Windows SharePoint Service, Debuted by Affinity Internet

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - (The Hosting News) - March 20, 2007 - Web host, eCommerce and online marketing service provider for web professionals and small businesses, Affinity Internet,
is offering Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 under its ValueWeb brand.

Windows SharePoint Services is an online collaboration tool used to increase the efficiency of business processes and improve team productivity. Affinity is offering three levels of paid hosting packages: SharePoint Express, SharePoint Advanced and SharePoint Pro, all of which will integrate a robust, feature-rich hosting plan and domain with the full range of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 lightweight application functionalities.

John Enright, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Affinity Internet remarked, “We strive to continue to offer our customers valuable solutions to help better maintain their businesses effectively online. By offering Windows SharePoint Services, we are providing a powerful new platform for business collaboration and productivity. Windows SharePoint Services are easily implemented and allow extended functionality for businesses to reduce communication overhead. Employees can stay connected and work together more effectively by taking advantage of the document store capabilities and application templates for business processes in Windows SharePoint Services such as customer relationship management, budget management, and inventory control.”

Some features available through Windows SharePoint Services allow for:

Coordinating calendars and appointments

Showcasing key products and services

Checking on product availability and inventory

Increasing efficiencies in daily business operations

Monitoring important deadlines

Enhancing efficiencies, which allow for the work environment to redirect employee energies towards specific project work

Customizing capabilities through the “Fantastic 40” application templates

According to the company, the “Fantastic 40” provides out-of-the-box custom scenarios tailored to address the needs and requirements of specific business processes or sets of tasks in organizations of any size, and immediately manage internal and external-facing data more efficiently.

Mark Richman, Director of Windows Development at Affinity Internet added, “Affinity strives to offer its customers the latest technologies allowing them to streamline their businesses and increase their bottom line. Microsoft believes in our work and has shown a solid commitment to helping us answer the needs of small business owners. Due to this long-standing relationship, Affinity customers are able to access high-level technology and functionality that they otherwise might not be able to afford.”

Affinity provides more than 200,000 web professionals and small businesses the tools to develop, maintain, market and support their web presence, making the Internet a useful and relevant part of their businesses. Affinity’s brands include: ValueWeb, for web design, eCommerce hosting and online marketing solutions and Gate.com, the cutting-edge UNIX and Windows web hosting service. Affinity's co-brand and private-label partner programs enable leading service providers and Internet brands to extend their value proposition to include feature-rich web site, ecommerce and online marketing services and applications. Affinity’s services are supported by its customer service “success guides” – knowledgeable consultants with a passion for serving small businesses and a dedication to ensuring their growth and success.

Awards and Certifications for Affinity include:

One of Inc.500's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Nation for 2005

2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500

2003 PC Magazines Editors Choice: Best eCommerce Solution

2000 PC Magazine's Editors Choice: Best eCommerce Solution

Microsoft Certified Gold Partner

Member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Google Certified Company

ScanAlert's HackerSafe Certification

To learn more about Affinity's Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, please visit: www.valueweb.com/sharepoint.

For more information about Affinity Internet, please visit: www.affinity.com.

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