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Thruport Technologies Announces Title Sponsorship of 1st Annual R5 Road Rallye 500

ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 13th, 2003 - Thruport Technologies, a leading Internet hosting and managed services company, is proud to announce that they are the title sponsor of the first annual R5, or Royal Red Rex Road Rallye 500, the latest and most significant automative experience of 2003. As the title sponsor, the event will be known as the Thruport R5 Road Rallye 500. The Thruport Technologies logo will also be prominently displayed on every car in the event.

The Thruport R5 Road Rallye 500 follows in the tradition of legendary open road events such as the Gumball, and will test skill and endurance, rewarding teams who find the finish line on time. Thruport is sponsoring the first ever running of this exciting event because the engineering and skill of the drivers and navigators perfectly symbolizes the dedication Thruport applies to offering the best possible datacenter and network for hosting demanding and high-speed Internet sites and applications.

"Our servers, network & support are so fast, who better than us to sponsor the R4 Road Rallye" said Bruce Waldack, President & CEO of Thruport Technologies.

The official website for the Thruport R5 Road Rallye 500 is www.oxity.com

About Thruport Technologies
Thruport Technologies is a hosting and managed services company that was founded in 1999 by Bruce Waldack, one of the pioneers in the dedicating server hosting business. Thruport's goal is to provide unparalleled customer service and help customers get the perfect server set up for their specific needs. To that end, Thruport has created a state of the art data center with a blazingly fast network, and assembled a staff of experts who can help design and deploy custom solutions for the most demanding customers.

Thruport Technologies (www.thruport.com) offers a broad range of managed services from dedicated platforms to database, security, and clustered configurations. Thruport supports Sun, Apple, Linux, and W2K environments, specializing in serving enterprises with resource-intensive commerce, streaming, and transaction requirements. Thruport's world-class data center and network operations are located in Alexandria, VA. Thruport Sales can be contacted at 1-888-358-3400 or sales@thruport.com