C I Host Warns Of Identity Theft This Holiday Season

FORT WORTH - December 17, 2004 - (HostReview) - C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting andInternet solutions, advises online citizens to take precautions this holidayseason when shopping online.

"More people than ever before are shopping on the Web - so you can be sure
the bad guys are there, too," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host.
"Make certain your PC is secure."

Internet spending will reportedly increase 22 percent from last year - from
$191 million in 2003, to $241 million in 2004.

"Face it - criminals go where the money is. And right now, e-business is
huge," Faulkner said. "Transactions over the Internet are up 25 percent from
last year. So no doubt attacks are growing and criminals will come up with
new and creative ways to manipulate the system. Don't fall victim this
season."

The convenience of online shopping is weighing heavy this year - especially
with the rise in gas prices. It's estimated 29 percent of consumers will
purchase holiday gifts through the Internet, up from 28 percent in 2003.

Faulkner advises online users should make sure they have anti-virus software
on their computer and that it is current. Online purchases should only be
made through legitimate, reputable sites.

--About C I Host--

C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a Web
hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and
application service provider (ASP) serving 215,000 individual consumers and
businesses in 190 countries worldwide.

C I Host creates business-class Web hosting solutions for the small- and
medium-enterprise (SME) market, with the broadest portfolio of managed
hosting and value-added services in the industry. C I Host is accredited by
ICANN to register domain names.

C I Host is HIPAA-compliant and has passed the SAS70 Type I audit.

C I Host has been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web Hosting Guide. C I
Host has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out
of 16,000 around the globe by c|net's Ultimate Web Host List, HostPulse,
WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25
Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com.

C I Host offers turn-key services ranging from initial domain name
registration to custom dedicated servers for e-commerce on today's Web. The
company offers innovative packages and services to the Internet community.

C I Host operates three diverse data centers across the United States, with
its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host
also has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and London.

All telco-grade, tier-1 data centers are wholly owned and operated by C I
Host and consist of redundant diesel generator backups and a
temperature-controlled secure environment with fully redundant UPS
capability. All server hardware is fully tested and configured for optimal
performance. Daily Web server backups and full fire protection guard against
any data loss. To deliver speed and reliability, C I Host's servers are
connected to its privately-owned dark fiber network consisting of multiple
GigE (1000Mbits each) optical connections to redundant Internet backbones
for a total of more than 5 Gigabits of available bandwidth.