Aplus.Net Acquires WebImage.Leading Web Hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. Provider Acquires Innovative New York-Based Web Design Firm OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan. -- Aplus.Net (www.aplus.net), a leading web hosting company and Internet solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of WebImage (www.webimage.com), a full-service Internet marketing See Internet advertising. and website development company based in White Plains, New York For other places with the same name, see White Plains (disambiguation). White Plains is a city in south-central Westchester County, New York, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the Hudson River and . With a business model focused on premium Internet presence solutions for small businesses, WebImage is best known for its highly streamlined approach to volume web design. In addition, WebImage positions itself as a business partner for small- to medium-sized businesses seeking a single business partner to provide an Internet presence solution complete with design, hosting and marketing services. "We firmly believe that the remaining 40 percent of small businesses that have yet to establish an Internet presence are unlikely to rely on do-it-yourself web design solutions," said Gabriel Murphy Gabriel Murphy (born December 23, 1975 in Saint Joseph, Missouri) is an American entrepreneur residing in Leawood, Kansas. He is a 1999 graduate of Cornell University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Marketing from the College of , Aplus.Net's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Instead, they will demand a complete Internet solution with web design, hosting and marketing services fully integrated into one package. The acquisition of WebImage offers a significant component to our focus on providing a fully integrated Internet presence solution to small businesses. WebImage's reputation for providing high-quality web design services based on a streamlined, efficient process was very attractive to us. The company is far ahead of other bulk web design firms in terms of their value proposition, quality of design and process efficiency." "The WebImage acquisition furthers our vision of providing a broad portfolio of web presence and software services to small- and medium-sized businesses," commented Tyler Newton, Chairman of Aplus.Net and a partner with New York-based Catalyst Investors Catalyst Investors is a growth private equity firm based in New York, NY. Catalyst's Fund I was a 2000-vintage fund and Fund II was a 2006-vintage fund. Its investing team includes managing partner Brian Rich, partners Ryan McNally, Tyler Newton and Christopher Shipman and principal Todd , the majority owner of Aplus.Net. "By bringing together these two companies, Aplus.Net advances its position as a leader in the fragmented web hosting industry." WebImage was formerly a business unit of White Plains, New York-based TSV TSV - tab-separated values Group. "We've worked hard to make the WebImage brand synonymous with excellence and value, and we have complete confidence that under Aplus.Net, with its distinctive history of technological innovation, that reputation will grow even stronger," commented Felix Rodriguez, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TSV Group. Aplus.Net was represented by RBC RBC red blood cell. RBC or rbc abbr. red blood cell RBC, n See red blood cell count. RBC red blood cells; red blood (cell) count (see blood count). Daniels in the transaction. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. About Aplus.Net A recognized industry leader since the Internet's commercial start in 1995, Aplus.Net specializes in helping small businesses build an online customer base with a comprehensive range of services that includes web hosting and design, dedicated servers, online marketing, e-commerce, domain name registration, and much more. Aplus.Net has been awarded many honors for excellence, including the prestigious CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine. For more information about Aplus.Net, please visit www.aplus.net. |
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