Web Hosting Company - Aplus.Net - Offers Customers No-Risk Purchasing Decision on Dedicated Servers

San Diego, California –January 08, 2004 - Aplus.Net (www.aplus.net), a leading Internet presence provider to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that they are offering free test drives on dedicated servers.

“The test drive gives customers the ability to test the performance of Aplus.Net’s Intel-based dedicated servers and Tier 1 Network with no risk, obligation or cost,” said Ivan Vachovsky, chief executive officer of Aplus.Net. “Try it before you buy it. I can’t think of an easier way to make an educated purchasing decision.”

During the “test drive” customers can run performance tests such as ping and traceroute to the dedicated server and check throughput speeds by downloading sample files of varying sizes. To sign up for the test drive, please visit http://servers.wdu.aplus.net/demoservers/index.php.

After the test drive, customers can consult with a knowledgeable Aplus.Net sales specialist to determine which server option is best for them.

“Aplus.Net has many dedicated server plans available in order to meet the specific needs of individual customers,” said John Martis, executive vice president of operations for Aplus.Net. “We have everything from entry-level dedicated server plans that are great for individuals and small businesses to enterprise-grade server plans that are perfect for demanding data warehouses.”

Aplus.Net’s Dedicated Servers are driven by Intel processors and provide the scalability and reliability a company needs to grow. Aplus.Net provides top of the line equipment, thousands of GBs of high-quality bandwidth throughput, “smart features” and 24/7 NOC monitoring with advanced security features to ensure that our customer’s data is safe. Aplus.Net also offers the best value around with prices starting at just $99/month.

About Aplus.Net

Aplus.Net (www.aplus.net) is a leading provider of Internet services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s headquarters are located in San Diego, CA with other offices in Anaheim, CA, Sacramento, CA, Atlanta, GA and Europe. Aplus.Net specializes in providing a complete Internet presence, including domain name registration, corporate identity on the Internet, matching e-mail addresses, web design, web hosting, e-commerce, credit card processing tools, and website maintenance. Aplus.Net is among the ten largest privately held web hosting and domain name registration companies in the USA and is a facilities based provider. The Company owns and operates its own data center and its own ICANN accredited domain names registrar (Names4Ever.com).