NeoSpire, Parent Company of HostGlobe, Joins BEA Star Program to Provide BEA-Ready Systems Support for Customers Building E-business Solutions on the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform™

DALLAS (May 10, 2001)

NeoSpire, Inc., a leading provider of Internet infrastructure managed services, today announced that it has joined the growing list of companies in the Star Partner Program of BEA Systems, Inc., one of the world’s leading e-business infrastructure software companies. As the only Dallas-based Internet infrastructure manage services provider that has both partnered with BEA and is trained in BEA administration support, NeoSpire is uniquely positioned to achieve its aggressive growth goals and business objectives by emerging as the Southwest’s premier provider of outsourced Internet infrastructure management services offering support for the BEA Weblogic E-Business Platform.

NeoSpire’s comprehensive offerings of managed Internet infrastructure services address the growing complexity and outsourced management requirements associated with deploying and maintaining Internet applications and websites. The NeoSpire Advantage solution offerings encompass the complete website management, from the network foundation up to the web application environment. As a best-in-class Internet infrastructure managed services provider, NeoSpire’s extensive expertise in managed hosting, application monitoring, security, storage management and performance optimization enables its customers to focus on their core competency with the peace of mind that comes from knowing their website is up and running and performing optimally.

“Partnering with industry leaders such as BEA is a vital component of NeoSpire’s value proposition because it broadens our capability to support and manage complex web-deployed applications,” said Derek Wilson, CEO of NeoSpire. “The ability to offer advanced management and support for business-critical applications built on the Weblogic e-business platform gives NeoSpire a competitive edge and further strengthens our position in this highly competitive market.”

As a member of the BEA Star Partner program, NeoSpire will receive an array of benefits in marketing, sales, training, education, and technical development. BEA Star members are systems integrators, independent software vendors and application service providers building e-business solutions on the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform™ to help make their customers Internet-ready and future-proof.

About NeoSpire

NeoSpire specializes in bringing multi-platform server management, managed application hosting, and wireless enablement to companies in the mid- to high-end enterprise market. The company also provides managed services, dedicated servers, enhanced data storage, high-end database support, e-commerce solutions, and streaming multimedia services. NeoSpire’s experienced network administration staff and state-of-the-art data center allow enterprises to outsource the deployment, configuration, management, and support of their Web sites and Internet applications in a rapid, cost-effective manner.

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