Interliant Announces Expanded INIT Managed Messaging Offerings at Lotusphere 2002; Division Provides End-to-End Solutions and Services for Messaging Strategy, Management and Hosting.

Business/Hi-Tech Editors

Lotusphere 2002

See Interliant at Booth 509-510

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 28, 2002

Interliant, Inc. (Nasdaq:INIT), a leading global application service provider (ASP) and one of the largest Lotus Premier Partners, announced today at Lotusphere the expansion of its messaging services to include additional products and services organized into three core areas: strategy, messaging, and applications. Designed to maximize the return on investment (ROI), this product line expansion coincides with Lotus' strategy of offering customers a tailored messaging solution for their organizations.

"At Interliant, our goal is to help companies identify and implement the appropriate messaging and application strategy to meet their business requirements," said Patty Jacobson, vice president of Managed Messaging for Interliant. "Our Domino Managed Messaging solutions offer outsourced access to fully managed infrastructure for messaging and collaboration servers. We specialize in developing messaging and migration strategies that can be hosted either in a customer's facility or at one of Interliant's state-of-the-art data centers."

Strategy

With more than seven years experience in providing best-in-class messaging solutions and professional services, Interliant has the knowledge to assist customers in selecting, implementing, and deploying a messaging solution. Interliant's strategy-based services are designed to prepare organizations to handle expanding usage and fluctuating volume over time. Services include:

- Messaging Platform Selection

- Messaging Scorecard

- Total Cost of Ownership Review

- Collaboration Strategy

Messaging

Interliant messaging solutions provide the backbone for a messaging and collaboration infrastructure. The solutions are designed to relieve internal staff of the burdens of managing a technology infrastructure, allowing them to focus on strategic initiatives related to the core business. INIT Managed Messaging for Domino can manage part of, or the entire, Lotus Domino messaging infrastructure for its customers.

The standard INIT Managed Messaging for Domino offering includes: 24x7 technical and help desk support; professional administration, monitoring, and management of the servers in Interliant's world-class data centers; data backup and recovery; and virus scanning. All services are backed by guaranteed service level agreements (SLAs). Interliant's Managed Messaging services integrate industry-leading tools, such as Candle's Intelliwatch for monitoring, WebTrends for Web data analysis, and virus checking solutions from Symantec and Trend Micro. Interliant meets the challenges of providing a stable environment, enabling users to access their e-mail whenever needed.

INIT Mail Migration Service - For customers choosing to migrate their mail platform, Interliant's ASPECT Migration services provide a solid path to the new solution, whether hosted at Interliant or managed by the customer. Incorporated into Interliant's migration services are tools from Wingra, Wolcott, and Binary Tree. Interliant also offers support for iNotes, Lotus' Web-based messaging platform.

Applications

Interliant's application services provide the expertise and skills necessary for successful deployment. Interliant's Domino-based application solutions include:

- Application Hosting for Domino, Sametime, or QuickPlace -

Interliant's application hosting solutions facilitate

collaboration across a broad range of environments and provide

flexible hosting in Interliant's world-class data centers.

Interliant's infrastructure enables organizations to access

Domino applications via Notes client, Web browser, or to host

Web sites for Internet, intranet, and extranet applications.

Using Sametime, organizations can provide secure chat as well

as a presentation and application space that can be shared

real-time with individuals in or outside the company.

QuickPlace provides a virtual, asynchronous team space for

internal projects, B2B extranet solutions, and a communication

channel for partners and clients.

- INIT AppCare - Developed by Interliant and recently recognized

by Communications Outsourcing magazine as a Service of the

Year, INIT AppCare maintains and updates existing Notes and

Domino applications. The INIT AppCare service is a cost

effective way to uphold and update legacy applications.

- INIT DealMaker - Specifically designed by Interliant for the

Venture Capital arena, this Domino-based collaboration product

enables firms to gather information, collaborate with

colleagues and stakeholders, and analyze the most up-to-date

information to make decisions quickly.

- Custom Application Development - Through its extensive expert

professional services staff, Interliant can develop customized

collaborative solutions to meet an organization's unique

needs. Interliant specializes in sophisticated collaborative

applications, as well as Web-enabled, workflow, online

learning, and knowledge management systems.

About Interliant

Interliant, Inc. (Nasdaq:INIT) is a leading global application service provider (ASP) and pioneer in the ASP market. Interliant's INIT Solutions Suite(TM) includes managed messaging, managed hosting, security, Web hosting (Branded Solutions/OEM/private label), and professional services. Interliant, headquartered in Purchase, N.Y., has forged strategic alliances with the world's leading software, networking and hardware manufacturers including Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL), Verisign/Network Solutions (Nasdaq:VRSN), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), and Lotus Development Corp. For more information about Interliant, visit www.interliant.com.

Interliant, INIT AppCare, INIT DealMaker, INIT Managed Messaging, and INIT Solutions Suite are trademarks of Interliant, Inc., in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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