Data Return Closes Q3 with Multiple Client Wins and Improved Sales Momentum; Company Meets Profitability Goal for 10th Consecutive Quarter.

DALLAS -- Data Return LLC, a leading tier-one provider of IT operations services, today announced the company's positive results and successes in Q3. During the quarter, the company signed new contracts totaling approximately $15 million. Additionally, Data Return continued to deepen current relationships and attracted two dozen new clients through the expansion of its services portfolio.

Among the clients engaging in a new relationship with Data Return during Q3 were CyberU, Legacy.com and John Hancock Financial Services.

"The third quarter successes demonstrate continued positive momentum for Data Return," said Sunny C. Vanderbeck, CEO of Data Return. "Many of these new clients chose to work with us over their existing managed services provider as a result of our continued commitment to providing the highest level of customer service and satisfaction in the industry."

Data Return's successful third quarter marks the tenth consecutive quarter of profitability for the company.

"The strong Q3 results continue to position Data Return to meet or exceed its 2005 objective of growing the business five to ten percent quarterly," said Steven J. Armond, CFO at Data Return. "We have a consistent track record of stability and profitability that differentiates us in the market and positions us favorably to achieve substantially greater market share in the next year."

Data Return's focus on customer lifecycle management and client services has opened new opportunities for growth as the company continually expands the services it offers based on each client's business and technology needs. This flexibility, scalability and technical innovation provide Data Return with a market advantage and a positive outlook for Q4 and beyond.

ABOUT DATA RETURN

Founded in 1996, Data Return provides IT operations and managed hosting services to leading companies around the world, with thousands of servers under management. These companies rely on Data Return's experience, proven capabilities, financial stability, and innovative digitalOps service delivery platform to manage their business-critical applications on the Windows, Solaris and Enterprise Linux platforms. For information on Data Return and Highly Managed Hosting(TM), visit www.datareturn.com or call 1.800.767.1514.