Verio named finalist in SBs Computing's Excellence in Technology Awards

CENTENNIAL: Verio, a leading provider of online business solutions, including hosting, applications and managed services, has announced that it is a finalist in the 2008 Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Awards. The company was recognized for its eStorefront Hosting Plans in the "E-commerce Web Hosting Provider" category.

Highlighting companies that have helped small businesses gain access to the right growth tools, the Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Awards allows readers to vote for companies that have driven their purchases and provided superior resolutions to their business challenges.

Verio’s finalist position in the Excellence in Technology Awards is based on the company’s industry leading eStorefront Hosting Plans. Designed to help small and mid-size businesses get their online stores up and running quickly with the ShopSite shopping cart, the eStorefront Hosting solutions meet the needs of a wide range of online businesses.

As part of Verio’s small business solutions, the eStorefront Hosting Plans offer a flexible range of shopping cart options and features customers can choose from. The hosting plans are easily customizable for users of all expertise levels gives, giving customers improved usability and added functionality for their online commerce. Verio’s eStorefront plans support Google Checkout and accept payments with PayPal, enabling easy integration and use of two popular online payment options. The commerce services also feature online marketing tools to help businesses increase site traffic and reach new customers, and include easy-to-use site traffic reporting tools to help measure that traffic.

"Verio is honored to be selected as a finalist for the Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Award. This acknowledgement is particularly important because it is the readers of Small Business Computing and business users themselves who have endorsed the technologies and solutions that Verio offers to enable online business,” said Dennis Boyle, chief operating officer at Verio. “This recognition validates our efforts to help customers more effectively and affordably build and grow their business without having to scale IT resources or infrastructure.”