ASHBURN, Va., Mar 3, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Carpathia Hosting, a leading provider of high performance Internet hosting and intelligently routed bandwidth services, announced today that it acquired the customer base and related hardware from ProHosters LLC, a leading provider of shared and dedicated web hosting services. As part of the transaction, Carpathia Hosting will be placing ProHosters customers behind Carpathia's Intelligently Routed Network (CIRN) and is retaining key ProHosters technicians.

"We have been impressed with ProHosters' growth and see this transaction as a logical step toward expanding our line of service offerings," said Rick Smith CEO to Carpathia Hosting. "Placing ProHosters within our network and leveraging the combined support staffs is a combination that can't be beat."

"Demand for the customer support panel I developed (SAMi) has really taken off," commented Ted Hickman of ProHosters LLC. "The sale to Carpathia ensures the ProHosters customers the best in both network and support while allowing me to focus on the development of SAMi full-time."

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Carpathia Hosting is a leading provider of high performance Internet hosting and intelligently routed bandwidth services. Located within the Equinix Ashburn facilities, Carpathia Hosting is quickly becoming the hosting company of choice for companies that demand security, quality and high performance. Contact Carpathia Hosting at 1-888-200-9494 or visit www.carpathiahost.com for more information.

SOURCE: Carpathia Hosting Inc

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