April 8, 2005 - LFC HOSTING LAUNCHES ONE-OF-A-KIND NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - LFC Hosting today announces the launch of its new state-of-the-art network monitoring system, breaking new ground in shared web hosting availability. Since 1998, LFC Hosting has remained a leader in bringing Enterprise-level speed, reliability, security, and support to small business. For over two years, LFC has maintained 99.99% reliability (less than 1 hr. of downtime per year) due to the redundancy that they have build throughout their entire network from their upstream (Internet connections), routers, servers, and even server hardware, as well as earlier versions of their network monitoring system. Robert Sauchyn, LFC CEO says, "This is a key component of our unique network infrastructure, allowing us ensure that your website is available to the world 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our network reliability rates are among the best in the industry, ensuring no loss of visitors and therefore business to your website." LFC Hosting utilizes an open source technology called "Nagios" to provide automatic notifications, alerts and statistics about each device connected to their network, allowing for prompt resolution of all network, device, server, and service-related problems. Moreover, it is actually able to instantly correct most problems itself, before a technician is able to address them. This offers virtually instance resolution of all issues that do arise, while competing services depend on all-call technicians to resolve problems in a slower manner. Andrew MacCorquodale, LFC VP says, "Our new unique 24/7 monitoring and automatic event handling system is yet another advancement that gives you, our valued customer, the distinct advantage over your competition online." They key features of LFC Hosting's innovative new network monitoring system are: The ability to instantly detect failures, and notify all appropriate staff. Furthermore, all LFC departments are able to see the status of all devices and services on their network at any time. This allows LFC to more quickly identify and resolve network-related issues and provide the most accurate information to customers in real-time. Over 300 new advanced test clients on LFC's Microsoft Windows servers alone, giving LFC the unique ability to continually monitor more precise metrics such as CPU usage, RAM usage, hard disk space, routine scripts, etc. on all individual servers. Using these tests, Nagios is able to notify LFC staff and take measures to automatically correct more advanced errors such as a lack of hard disk space, a saturated server, or a scheduled script that is not operating properly. LFC's network monitoring and notification system is able to automatically reach all LFC staff, 24/7 anywhere in the world using a combination of SMS paging and traditional modem-initiated telephone calling in the event of a network outage or other problem. Automatic correction (event handling). Using advanced logic, Nagios sends notices to custom event handling clients that LFC has developed in-house. This proprietary technology takes a series of logical steps in an attempt to correct the problem quickly and automatically. In the mean time, LFC staff is notified, allowing them to ensure that error is corrected, and look into how to prevent it from happening in the future. Through direct hardware-based integration, LFC's new network monitoring and notification system also monitors their emergency backup power systems in real-time. Not only is it able to notify LFC staff when the power goes out, allowing them to ensure that their natural gas generators are activated before the UPSes run out of power, but it is also able to detect any errors or problems with the UPSes ahead of time. Andrew MacCorquodale, LFC VP says, "Many competing services advertise power backup, although few offer LFC's indefinite natural gas power backup solution. Furthermore, power backup systems often fail as power outages are few and far between, and systems are not continually monitored between outages. Our new monitoring system allows us to quickly identify and resolve problems before an actual power outage." Automatic deployment allows Nagios to automatic set itself up on all new servers, reducing the margin for human error and increasing efficiency within the company. More valuable and reliable real-time server statistics available through LFC's proprietary Control Panel are automatically updated and generated from information gathered by Nagios in real-time. LFC Hosting is one of the few hosts confident enough in their own reliability to provide their customers with live statistics at all times. Through this area, LFC's customers are actually able to see in the current status of their server (up or down), when this status last changed (what it last came up or down), the number of days that it has remained up without a glitch, and the overall uptime percentage. They are even able to view interesting metrics about the particular server that houses their website, including its hardware, etc., a feature not offered by any other shared hosting service. Robert Sauchyn, LFC CEO says, "It is fact that networks, devices, servers, and services do occasionally fail. Our one-of-a-kind network monitoring system reduces downtime dramatically through automatic notification and quicker response times, the ability for us to watch for patterns that may indicate problems now or down the road, and the automatic proactive correction of problems before they are even noticed. Best of all, this happens behind-the-scenes without our customers ever even noticing - yet another example of how LFC takes shared hosting to the next level, making enterprise-level technology, services, and advancements accessible to small businesses in affordable packages starting at only $3.60 per domain name per month." About LFC Hosting LFC is a sound web hosting and e-commerce solution provider that has grown rapidly since their launch in 1996 because of their unique approach to web hosting: They offer a competitive, flat rate service including everything a business of any size needs to develop, deploy, and manage an aggressive, profitable presence on the Internet, vital for survival in today's marketplace. LFC Hosting welcomes you to visit their website today to compare LFC Hosting with your current hosting service, and find out how LFC can allow your business to take advantage of new possibilities online, before your competition does. More information on LFC Hosting's innovative hosting services can be found at: http://www.lfchosting.com Quotes used with permission: "I've never found a Hosting Provider so committed to service as LFC Hosting. From my experienced standpoint (I worked from 1997 to 2000 as key account manager for UNI2 - the leading Spanish/French ISP and Hosting Provider), I know how difficult it is sometimes to provide high quality standards in service, and I feel impressed about the way you guys have managed my requests. At this moment I was browsing your technical FAQ while feeling so excited about the easy way things can be done using your services." - P. Deeleman "I am a current customer that is pleased to acknowledge LFC for its continuing efforts and, since 2000, for providing us with over 20 high traffic sites with excellent service, reliability and low costs. I would recommend LFC to the new and professional Webmasters who are looking for total web solutions!" - R. Shefferd