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ISWest Named to 2008 Inc. 5000 List

Company Ranks No. 4674 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 50.1%

Inc. announced it placed ISWest 4674th on its 2008 annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country and in the Top 600 businesses in the California.

The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy -- America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."

Founded in 1996 by Drew Kaplan and Robert Johnson in Westlake Village, California, ISWest's full-service Internet technology products give businesses the edge of a one-stop shop that's Non-Stop Internet, Non-Stop Support and Non-Stop People(TM). Offering the gamut of services from Disaster Recovery, Security, Colocation, High-Speed Connectivity and anaged Services including Web and Email Hosting is just part of what the company provides, with customer support being a top priority.

"We are so proud to be included on this prestigious list," said Drew J. Kaplan, founder, CEO/CFO, ISWest. "Thank you to our invaluable team members who have shown dedication to the business and to our valued Customers who have demonstrated confidence in the company again and again."

"Throughout its continued growth ISWest has maintained a unique blend of High Quality Customer Care and the ability to find unique solutions for our customer Internet and Security needs. This in turn, allows our customers to focus on their core business," said Robert V. Johnson, founder, President/CTO, ISWest.

Inc. 5000 Methodology

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.

About ISWest:

Ranked among the 50 fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte in Los Angeles, ISWest provides customers with high-speed Internet access, Server Colocation, Managed Server solutions, Web and Email Hosting, and a full range of Firewall/VPN security services. ISWest's core philosophy of "People Wrapped around Technology" creates a superior customer experience through Nonstop Internet, Nonstop Support and Nonstop People. ISWest -- known for quality of service, bandwidth utilization, reliability and price -- provides a higher quality of service than most competitors because it utilizes eight major Internet backbone providers. For more information, call Drew Kaplan 818-735-3000 or visit www.ISWest.com.