FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb 10, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Affinity Internet, a leading hosting services provider, today announced a new marketing alliance with America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, to offer Affinity Internet's web-hosting services to users of the AOL brands Netscape.com and CompuServe.

Under the new agreement, Affinity's hosting services are widely available to Netscape.com users and CompuServe members, making it even easier for these online consumers to take advantage of Affinity's market-leading web hosting solutions.

The new relationship forms a key part of Affinity's strategy to acquire targeted, tier one web services channels for the company's award-winning web hosting solutions. The agreement also provides Affinity visibility in a strong target market through a trusted co-branded environment.

"This is a significant alliance for Affinity. We now have a relationship with one of the most trusted names on the Internet, providing us with new channels to attain new customers," said Peter Chambers, CEO of Affinity Internet. "This year we are focused on demonstrating the value of our unique hosting solutions set, including new Macromedia product bundles and business tools that are unmatched in the market. Our Netscape.com and CompuServe relationship will play a significant role in achieving our 2004 growth goals."

"Affinity is a leader in web hosting, and we're very pleased to offer their wide variety of affordable hosting packages through Netscape.com and CompuServe," said Steven McArthur, Executive Vice President for Web Services and Messaging. "Now, users of these brands who wish to create their own websites and broaden their online identity can do so with ease and convenience."

Affinity is offering special web hosting packages for its flagship brand, ValueWeb, in a co-branded environment on Netscape.com and CompuServe.

About Affinity Internet

Affinity Internet, a web hosting services provider, offers multiple hosting packages, easy-to-use software and e-commerce tools for small and medium sized businesses (SMB). Affinity operates multiple hosting brands (ValueWeb, SkyNetWeb, Bigstep, HostSave and WinSave) offering shared and/or dedicated servers, applications and products to meet specific and growing needs for a segment of the SMB market. By offering a robust network and unparalleled customer service, Affinity provides its customers and resellers with superior service, reliability and scalability.

Affinity has guided over a million businesses to online success. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif., and data centers in Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale.

SOURCE: Affinity Internet

Affinity Internet
Samantha Cornog, 310-524-3040
publicrelations@affinity.com

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