San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 20, 2008 - Dedicated server hosting specialist, and PEER 1 subsidiary, ServerBeach, has been selected to power the web hosting and IT infrastructure Natuba’s document and photo share services.

Originally designed as an iPhone focused web site, Natuba is now broadening its reach to support multiple mobile and web platforms. These changes and growth require a reliable and flexible hosting solution that can address the growing demands of its community.

Richard Yoo, Chief Executive Officer of Natuba remarked, ”Our goal is to provide a simple way for people to share their photos and to make this process quick and easy, all based on a stable online environment. In order to achieve this, we needed to rethink our network and hosting needs, which brought us to ServerBeach. The level of service and support is higher than what we found elsewhere, and we feel confident that our hosting and network will continue to grow efficiently with us, as our community of users increases.”

Natuba experienced a seamless transition when it moved its business to ServerBeach in September of this year. Since that move, the Natuba site is processing at speeds nearly 16 times faster than before, meaning users now see their photos appear online almost instantly after uploading from their mobile phones. Natuba, which was created by ServerBeach co-founder Richard Yoo, relies on having a usable, accessible site.

With ServerBeach, its system is fully optimized for posting and viewing of photos that matter the most to people. In the first few weeks working with ServerBeach, the Natuba team has virtually seen no network challenges or any need for technical support outside of the transition.

Richard Yoo, Chief Executive Officer of Natuba added, ”We were excited to see Richard return to his roots here with the ServerBeach family. We are dedicated to working closely with the creative people at Natuba, as with all our customers, to provide all the hosting infrastructure and tools they need to reach their goals and continue experiencing success.”

ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company, specializes in dedicated hosting for businesses of all sizes around North America and the world, and is based in San Antonio Texas. PEER 1 is an online IT infrastructure provider, for more than 10,000 customers. Serving a variety of industries, PEER 1 offers solutions designed to grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size, and ensures customers’ online presence is always fast, always available. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions in addition to dedicated hosting by ServerBeach. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 data centers and 21 points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. The company’s headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.

Natuba is a Web 2.0 site for Photos that Matter. As a snapshot photo sharing service, Natuba operates on both the web and on mobile phones offering users the ability to view interesting and notable snapshot photos submitted by users. By leveraging both user-submitted content and the group psychology of its users, Natuba allows visitors to see the most interesting and notable photos with ease. Natuba is a project launched in 2008 by the start-up incubator Hush Labs based in Houston, Texas.

To learn more information on Natuba or Hush Labs, please visit: http://www.natuba.com.

For more information about Server Beach, please visit: www.serverbeach.com.

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Madera, California - (The Hosting News) - October 22, 2008 - Provider of shared, reseller, and dedicated hosting solutions, AptHost Communications USA Inc., has entered an agreement with Rancho Santa Monica Developments Inc. (RSMD), under which RSMD will acquire the AptHost privately held social media hosting company.

Terms of the agreement were not announced. As a result of the acquisition, Rancho Santa Monica Developments has announced an offering of shares at $0.50 a share. For each share, the holder will get one warrant for $0.50 a share, good for 2 years. Further information, regarding the acquisition will be posted shortly.

AptHost.com, is a strategic addition to the Rancho Santa Monica Developments business. The acquisition will extend Rancho Santa Monica Developments into the ever-growing web hosting and technology industry. AptHost.com has seen an expansive growth in the hosting industry by providing a unique service that gives clients the capability to upload and stream videos on their website. Special software installed and managed by AptHost.com allow scripts such as PHPmotion and Clip-Share to run flawlessly, allowing website owners to have a website similar to YouTube.

Brian French, President and Founder of AptHost.com remarked, ”This is an exciting milestone for our company, and we look forward in scaling our growth with Rancho Santa Monica Developments. With Rancho Santa Monica Developments we intend to build on top our incredible growth in the industry which we can attribute to our specialty hosting. Rancho Santa Monica Developments expertise and knowledge make it an ideal partner for AptHost.com. Our combined teams will create exciting growth opportunities for our company and customers.”

Since it’s inception in 2001, AptHost.com has serviced thousands of clients worldwide and has experienced a steady increase of growth particularly since it first introduced FFmpeg hosting to the Shared Hosting market. FFmpeg is a collection of software that can record, convert and stream digital audio and video over the Internet. It is the combination of FFmpeg and other innovative technology that has allowed AptHost.com to become what it is today, a widely known leader in the hosting industry as providers of FFmpeg and Social Media Hosting.

