As a leading provider of global IP solutions, Verio is consistently recognized for its innovation in products and services as well as its delivery of those services to customers. The following industry awards and recognition are evidence of Verio's dedication to providing viable business solutions that help customers grow their businesses.

Boardwatch Service Provider Excellence Award for Customer Service
Boardwatch magazine and Service Networks/ISPCON named Verio the recipient of the first annual Service Provider Excellence Award for excellence in customer service. Verio, who took top honors for focusing on programs to continually enhance customer satisfaction levels, was presented with the award at the Fall 2002 SERVICE NETWORKS/ISPCON show. "There are plenty of service providers that have demonstrated they can achieve their business goals through solid management principles and applications of technology. Verio is one of these companies," said David Kopf, editorial director for Boardwatch magazine. The program was launched to recognize successful business and technology practices and strategies in the telecommunications and service provider industry.
Link to Website: www.ispworld.com/src/feature110602a.htm

NTT Communications Named Winner of World Communication Award for Best Carrier Asia Pacific
NTT Communications was named the first winner of the inaugural award for Best Carrier Asia Pacific. NTT Communications has been proactively developing its high quality Global Network and IP Services since 1997 and claims a number of technology firsts in the region, including the launch of the first MPLS IP VPN service in China and the first commercial IPv6 services in Japan. The independent panel of 12 judges cited the company's "formidable local knowledge and cutting edge technology" as contributing greatly to their choice of winner.
Link to Website: www.totaltele.com/WCA2002/index.shtml

NTT Communications Awarded World Communication Award for Best Technology Foresight (IPv6)
NTT Communications was named the winner of the World Communications Award for Best Technology Foresight for the company's pioneering work in the field of global IPv6. The judges noted that [NTT Com has] "shown incredible foresight and significant leadership in creation, standardization and realization. It will undoubtedly have a profound impact."
Link to Website: www.totaltele.com/WCA2002/index.shtml

Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Leadership Award
Frost & Sullivan granted the SME Market Engineering Leadership award to Verio for establishing itself as the market leader in its industry. "In the SME Web hosting market, Verio stands out as the clear market share leader," said Jarad Carleton, Frost & Sullivan analyst. "Its focus on minimizing its exposure to a volatile market and focusing on higher-margin value-added hosting services has helped the company increase revenue per employee by about 36 percent."
Link to Website: www.verio.com/about/newsroom/pr/?fuseaction=press&id=869741056402699"

Tier 1 Research
According to a recent report by consulting firm Tier 1 Research, Verio maintains its leadership position in the Web hosting market. The report, which analyzes the shared and low-end dedicated hosting markets, recognizes Verio for a range of accomplishments. "While continuing to intelligently expand its position in the enterprise space, Verio has clearly maintained its focus on this marketplace and has strengthened its position as a leader," said Joshua Beil, vice president of research and development for Tier 1 Research. Verio ranked in the top three in total number of managed servers, and had the highest revenue per server unit (ARPU) in the low-end dedicated hosting market share.
Link to Website: www.tier1research.com

Network Magazine North American ISP Survey
In Network Magazine's annual survey, Verio garnered 24 votes and led in several categories including reliability, performance, breadth of service and customer support.
Link to Website: www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20020822S0001/3

VARBusiness 500
Each year VARBusiness issues a list of the top 500 solution providers, integrators and IT consultants in North America ranked by revenue. Verio ranks as number 122 in 2002's list.
Link to Website: www.varbusiness.com

Standard of Excellence
Verio.com's site for Small to Medium Enterprise Hosting has won the award from the prestigious Webawards competition.
Link to Website: www.webaward.org

Smart Business - A-List & Reviews
The A-List & Review section of Smart Business lists the editor's top picks for the best products and services for every business. Verio was listed as the best product for storefront hosting and is touted as being "one of the best, especially for business clients and power users."

eBi
A report issued by eBi entitled "The SME-Friendly Host," provides a study of how effectively HSPs are connecting with the SME audience, and the key factors for successfully marketing to that audience. Verio is listed as a traditional hosting provider that delivers strong SME appeal.
Link to Website: www.ebigroup.com/index.php

Tophosts
Every month, the review panel at TopHosts.com issues a list of the top Web hosts based on rigorous production testing and user feedback. Throughout 2002, Verio ranked consistently in the Top 10 on this list.
Link to Website: www.tophosts.com

Web Host Directory Review
Web Host Directory Review presents monthly awards to the best Web hosts in each of several Web host categories. The winners are chosen by tabulating the votes received from site visitors, as well as from the site's Review Board, which looks at the top rated hosts in each category. In 2002, Verio was repeatedly named the Dedicated Server Host Award Winner.
Link to Website: www.webhostdir.com

HostIndex
HostIndex.com looks at thousands of Web hosting companies each month and ranks the best hosting companies, based on user feedback, features and pricing, financial stability and customer support. The companies making the list represent the top one percent of hosting companies worldwide. Verio consistently ranked in the Top 10 during 2002.
Link to Website: www.hostindex.com