Concentric Hosting Services Now Support Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0

August 22, 2006; 06:29 AM
In its continued commitment to provide the best web hosting tools to customers, XO Communications today announced support for the latest version of Microsoft ASP.NET version 2.0 with all Concentric Windows® Web Hosting plans.  In addition, the company is now also offering one free domain name registration for a year with all new Concentric Windows Web Site Hosting plans.

With ASP.NET 2.0, developers have a programming model and infrastructure that makes it possible to create scalable, secure, and stable applications faster and easier than with previous Web technologies.  ASP.NET allows developers to use web forms to build powerful forms-based web pages out of reusable built-in or custom components, which simplifies web page code.  In addition, ASP.NET allows scripts to conduct outbound communications from the Web server, such as a stockbroker's web site that has real-time displays of stock prices or a web site that displays a business’ location and directions.

“We’re very excited to be offering this latest version of ASP.NET to our Concentric web hosting customers,” said Bill Uyeki, senior product manager for web hosting services at XO Communications. “We know our customers will be able to create their Web pages much faster and much more simply than with previous versions of ASP. And in today’s security conscious world, this latest release offers built-in protection against many common hacker attacks.”

The ASP.NET 2.0 upgrade is ideal for small, growing, or large business looking for a web hosting plan to meet more sophisticated Microsoft® Web and database development needs.

About Concentric
Concentric, an XO Communications service, offers business-grade web hosting solutions that cost-effectively scale to meet the needs of today’s growing businesses.  As the only hosting service to hold a patent for its Clustered Hosting architecture, Concentric has designed a unique platform that delivers superior performance, reliability and security.  Backed by an industry leading 99.9% SLA, a 3-Month Satisfaction Guarantee along with 24x7 customer care, Concentric offers web site hosting, email, ecommerce, sophisticated junk mail filtering, web builder tools, and online marketing services designed to help companies effectively leverage the power of the Internet. For more information, visit http://www.concentric.com or call 866-500-9696.

About XO Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO.OB), is a leading provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and communications service providers.  XO offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions.  XO provides these services over an advanced, nationwide facilities-based IP network and serves 75 metropolitan markets across theUnited States.  For more information, visit www.xo.com.