*NEWS* Tuesday August 17, 2:21 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Interliant, Inc.
Network Solutions and Interliant Announce Strategic Alliance
Companies to Market Internet Identity and Hosting Services to Small And Medium-Sized Businesses
HERNDON, Va. and PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSOL - news) and Interliant, Inc. (Nasdaq: INIT - news), a
leading application services provider (ASP) and Internet hosting company, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver enhanced Internet identity hosting
services for small and medium-sized businesses. Under terms of the agreement, the two companies will offer and promote their respective products and services to
each other's existing and potential customers. In addition, the two companies will explore joint development of a new rentable application.
This relationship combines the strength of Network Solutions' leading Web address registration services with Interliant's global Web and application hosting
services to support the growing number of small and medium-sized businesses now coming online. Currently, Interliant refers more than 10,000 Web addresses
monthly to Network Solutions, while Network Solutions is the world's largest domain name registrar. The announcement also marks an expansion of Interliant's
role as a member of the Network Solutions' Alliance Program.
''This relationship brings together two pioneers that have a history of helping companies do business online,'' said Jim Lidestri, president of Interliant. ''Network
Solutions' experience bringing organizations onto the Internet combined with Interliant's experience in developing and hosting online business applications will
allow both companies to deliver the next generation of Internet business services.''
''We are pleased to expand our relationship with Interliant with the signing of this new agreement today,'' said Doug Wolford, senior vice president of marketing
and sales, Network Solutions. ''We've worked closely with Interliant since 1998 and have seen them grow quickly. They've established a comprehensive suite of
Internet services for the business community and are a valued member of our Alliance Program.''
Specific terms disclosed under today's strategic relationship between Network Solutions and Interliant include the following:
-- Interliant will continue to offer its customers the benefit of Network
Solutions' registration services in the .com, .net and .org top-level
domains to help them establish their unique Internet identities.
-- Interliant will provide access to the dot com directory(TM) through a
link on its Web site.
-- Network Solutions will promote Interliant's services on its Web site,
on its dot com directory and in a variety of other promotional
campaigns. Network Solutions will continue to refer customers to
Interliant as an Alliance Program member, and the two companies will
engage in joint sales efforts with the goal of offering those
customers the benefits of Interliant's hosting and both parties'
services.
-- Network Solutions will also expedite the registration process for
Interliant's customers and will provide dedicated advanced account
management for Interliant's customers with support 24 hours a day, 7
days a week.
-- Interliant and Network Solutions will explore joint development of a
rentable application offering that would allow small and medium-sized
businesses to leverage the power of an Internet-based hosted
application without the traditional infrastructure required to host
and administer one.
About Network Solutions
Founded in 1979, Network Solutions, Inc. pioneered the development of registering Web addresses ending in .com, .net, .org and .edu. Network Solutions also
provides Internet Technology Services that assist large commercial organizations in the evolution and management of their Internet technologies. For more
information, see the www.networksolutions.com Web site.
Network Solutions is the world's leading registrar, with more than 5 million net registrations. Network Solutions registers the majority of Web addresses worldwide
through various channels including nearly 200 companies in its Premier program. Network Solutions has created value-added small business solutions through
agreements with leading companies such as American Express and Microsoft. Through its Alliance Program, Network Solutions works closely with EarthLink,
MindSpring Enterprises, Inc., Interland, Inc., Interliant, Inc. and ValueWeb. Network Solutions also has entered into marketing agreements with companies
including Yahoo! Inc. and Netscape Communications Corporation.
About Interliant, Inc.
Interliant, Inc. is a leading provider of web site hosting, application hosting and enhanced Internet services. These services enable customers of all sizes to
capitalize on the latest web-based technologies quickly and cost- effectively by relieving them of the burdens associated with building, managing and maintaining
the infrastructure required to support mission- critical applications. By offering a comprehensive suite of hosting and IT consulting services including, virtual,
dedicated, co-location hosting solutions, and application and groupware hosting, they are able to meet the needs of any size business and to grow with their
customers. Interliant currently has three primary state of the art data centers located in Atlanta, Houston and the Washington D.C. area. The Company's corporate
headquarters are located in Purchase, New York.
For Network Solutions Media Relations Contact: Cheryl Regan, cregan@netsol.com, 703-742-4847.
For Network Solutions Investor Relations Contact: Sean McClorey, smcclorey@netsol.com, 703-326-6090.
For Interliant Media Inquiries Contact: Julie Belan, julie_belan@lpp.com, 512-638-5311.
For Interliant Investor Relations Contact: Beth O'Byrne, bobyrne@interliant.com, 914-640-9000.
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among
others, uncertainty of Internet governance and regulation, increased competition in the domain name registration and directory services businesses, as well as the
web and application hosting business, customer acceptance of new products and services offered by the companies in addition to or as enhancements of their
registration services or hosting services, risks associated with the companies' international business, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and
fluctuations in the companies' quarterly operating results. More information about potential factors that could affect the companies' business and financial results
is included in each company's respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This includes, for Network Solutions, the company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed on January 4, 1999, as amended, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 1999, and for Interliant, its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed March 15, 1999, as amended.
Interliant is a registered trademark of Interliant, Inc. All rights reserved.
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