FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global Leader C I Host Installs Broadwing Fiber Connections Network Connections Improve Speed, Reliability FORT WORTH (September 30, 2004) - C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and Internet solutions, has chosen Broadwing Communications to supply gigabit Ethernet services for its data centers in Bedford, Texas; Chicago and Los Angeles. Under the three-year agreement, Broadwing will provide three gigabit Ethernet network connections to C I Host’s network, thus increasing the speed of C I Host’s Internet connections. “We have consistently upgraded our network so that it is one of the fastest, most robust and reliable in the world, and this partnership takes that one step further,” said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. “We are one of the few companies in this industry sector that is turning a consistent profit, and the increased speed and reliability that Broadwing brings will give C I Host and its 210,000 customers the competitive edge we all need to succeed.” All three C I Host data centers are EBITDA positive and making money. They are running at 70 percent of capacity and are in the process of expansion. All the services C I Host provides are available in all three data centers. The state-of the art Bedford center was recently expanded to 40,000 square feet and has passed the rigorous audit called the SAS 70, which is required for companies who want to provide IT services to firms with high security and confidentiality requirements. The Los Angeles Center was doubled in size in November, 2003, only 20 months after it opened. At that time, C I Host also upgraded the L.A. Center’s bandwidth capability to meet the demand for hosting there. The 10,000 square foot facility in Chicago is on track for expansion in 2005. “This network upgrade will provide more speed and reliability for all of our customers, an essential component of profitability in the every-expanding, 21st Century eCommerce market,” Faulkner said. About C I Host C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a Web hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and application service provider (ASP) serving 210,000 individual consumers and businesses in 190 countries worldwide. C I Host 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 is accredited by ICANN to register domain names. C I Host is HIPAA-compliant and has passed the SAS70 Type I audit. C I Host has been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web Hosting Guide. C I Host has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out of 16,000 around the globe by c|net's Ultimate Web Host List, HostPulse, WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com. C I Host offers turn-key services ranging from initial domain name registration to custom dedicated servers for e-commerce on today's Web. The company offers innovative packages and services to the Internet community. C I Host operates three diverse data centers across the United States, with its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host also has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and London. All telco-grade, tier-1 data centers are wholly owned and operated by C I Host and consist of redundant diesel generator backups and a temperature-controlled secure environment with fully redundant UPS capability. All server hardware is fully tested and configured for optimal performance. Daily Web server backups and full fire protection guard against any data loss. To deliver speed and reliability, C I Host's servers are connected to two OC-12 fiber connections, five DS-3 and two OC-3 lines from five diverse Internet backbones for a total of more than 5 Gigabits of available bandwidth. ### Editorial Contact: Tamra M. Freedman Vice President, Marketing and PR C I Host 888-868-9931 ext. 7003 tamra@cihost.com

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