ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Web.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW), the leading destination for websites and web services, announced today that the company has partnered with Brown University's Entrepreneurship Program to design and host their website. The new website can be found at www.brownep.org and was designed for Brown students to foster entrepreneurial education and new businesses.
"As a Brown graduate and Board member, I know first hand the value of Brown's Entrepreneurship Program," stated Jeff Stibel, President and CEO, Web.com. "Brown offers a unique academic experience and its Entrepreneurship Program enables students to apply exciting new ideas into business applications."
In addition to creating the new website, Web.com is also offering all Brown University students, alumni and faculty with discounted web services, including website design, web hosting and eCommerce. Web.com is also sponsoring the Entrepreneurship Program and will provide web services to the winners of the Brown Business Plan competition which takes place annually during the spring semester.
"The Brown University Entrepreneurship Program is a wonderful platform for students to incubate their business ideas and make them a reality," stated Robby Klaber '07, Co-President of Brown University's Entrepreneurship Program. "We thank Web.com for the new website and the web services they are offering to our program and students. Together, Brown and Web.com are helping the next generation of entrepreneurs create the future of business and showcase their efforts online."
For more information about The Brown University Entrepreneurship Program, please refer to http://www.brownep.org/.
About Web.com
Web.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW), formerly Interland, Inc. (Nasdaq:INLD), is the leading destination for the simplest, yet most powerful solutions for websites and web services. Web.com offers do-it-yourself and professional website design, website hosting, ecommerce, web marketing and email. Since 1995, Web.com has been helping individuals and small businesses leverage the power of the Internet to build a web presence. More than 4 million websites have been built or hosted using Web.com's proprietary tools, services and patented technology. For more information on the company, please visit www.web.com or call at 1-800-WEB-HOST.