Springboard Signs Multi Year Contract To Guard The Net For The NHL's Carolina Hurricanes

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Friday, December 13, 2002; 12:00 AM

Raleigh, N.C. - December 11, 2002 - Springboard Managed Hosting, the leading North Carolina based Data Center and Web Hosting Company, has signed a multi-year marketing and service agreement with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes to be the organization's official web hosting partner. Springboard will provide secure, managed hosting for CarolinaHurricanes.com.

"We want the leading service providers on our team - and when it comes to web hosting, that's clearly Springboard," said Howard Sadel, Director of New Media and Graphic Communications for the Carolina Hurricanes. "They are providing us with the perfect environment to expand our online connection with our fan base - a safe and secure data center, fully redundant systems to ensure maximum uptime and the 24/7 bandwidth to provide our fans with the fastest connection speed."

The website's traffic has significantly increased over the past six months, with over 125,000 unique visitors and 1.6 million page views per month.

"We're looking forward to a long-term, active partnership with the Hurricanes," said Rich Lee, CEO and co-founder of Springboard Managed Hosting. "We're happy to have an opportunity to support the premier professional sports franchise in the Triangle, and to ensure a fast and reliable online connection for their fans."

The Carolina Hurricanes are the latest in a number of high-profile clients to sign with Springboard, including Builders Mutual, e-Tix, FortuneCity.com, Invensys and Railinc. The company's customer roster currently numbers more than 140, with over 100 of those signing this year alone. Like the Hurricanes, clients of all sizes are benefiting from Springboard's strong, debt free financial position.

"We're a privately owned and managed company," said Chris Hanks, President and co-founder of Springboard Managed Hosting. "As we grow, we will continue to reinvest in the local community and reward our customers."

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About Springboard Managed Hosting:

Headquartered in Cary, NC, Springboard is North Carolina's leading Data Center and Managed Web Hosting provider for critical Internet applications and infrastructure. With a state-of-the-art Data Center and the largest network in the Carolina's, backed by Dual OC3 Internet connections, Springboard's full suite of solutions range from simple hosting and co-location to more complex web and application hosting. Our Managed Services offerings include storage, security, and comprehensive monitoring and management.

For more information about Springboard's managed hosting and infrastructure outsourcing services, please contact Rich Lee, CEO (919- 852-0690, ext 3031, rlee@springboardhosting.com) or Chris Hanks, President (919- 852-0690, ext 3025 or chanks@springboardhosting.com) or visit www.springboardhosting.com

Safe. Secure. Springboard.

About Carolina Hurricanes

The Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes are leaders of the National Hockey League's online community with over 125,000 unique visitors and 1.6 million page views on CarolinaHurricanes.com. The Hurricanes are also seen as leaders of wireless technology in the professional sports world by becoming the 1st major league franchise to develop a wireless advertising campaign, the 1st business globally to launch a successful wireless auction, and the 1st National Hockey League franchise to have a WAP site. The Carolina Hurricanes play at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC. For more information, please visit CarolinaHurricanes.com or the Hurricanes wireless site Canes1.com.

Howard Sadel, Director of New Media and Graphic Communications - 919-861-5448

THIS is Hockey!

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