CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003--With e-businesses expected to rake in $17.5 billion in revenue this holiday season, business owners not only need to stack their warehouses, they need to prepare for potentially large increases in traffic to their sites.
"Small business owners who are new to selling on the Web sometimes gasp at the cost of success," says John Lee, Director of Marketing for Chicago-based Hostway Corporation, one of the world's leading Web services providers. "You can start doing well with your online business and run into some surprising costs. At Hostway, we want to support success and allow businesses that succeed to breath just a little bit easier."
Since most Web-hosting plans limit the amount of traffic and disk space users are offered, increasing holiday product selections and driving more traffic to media-rich Web sites can lead to higher fees. Hostway has solved the overage issue by offering newly improved Web-hosting and ecommerce plans with unlimited traffic and significantly increased disk space. As a result, its customers can concentrate on operating their businesses this holiday season without fretting about increased usage costs.
"Now having a media-rich site that attracts millions of visitors is the goal instead of the worry," adds Lee.
Other plan improvements customers will enjoy include:
-- Increased disk space and higher traffic allowances, including unlimited traffic.
-- Tougher security with SSL encryption and an Intrusion Detection System, keeping sites safe from attacks.
-- Better site performance as a result of new state-of-the art data centers located strategically around the globe, bringing customers unparallel reliability and uptime.
-- Ability to communicate more efficiently and effectively through domain-specific email accounts, including a customizable and intuitive Web-based email system, SiteMail, that is accessible anywhere.
-- Quick, customized, professional-looking Web sites without HTML skills that can be created in a matter of minutes using Hostway's unique and robust site builder.
These changes exemplify Hostway's continued effort to bring the most value-packed and fully featured Web-hosting plans to the market. As one of the top five Web-hosting companies worldwide, Hostway looks for opportunities to raise the bar on customer expectations and value.
"Since we began as a company, we've been determined to give customers the best value for the most feature-packed products," adds Lee. "We decided to make these plan improvements to give our customers more of what they need to be successful on the Web and to reinforce our commitment of providing exceptional products at great prices. By eliminating the stress factors of overage charges and other limitations, we want our customers to breathe easier and leave their Web hosting needs in our hands while they worry about growing their businesses."
Hostway's new and improved plans are available for new accounts and can be obtained via Web site orders at www.hostway.com or by calling their sales department directly at 866-HOSTWAY (467-8929). Specific plan details can also be found at www.hostway.com.
About Hostway
Hostway is one of the top five Web hosting companies in the world and is a global leader in providing reliable, hassle-free services that help individuals, small businesses and large enterprises quickly and inexpensively leverage the power of the Internet.
Providing award-winning Web hosting services since 1998, Hostway Corporation quickly established itself as a pioneer in the industry with superior services and unmatched customer service. Today, the company supports more than 300,000 customers worldwide with state-of-the-art hosting technology and innovative Internet tools. Hostway has steadily expanded its global reach during the last three years launching offices in the Americas (Chicago, Tampa, Vancouver) Europe (London, Amsterdam) and the Asia-Pacific (Seoul, Sydney) region.
