1&1 Again Increases Features of Hosting Packages, Maintains Prices

PHILADELPHIA, December 19, 2005 – Issuing the latest salvo in its ongoing bid to remain the uncontested champion of Web hosting value, 1&1 Internet, Inc., has announced that it will again increase the standard features of its shared hosting packages while maintaining current pricing structures.

Effective immediately, 1&1 customers will benefit from additional Web space, traffic and mailboxes, plus a new Webmail tool. Linux packages will also receive database increases. The move is the latest in a series of package enhancements 1&1 has implemented in recent weeks to further establish itself as the industry leader in providing customers with maximum value at minimal cost.

“Since we began our aggressive campaign to offer the most value for the money, the industry has clearly responded, which is good for competition and great for end-users,” said 1&1 Chairman Andreas Gauger. “But we’re quite confident that our latest round of enhancements will leave no doubt about where the best values in Web hosting can be found. Some of the features we are now making standard, our competitors charge almost double the price for.” 

Following is an overview of the new features as they affect 1&1’s Beginner, Home, Business and Developer packages:

Beginner: Web space from 1000 MB to 5000 MB; traffic from 50 GB to 250 GB; email accounts from 150 to 500 and database (Linux only) from 1 mySQL to 10 mySQL.

Home: Web space from 5000 MB to 10000 MB; traffic from 250 GB to 500 GB; email accounts from 500 to 1000 and database (Linux only) from 10 mySQL to 25 mySQL.

Business: Web space from 1000 MB to 20000 MB; traffic from 500 GB to 1000 GB; email accounts from 1000 to 2000 and database (Linux only) from 25 mySQL to 50 mySQL.

Developer: Web space from 20000 MB to 30000 MB; traffic from 1000 GB to 1500 GB; email accounts from 2000 to 3000 and database (Linux only) from 50 mySQL to 100 mySQL.

In addition to the latest enhancements, 1&1’s in-house team of over 150 developers continues to improve existing packages features, the latest being an upgraded WebMail product available with each of the above plans. Designed in direct response to customer requests, the new WebMail tool gives users more power and versatility to send, receive and manage email from any Internet-connected computer at any time, anywhere. With 2 GB email capacity and now able to support the IMAP protocol, 1&1 WebMail offers users the ability to create and access various folders through which they can maintain greater control and organization of email. Other new features include the addition of an address book, the ability to send email in HTML or text format, a WYSIWYG text editor, and an email signature option.