Barry-Wehmiller Selects Inflow for Web Hosting Services; Value, National Capabilities and Proven Customer Service Drive Decision.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003

InFlow, Inc., a leading provider of managed web hosting and IT services, announced today the addition of its newest customer, St. Louis-based Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. Barry-Wehmiller, a leader in the packaging and corrugated equipment industries, provides value-added services such as online parts ordering through its e-commerce web site barry-wehmiller.com.

"We had very specific requirements and invested a great deal of effort to confirm that capabilities and responsiveness were in line with our expectations," said Chris Brauch, manager of site development for Barry-Wehmiller. "After evaluating a number of vendors, a short list of two finalists was generated. Inflow was ultimately chosen because of its capabilities, redundancy, security and customer service."

Barry-Wehmiller began the search for a new provider in March 2002 to promote greater cost-efficiencies in its e-commerce activity without sacrificing quality. The company researched the managed hosting and monitoring competencies of Tier 1 and Tier 2 providers, both nationally and in St. Louis, confident that it could maintain or improve its current level of quality at a more economical rate.

"Barry-Wehmiller is a prominent company in the St. Louis region with more than 100 years of history," said J.R. Wiesmann, general manager for Inflow in St. Louis. "The company considered many options before choosing a provider. Ultimately, Barry-Wehmiller selected Inflow's high-interaction services due to our personalized attention and hands-on customer service."

"Barry-Wehmiller's e-commerce portal is another tool for our divisions to strengthen relationships while providing an alternative for spare parts orders. It's a value-added benefit that our customers have come to expect and rely upon," said Brauch. "If there is an issue with the site, we need the notification and troubleshooting assistance to be prompt and diligent. Our customers demand a high level of service and Inflow was able to provide us with support to attain our goals."

Inflow provides a full breadth of services for Barry-Wehmiller including secure and reliable infrastructure, 100% guaranteed Internet connectivity, application and database support, and security and tape backup services. In supporting these services, most important to Barry-Wehmiller is a rapid response, excellent customer service skills and thorough follow-up.

"There is every indication that Barry-Wehmiller's business is headed for significant growth, and we look forward to being there through the evolution of their e-commerce business," said Wiesmann.

Barry-Wehmiller installed its equipment into Inflow's St. Louis facility in mid-November and transitioned to live operations at the end of that month.

About Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

Focused on three platforms for growth - packaging equipment, consulting, and corrugated equipment - St. Louis-based Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. has become a leader in these industries, with revenues approaching $430 million. Within its historic packaging equipment divisions of Accraply, Fleetwood, Hayssen, Mateer Burt, Pneumatic Scale, Thiele Technologies, Zepf, and now Perplas changeparts division, Barry-Wehmiller is the leading packaging automation group in the Western Hemisphere providing labeling, conveying, form/fill/seal, filling, capping, can seaming, cartoning, case packing, and shrink-wrapping machinery.

Consulting has emerged as one of Barry-Wehmiller's fastest growing service products, with Barry-Wehmiller Design Group and Barry-Wehmiller International Resources offering solutions for the packaging and information technology industries, respectively.

With the acquisitions of Marquip, Ward Machinery, and United Container Machinery, Barry-Wehmiller has further strengthened its overall balance of markets served while emerging as a major equipment supplier to the corrugated equipment industry.

Committed to individual and corporate growth, Barry-Wehmiller's acquisition and organic initiatives will continue to foster an environment of leadership.

About Inflow

Inflow provides facilities-based IT solutions to companies with critical business and network applications. Founded in 1997, Inflow opened its first Internet Data Center (IDC) in June 1998 and currently serves more than 680 customers from its IDCs in 12 markets throughout the U.S. The Company offers customers a cost-effective outsourced alternative that is secure, redundant and fully managed. Core services include colocation, network management, managed security services, application management, data storage and InflowNet(TM) - a proprietary Internet access service that guarantees 100% availability. Additional services include business continuity, Intelligent Routing for Internet access, content distribution, load balancing and remote enterprise data center management.

In June 2002, Inflow completed an equity financing of $35 million, bringing total capital raised to more than $300 million. Investors include Meritage Private Equity Funds, Centennial Ventures, Telecom Partners, Spire Capital Partners, The Halyard Capital Fund, GE Capital and PNC Equity.

For additional information and IDC locations please visit www.inflow.com or call 877-321-2464. To call the St. Louis IDC or to speak with J.R. Wiesmann, please call 314-754-0400.