Chicago-Based Hostway Continues Global Expansion With New Office in Australia

Internet Hosting Provider Now Operating in Four Continents

Chicago – April 3, 2003 – Chicago-based HostwayŇ Corporation, a global leader in Web hosting services and online business tools, continues rolling out its global expansion strategy with its announced launch today of a new, full-service Web Hosting Center in Sydney, Australia.

Adding to Hostway's current offices in the US, UK, Netherlands and Korea, the new Sydney office expands the company's presence to four continents. Hostway's global growth strategy calls for opening offices in countries that have robust Internet economies and thriving small- to mid-sized enterprises.

“We're proving it's possible, even in the current economic climate, to operate a successful, global technology business,” said Lucas Roh, CEO and founder of Hostway. “We are fast becoming one of the world's premier information technology companies.”

Roh explained that Australia and the Asia Pacific region are integral to Hostway's international strategy, noting the country offers a sophisticated market and a high concentration of small and mid-sized enterprises, which are Hostway's target customers. The Australia Web Hosting Center, manned by local staff, provides a full set of Web hosting products and services, including domain name registration, shared hosting and dedicated servers.

The first Hostway Web Hosting Center outside of the US opened in 2000 in Seoul, Korea. The United Kingdom Hosting Center opened in 2001. Last year, Hostway opened a Web Hosting Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, expanding its presence into a strategically important European market.


About Hostway
Hostway Corporation is a provider of award-winning Web hosting services and tools, supported by superior customer service. Working primarily with small- and medium-sized businesses, Hostway provides the best of hosting technology with innovative online tools to help customers broaden their reach and grow their business. Hostway offers a wide range of shared and dedicated server plans to partner with their customers – from the launch of a Web site through every stage of online growth.

Providing Web hosting services since 1998, the Chicago-based company supports more than 100,000 Web sites worldwide and facilitates millions of dollars in e-commerce transactions each month. In the past three years Hostway expanded its global presence by opening offices in Seoul, London, and Amsterdam. One of the five largest pure-play Web hosting companies in the world, Hostway is a private company and has posted a profit every quarter since its inception. The company has financed its growth without raising any outside capital.

For more information on Hostway Corporation please visit www.hostway.com or
call 1-888-290-5170.