DiscountASP.NET Launches Free Microsoft IIS 7.0 Beta Hosting

December 5, 2006 - DiscountASP.NET, an ASP.NET hosting and SQL Server 2005 hosting leader, announces the launch of beta hosting on the latest Microsoft Windows server "Longhorn" and Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7). Microsoft IIS7 beta hosting is available at no cost to all DiscountASP.NET customers.

DiscountASP.NET customers can enable their IIS7 Beta Hosting account instantly via their Hosting Control Panel. This IIS7 beta hosting program will continue until the final version of IIS7 is officially released.

"Microsoft is pleased to see DiscountASP.NET offer hosting for IIS7", said Brian Goldfarb, group product manager of the Web Platform Tools group at Microsoft Corp. "DiscountASP.NET's customers will love IIS 7 because it provides them a secure, reliable, easy to manage platform for both development and hosting of Web applications and Web services."

"DiscountASP.NET is committed to innovation and being an early adopter of Microsoft technology," said Takeshi Eto, VP Marketing at DiscountASP.NET, "We want to provide our Web hosting customers with the opportunity to get a head start in experimenting with IIS 7.0 in a hosted environment."

To learn more about Microsoft IIS 7.0, visit www.iis.net.

About DiscountASP.NET:
DiscountASP.NET (www.DiscountASP.NET) is an innovative leader in Microsoft Windows-based shared hosting, focused on providing the best value in ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 database hosting. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Microsoft ASP.NET Hosting Advantage Program featured member, DiscountASP.NET was one of the first hosts to launch ASP.NET 2.0 hosting and SQL Server 2005 database hosting. Through strong word-of-mouth and their commitment to ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 technology, DiscountASP.NET has become a choice for affordable and feature-rich ASP.NET web hosting.

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