DebtX Selects Intensive Hosting for Management of Online Mortgage Auction Site

Rackspace Division Provides Solid Foundation for Complex Web Sites



Jul 29, 2002, 01:00 ET from Intensive Hosting

    SAN ANTONIO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Intensive Hosting today announced
 that The Debt Exchange, Inc. (DebtX), selected Intensive to provide managed
 hosting for its online mortgage auction site.  Intensive Hosting offers
 managed hosting for complex Web sites exclusively on the Microsoft platform
 and was launched as an alternative to Digex-WorldCom.  Intensive Hosting is a
 division of Rackspace Managed Hosting, the second largest managed hosting
 provider with more than 5,900 servers online.
     Boston-based DebtX is one of the largest full-service loan sale advisors
 in the country.  DebtX allows banks and other financial institutions to
 leverage its live, online auction technology to bid on and purchase commercial
 and residential mortgage debt.  In real-time, DebtX users access loan
 information, bid competitively against each other and complete transactions
 all via the Web site.
     Intensive Hosting provides DebtX with the essential managed hosting
 services and 100 percent uptime guarantee that are critical to the company's
 online operation.  Intensive Hosting focuses on the ProActive7(TM) to offer a
 solid foundation for complex Web sites.  The ProActive7 consists of Security
 and Patching; Backup and Recovery; Server Administration; Reporting and
 Trending; Deep Monitoring; Rapid Deployment and Scaling and Superstructure.
     "When we sought a new hosting provider, we looked for a financially stable
 hosting company with a solid track record for technical expertise and
 service," said Kevin Jarnot, managing director of technology, DebtX.  "We
 evaluated the industry leaders and selected Intensive Hosting because it
 offered a focus on the vital managed services at a lower price.  With
 Intensive Hosting, we do not have to worry about scalability or uptime.
 Intensive takes care of all of it for us."
     "Intensive Hosting has addressed a huge need in the marketplace for the
 proactive management of complex Microsoft sites at a lower cost," said Graham
 Weston, president, Intensive Hosting.  "DebtX offers a leading mortgage
 auction service that is depended upon by major financial institutions, so
 reliability is crucial.  Intensive offers a 100 percent uptime guarantee, and
 by focusing on the ProActive7 and Microsoft platforms we can offer managed
 hosting at a significantly lower cost."
 
     About DebtX
     The Debt Exchange, Inc. (DebtX) is one of the largest full service loan
 sale advisors in the country, serving commercial banks, insurance companies,
 investment banks and other financial institutions.  DebtX was founded to
 create a liquid secondary market for buyers and sellers of commercial and
 residential real estate debt, commercial and industrial loans and other
 corporate debt.  A registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange
 Commission, DebtX offers traditional loan sale services through the industry's
 most experienced team of professionals and operates the most active Internet-
 based platform for secondary commercial debt, with more than 1,300 registered
 participants.  DebtX's investors include Allied Capital Corp., Sparkventures,
 LLC, and Flagship Ventures.  Headquartered in Boston, DebtX can be reached at
 617-443-9199, or www.debtx.com .
 
     About Intensive Hosting
     Intensive Hosting is a division of Rackspace Managed Hosting, the second
 largest managed hosting provider.  Intensive Hosting manages Microsoft hosting
 platforms for complex Web sites and was launched as an alternative to Digex-
 WorldCom.  Intensive's unique approach focuses on the ProActive7, which are
 the vital managed services that create a solid foundation required for complex
 Web sites.  By eliminating custom hosting elements and focusing exclusively on
 Microsoft-based deployments, Intensive costs at least 21 percent less than
 other competitors.  For more information on Intensive Hosting visit
 www.intensive.com or call 888.480.6840.
 
      For more information, please contact:
      Annalie Drusch
      Intensive Hosting
      210.892.4000
      adrusch@rackspace.com
 
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