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last quarterly report boasted 18% revenue growth and 8,000 new customers -
not a small feat, considering markets have done little to help most Web companies.
"Both quarters (this year) have exceeded our expectations overall,"
Zdanowski says. And because the market is filled with companies gearing their
services to SMEs, competing with other hosts isn't easy. "SME is a tough
market," Zdanowski says. "You have to operate efficiently, you have
to know the customer... you've got to communicate well." The panelists
discussed the lack of women in executive positions in the industry as well
as the business world.
Panelists included Darci Arnold, vice president of global marketing at Seagate;
Tiffani Bova, director of sales and channel programs at Affinity Internet;
Sharon Habibi, founder, president and CEO of Syscom Technologies; Gia McNutt,
president and CEO of Special Order Systems; Rauline Ochs, vice president of
BEA's worldwide partner initiatives; and Valarie Remmers, vice president of
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Offers nt webhosting and iis hosting. Affinity Internet, however, says it isn't about to jump ship. In fact, based on its recent successes, the company doubts it will changes its focus, which is geared almost entirely toward the SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) market, any time soon. "We see the SME market as being a long-term, steady-growth business for us," says John Zdanowski, Affinity's Chief Operating Officer, adding that the SME sector is "an extremely lucrative and highly fast-growing business for us at this point." Offers nt webhosting and iis hosting.
Offers nt webhosting and iis hosting. Shared hosting currently drives almost
half of Affinity's revenue, and the company is signing up new clients at a
blazing pace. "We're adding 4,000-plus new shared customers a month,"
says Tiffani Bova, Affinity's Director of Sales and Channel Programs. Of course,
SMEs often require services that go beyond shared accounts. Offers nt webhosting
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