C I Host Adds Security Expert, Strengthens Lines Of Defense

FORT WORTH (May 2, 2005) - C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and data center operations, recently strengthened its security team by the addition of Mohammed Bagha, chief information security officer.

Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, said, "Security overwhelmingly is the number one concern on the Internet today, and Mohammed is quite well known in Internet circles for detecting and preventing security breaches. His joining the C I Host team should make our 215,000 clients sleep much better at night."

Bagha has received acclaim in Washington, D.C. security circles for his understanding and insight into the minds of hackers. Bagha adds more than seven years of computer security experience to the team - with a specialty in UNIX host based security. He has worked at several large security organizations including Entercept and NetSec.

Bagha has held Department of Defense security clearances and worked on government and military security contracts while living in the Washington D.C. area. He has authored and co-authored several publications on a broad range of security topics and participated in round table discussions at various security conferences around the country.

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, has passed the SAS70 Type I audit and has received its ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

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. Best Data Center and Best Dedicated
Service Provider 2003 by HostPulse.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com, and the Fourth Fastest-Growing Technology Company by Deloitte and Touche.

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 five 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, San Jose and Newark.

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.