Somerset, NJ - August 18, 2003 – uplinkearth, a leading provider of Internet services and marketing solutions, has officially announced they have implemented the latest addition to the Microsoft Windows Server platform, Windows 2003 .NET Server, for their virtual server hosting solutions.

“We have once again proven our commitment to innovation and change,” said Michael Yablonowitz, President/CEO. “This new platform will not only reportedly increase speed and reliability for our present and future clientele but will NOT result in a price increase. We continue our mission to provide the Windows Web Hosting community with Innovation, award winning Customer service and reliability at an affordable price! “

“We have been testing the new platform since the initial Release Candidate was offered and began testing it on our production servers shortly after it was released on April 24th”, stated Charles LaPadula, CIO. “Our experience shows it to be a much more secure, reliable operating system than its predecessor.”

“As part of our commitment to provide our customers with the best possible service along with the most advanced development tools available we are implementing Microsoft Windows 2003 aggressively”, continued Mr. LaPadula. “Since mid July all new virtual hosting accounts have been being setup on one of our new Dual Pentium IV Xeon web servers running MS Windows 2003 to maximize their sites performance and reliability. All existing web servers are being migrated to Windows 2003 starting in September.”

Microsoft reports that Windows Server 2003 outperforms Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 by a dramatic margin - typically performing two to three times faster on the same hardware.

“With this release of Windows 2003 Server we are able to offer unprecedented reliability for our customers Windows Web Applications.”, said Jim Arietta, CTO.

About uplinkearth

uplinkearth is a new-media marketing firm providing a full range of solutions and services to Fortune 100 companies, Government Agencies and thousands of small businesses in more than 50 countries. uplinkearth provides, web site design, hosting and marketing solutions. By providing all these services in a “one-stop shop” environment, uplinkearth makes it possible for it’s clients to outsource all of their Internet needs and still have a single point of contact to manage their services. uplinkearth is a privately held New Jersey based Company. For more information, visit www.uplinkearth.com. or e-mail: sales@uplinkearth.com

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