Alabanza Launches New Business Builder Program To Meet Hosting Demands of Small Businesses [8th July 2003]

BALTIMORE, Jul 8, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Alabanza, a leader in automated web hosting solutions, today announced the availability of Business Builder, a turnkey package to operate a successful and lucrative web hosting business. Business Builder allows entrepreneurs with limited technical skills to meet the increasing hosting needs of small businesses and take advantage of continued Internet growth with little upfront investment and low operating overhead.

According to the Small Business Administration, nearly 85% of small businesses will be conducting business over the Internet this year. The SBA believes that the number of small businesses reliant on the Internet will continue to increase, providing a target-rich group requiring reliable, affordable hosting solutions to support those businesses.

Business Builder is designed to help entrepreneurs take advantage of this market opportunity through an entirely automated solution with back-end technical support. Web sites and network support are maintained at Alabanza's 20,000 square foot data center, enabling entrepreneurs to outsource the technical back end of the hosting business to Alabanza, ensuring the security and stability of customer web sites. Business Builder does not require the capital investment of hiring additional administrative and technical personnel, allowing entrepreneurs to manage cash flow and build a revenue- generating business with few upfront costs.

"Alabanza's web hosting automation software allows us to minimize our number of internal staff, thereby keeping our overhead under control," said Christopher Berry, founder and CEO of The Host Group Inc. "This gives us the time to really learn who our clients are and build personal relationships with them. It helps us keep our customers happy."

The Business Builder solution includes web hosting automation software, Alabanza's unique Domain System Manager (DSM) and a comprehensive business tool kit designed to launch new web hosts quickly. The DSM acts as a business management tool enabling clients to focus on marketing, sales and other revenue-generating activities. In addition, the upsell of a variety of packages and products, specifically designed to support online commerce, is automated through the DSM, increasing the entrepreneur's per customer revenue.

Business Builder maintains a singular focus on profitability and quick returns on investment. As a result, a dedicated Jumpstart manager works directly with entrepreneurs to develop a targeted business and marketing strategy for specific regions and client bases. Alabanza is currently ranked as the #1 IP Web Host for resellers by Netcraft -- a distinction driven by experienced account managers who provide solid marketing templates and leverage Alabanza's long-standing position as market leader in the hosting automation industry.

"Despite a fluctuating economy, small businesses have continued to join the online community in force over the past few years," said Thomas Cunningham, CEO of Alabanza. "Business Builder not only opens the door for entrepreneurs to service these businesses with the highest-quality web hosting solution available today, but automates this process so they can focus on growing their own bottom lines."

Alabanza's fully automated hosting software employs user-friendly control panels for customers to set up and maintain web sites independently. Resellers also use control panels to automate numerous product up-sell options, making it easy for customers to upgrade a shopping cart feature or increase web site capacity while resellers continue to focus on marketing and building a customer base.

Additional details on the Business Builder package are available at www.alabanza.com.

About Alabanza

Alabanza is an award-winning provider of turnkey Web hosting solutions founded in 1995. With more than 400 customers in 54 countries hosting over 200,000 Websites worldwide, Alabanza's high-performance Linux-based servers, comprehensive hosting automation software, secure, high-speed Internet connection, and 24x7x365 support power the Web's most profitable hosting businesses. Alabanza's automation software addresses the demands of hosts, resellers, and Webmasters, delivering functionality for host administration, billing, site deployment, and e-commerce all in English, Spanish, French, and German. For more information, visit www.alabanza.com .

SOURCE Alabanza

Deborah Barnett of Alabanza, +1-410-735-3423,
dbarnett@bulkregister.com; or Josh Zecher of SheaHedges Group,
+1-703-287-7825, jzecher@sheahedges.com, for Alabanza