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LEATHER FACTORY SWITCHES TO NEOSPIRE,
PARENT COMPANY OF HOSTGLOBE,
FOR MANAGED HOSTING SERVICES

DALLAS (May 15, 2002)

NeoSpire, Inc., a leading provider of Managed Hosting Solutions, announced today that it has been selected by Leather Factory, a premier publicly traded distributor of leather and leather craft products to over 65,000 customers worldwide, to provide managed colocation services for its critical online information and e-commerce portal.

"Leather Factory was working with a large, global provider but was looking for a custom provider that was more specialized and offered a better value proposition" Said Derek Wilson, CEO and Co-founder. "We were able to manage their servers while within our facility, which allowed them to take advantage of our services while saving substantial fees."

About NeoSpire

NeoSpire provides an outsourcing solution for the hosting, support, and management of multi-layered Web, application, and database servers for mid to large businesses. The company also provides managed J2EE servers, managed dedicated servers, co-location services, enhanced data storage, robust disaster recovery, high-end database support, e-commerce solutions, and multimedia streaming 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. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.neospire.net.