Exhibit (a)(5)(I)
NTT Communications POWERED BY
VERIO
NTT Communications Corporation
Verio Inc.
May 29, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NTT Communications to Expand OCN Hosting Service
Through Cooperation with Verio
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) today announced that it will start
provisioning of hosting service OCN Mail & Web this June in Japan, through
cooperation with Verio Inc. (Nasdaq: VRIO) This service will be appropriate for
small- and medium-size businesses and SOHOs, whose need for information
technology (IT) is rising rapidly. Verio is the world's largest web hosting
company and a leading provider of comprehensive e-business solutions.
NTT Com has been providing hosting services, such as Original Domain Web, to
subscribers of its OCN Internet connection service. With the introduction of
Verio's superb hosting technology, dubbed Powered by Verio Program*1, OCN Mail &
Web realizes low-cost, high-function hosting service. NTT Com also enhanced
functions of its existing OCN Original Domain Mail, which has been renamed as
PowerMail, to provide comprehensive IT support for small- to medium-sized
offices.
In the future, NTT Com will seek to further expand OCN's hosting services by
using Verio's global, wide-range, latest web-solution technology.
NTT Com today applied to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications to
commence the service starting in June.
NTT Com announced on May 17 that it will make a tender offer to acquire all of
the outstanding stock of Verio Inc. Preparations for the offer are now being
made. Following the acquisition, the two firms' services would be integrated to
further enrich outsourcing data center services that support corporate
e-business, such as e-commerce platform, enhanced content delivery, and today's
hosting services.
Service Characteristics
OCN Web & Mail service is a low-cost, high-functioning hosting service that
supports IT environments for small- to medium-size businesses and SOHOs, by
using Verio's service platform. SOHOs and small- to medium-size businesses, by
outsourcing their server maintenance and management, can obtain a web site and
email addresses with an original domain name at low cost. Also, cost reduction
and business expansion is possible with the use of effective IT.
The service also helps firms that already possess an original domain name, web
site, or email address to lower their costs and enhance the quality and
efficiency of their IT networks.
Service Outline
Using the cutting-edge hosting technology of Powered by Verio Program, three
types of services are provided. OCN Mail & Web offers web hosting and mail
hosting for SOHOs and small- to medium-size offices. Three plans are available
under the OCN Mail & Web and customers can choose them according to their usage
patterns. Also, Entry 7, a homepage construction tool for entry-level users is
available. Domain Alias, a domain transfer service, is available for customers
with multiple domains or newly changed domain names.
The existing Original Domain Mail, which is provided only for users of OCN
Economy and other services, will be renamed PowerMail and given expanded
functions for a full-scale email environment, at lower costs.
1. OCN Mail & Web (Basic Plan)
. Contents
OCN Mail & Web is a low-cost, multi-function hosting service. The following
three plans, which are useful for business and include everything from web
hosting to mail hosting, are available:
a) Mail & Web 30: plan for SOHO market and simple home pages
b) Mail & Web 100: plan for small- to medium-size businesses that will use the
service on a full scale
c) Mail & Web 200: plan for sites where there is a great deal of user access or
employees
With the available disk volume of each plan, users may freely distribute volume
between email and the web according to their needs.
. Charges
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Number of Email Disk Data Transfer Monthly
Plan Accounts Space Space* Charges
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Mail & Web 30 10 30 MB 2 GB 4,800 yen
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Mail & Web 100 50 100 MB 3 GB 9,800 yen
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Mail & Web 200 100 200 MB 5 GB 25,000 yen
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*: In case the data transfer space exceeds the maximum amount allowed for each
plan, 10 yen per 1 MB will be charged.
. Functions
a) Usage of common gateway interface (CGI) made by users. Complex CGI, such as
the shopping cart function, is also available
b) Deals with information encryption and secure sockets layer (SSL) to guard
against information theft
c) Database function for product management
d) Access limitation function to limit access from unspecified general users,
such as in the case of members-only sites
e) Full-scale e-commerce service: Combines use with "Livuy" e-settlement service
and "Calle" small-sum settlement service via user's monthly phone bill
f) Basic email functions
Note: Available functions will differ according to the plan.
2. PowerMail (High-Quality Email Service)
. Content
This high-quality service secures disk space solely for email. It provides the
same function as Mail ON*2, a popular function of the OCN service. PowerMail
allows all of its users access to Original Domain Mail, which was previously
limited only to OCN Economy users. Also, the number of available email accounts
has been expanded to a maximum of 100.
. Charges
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Plan Number of Email Accounts Monthly Charges
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PowerMail 10 10 4,800 yen
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PowerMail 20 20 6,100 yen
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PowerMail 30 30 7,400 yen
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PowerMail 40 40 8,700 yen
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PowerMail 50 50 10,000 yen
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1,300 yen each for additional 10 mail accounts
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PowerMail 100 100 16,500 yen
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. Functions
a) Mobile phone compatible function with wireless application protocol (WAP)
terminals and i-mode from NTT DoCoMo
b) Mail filtering function (ex. to delete unnecessary email)
c) Function that allows users to check email via the web even from outside the
office
3. Entry 7 (Simple Homepage Construction Service)
. Content
This service allows computer novices to easily construct an Internet website of
seven pages in length by using a template and answering a questionnaire.
. Charges
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Number of Email Disk Data Transfer Monthly
Plan Accounts Space Space* Charges
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Entry-7 5 10 MB 1 GB 3,500 yen
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*: In case the data transfer space exceeds the maximum amount allowed for each
plan, 10 yen per 1 MB will be charged.
4. Domain Alias (Domain Transfer Service)
. Contents
This service enables transfer of customer email and URLs. This service is
appropriate when the customer would like end-users to access the same homepage
with multiple domain names, or when the customer wants end-users to access both
domains even after a change of domain.
. Charges
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Number of Email Disk Monthly
Plan Accounts Space Charges
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Domain Alias Transfer of one 1 MB 2,500 yen
account possible
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5. Other (Options)
As an option, the number of email accounts and disk space can be increased for
OCN Mail & Web, Entry 7 and Domain Alias.
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Additional Unit Monthly Charge Maximum
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Number of EMail per account 50 yen Up to 50 additional
Accounts email accounts
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Disk Space per 5 MB 400 yen Up to an additional
100 MB
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Notes:
*1 Powered by Verio Program:
Under this program, customers are supplied with Verio's leading web hosting
service platform, thereby allowing them to in turn provide services to their
customers.
*2 Mail ON function:
Email option function provided for the OCN service. It enables email
transmission and reception while outside the office, wherever Internet
connection is available. Filtering email by subject or sender, and automatic
transfer are also possible, as is downloading, sending and receiving email via
NTT DoCoMo's i-mode system.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Koki Inoue or Mr. Naokazu Yonezu
Corporate Users Business Division
NTT Communications Corporation
Telephone: +81 (3) 3506-1313
E-mail: ocnhosting@ntt.ocn.ne.jp
Mr. Fuyuki Natsumeda or Mr. Tomoyuki Okuda
Public Relations Office
NTT Communications Corporation
Telephone: +81 (3) 3500-8020
E-mail: info@ntt.com
Ms. Mona Peloquin
Verio Media Contact
Verio Inc.
Telephone: +1 (303) 645-1961
E-mail: mpeloquin@verio.net