Alliance Consulting Joins HostGlobe Parent Company's Pinnacle Partner Program to Provide Managed Hosting for WebCare Services

DALLAS, TX and NEW YORK, NY (June 29, 2001)

Alliance Consulting, a leading Information Technology consulting services firm, today announced its participation in the Pinnacle Partner Program of NeoSpire, Inc., a leading provider of Internet infrastructure managed services. Alliance plans to integrate its WebCare application maintenance and support services with NeoSpire’s managed application hosting service to provide customers with a comprehensive one-stop solution.

The NeoSpire Pinnacle Partner Program is designed to provide a mutually beneficial partnering model. The program focuses on providing clients with a complete end-to-end solution, encompassing the full lifecycle of a website, from architectural design through hosted/managed production application.

“We chose to partner with NeoSpire because of their focus and expertise in managing the application environment from the network perspective,” said senior vice president, John Wollman. “Our clients can expect added value by coupling WebCare with NeoSpire’s advanced Internet infrastructure managed services. In addition to no longer having to worry about the tedious, time consuming tasks associated with Web maintenance and support, our clients will benefit from a safe, secure hosting environment.”

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.

About Alliance Consulting

Alliance Consulting architects and implements digital enterprise strategies for its clients by integrating Information Technology across every line of business. Applying the Dell™ model to the consulting industry, Alliance's Assemble-to-Order Engagement Team® approach builds quality project teams that deliver projects on time and within budget. For the second consecutive year, Alliance is among the Top 10 fastest-growing private companies in the United States, according to Inc. magazine. The company serves nine major markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington D.C. For more information, please visit www.alliance-consulting.com.

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