Verio Announces Low-Cost $19 Annual Domain Name Registration; Affordable Domain Name Registration Enables Companies To Quickly and Easily Establish Online Presence

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2000

Business Editors

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

Verio Inc., the world's largest Web-hosting company and a leading provider of comprehensive e-business solutions, today announced a $19 annual domain registration for retail customers. The $19 registration represents a more than 60 percent reduction over former annual subscription rates, and will be applied when registering domain names, domain renewals, and registrar transfers with Verio. Verio's new pricing on the service will make the cost almost 50 percent less than that of other top providers of domain registration.

"It is important that customers have the ability to register, renew and transfer a domain name affordably," said Barb Goworowski, chief marketing officer of Verio. "We understand that registering a domain name is just one of many steps toward creation of an online presence. Combined with our robust online services, this low-cost registration will allow small- to medium-sized businesses greater flexibility and more choice in registering the names that growing companies need to remain competitive in today's marketplace."

In addition to the low-cost annual registration fee, Verio offers the domain based web-hosting services, custom web site design, high-speed DSL, network security specialists and ASP software solutions needed to effectively run an online business. For more information about new pricing and registration information, please visit http://domains.verio.com/.> About Verio Inc.

Verio Inc. is the world's largest operator of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of comprehensive Internet services, with an emphasis on serving the small and mid-sized business market. The company offers customers a broad range of Internet solutions, including high-speed access, Web hosting, e-commerce, virtual private networks and other enhanced services. Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable national infrastructure and systems including a Tier One national network. Verio delivers locally based sales and engineering support in markets across the U.S. under the Verio brand name and provides Web-hosting services to customers in more than 170 countries.

For more information on Verio, visit the company's Web site at www.verio.com or call 1-800-GET-VERIO. Corporate headquarters are located at: 8005 S. Chester St., Suite 200, Englewood, Colorado 80112; Tel: (303) 645-1900.