Overland Park, Kansas - (The Hosting News) - October 15, 2007 - Web host and Internet solutions provider, Aplus.Net, has modified its management team, by making additions with executive-level promotions.

Two key members of the Aplus.Net management staff, have been promoted to executive roles. Michael Howard, previously the President of Accounting and Finance, has been named Aplus.Net's Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Ralph Munyan has been named as the company's Vice President and General Counsel.

Mr. Howard is a long-time member of the Aplus.Net team, with a vast range of professional experience in accounting and corporate finance spanning international regions as varied as China, Canada, and the Caribbean. He has also served in the United States Army Security Agency's Communications Intelligence service and teaches accounting and finance at the University of California San Diego School of Extended Studies.

A member of the Kansas Bar Association, Mr. Munyan first joined Aplus.Net in February 2007, bringing with him several decades of legal and business experience. In addition to extensive corporate and independent legal experience, Mr. Munyan holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and also serves as Vice Chairman of the board of directors for a Midwest-based, not-for-profit ministry that provides personal financial management education.

Ryan Elledge, Chief Operations Officer of Aplus.Net remarked, ''We're extremely proud of these members of our executive team and the important work they do in helping to maintain Aplus.Net's status as an industry company in a very competitive market. Both Mr. Howard and Mr. Munyan bring to Aplus.Net an exemplary level of dedication and work ethic. They may work behind the scenes, but it is our customers who ultimately benefit from their expertise and attention to detail. We're happy to announce their promotions.''

The new appointments, come on the heels of the company's decision to update its corporate philosophy, revising its motto to reflect a new ''Everything For Your Business Online,'' mantra. Aplus.Net's new slogan sought to emphasize that position during a time of change, according to company representatives. Having recently relocated from the West Coast to the Midwest and revamped its entire line of dedicated servers, Aplus.Net was also poised to announce several additional significant changes in the future.

Aplus.Net has provided web services since the Internet's commercial start in 1995. Aplus.Net is one of the top ten privately held hosting companies in the United States. Specializing in helping small businesses build a customer base via the Internet, Aplus.Net offers award-winning services that include web hosting and design, dedicated servers, online marketing, e-commerce, domain name registration, and much more. Aplus.Net has been awarded many honors for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine.

To learn more about Aplus,Net, please visit: www.aplus.net.


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