Verio Wins Best E-commerce Provider Industry Review Award

Business Wire, March 3, 2008

Selected by small and mid-size business readers of Web Host Directory

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Verio Inc., a leading provider of online business solutions, including hosting, applications and managed services, announced today that the company has been named Best E-commerce Provider by industry review site Web Host Directory.

Verio was recognized by readers of Web Host Directory for providing customers with superior E-commerce solutions, including Verio's eStorefront Hosting Plans. The Web Host Directory presents awards to the best Web hosting providers in each of several categories. The winners are chosen by tabulating the votes received from site visitors, as well as from the site's Review Board, which evaluates candidates on their performance, cost, features, support, reliability and speed.

Designed to help small and mid-size businesses get their online stores up and running quickly, Verio's eStorefront Hosting Plans meet the needs of a wide range of online businesses.

As part of Verio's small business solutions, the eStorefront Hosting Plans offer a flexible range of shopping cart options and features customers can choose from. The hosting plans are easily customizable for users of all expertise levels, giving customers improved usability and added functionality for their online commerce. Verio's eStorefront plans support Google Checkout and accept payments with PayPal, enabling easy integration and use of two popular online payment options. The commerce services also feature online marketing tools to help businesses increase site traffic and reach new customers, and include easy-to-use site traffic reporting tools to help measure that traffic.

"E-commerce solutions are one of the most significant utilities for an online business," said Dennis Boyle, chief operating officer at Verio. "However, what's good for one small business is not always good for the next. We realize in talking to our customers that their online commerce needs grow as their business does. To support this growth, Verio has developed a range of solutions to ensure we're offering the right fit for our customers."

The Web Hosting Directory best E-commerce provider award marks the latest in a series of recognitions and awards for Verio. Verio Business Solutions was recently named 2007 Best SaaS (Software as a Service) Provider by industry review site HostReview.com. Additionally, for the second year in a row, the company was recently recognized as a finalist for Small Business Computing's 2008 Excellence in Technology Awards for its eStorefront Hosting Plans in the "E-commerce Web Hosting Provider" category.

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About Verio

Verio Inc. is a leading provider of Web hosting and managed services serving the online business needs of SMB companies and partners worldwide, and is a subsidiary of NTT Communications, which provides complementary global network access reaching over 200 countries worldwide. The company focuses on how to help companies and partners achieve their business goals with functional hosting solutions, applications and services that enable them to drive success online. Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable global infrastructure and systems including the NTT Communications Global IP Network, and provides business solutions to customers and partners in more than 146 countries. More information can be found at http://www.verio.com.

Verio and the Verio logo are trademarks and/or service marks of Verio Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered marks of their respective owners. (c)2008 Verio Inc. All rights reserved.