Web Hosting Company C I Host Awarded SAS 70 Type II Certification

Internationally-recognized standard ensures integrity, accurate documentation

FORT WORTH ( August 8, 2006 )

Following a rigorous audit, C I Host has been awarded the SAS 70 Type II certification, an assurance to the public that C I Host’s documentation is accurate and truly represents the performance and status of the company.
Under this certification, an independent auditor examines a company’s day-to-day procedures to make sure the company continues to perform as documented and reports on the findings every six months. The SAS (Statement on Auditing Standards) has been developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

“We are extremely pleased to receive this certification,” said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. “It means that we accurately document our procedures, that these procedures support the delivery of our services, and that they can hold up under the scrutiny of an independent auditor each and every day.”

C I Host passed the SAS 70, or Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 Type I audit, in 2003. That stamp of approval applies to C I Host’s corporate policies surrounding management and personnel controls and the infrastructure and security controls that are associated with the operation of C I Host’s data center and Web hosting functions. It is required for companies who want to provide IT services to companies with high security and confidentiality requirements.

The Type II certification that C I Host received this month requires a more extensive examination in which the auditor examines and verifies that the company’s controls are being followed on an ongoing basis, and then reports on their findings every six months.

“Our operational and network teams deserve a tremendous amount of credit for assuring that C I Host’s operations meet and exceed the rigorous standards and expectations of the SAS 70 Type II principles,” Faulkner said. “It is one more way we provide our customers with the most exacting and reliable service possible.”

C I Host has a consistent record of taking a proactive approach to using the most rigorous means to keep the Internet healthy and to protect the security and confidentiality of its clients’ data. It has seen consistent growth and expansion over the past several years and has more than 250,000 customers in 190 countries.

C I Host’s SAS-Type II certification report is available to customers and prospective customers as needed.

--About C I Host--

C I Host ( www.cihost.com ), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a Web hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and application service provider (ASP) hosting 330,000 domains in 190 countries worldwide.
C I Host creates business-class Web hosting solutions for the small- and medium-enterprise (SME) market, with the broadest portfolio of managed hosting and value-added services in the industry. C I Host is accredited by ICANN to register domain names.

C I Host is HIPAA-compliant and has passed the SAS70 Type I audit.

C I Host has been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web Hosting Guide. C I Host has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out of 16,000 around the globe by c|net’s Ultimate Web Host List, HostPulse, WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com.

C I Host offers turn-key services ranging from initial domain name registration to custom dedicated servers for e-commerce on today’s Web. The company offers innovative packages and services to the Internet community.

C I Host operates four diverse data centers across the United States, with its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host also has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Newark and London.

All telco-grade, tier-1 data centers are wholly owned and operated by C I Host and consist of redundant diesel generator backups and a temperature-controlled secure environment with fully redundant UPS capability. All server hardware is fully tested and configured for optimal performance. Daily Web server backups and full fire protection guard against any data loss. To deliver speed and reliability, C I Host’s servers are connected to five diverse Internet backbones for a total of more than 5 Gigabits of available bandwidth.

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C I Host

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