Invotion Web Hosting Awarded By Windows & .NET Magazine

LOVELAND, Colorado – September 15, 2003 — Penton Media’s Windows & .NET Magazine announced today that Invotion’s Web Hosting was selected a winner in the Best Web Site Hosting Service category of the Windows & .NET Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards.

“We know that peer recommendations are important to our readership,” said Dave Bernard, custom media editorial director, Windows & .NET Magazine. “The second annual Windows & .NET Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards were developed as a way for readers to choose and recommend the best technology products in the industry. Receiving this award is an industry seal of approval.”

Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 16 broad technology categories. More than 7,700 readers chose the best among more than 950 products and services.

“Few people know more about the best values in Windows technology products and services than Windows & .NET Magazine readers — the people who actually do the buying on behalf of their organizations. By voting for the most outstanding products, IT professionals have rewarded excellence in the Windows technology market,” said Janet Robbins, editor-in-chief, Windows & .NET Magazine.

“With the number of web hosts in the market today, standing apart and being voted the best in the industry is quite an accomplishment,” said Angela Ash, marketing associate for Invotion. “We have recently revamped our product offering to provide those solutions that the Microsoft developer needs, such as SQL Server, ISA Server and Virtual Private Server solutions. Winning this award is testament that those efforts are paying off, and that we are successfully offering hosting that the industry demands. We are excited and honored to accept this award, and we pledge to continue working towards advancing our hosting solutions even further.”

With over five years of Microsoft hosting experience, Invotion specializes in providing advanced Microsoft hosting solutions to Microsoft developers. Invotion’s industry-leading hosting solutions include the first true VPS plan built in the Windows environment. Invotion also offers an extensive line of support for Microsoft’s .NET servers, including Commerce Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server and BizTalk. For more information on Invotion, visit www.invotion.com.

First published in 1995, Windows & .NET Magazine is the editorial leader in its field. Since its inception it has grown into an information network that includes the magazine, three print newsletters, 14 direct-request e-mail newsletters, Web sites and in-person events such as Web seminars, road shows, trade shows and conferences. The magazine has a paid subscription base of 102,000; over 1.5 million IT professionals are reached through the Windows & .NET Magazine Network every month. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach into 160 countries.

Penton Media (OTCBB: PTON, www.penton.com) is a diversified business-to-business media company that produces market-focused magazines, trade shows and conferences and online media. Penton’s integrated media portfolio serves the following industries: aviation; design/engineering; electronics; food/retail; government/compliance; Internet/information technology; leisure/hospitality; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; natural products; and supply chain. For more information, visit: www.winnetmag.com/pressroom/ or www.penton.com.