1. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Web Hosting Market Market Poised to Resume Slow, Sustainable Growth As It Enters Its Maturity Phase Connectivity and LANS Group “The lack of understanding that hosting providers have about key market verticals will hold back revenue growth. ”

2. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Standards-based certifications increasingly prevalent SLA improvement is almost non-existent Customer portals give better view of hosting provider performance Server blade adoption slower than expected Emerging web services amount to little more than hype in 2003 Eccentric marketing builds brand awareness Managed security remains a partnership venture

3. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Insights into recent developments and trends for the U.S. web hosting market Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ in hosting to help companies compete Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Market trends

4. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Coverage of the web-hosting markets in the U.S. including: –Colocation –Shared hosting –Dedicated unmanaged hosting –Dedicated managed hosting Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans

5. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? Current Market Participants  Find out how you compare to the competition  Assess current and future drivers and restraints  Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants  Analyze challenges associated with the industry  Calculate time scales for strategy implementation  Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community  Analyze long-term strategies of participant companies  Determine which participants will outperform the competition  Assess attractiveness of investing in the market

6. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved.  Abovenet  Affinity Internet  Allegiance Telecom  AT&T  Broadwing (Cincinnati Bell)  CI Host  Cable & Wireless  Digex  Data Return  Earthlink  EDS  Equinix  Globix  Hostway  Interland Key Market Participants  ITC Deltacom  Level 3  MCI  Navisite  Netifice Communications  Qwest  Rackspace  Savvis Communications  SBC  Sprint  Switch & Data  The Planet  Verio  XO Communications  Yahoo!

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