SAN DIEGO: September 20^th, 2006 — Leading hosting and online solutions provider Aplus.Net has been named as one of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in San Diego by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation’s foremost professional services organizations.

The ranking, officially called the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award, is given to companies headquartered in North America that have experienced significant fiscal year revenue growth in the last five years (in this case, from 2001 to 2005). To be eligible, companies must also own proprietary technology that constitutes a significant portion of operating revenues.

"Aplus.Net is proud to receive this honor," said Theo Ivanov, Marketing Director for Aplus.Net. "It takes vision and dedication to excel in this competitive field, and we’re very happy to be recognized for our tremendous growth in recent years. Best of all, we feel this award is an affirmation of our mission to be the leading online partner for America’s small businesses, an endorsement not only of Aplus.Net, but also all our hard-working clients."

Theresa Drew, Managing Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP in San Diego, said: "Deloitte’s San Diego Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed in today’s very competitive technology environment. We applaud the successes of Aplus.Net and acknowledge it as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past five years."

This year's San Diego Technology Fast 50 program is co-presented by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and Porsche Motorsport, Continental Airlines, Barney & Barney, Brown Thompson, California Bank & Trust, Cushman & Wakefield, Morrison Foerster, Merrill Corporation and KPBS, in association with AeA and BioCom.

About Aplus.Net
A recognized industry leader in web services since the Internet's commercial start in 1995, Aplus.Net is one of the top ten privately held hosting companies in the United States. Specializing in helping small businesses build a customer base via the Internet, Aplus.Net offers award-winning services that include web hosting and design, dedicated servers, online marketing, e-commerce, domain name registration, and much more. Aplus.Net has been awarded many honors for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise and PC Magazine. For more information about Aplus.Net, please visit www.aplus.net.

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