Vision Direct Chooses Conxion as Global Hosting Provider

Santa Clara, Calif. -January 27, 2003- Conxion Corporation, the reliability and performance leader in advanced hosting and content delivery, has been selected by Vision Direct, an e-commerce provider of contact lenses and optical accessories, to provide global managed hosting services.

Conxion will provide dedicated managed hosting, security services and comprehensive 24x7 monitoring and management of Vision Direct's Web site, which caters to hundreds of thousands of customers across North America and Europe. Vision Direct reviewed several hosting providers and selected Conxion because of its zero downtime reputation and experience in hosting similar, high-volume Web sites.

"We have researched the field of managed hosting thoroughly and believe that no other managed hosting provider in the world can offer us the experience, reliability, flexibility and high level of service and support that Conxion can," said Ian Mummery, president of Vision Direct. "We are growing fast and can trust Conxion to provide the service we need to support that growth."

"Vision Direct's decision to switch to us for global hosting shows the value we can bring to fast-growing companies looking for a long-term hosting partner that can grow with them," said Bill Dyer, Conxion's senior vice president of sales & marketing. "Vision Direct can now focus on building its customer base without having to worry about the reliability of the IT infrastructure powering it."

About Vision Direct
Founded in 1999, Vision Direct Inc., www.visiondirect.com, has quickly established itself as one of the leading online direct-to-consumer suppliers of contact lenses worldwide. Serving thousands of customers a day through its website and toll-free number, 1-800-VisionDirect, Vision Direct offers brand-name contact lenses for wholesale prices. Vision Direct Inc. is a privately held corporation.

About Conxion
Conxion Corporation, www.conxion.com, is the reliability and performance leader in electronic service delivery, or eServices, from advanced hosting and network services, through to content delivery. Featuring an integrated Internet infrastructure that leverages its global IP network, Conxion delivers fully managed solutions from strategically located datacenters in the United States and Europe. Headquartered in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, Calif.), Conxion is a privately held corporation.