C I Host, Friendzy Partner to Launch Social Networking Site [3rd December 2003]

DALLAS, Dec 03, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Those purported "six degrees of separation" may narrow a bit as C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and Internet infrastructure, partners with One Technologies, Ltd., to launch social networking site Friendzy.

Friendzy, hosted by C I Host, provides one of the most comprehensive sites for social networking -- perhaps the fastest growing, most symbiotic example of the Internet's communications potential. Intimate social networks, called Friendzys, form around common threads -- experiences, interests, needs, professions, etc.

Alex Chang, Friendzy founder and CEO of One Technologies, said, "Friendzy membership will multiply rapidly, so we need the highest assurance of security and the greatest flexibility for community growth. The site is based on Microsoft .NET technology, so C I Host surpasses all of our requirements."

Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, said, "Friendzy realizes the Internet is bringing the world together in ways never imagined, one hundred eighty notches opposite from critics who said computers create isolation."

Friendzy brings together members based on experience and interaction, to create relationships. The network invites new members to enjoy self- expression and self-discovery through new people and new things.

About Friendzy:

Friendzy (www.friendzy.com) is an online networking community that connects people through friends and associates. By bringing together people through friends, and friends of friends, Friendzy will connect people of similar interests and goals, ultimately resulting in powerful referral networks. For more information, visit www.friendzy.com on the Web.

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 operates three additional data centers in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago.

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D. Kent Pingel, Public Relations Director of C I Host,
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