ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2003--Interland (Nasdaq: INLD), a leading provider of Web hosting and online services for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that Vice President of Sales and Channel Programs Tiffani Bova has been placed on CRN's list of the Most Influential Channel Executives for the second consecutive year. Citing criteria such as innovation, revenue generation and experience, CRN's annual "Channel Chiefs" is a prestigious list that includes leaders from many of the industry's premier technology companies. The "Top Most Influential Channel Executives" list appeared in the Oct. 20 issue of the publication.
Bova is responsible for developing sales strategy and execution plans both for the direct and indirect market and oversees the day-to-day sales functions. She is also accountable for selling to and building strong relationships with Interland's channel partners and alliances.
"We have spent the last several months working diligently to better understand the needs of our reseller partners, with the goal of building the strongest, most comprehensive program available. We believe web hosting will continue to be critical to resellers and we want to be the partner of choice," said Tiffani Bova. "It is a testament to this program that I have again been honored by CRN."
"I think she is hands down the best channel executive in the hosting business, and that's why we hired her," said Joel Kocher, CEO of Interland. "I learned a long time ago that it's all about the leadership, and if you want a great reseller program you hire a great reseller leader. So that's what we did."
In the past year, Bova has encouraged the creation of new partner support teams for billing, technical support and customer care. Roughly 50 percent of Interland's dedicated servers and tens of thousands of shared hosting accounts are managed by partners. Bova meets with more than 30 partners per month to provide products, programs and support to help Interland's indirect channel players grow their business.
Widely recognized as an industry expert in the reseller channel, Bova joined Interland from Affinity Internet where she was the vice president of sales and channel programs, building Affinity's channel presence and revenue growth. She has also held management positions with leading companies including Sprint, Inacom and Winstar.
About CRN
CRN is the nation's leading trade newsweekly that provides timely industry news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses building technology solutions. It is the most trusted source of news for 117,500 channel professionals. A media leader in the high-tech industry, CRN provides the most comprehensive suite of online resources: http://www.CRN.com, the site where industry news breaks first; CRN Direct, a daily newsletter that brings personalized news to solution providers' desktops; and CRN Broadcast News, a daily news broadcast covering the solution provider channel and the industry.
About Interland
Interland, Inc. (Nasdaq: INLD) is a leading Web hosting and online services company dedicated to helping small and medium businesses achieve success by providing the knowledge, services and tools to build, manage and promote businesses online. Interland offers a wide selection of online services, including standardized Web hosting, e-commerce, application hosting, and Web site development, marketing and optimization tools. For more information about Interland, please visit www.interland.com.
