IPOWER Offers New Customer Feedback and Online Reputation Management ToolsPHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IPOWER, Inc., a leading provider of online services and hosting, today announced the integration of

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IPOWER, Inc., a leading provider of online services and hosting, today announced the integration of RatePoint, a comprehensive customer feedback and online reputation management platform, into all of its hosting plans.

RatePoint provides small- and medium-sized business with a method of soliciting customer feedback and posting customer ratings on their Web sites. It is now included in every hosting plan that IPOWER offers and is just the first of many new and innovative solutions IPOWER will be rolling out to its customers in 2008.

“We realize our customers need us to be problem solvers—not just a hosting provider,” explained IPOWER CEO Thomas Gorny. “In response to that, we’re going to be integrating more tools that help customers save time, money and worry. RatePoint is one of the first, and it addresses an issue that plagues many small businesses—consumer trust.

“Many consumers are hesitant to buy online from smaller companies, simply because they don’t recognize the name or have any idea about a company’s reputation. RatePoint provides a platform for providing feedback, generating approval ratings and settling disputes. That kind of unbiased, third-party information gives businesses credibility and consumers peace of mind.”

RatePoint allows businesses to manage their online reputation by easily capturing and publishing consumer reviews and feedback directly from their Web sites through the RatePoint site seal. RatePoint verifies actual consumer ratings for authenticity, and businesses then have an opportunity to respond to feedback and publish those reviews online. In addition, a robust suite of tools, including surveys, coupons, e-mails and other communication and marketing tools, plus a Web-based management interface, make it easy for businesses to connect with customers, increase sales and improve consumer confidence.

About IPOWER, Inc.

IPOWER, Inc., founded in October 2001, provides Web hosting, applications and services to small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide looking to build, manage, promote and profit from an online presence. The company, which offers domain registration, Web-site hosting, e-commerce tools, merchant services, application hosting, online marketing, site optimization services, and Web-site design, services more than 500,000 customer accounts worldwide. For more information, call 888-511-HOST (4678) or visit http://www.ipower.com.

About RatePoint, Inc.

Founded in 2006, RatePoint, Inc. offers a powerful, quality-assurance certification and customer feedback platform for today’s growing businesses. Leveraging the latest in Web 2.0 trends, web content authentication and consumer ratings systems, RatePoint, Inc. is revolutionizing the way businesses and consumers define, identify and monitor quality. RatePoint, Inc. was founded by the founders of GeoTrust and is a venture backed by Prism VentureWorks and .406 Ventures. For more information about RatePoint, Inc., please call 888.777.1636 or visit http://www.ratepoint.com.