Industry recognition points to Verio's ability to deliver exceptional value, services to resellers and customersVerio Inc., a US-based subsidiary of NTT Communications Group and a leading provider of hosting and Internet services for small to midsized companies and partners, today announced it has been ranked among the industry's leading Web hosting and service providers by a number of industry sources including VARBusiness, HostIndex and HostReview.

The VARBusiness Partner Programs Guide provides detailed information on the industry's partner programs to assist solution providers and help them better sell and support their products. Providers included in the listing are evaluated on their commitment to and innovation in the channel. The viaVerio® Partner Program, which provides resellers serving the small and midsized business market with high-value dedicated, shared and virtualized hosting solutions, was included in this year's directory. viaVerio resellers benefit from volume discounts and private label opportunities, as well as technical, sales and marketing support.

In addition to being recognized for its commitment to the reseller channel, Verio also received several distinctions from HostReview, an industry site that reviews and ranks hosting providers in five different categories, based on uptime, technical support, user reviews and several other categories. For the month of March, Verio was ranked as both a 'Best Hosting Company' for its outstanding overall performance, and 'Best Managed Hosting Service' for leading procurement, provisioning and installation practices, and for its monitoring and management capabilities.

Also recognizing Verio as a leading hosting provider, HostIndex consistently includes Verio in its listing of top 15 providers. For March, Verio was again recognized in the HostIndex monthly rankings - based on user feedback, site navigation, features and pricing - representing the top one percent of hosting companies from around the world. Verio's consistent inclusion in the listing assures customers that Verio has continually demonstrated leadership in hosting and superior delivery of services to customers.

"Verio is committed to delivering the highest quality hosting and Internet services, and to making it easy for customers to create, grow and market their businesses on the Internet," said Dennis Boyle, chief operating officer for Verio. "By delivering on the requirements of the small and midsized business markets, we can help these customers increase efficiencies, improve operations and grow their online revenue. Verio will continue to deliver a series of new Internet services and product categories this year that will continue to make doing business online easy and reliable for companies."

About Verio
Verio Inc. is a leading provider of hosting and Internet services for small and midmarket companies and partners worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT America, US subsidiary of NTT Communications, which provides complementary global network access reaching over 200 countries worldwide. The company offers businesses a range of Internet services, including Web hosting, managed services and value-added professional service offerings. 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 www.verio.com and www.ntt.com/index-e.html.