Aplus.Net Recruits CFO

Leading Web Hosting Provider Adds International Finance Executive to Senior Management Team

OVERLAND PARK, KS - October 7, 2008 - Aplus.Net, a leading web hosting company and Internet solutions provider, has announced the recruitment of Chief Financial Officer Rod Siemers to its executive management roster. Mr. Siemers brings more than two decades of top-level leadership experience to the company, with a resume that spans two decades and includes international management roles for a Fortune 500 company.

Prior to joining Aplus.Net, Mr. Siemers served as CFO for Everest Connections, Inc., a leading communications technology firm where he helped to engineer a dramatic financial turnaround, improving the value of the business by $125 million.

Before his time at Everest, Mr. Siemers spent a decade working in multiple high-level positions for Aquila, Inc., most recently as Vice President of International Finance Management, where he directed corporate financial activities for $1 billion in international gas and electric investments in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His roles at Aquila also included seats on various board of directors and directorships that involved the oversight of high-level corporate due diligence, cost effectiveness, business opportunity identification, and contract negotiations, as well as the company's multimillion-dollar corporate acquisition and merger strategy.

'We're proud to announce the addition of Rod Siemers to our management team,' said Phillip Spencer, Aplus.Net's CEO. 'Rod's impressive background brings even more talent to an already world-class management team. We're confident that his leadership and expertise will help usher Aplus.Net into a new era of even greater success for our company.'

Mr. Siemers holds a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas, where he graduated with top honors. He also holds a variety of other high-level professional certifications from the states of Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado.

This change to Aplus.Net's management team is effective as of September 29, 2008, according to company representatives.

About Aplus.Net
One of the industry's longest-running web hosting and Internet services providers, Aplus.Net specializes in helping small businesses build an online customer base with a comprehensive range of services that includes shared hosting, dedicated hosting, web design, online marketing, eCommerce, domain name registration, and more. Aplus.Net has received multiple awards for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine. For more information about Aplus.Net, please visit http://www.aplus.net.

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