Metafore, one of Canada's leading IT solutions providers, has entered into a partnership with Canada Web Hosting to offer managed hosting solutions to its customers

"This partnership provides a key business enabler for our customers," said Metafore president Bryant Jackson. "With this partnership, Metafore can now provide managed hosting for infrastructure and applications, which will allow our customers to better rationalize IT resources and control their costs. This managed service solution also enables customers to enhance service quality and reliability by leveraging the resources and expertise of both Metafore and Canada Web Hosting."

Under the terms of the agreement, Metafore and Canada Web Hosting will jointly market their services, and will partner to leverage their respective capabilities to deliver world-class managed hosting services. Together both companies will also co-market their services at industry trade events and through seminars to create awareness and drive new customer development.

About Metafore
Metafore, a division of Hartco Income Fund, has over 20 years experience delivering IT solutions to private and public sector organizations of every size. With a team of more than 900 associates, operations in 14 cities throughout Canada, and access to a network of 1200 certified technical resources from coast to coast, Metafore is one of Canada's leading information technology solution providers. Metafore designs, supplies and installs complete IT infrastructure systems and offers ongoing technical support and advanced professional services. For more information, please visit Metafore online at www.metafore.ca.

About Canada Web Hosting
Named one of Canada's fastest growing companies by Profit Magazine in 2006, Canada Web Hosting delivers mission-critical Windows and Linux hosting solutions to clients from world-class operations centers in Toronto and Vancouver. Its mission is to provide the highest quality enterprise-class hosting solutions available in Canada through a comprehensive, customer-focused sales and technical support model in combination with robust network and data center services. For more information on Canada Web Hosting's full range of managed hosting solutions, please visit the company online at www.canadawebhosting.com or call toll free at (866) 297-0853.

About Hartco Income Fund
Hartco Income Fund (TSX:HCI.UN) has been a leader in the Canadian information technology business for more than thirty years. Through its operating divisions, which together include more than 80 commercial and retail locations across Canada, Hartco Income Fund delivers digital technology products and services to consumers of every age and to private and public sector organizations of every size.

Forward Looking Statements
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