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

Chicago—April 4, 2003—Hostway 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 successul, global technology business," said Lucas Roh, CEO and founder of Hostway. "We are fast becoming one of 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.