Tokyo – March 23, 2007 – GMO Hosting & Security hosting brand iSLE last week began offering the net construction tool MakeShop service ShopManager. The net shop management service is part of an effort by the brand to provide more support to SOHO, small and medium businesses seeking to attract customers to their site.

ShopManager offers shop management to iSLE customers who use the net shop construction tool MakeShop. ShopManager offers assistance to customers establishing new net shops as well as management and sales campaign ideas for customers with existing stores.

ShopManager
The net shop management assistance services have been designed to meet customer needs. Two services are available; one helps customers establish a new store and one provides store management.
Each customer is assigned a staff member that meets regularly with them and provides assistance in establishing and operating an online store.

Establish a New Website Service
This service, aimed at customers who want to establish an online store but lack the knowledge to do so, uses the MakeShop net shop construction tool to build a store for the customer. As a result we are able to provide the opportunity to open an online store to more of our customers.

Service name	New website creation
Service Outline	-Top page design, creation (*) -Design of up to four page types -Registration of up to 60 products -Basic store set up
Eligibility	iSLE customers who have MakeShop contracts or intend to purchase MakeShop contracts
Cost	Prices start from 200,000 YEN

*Cost varies according to design
* Separate charges apply for the MakeShop service

ShopManager Service
The ShopManager service provides net shop management support that reduces the burden of complicated net shop management tasks and allows our customers to focus on running their business.

Service name	ShopManager Service
Service Content	Product Upload Create and upload pages for up to 70 new products/ per month. Page Update Up to 2 layout and design changes/ per month. Promotional Page Building Create campaign pages for give-aways etc. on up to 5 items/ per month. Registration on Prize Give-Away Sites. Increase membership by registering on up to 100 free prize give-away sites. Product Evaluation Replaces products that donft sell with product that do. Up to 10 times/ per month.
Eligibility	iSLE customers who have MakeShop contracts or who intend to purchase MakeShop contracts
Cost	Set up costs start from 150,000/ Monthly fees start from 150,000 YEN *

*Extra charges apply when operations exceed the above limitations in one month

iSLE continues to aid SOHO, small and medium businesses in attracting customers to their websites by providing active management support and striving to expand our range of useful services. This is part of our effort to promote the development of IT in SOHO, small and medium businesses.

Related Links (All links are to Japanese language sites unless otherwise indicated)
Idea Cube: http://www.idea-cube.co.jp/index.html
Shop Manager: http://home.isle.ne.jp/service/apps/makeshop/acting_manager.html

GMO Hosting & Security Inc.
One of Japan’s leading hosting providers, GMO Hosting & Security has been providing a diverse range of hosting services through the two brands iSLE and RapidSite since it was first established in 1997. While hosting services are the core of our business we also provide a range of Internet solution products such as electronic authentication certificates and hosting service OEM to ISP and web hosting companies. In November 2006 we received the ISMS (Information Security Management System) International Standard ISO/IEC27001:2005 and JIS Q 27001:2006 Certification.

Media Inquiries
GMO Hosting & Security Inc. Corporate Planning Department
E-mail: pr@gmo-hs.com
GMO Internet Inc. Group PR Team
E-mail: pr@gmo.jp

The GMO Internet Group
The GMO Internet Group is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services in Japan. We provide web hosting, e-commerce tools, domain registration, Internet advertising, online securities trading and a host of other services to over 22 million individual and 550 000 corporate customers. Striving to redefine the industry and foster a vibrant Internet culture, the GMO Internet Group is continuously working to inspire enthusiasm in our customers and put smiles on their faces.

GMO Hosting & Security Inc.

Company Name	GMO Hosting & Security Inc.<http://www.gmo-hs.com/eng/> (TSE Mothers Market Code: 3788)
Address	Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO	Mitsuru Aoyama
Business Description	Web hosting service Internet security
Capital	902,060,000 YEN

GMO Internet Inc.

Company Name	GMO Internet Inc.<http://www.gmo.jp/en> (TSE First Section Code: 9449)
Address	Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO	Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description	Internet Use Support (Infrastructure) Internet Advertising Support (Media) Internet Finance
Capital	7,148,290,000 YEN