Netfirms Web Hosting Company, Garners Second Straight PROFIT 100 Listing

Toronto, Canada - (Website Hosting Directory) - October 1, 2007 - Web hosting solutions provider, Netfirms, has been named to the PROFIT 100 List, for its second straight year, recognized as one of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies.

Citing a growth rate of over 800% in the past five years, Netfirms placed 71 in the 19th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies. The PROFIT 100 profiles the country's most successful growth companies and is Canada's largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement.

Thomas Savundra, President of Netfirms, Inc. remarked, ''It is a tremendous honour to be recognized for the second year in a row by PROFIT 100, an unwavering commitment to our customers through technical leadership, product innovation, and customer service excellence continues to reward us with remarkable growth.''

Netfirms offers web hosting, e-commerce and domain names to business owners, including easy-to-use tools and resources such as design software and 24/7-customer support.

Mr. Savundra added, ''Of course it is the hard work and dedication of our employees that really made this happen. I would like to thank every member of our team, as well as our loyal customers who have gotten us to where we are today.''

Ian Portsmouth, Editor of PROFIT explained, ''PROFIT 100 companies are the new heroes of Canadian business, creating jobs at home and products used around the world. They've accomplished this by building great employee teams, exploiting export markets and rapidly responding to customer's fast-changing needs.''

Netfirms, Inc., founded in 1998, provides web hosting solutions and technology to successful small and medium-sized businesses, home office, entrepreneurs and individuals worldwide. Netfirms hosts over 1,000,000 websites, with offices in the U.S. and Canada. Netfirms was selected in 2006 as one of HostReview.com's Top 10 Fastest Growing Web Hosting Companies.

PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success, offers news, strategies, tips, interviews and other resources to entrepreneurs leading Canada's growing companies. Each year PROFIT - which currently reaches more than 300,000 readers nationally - hosts a number of events that bring together business leaders in the fast-growth segment and champions the interests of those leaders. PROFIT was founded in April 1982 as Canada's first national magazine geared to entrepreneurs.

Last month, to celebrate web hosting domain name provider for small to medium-sized businesses (SMB), Netfirms' debut of its Web Design service, the company planned to give away five free website makeovers, to website owners. Developed as a cost-effective professional website design service, including small businesses success tools, businesses may choose from three packages ranging in price from $399 to $1199. The Starter package includes six pages; Standard package, fifteen pages; and Ecommerce package, a fully functional e-store. All packages include a professionally designed website, free hosting, a domain name (website address), and optional maintenance. Also included is one on one consultation with a professional web designer throughout the design process. Websites are powered by an intuitive web-based content management system that allows business owners to easily make updates, and are typically built within five business days.

Netfirms, Inc., founded in 1998, provides web hosting solutions and technology to successful small and medium-sized businesses, home office, entrepreneurs and individuals worldwide. Netfirms hosts over 1,000,000 websites, with offices in the U.S. and Canada. Netfirms was selected in 2006 as one of HostReview.com's Top 10 Fastest Growing Web Hosting Companies.

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