Hosting Provider Affinity Internet Standardizes on Ensim Solutions [27th May 2003]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 27, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ensim(R) Corporation, the global leader in hosting automation software, today announced an expanded partnership with top 10 web hosting provider, Affinity Internet. Affinity has adopted the full line of Ensim professional Web hosting solutions, including the recently announced Ensim WEBppliance(TM) Basic control panel software for Linux; Ensim WEBppliance Pro control panel software for Linux and Windows; and Ensim's hosting management platform ServerXchange and Virtual Private Servers. Affinity will offer these solutions with all new SkyNetWEB and ValueWeb dedicated server plans.

Affinity's ValueWeb offers dedicated hosting for small-to-medium sized businesses looking for competitively priced, dedicated solutions. The Company's SkyNetWEB brand provides managed dedicated server solutions including web and application hosting to businesses hosting mission critical applications

"Affinity selected Ensim for the strength of its product portfolio and market leadership," said John Zdanowski, vice president of product management for Affinity. "Specifically, the Ensim WEBppliance control panel family exceeded our top requirements for professional-grade security, reporting, ease-of-use, and extensibility, as well as its support for both the Linux and Windows platforms."

By standardizing on Ensim's product family, Affinity should experience greater operating efficiencies, as it will now be able to offer a common user interface (GUI) across its dedicated hosting brands. Affinity customers stand to benefit from Ensim's built-in quick start guides and user tutorials that minimize day-to-day support issues. With a standard user environment, Affinity provides an easier upgrade path to higher priced hosting plans, as their customers will already be familiar with the Ensim-powered GUI. Ensim provides a single source to meet the needs of its diverse customer set, and a wide range of robust, competitively priced, dedicated server offerings.

"Affinity Internet has long been one of the most innovative companies in the hosting industry," said Steve Dauber, vice president of marketing for Ensim Corporation. "We're excited that they've chose to partner with us in their drive to lead the dedicated server market by offering our high performance solutions."

In concert with the recent product announcements from Ensim, Affinity has expanded its server offerings in the value dedicated server market. Affinity now offers new high-value dedicated server solutions for small businesses based on Ensim WEBppliance Basic, as well as more robust solutions for their growing reseller base, built around Ensim WEBppliance Pro.

About Affinity Internet

Affinity Internet Inc., a top 10 hosting service provider, specializes in hosting solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). One of the few profitable web hosting companies, Affinity operates multiple branded hosting services, each offering shared and/or dedicated servers, applications and products designed to meet the specific needs of one of the segments of the SMB marketplace.

Affinity hosts more than 390,000 domains for more than 150,000 customers worldwide. The company sells direct over the web and through more than 2,000 resellers or channel partners. The company has offices in El Segundo, Calif. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with data centers Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit www.affinity.com.

About Ensim Corporation

Ensim Corporation, the global leader in developing and distributing hosting software, is privately held and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The Company's products are used worldwide by service providers and their resellers to automate the provisioning and management of hosting services. More than half of the top U.S. service providers rely on Ensim to efficiently deliver hosting services to their customers. For more information on our leading hosting management software, please visit our Web site at www.ensim.com, or call 1/877-693-6746 in the United States, or 1/408-745-3300 outside the U.S.

Ensim and the Ensim logo are registered trademarks of Ensim Corporation, and WEBppliance is a trademark of Ensim Corporation. All trademarks or registered trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE Ensim Corporation

Helen K. Thorvald of Ensim Corporation, +1-408-745-3306 or
hthorvald@ensim.com; or Michelle Van Jura, +1-310-785-0515, ext. 241, or
vanjura@bohle.com, for Affinity Internet