Mr. French added, ”With social media and video sharing taking the internet by storm, I would expect to see dramatic growth in the coming years. Companies such as CBS Networks, FOX, and NBC have just begun to offer full programming such as the new 90210 series on YouTube and other media sites; the trends are changing quickly and the demand for high quality and fast video hosting for the masses is increasing dramatically. Media sites will soon own a large percentage of the programming markets. Successful hosting of these types of media will come down to the companies that can offer the best support and service for this exploding market.”

Rancho Santa Monica Developments intends to raise capital to enhance advertising and continue development of industry leading technology as it relates to the support and hosting of FFmpeg powered Social Media websites. Rancho Santa Monica Developments also intends to work with the AptHost.com team to develop other technologies and applications. With the growing video hosting market, the company has discovered an important niche for which they built their foundation and are now in the process of growing into other hosting markets.

Mr. French added, ”We are using innovation to give us an edge in maintaining our stance as a leader in the hosting industry.”

AptHost.com plans to grow and develop its product line for many years to come with the coming addition of Tomcat Hosting and other technology, unique to the hosting industry. Tomcat allows for a Java hosting environment, giving website owners the opportunity to create their own Java applications with the necessary tools, configuration and management needed to run them. With the addition of Tomcat, AptHost.com is testing new technology and In-house software which has yet to be announced.

Founded in 2004, Rancho is a US Public Company with ticker symbol RSDV. We are a diversified development company based in Madera, CA.

Founded in 2001, AptHost.com started by offering Linux-Based Shared Web Hosting and grew to offer a comprehensive level of hosting products for consumers and businesses worldwide.

To learn more, please visit: www.apthost.com.

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Vancouver, Washington - (The Hosting News) - October 7, 2008 - Eartthlink’s New Edge Networks’ online gateway for customers and partners, has received a value award from global research and growth consulting firm, Frost and Sullivan.

Lynda Stadtmueller, senior research analyst for business communications services at Stratecast, a division of Frost and Sullivan remarked, ”New Edge Networks’ MyEdge portal stands out for its ease of use and array of innovative features and tools that anticipate customer needs. The MyEdge portal is an outstanding communications and collaboration tool that offers significant value to customers by allowing them greater control over their distributed networks and their New Edge Networks accounts. New Edge Networks has identified its portal as a strategic initiative, and continually solicits and acts on feedback from customers and partners to improve the customer experience.”

Each year, Frost and Sullivan presents its customer value award for business customer portals to the company that has best demonstrated the ability to serve its customer base with more innovative e-servicing strategies than competing vendors. New Edge Networks will receive its award during a banquet on Dec. 3 in San Antonio.

In presenting the 2008 North American Customer Value Award for best business portal for large and distributed enterprises, Frost and Sullivan noted that New Edge Networks’ portal offers customers one-stop access to an online portfolio of ordering, billing, trouble ticketing, network performance and collaboration tools. Frost and Sullivan reviewed and assessed online portals offered by seven leading national communications providers based on predetermined criteria. Researchers also conducted interviews with business users.

Greg Griffiths, Vice President of marketing for New Edge Networks noted, ”This award is an affirmation of the strategic importance New Edge Networks places on a portal that delights. This is one of seven tenets we track for measuring customer satisfaction. A highly functional customer-facing portal is essential for both our customers and our company to drive efficiency, cost savings and customer satisfaction.”

In addition to the basic portal capabilities such as role-based permissions, bill viewing, ordering, trouble reporting and ticketing, and network performance management functions, New Edge Networks’ MyEdge portal also demonstrates ‘best-in-class’ characteristics that aide in maximizing efficiency. Among these are: — A mapping feature powered by Google Maps that provides both high-level network visibility and the ability to click on each location for detailed site data — Track routers and customer premises equipment returns — Site installation monitoring — Real time access to technician notes — Live chat with network operation center technicians. A copy of the Frost and Sullivan’s award description, measurement and selection criteria is available at www.newedgenetworks.com/frost/mns.

New Edge Networks, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK). New Edge Networks builds and manages private networks for businesses and communications providers. Through its nationwide backbone network with almost 900 switches and Internet routers, New Edge Networks uses any blend of network and access technologies (MPLS, frame relay, ATM, xDSL, cable, wireless, and satellite) for providing high-speed connections at any business address in the United States. Network options include any combination of access, network management functions, and on-site installation services.

For more information about New Edge Networks, please visit: www.newedgenetworks.com.

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