New Contracts Further Establish VIA's Industry Solutions Unit as a Leader In Delivering Managed Business Communications Solutions To Specific Vertical Market Segments

VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNWI; EASE), a leading provider of business communications solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced four new and upgraded network installations for key customers based on its extended portfolio of Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) solutions.

Recent IP VPN network implementations and upgrades include:

Retail Segment
* MIDAS International Corporation -- France
VIA NET.WORKS is working in partnership with MIDAS, one of the largest providers of automotive service, to implement a DSL VPN solution to connect its 300 franchised outlets and office sites throughout France following the successful completion of a 60-site pilot project. The result is an innovative and cost-effective network infrastructure, enabling all MIDAS employees and franchisees to gain secure access to MIDAS' central business systems and Internet services.

* City Centre Restaurants -- United Kingdom
VIA NET.WORKS is enabling City Centre Restaurants (UK) Ltd to cost-effectively connect its London headquarters with four regional offices and mobile workers through a secure, managed Internet VPN. City Centre Restaurants, with its well-known brands Caffe Uno,Chiquito's, Est Est Est, Frankie & Benny's and Garfunkel's, is focusing on making better use of IT by working with VIA UK and is now extending its VPN to operations at Gatwick airport and upgrading the network to increase capacity and performance.

Professional Services Segment
* Gruner AG -- Switzerland
Major Swiss civil engineering group, Gruner AG, with headquarters in Basel and affiliated companies in Switzerland and Germany, awarded the contract to VIA NET.WORKS to upgrade its ADSL VPN to a highly reliable, fully managed Internet (IPSec) VPN. VIA designed and is in the process of completing the implementation of a flexible, secure and robust IP VPN based on leased line connections to link Gruner's seven main office sites. VIA's VPN solution will fulfill Gruner's key requirements, providing secure communications through encrypted links with guaranteed minimal latency time and high availability to support optimal performance for the company's CITRIX Terminal Server sessions.

Transportation Segment (local niche market)
* GrohmannAttollo GmbH -- Germany
VIA designed a DSL VPN solution for GrohmannAttollo GmbH, a medium- sized haulage and transport logistics company, to create efficient communications between the company's 15 sites in Germany. In addition to helping GrohmannAttollo control its communications costs, the DSL VPN is streamlining the company's supply chain management and logistics processes, further improving their ability to offer a complex range of services to meet customer requirements.


In commenting on these customer wins, Keith Westcott, SVP VIA Industry Solutions Group, stated, "We are fulfilling our vision to develop and deliver 'big company' solutions to the SME market. These recent customer additions attest to VIA's ability to create a commercially attractive set of IP networking solutions that companies of all sizes can build their businesses on. We look forward to building on this base of success as we see opportunities for significant potential growth in the VPN services market across Europe."

VIA's IP VPN solutions have been designed to meet the networking needs of SMEs across Europe. VIA has significantly enhanced its ability to deliver best-fit networking solutions by combining three VPN technologies -- DSL VPN for the lowest cost-per-site links to a central office; Internet VPN for greatest flexibility and MPLS VPN to support multiple classes of service -- with an innovative traffic analysis and network-monitoring tool, IP Vision.

About VIA NET.WORKS Inc.
VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (Nasdaq, Euronext: VNWI) is a leading provider of business communication solutions to small and medium-sized businesses in Europe and the United States. VIA Industry Solutions & VIA Express business units offer a comprehensive portfolio of managed services including hosting, security, internet access, DSL and lease line connectivity, VPNs, applications and voice. Through its bundled solutions and market-specific partner relationships, VIA is in a unique position to deliver long-term value-added services to its many customers. For further information, please visit our website: www.vianetworks.com

Customer Company Backgrounds:

Midas is one of the world's largest providers of automotive service, offering maintenance services, exhaust, brake, steering and suspension services, as well as batteries and climate control at 2,700 franchised, licensed and company-owned Midas shops in 19 countries, including 1,900 in the United States and Canada.

City Centre Restaurants Plc is one of the largest independent restaurant groups in the UK, and is a publicly quoted company on the London Stock Exchange. Its portfolio of restaurants, cafes and bars comprise five brands, plus its Concessions Division currently operating in 5 airports across the UK. In over 250 restaurants nationwide, City Centre Restaurants' hardworking teams serve over 20 million meals per year to a consistently high standard.

Gruner AG was founded in 1862. The company employs approximately 360 people and its 2002 turnover was CHF 52.0 M. The fields of acitvity are traffic and transportation, hydraulic and civil engineering, structural engineering, environment, energiy and facility management. Major projects since 1998 include the AlpTransit (Gotthard base tunnel, northern section) and the Munich-Verona rail link (Brenner North feeder).

GrohmannAttollo GmbH is a medium-sized haulage and transport logistics company with tradition to its name and proven performance capabilities. A network of regional branch offices ensures that the company can respond rapidly to customers' needs. The company's success is based on the following key factors: modern management team and expert staff, the use of innovative technology, precise transportation logistics, offering a complex range of services that are dependable and flexible to meet customers' requirements.