Netcraft Names Web.Com Most Reliable Hosting Provider, Outperforming All Other Shared Web Hosting Providers for Small Businesses

Feb. 7, 2007

Netcraft Names Web.Com Most Reliable Hosting Provider, Outperforming All Other Shared Web Hosting Providers for Small Businesses
ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Web.com (Nasdaq:WWWW), a leading destination for websites and web services, was named the most reliable shared web hosting provider for small businesses by Netcraft, a leading provider of research and analysis on Internet activities, during the month of January 2007. To determine reliability, Netcraft measured response times for fifty leading hosting providers' sites at fifteen minute intervals from separate points around the Internet, and averages are calculated over the immediately preceding 24 hour period.

"Reliability is a critical factor in choosing a web hosting provider," said Netcraft Analyst Rich Miller. "Our monthly rankings provide customers with an independent source for provider reliability, and Web.com outperformed its shared hosting competitors in January 2007."

Web.com helps small business owners leverage the power of the Internet to establish an online presence. Web.com leverages the Microsoft platform to offer its customers highly reliable hosting solutions. The company offers a one-stop shop for web services for customers of all technical levels such as web hosting, website development, web marketing and e-mail.

About Netcraft

Netcraft is an Internet services company based in Bath, England. Netcraft provides research data and analysis on many aspects of the Internet. Since 1995, Netcraft has explored the Internet and is a respected authority on the market share of web servers, operating systems, hosting providers, ISPs, encrypted transactions, electronic commerce, scripting languages and content technologies. For more information on the company, please visit www.netcraft.com.

About Web.com

Web.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW) is a leading destination for the simplest, yet most powerful solutions for websites and web services. Web.com offers do-it-yourself and professional website design, web hosting, ecommerce, web marketing and e-mail. Since 1995, Web.com has been helping individuals and small businesses leverage the power of the Internet to build a web presence. More than 4 million websites have been built using Web.com's proprietary tools, services and patented technology. For more information on the company, please visit www.web.com or call 1-800-WEB-HOST.

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