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November 28, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Tier 1 Research (tier1research.com) announced the
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availability of the first in a series of three reports reviewing the market
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share, market size, and demand/supply of the outsourced infrastructure
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services industry.
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The first report, a 28-page report entitled “The Web Hosting Bible 2.0a,” is
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a company by company review of market share for the years 1999-2002 authored
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by former vice president/sr. equity analyst at Goldman Sachs and founder of
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Tier 1 Research Andrew Schroepfer. While still amidst a turbulent year for
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all providers, Tier 1 Research estimates that the outsourced infrastructure
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services sector managed to grow over 70 percent in 2001.
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“Since releasing version 1.0 of the Web Hosting Bible in March of 2001, we
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believe all audiences of the outsourcing market want to know who has managed
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to grow revenues in this difficult year,” stated Tier 1 Research president,
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Andrew Schroepfer. “The battle for industry leadership between Exodus and
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IBM tops the list of questions and our report details our belief that IBM
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will overtake Exodus for leadership in the current fourth quarter of 2001.”
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An executive summary of the report, which includes the methodology, list of
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exhibits, and certain highlights is available by contacting Tier 1 Research.
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This report, along with the forthcoming reports covering market size and
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supply/utilization are each priced at $1,500, while the full report
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combining all three components plus additional content is $3,500 and will be
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available in mid-Dec. 2001.
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“Tier 1 Research’s approach is to size the market using actual customer and
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revenue information from the individual providers, which dramatically
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increases the validity of the report,” said Schroepfer. “While other
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industry research firms provide market sizing information, they
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overwhelmingly leave out the details on vendor specific data. The $5.7
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billion market in 2001 holds compelling opportunities in the years ahead and
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Tier 1 Research promises that the information in these reports will help
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identify the leaders from the laggards.”
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Among the companies detailed in the report include such providers as: AT&T,
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Digex, EDS, Equinix, Level 3, Loudcloud, Metromedia Fiber Network, Qwest,
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Storage Networks, as well as lesser known, rapidly rising providers such as
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Conxion, Inflow, Rackspace, SiteLite, and Totality. A unique ending to this
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latest report extends on another recently published report from Tier 1
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Research on the consolidation trend in the industry, presenting data and
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commentary around the potential impact further industry consolidation would
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have on market share in 2002 and beyond.
