DALLAS/EWORLDWIRE/April 26, 2004 --- C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and Internet infrastructure, celebrates seven years of continued growth and expansion this month. With more than 205,000 customers in 182 countries, C I Host boasts a solid financial footing and an array of products and services."In Internet terms, mere survival for seven years practically makes you an institution," said C I Host CEO Christopher Faulkner. "And for us to have experienced sustained growth is unheard of."
C I Host anticipated economic changes to successfully ride out the collapse of the dotcom bubble and to continue organic growth. The company invested in a large, redundant and reliable network - now one of the largest privately owned fiber-optic cable networks in the world. With more than 2.6 gigabits of available bandwidth, C I Host can provide customers with virtually unlimited bandwidth that is instantly scalable.
Its vast network is among the most secure in the world, withstanding the increasingly prevalent attacks on all Internet entities. In January, within 24 hours of the MyDoom viral outbreak, C I Host developed, tested and installed a virus filter called "Doompster" to eradicate the MyDoom worm from the emails of its 205,000 clients.
The vision to quickly take advantage of opportunities when they arise combined with C I Host's other strengths to make it the leader it is today.
C I Host's progressive legacy includes:
-- C I Host's reseller program, launched in 1996 while Faulkner was CEO of the precedent Creative Innovations, has developed into one of the most profitable reseller networks in the industry. More than 8,500 resellers in 25 countries now sell C I Host products and services.
-- C I Host's marketing acumen - the company has advertised on Evander Holyfield's boxing trunks; sent a contest winner to the edge of space; and created the "human billboard" to build its brand.
-- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA)certification in 2002, making C I Host eligible to provide information technology services to the more than 2 million health care organizations that must meet strict new patient confidentiality regulations.
-- Development of e-Business In A Box(TM) and e-Memories On The Web(TM) to interest businesses and consumers respectively.
-- The introduction of new OS X Apple servers, providing additional hosting options for clients.
About C I Host
C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a global Web hosting and Internet solutions provider serving 205,000 individual consumers and businesses in 182 countries worldwide. C I Host is headquartered from its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas, and it operates additional diverse data centers in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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