Genealogical Society Selects NEXL to Manage and Host Website.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003

NEXL Network Systems announced today that has been selected by The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) to manage and host its e-commerce site NewEnglandAncestors.org. NEHGS, the oldest and largest genealogical society in the country, has been collecting and preserving data for over 150 years. Today, NewEnglandAncestors.org provides members with online access to databases containing over 78 million names - and counting. The availability and reliability of NewEnglandAncestors.org is increasingly important for continued membership growth and retention - the website is cited by new members as the leading factor in their decision to join, and by current members as the top reason to renew.

According to Executive Director, Ralph Crandall, "Our website provides members with online access to extensive resources. Members on the other side of the country (and even the world) are able to access significant portions of our vast collection of family and local history materials. In addition, the online store makes purchasing materials much easier for members, and the addition of thousands of long out-of-print titles to the store catalog makes it the largest available resource of its kind. More than 75% of new members and 20% of membership renewals are processed through the website. In the future, we envision NEHGS as an organization providing an expanded array of services to an increasing number of users, whose primary contact with NEHGS might be virtual - that is, through our website. With NEXL as our IT partner, NEHGS benefits from a cost-effective infrastructure and the valuable on-demand planning resource that NEXL provides. We will continually improve the functionality and costs associated with our website through process and technology enhancements."

NEXL CEO, Cliff Rucker stated, "We understand that it is essential for NEHGS members to always experience a pleasant visit, whether it be to gather information or to purchase materials from their online store. We want NEHGS to be confident in the performance, availability and reliability of the services that it provides to its members without having to be concerned with the day-to-day issues associated with operating its IT infrastructure."

NEXL provides NEHGS with a fully managed and scalable IT environment through a secure, redundant data center with high bandwidth Internet connectivity. NEXL's Managed Services offering also provides NEHGS with:

-- Monitoring and administration of NEHGS' hosted infrastructure

including: OS, database, network, firewall and, application

availability.

-- Gathering and graphing of performance metrics across the

infrastructure to take the guess work out of capacity planning 

and site enhancements.

-- Extensive data backup and recovery services

-- Flexible, on-demand services for increasing storage, server

and network capacity

-- The support of the highly regarded NEXL engineering staff,

applying its best in class methodology to augment and support

NEHGS' technology staff with services in a partnership model.

ABOUT NEHGS

Since 1845, the NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY has been helping new and experienced researchers trace their family history - throughout New England, and around the world. Today, NEHGS has over 20,000 members worldwide, and offers membership benefits unmatched by other genealogical organizations. Members can visit the six-story research library, borrow books by mail, search the website, consult staff genealogists, receive popular NEHGS periodicals, receive discounts on items from the bookstore, and travel on guided research trips to top genealogical destinations. For more information visit www.newenglandancestors.org.

ABOUT NEXL NETWORK SYSTEMS

NEXL Network Systems is a leading managed services provider, technology integrator and reseller with 14 years of success providing over 2500 national, mid-to large-sized companies with unparalleled control over their IT infrastructure resulting in reduced operational costs and a lower total cost of ownership. NEXL's experience spans a wide variety of industries including: Internet retail, manufacturing, distribution, financial services, digital broadcasting, healthcare, retail, ASP's, consulting, education, government, defense and pharmaceuticals and has strategic alliances with Best-In-Class eBusiness and network connectivity companies. For more information visit www.nexl.com or call 888.289.NEXL (6395).