iWeb achieves its highest-ever ranking among Canadian Tech companies

MONTREAL, April 19 /CNW/ -- 
MONTREAL, April 19 /CNW Telbec/ - iWeb (TSXV: IWB), Global provider of Internet hosting services and IT infrastructure,
 has been ranked 120 th in the 2011 Branham300, the annual listing of
 the top 300 Canadian Technology companies, thanks to revenues of US$29
 million in 2010, iWeb's overall ranking has been steadily improving
 since the Company's first inclusion on the ranking, 241st in 2006.


iWeb's ascension in the Branham 300 ranking;


2006 - 241st
2007 - 206th
2008 - 195th
2009 - 162nd
2010 - 124 th *
2011 - 120th


*a procedural anomaly prevented iWeb's results from being properly
 displayed in the 2010 ranking


"We are thrilled to be recognized as one of Canada's top IT companies
 since 2006; iWeb's 26% growth in 2010 compares well to the 4% average
 growth rate for companies appearing on the 2011 Branham300." said Eric
 Chouinard, President and CEO of iWeb. He added that "Based on this
 year's ranking, the Canadian ICT industry comes across as healthy,
 which is a promising indicator of future growth for iWeb.
 Congratulations to our clients and partners who also made this year's
 list!


As Branham Group predicted in last year's edition of the Branham300,
 Canada's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry
 realized modest growth in 2010, as cumulative revenues for the Top 250
 Canadian ICT companies increased 3.66% to CA$73.93 billion, up from
 CA$71.32 billion in 2009. The Montreal-based company was ranked in the
 ICT Hardware and Infrastructure category.


iWeb, who recently unveiled its new corporate image, announced in
 January that it had activated its 1000th Smart Server (the Company
 provisions a total of 14,000 dedicated servers, including the Smart
 Servers). Since becoming a public company in 2004, iWeb has been
 steadily growing to become one of Canada's largest IP hosting firms,
 and was ranked in the top 20 movers and shakers in Canadian IT
 companies in 2009.


About iWeb


iWeb is a worldwide provider of Internet hosting services and IT
 infrastructure. Operating four data centers, iWeb has a capacity of
 34,000 dedicated servers, over 1,100 colocation racks and Internet
 capacity of 77 Gbit/s, divided between nine providers.


One of the 100 fastest growing companies in Canada according to PROFIT
 magazine, iWeb takes more than 60% of its revenues from abroad. With
 revenues of US$29 million in 2010, iWeb provides services to 24,600
 customers in 150 countries. Founded in 1996 Montreal, iWeb is listed on
 the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "IWB".


About Branham Group Inc.


Branham Group Inc. is a leading industry analyst and strategic
 consulting firm servicing the global information technology
 marketplace. Branham Group assists information technology companies and
 related institutions in achieving market success through its custom
 consulting services (Planning, Marketing and Partnering), and through
 its multi-client research subscription programs (Digital Health and
 Green IT). Branham also produces an annual listing of the top
 information and communications technology (ICT) companies in Canada
 (www.branham300.com), tracks the Canadian Outsourcing industry and
 monitors over 450 Digital Health vendors.


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