ViaWest Announces Acquistion of Fortix

Denver, Colo. June 22, 2006 – ViaWest, provider of dependable colocation and managed hosting solutions, today announced it has acquired Fortix, a Portland, Oregon based managed service provider that serves the midsize market.

The acquisition of Fortix allows ViaWest to enter a third major market with another Tier 1 data center and strengthen its leadership position. The move also reinforces the company’s commitment to offer customers a unique combination of deep IT expertise, managed hosting, colocation and business continuity solutions. With more than 1200 customers, ViaWest continues to increase its ability to scale with its customers’ growth while providing exceptional customer service.

“ViaWest is market dominant in Colorado and Utah and has been successfully servicing mid-sized companies since 1999,” said Roy Dimoff, chairman and CEO, ViaWest. “There are many synergies between the two companies that make this a strategic fit including the fact that Fortix also has been working with mid-sized businesses in Oregon for more than seven years. The addition of the Fortix team, its data center facility, customers and first-rate reputation allows ViaWest to become a significant force in a third major market.”

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The acquisition offers Fortix customers access to ViaWest’s enterprise suite of products and services including use of data centers in Utah and Colorado, which will provide greater reliability and data protection options for disaster recovery planning. Additionally, ViaWest expects the acquisition to expand development capacity, helping set the stage for bringing new product and services to market more rapidly.

“ViaWest is exactly the type of company with which Fortix wants to be associated,” said Gerald Hagan, CEO, Fortix. “ViaWest has the same philosophy and approach to the market as we do, and similar to Fortix, a consistent reputation for providing exceptional customer service.”

Fortix provides a broad range of IT outsourcing solutions including hosted application services and business continuance systems. The purchase of Fortix adds a portfolio of additional service offerings that complement ViaWest’s existing managed hosting and colocation solutions.

About ViaWest
ViaWest provides a unique set of colocation, managed hosting solutions and comprehensive services to mid-sized businesses. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with additional Tier 1 data centers in Utah and Oregon, ViaWest offers broad and deep expertise to furnish its customers with leading technology infrastructure solutions and the critical resources to support their unique business needs. Partnering with ViaWest allows businesses to focus on their core competencies enabling them to increase profitability and expand their business. ViaWest currently serves thousands of customers nationwide including Frontier Airlines, the Denver Broncos, Exclusive Resorts and Chipotle. For more information, please visit www.viawest.net or call 1-877-448-9378.