Aplus.Net Names New Executive Vice President of Marketing and

anonymous writes "San Diego, California –November 25, 2003 - Aplus.Net, a leading Internet presence provider to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it has named Ronan Winter as executive vice president of marketing and business development.

“The addition of Ronan to the executive team comes at a key time as we position ourselves for rapid growth,” said Ivan Vachovsky, chief executive officer of Aplus.Net. “Ronan’s experience and achievement in strategic business development will be invaluable as we strive to become the top Internet presence provider in the United States.”

Winter brings over 15 years of success in the software and Internet industries to Aplus.Net. He previously served as vice president of OEM sales and regional vice president for Pivotal Software Corporation. Before joining Pivotal Software Corporation, Winter served as vice president of strategic alliances and marketing for Essential.com. Winter’s specialization in the Internet industry began in 1997 when he was appointed director of business development for Lycos, Inc.

"Aplus.Net offers a unique value proposition in a crowded market,” said Winter. “Aplus.Net’s suite of award-winning products and services combined with our talented executive team and expert utilization of advanced technology makes me confident of our long-term success.”

About Aplus.Net

Aplus.Net (www.aplus.net) is a leading provider of Internet services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s headquarters are located in San Diego, CA with other offices in Anaheim, CA, Sacramento, CA, Atlanta, GA and Europe. Aplus.Net specializes in providing a complete Internet presence, including domain name registration, corporate identity on the Internet, matching e-mail addresses, web design, web hosting, e-commerce, credit card processing tools, and website maintenance. Aplus.Net is among the ten largest privately held web hosting and domain name registration companies in the USA and is a facilities based provider. The Company owns and operates its own data center and its own ICANN accredited domain names registrar (Names4Ever.com)."