Balize Teams Up With iNNERHOST.

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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002

iNNERHOST, a global provider of complex managed hosting and application services, is proud to announce that it teamed up with Balize to provide the Balize Office to its clients. Balize Office combines Microsoft Exchange 2000 with a robust collaboration functionality, enabling structured and ad hoc groups of individuals to share and contribute information, including all types of documents, events, news, and links, from any Web-connected browser in the world.

"We are proud to have the Balize Office selected as an iNNERHOST service," said Balize president Ron Vigdor. "Broad distribution of reliable Microsoft .Net applications takes a strong engineering team and a substantial investment in infrastructure and systems management. We realize that iNNERHOST stands alone in serving the Americas with state-of-the-art solutions like ours."

iNNERHOST chief executive officer, Luis Navarro, said, "Balize made an early decision to base the Balize Office on Microsoft Exchange 2000. It's architecture and functionality truly leverages the richness this platform offers. Their product offers real value to our customers."

The Balize Office was developed to improve communication and collaboration among a company's employees, sales channel, and customers. With multiple levels of security and accessibility, private Web communities stay private and secure. Simple to use and easily affordable, especially at $19.95 per user per month, the Balize Office provides a seat of iNNERHOST-managed Microsoft Exchange and a private e-mail address to all subscribers. In addition, subscribers to the Balize Office may invite non-subscribers to join communities they create. These non-subscribers receive a Balize Sponsored Office, enjoying participation in the sponsor's community at no cost.

About iNNERHOST

iNNERHOST is a leading provider of complex managed hosting and application services for the Americas. As a provider of robust Microsoft-based solutions, iNNERHOST acts as a single point of engagement for its customers, providing the engine for building, operating and maintaining the infrastructure required to run and support crucial applications. iNNERHOST's customers and partners include giants as Telefonica, Codetel, Dedalus, Cable & Wireless, CanTV.NET, Banco Santander and Discovery Channel. For more information, visit our website at http://www.innerhost.com.

About Balize, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Balize Inc. is a Fort Lauderdale-based software company that builds and licenses the versatile and powerful Balize Office. The Balize Office is a Microsoft.NET-compliant application that is an enabler of the "work anywhere" concept, providing private, secure office-task functionality and community-building tools from any Web browser.

The company distributes its products through OEMs and qualified resellers, who deploy it as a tool for fostering close communications between companies and their employees, sales channel, and consumers. For more information visit http://www.balize.com.