the launch of Netfirms newest web-based service –
Netfirms Picture Pro – which gives individuals
the ability to build their own online photo gallery.
Uploaded instantly, Netfirms Picture Pro allows users
to easily post over 5,000 photos into multiple albums.
Visitors can vote or comment on photos, download images
or post their own pictures into the gallery. Netfirms
Picture Pro is included free of charge with all of Netfirms
premium Web Hosting plans.
The addition of this photo gallery –
along with other recent services, Netfirms Commerce
Pro and Discussion Board - supports Netfirms ongoing
commitment to make it easier for users to add new, feature-rich
applications to their Website.
For more information on Netfirms Picture
Pro visit www.netfirms.com/picturepro.
Netfirms has also made considerable changes to its member’s
control panel. Customers now have access to a tool that
makes moving their domain registrar simple. This automated
transferal system lets users start the move with a single
click, and keeps them informed throughout the transferal
stages. Netfirms has also added a Microsoft FrontPage
Extensions management tool and an automatic renewal
tool.
About Netfirms
Netfirms,
Inc., founded in 1998, is a leading global Web Hosting
service provider, helping over 1,000,000 small businesses
get their sites online. With full-featured, attractively
priced e-commerce hosting plans backed by 24/7 live
customer service, Netfirms has become the trusted choice
for Website owners. Netfirms is committed to making
Web Hosting easy for beginners and flexible enough for
the most advanced Webmaster. For more information, visit
http://www.netfirms.com.
Netfirms, Inc. Contact:
Jane Sanderson
Netfirms, Inc.
416-661-2100 x228
prnews@netfirms.com
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