Intensive Hosting today announced that The Debt Exchange, Inc. (DebtX), selected Intensive to provide managed hosting for its online mortgage auction site. Intensive Hosting offers managed hosting for complex Web sites exclusively on the Microsoft platform and was launched as an alternative to Digex-WorldCom. Intensive Hosting is a division of Rackspace Managed Hosting, the second largest managed hosting provider with more than 5,900 servers online.

Boston-based DebtX is one of the largest full-service loan sale advisors in the country. DebtX allows banks and other financial institutions to leverage its live, online auction technology to bid on and purchase commercial and residential mortgage debt. In real-time, DebtX users access loan information, bid competitively against each other and complete transactions all via the Web site.

Intensive Hosting provides DebtX with the essential managed hosting services and 100 percent uptime guarantee that are critical to the company's online operation. Intensive Hosting focuses on the ProActive7(TM) to offer a solid foundation for complex Web sites. The ProActive7 consists of Security and Patching; Backup and Recovery; Server Administration; Reporting and Trending; Deep Monitoring; Rapid Deployment and Scaling and Superstructure.

"When we sought a new hosting provider, we looked for a financially stable hosting company with a solid track record for technical expertise and service," said Kevin Jarnot, managing director of technology, DebtX. "We evaluated the industry leaders and selected Intensive Hosting because it offered a focus on the vital managed services at a lower price. With Intensive Hosting, we do not have to worry about scalability or uptime. Intensive takes care of all of it for us."

"Intensive Hosting has addressed a huge need in the marketplace for the proactive management of complex Microsoft sites at a lower cost," said Graham Weston, president, Intensive Hosting. "DebtX offers a leading mortgage auction service that is depended upon by major financial institutions, so reliability is crucial. Intensive offers a 100 percent uptime guarantee, and by focusing on the ProActive7 and Microsoft platforms we can offer managed hosting at a significantly lower cost."

About DebtX

The Debt Exchange, Inc. (DebtX) is one of the largest full service loan sale advisors in the country, serving commercial banks, insurance companies, investment banks and other financial institutions. DebtX was founded to create a liquid secondary market for buyers and sellers of commercial and residential real estate debt, commercial and industrial loans and other corporate debt. A registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission, DebtX offers traditional loan sale services through the industry's most experienced team of professionals and operates the most active Internet- based platform for secondary commercial debt, with more than 1,300 registered participants. DebtX's investors include Allied Capital Corp., Sparkventures, LLC, and Flagship Ventures. Headquartered in Boston, DebtX can be reached at 617-443-9199, or http://www.debtx.com/ .

About Intensive Hosting

Intensive Hosting is a division of Rackspace Managed Hosting, the second largest managed hosting provider. Intensive Hosting manages Microsoft hosting platforms for complex Web sites and was launched as an alternative to Digex- WorldCom. Intensive's unique approach focuses on the ProActive7, which are the vital managed services that create a solid foundation required for complex Web sites. By eliminating custom hosting elements and focusing exclusively on Microsoft-based deployments, Intensive costs at least 21 percent less than other competitors. For more information on Intensive Hosting visit http://www.intensive.com/ or call 888.480.6840.

For more information, please contact:
Annalie Drusch
Intensive Hosting
210.892.4000
adrusch@rackspace.com