Verio Recognizes Leading viaVerio Solution Providers

September 27, 2007; 03:03 AM

Centennial, Colo. – Verio Inc, a leading provider of business solutions online, including hosting, applications and managed services, today announced the recipients of its viaVerio® Partner Awards - five solution provider distinctions acknowledging outstanding performance in several different areas of business. Award winners were announced at the viaVerio Partner Summit in Las Vegas, where leading partners were recognized across categories that include top international annual growth, top domestic annual growth, viaVerio visionary, viaVerio advocate and viaVerio outstanding new partner.

Award winners include:

Top International Annual Growth 2007: RapidSite Japan - GMO-HS, was awarded for leading international sales among all viaVerio solution providers.

Top Domestic Annual Growth 2007: Alpine Web, site design and development provider, was acknowledged for leading domestic solution provider sales.

viaVerio Visionary 2007: Accrisoft, a leading provider of web empowerment software, was recognized for its role in creating applications for the viaVerio channel.

viaVerio Advocate 2007: PrecisionPros.com Network was named viaVerio Advocate for the establishment and upholding of the ProviderTalk forums for viaVerio Partners.

viaVerio Outstanding New Partner 2007: Jandaco, a full-service graphic design agency, was recognized for rapid growth as a new viaVerio Partner.

A rigorous, competitive review of viaVerio Partners was conducted to determine award winners, with solution providers being judged on actual growth percentages, participation in the viaVerio Partner Program and level of involvement and innovation based on Verio’s vision and strategy. The potential for broad-based benefits each partner could bring to the Verio ecosystem was also taken into consideration, including a clear commercialization pathway for managed business services and broader diffusion of products and services across the channel.

“The viaVerio awards benchmark excellence both in the delivery of services and support to end user customers and in the extension of our values in the managed business services marketplace,” said Kiyoshi Maeda, president and chief executive officer for Verio. “By driving strong results, helping customers see the benefits of working with Verio and demonstrating consistent innovation, these partners have raised the channel performance bar and have been key to maintaining our leading market position.”

The awards were presented Friday at a ceremony at the viaVerio Partner Summit, at the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel & Casino, Sept. 20-21. In addition to the awards, the viaVerio Partner Summit provided an opportunity to create a broader business ecosystem, spanning Verio developers and business and channel allies. The event aimed to help viaVerio partners speed the pace of business innovation and create new channels for differentiation and revenue by connecting solution providers with both the resources they need most and access to other partners they can work with to more clearly define their go-to-market initiatives. Together, the Verio community will work to grow business opportunities by driving managed business services for multiple industries across the SMB segment.

The event featured keynote speakers Jeff Kaplan, founder and managing director of strategic consulting firm THINKstrategies, who spoke to attendees on the progression of businesses from providing Web hosting to the business services that are increasingly required by their customers. Philbert Shih, research analyst at Tier 1 Research, addressed solution providers on the evolution of the hosting industry to a business solutions model. Additionally, select viaVerio partners discussed their individual paths to success. With 16 unique breakout sessions across four different tracks, the event served to arm attendees with practical, actionable information that can be used to create and drive personal company roadmaps.

The Event was sponsored at the Platinum level by Accrisoft, Fosforus, GlobalSign, PrecisionPros.com, The ABC’s of Promotivators, ShopSite® and Microsoft. Silver sponsors included Hen’s Teeth Network and Nerd Boy Inc. The Web Host Industry Review was a Media Sponsor, and other sponsors included Miva Merchant and Cisco.

More information about the viaVerio Partner Awards and the viaVerio Partner Summit can be found at http://www.viaverio.com/.

About Verio

Verio Inc. enables companies to conduct business online, through hosting, applications and managed services serving the business needs of SMB companies and partners worldwide, and is a subsidiary of NTT Communications, which provides complementary global network access reaching over 200 countries worldwide. The company focuses on how to help companies and partners achieve their business goals with functional hosting solutions, applications and services that enable them to drive success online. 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.