Silver Springs, Maryland - (The Hosting News) - June 14, 2006 - The Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit will feature web hosting firm, Freewebs.com President and COO, Shervin Pishevar, with representatives from Zillow.com, Pandora, Blinkx, SAI Tech (Sky Cities) and The Map Network to discuss emerging business models. Mr. Pishevar will review Freewebs.com's growth success to date, its offerings for members and advertisers, its plans for the future, and outline how the company's community offers a desirable audience of members and visitors.

Founded in 2001, Freewebs.com is a free, do-it-yourself web site builder that guarantees that anyone with an Internet connection can easily create a complete, high-quality web site through its publishing platform. According to the company, Freewebs.com has been fueled by viral growth, offering members a complete personal digital hub that includes web pages, blogs, profile pages, photo sharing, and video, within a unified web presence. The company services more than 10 million users around the globe.

In April, comScore MediaMetrix reported that more than 17.8 million unique individuals visited a site on Freewebs.com, making it the second-largest web host in the world as measured by page views.

The first annual Global Internet Summit will feature Internet architects and visionaries, company executives from U.S. and International markets, and investors who will assess current trends in the Internet economy, winning business models, and challenges ahead in the second decade of the Internet. When: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 1:35 p.m. PST Where: Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit 2006 Montage Resort and Spa, 30801 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California.

Freewebs offers everyone with an Internet connection and something to share, a free, do-it-yourself web site builder that guarantees easy creation of high-quality web sites through its vweb publishing platform. More than 10 million individuals, groups, organizations and small businesses worldwide use Freewebs.com to create and host comprehensive web sites that include blogs, photos, videos, music and e-commerce. Founded in 2001, Freewebs.com is privately held and based in Silver Spring, Maryland.