Internet hosting companies will feel the pressure to innovate in 2003, says Small-Business Web Hosting Trends 2002 in Review, 2003 Expectations, a report from ebi Group. According to the report one of the global hosting industry's greatest challenges in the year to come will be finding new and creative ways to attract the next wave of small-business customers.

Four key trends in small-business hosting are identified in the report

1) continued growth in value-added offerings for entry-level hosting,

2) ongoing mergers or acquisitions involving Web hosts and other companies with similar customer bases or complementary offerings,

3) increasing efforts to differentiate and expand programs for hosting resellers and affiliates, and

4) new strategies to target late-adopting small-business customers who have not yet gone online.

"Small-Business Web Hosting Trends" (40 pages, PDF or print format) is available from the ebi Group for $189.00 (PDF, delivered electronically). A table of contents and list of companies covered can be found at http://www.ebigroup.com/products/story.php?id=12. An executive summary can be downloaded by visiting http://www.ebigroup.com/products/whitepapers.php.

For more information, visit the ebi Group's Website at http://www.ebigroup.com.

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