SAN DIEGO, CA. October 17^th, 2006 — Aplus.Net has been honored as a finalist at the 13^th Annual High Tech Award for Internet/Web Commerce. The event is held each year by the San Diego chapter of the AeA, the nationwide non-profit trade association formerly known as the American Electronics Association.

"We’re very proud to receive this honor," said Theo Ivanov, Director of Marketing for Aplus.Net. "To be singled out as one of San Diego’s top companies by one of the nation’s leading technology industry promoters is a huge endorsement that speaks to the quality of what we do."

The award is meant to recognize San Diego companies for outstanding "achievements in technological innovation, civic contributions and industry accomplishments." The finalists include companies that represent a wide variety of categories including software, semiconductors, and medical devices, as well as outstanding emerging growth.

About AeA
AeA, founded in 1943, is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents the technology industry. AeA partners with small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit http://www.aeanet.org.

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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