Rackspace Division Announces Availability of Microsoft Windows Server 2003; Intensive Named Rapid Adopter of Windows Server 2003.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003

Intensive Hosting, a division of Rackspace Managed Hosting, today announced the availability of Windows Server 2003 to its customers.

Intensive Hosting was selected by Microsoft Corporation to be in the Windows Server 2003 Rapid Adoption Program. With early access to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in a production environment, Intensive had the opportunity to develop notable expertise with the operating system before its release.

"Rackspace's market leadership and financial stability, and Intensive's 100 percent focus on Microsoft made them an ideal candidate for the Rapid Adoption Program," said Pascal Martin, general manager of platform and application hosting at Microsoft. "We rely on industry innovators like Rackspace and Intensive Hosting to help us evangelize the benefits of Windows Server 2003."

"With Windows Server 2003 in a production environment, we've developed a real life testing ground where we've installed, upgraded, patched and developed applications on the new operating system and the .Net Framework," said Graham Weston, president of Intensive Hosting. "The early access granted by the Rapid Adoption Program enabled us to gain a wealth of experience with the product before it was generally available. And that is experience we pass along to our customers."

Intensive implemented Windows Server 2003 internally in October 2002, and now relies on it to run the division's entire internal Windows infrastructure, including Intensive's Active Directory and monitoring system. And, with Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Services 6.0, Active Directory, and Automated Deployment Services, Intensive Hosting can deploy its enterprise customers' Web sites more quickly and securely than ever before. That improves operational efficiency, which lowers costs and improves reliability and security of complex hosted Web applications.

Intensive Hosting provides the seven vital elements to proactive hosting, known as the ProActive7(tm). They are the key services required for any complex Microsoft Web site. Intensive Hosting's ProActive7 consists of Security and Patching, Managed Backup, Server Administration, Reporting and Trending, Deep Monitoring, Rapid Deployment and Scaling and a Managed Superstructure. Intensive takes care of the Internet infrastructure while freeing a company's IT department to focus on the critical applications that run their business.

About Intensive Hosting

Intensive Hosting is a division of Rackspace Managed Hosting that provides fully managed hosting for business-critical Web applications built exclusively on the Microsoft platform. For more information on Intensive Hosting visit www.intensive.com or call 888/480-6840.

About Rackspace Managed Hosting

Rackspace Managed Hosting(tm) is a leading provider of managed Web hosting solutions. Founded in 1998, Rackspace has grown to over $40 million in revenues and has been the fastest growing managed hosting provider for the past two years. Rackspace offers managed services for both simple and complex hosting platforms, including burstable connectivity, 99.999% uptime SLA, load balancing, security and patching, advanced storage solutions and disaster recovery. Rackspace has received numerous industry awards for its brand of customer service, known as Fanatical Support(tm), and was named to the Red Herring 100 in 2002. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com, or call 800/961-2888.