N2H2 Signs Agreement with Largest ISP Consolidator in the Southeast

N2H2, Inc. , a leading Internet infrastructure company specializing in filtering, Internet management, and content delivery services, today announced that it has partnered with Orlando, Florida-based DURO Communications, Inc. to offer N2H2's filtering and Internet management services to 55 Internet service providers (ISP's) in the southeastern United States.

Under the terms of the agreement, DURO Communications will provide their 300,000 enterprise and consumer Internet customers with N2H2's industry-leading filtering technology.
Today's announcement with DURO Communications marks the latest step in N2H2's ongoing strategy to partner with leading ISPs to provide its filtering and Internet management services to businesses and homes. DURO Communications, which focuses on offering a broadband network to small and mid-sized businesses, has quickly expanded its user base, acquiring 49 ISPs in the last 14 months.
"Partnering with DURO Communications further establishes our presence in the Southeast where we are already providing filtering services to over half a million students in Florida alone," said Peter Nickerson, president and CEO of N2H2. "We are now partnering with more than 250 ISPs nationwide, which allows us to quickly expand our reach into the enterprise and consumer markets."
By integrating N2H2's filtering solution, DURO Communications' enterprise customers will now be able to manage Web usage in the workplace to reduce liability, improve bandwidth efficiency and give employees access to a more productive Internet. For DURO Communications' home users, N2H2's filtering solution provides customized filtering tools and content services to make the Internet appropriate for each member of the family.
"Optimized Internet access, efficiency in the workplace and safety in the home are becoming increasingly important issues to the current Internet user," said Peter B. Hopper, president of DURO Communications. "We chose N2H2 because it has successfully demonstrated its ability to provide scaleable, flexible and safe Internet access to more than 12 million users worldwide."
About DURO Communications Inc.
Founded in February 1999, DURO Communications is a full-service, facilities-based provider of Internet and data services in the Southeastern United States. The Company currently provides a full suite of Internet data and broadband communications services, including high-speed digital subscriber lines (DSL), access, Internet hosting, web development and network integration. It has completed 44 acquisitions of ISPs in Tier II and Tier III Southeastern markets, and currently serves more than 300,000 business and residential subscribers. For more information, please visit www.durocom.com.
About N2H2, Inc.
N2H2, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTWO) is a leading Internet infrastructure company specializing in filtering, Internet management, and content delivery services for work, home, and school. The company reviews and categorizes Web content and delivers it with integrated Internet products and services through a global interactive network.
N2H2 serves the following markets:
-- Enterprise -- provides filtering and related services that
allow businesses to manage Web usage in the workplace to
improve bandwidth efficiency, reduce potential liability, and
give employees access to a more productive Internet;
-- Education -- provides schools with filtering services and
information resources, creating a safer and more productive
Internet for students and educators;
-- Consumer -- provides home users with customizable filtering
tools and content services to make the Internet appropriate
for each member of the family.
Founded in 1995, N2H2 has more than 12 million users and a network of more than 1,500 filtering-enabled servers in the U.S., Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, Japan, Chile, Mexico, India, and Bermuda. Additional information about the company, which is based in Seattle, Washington, is available at http://www.n2h2.com or by calling 206/336-1501 or 800/971-2622.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are therefore not a guarantee of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties which could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include but are not limited to, the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet filtering industry, changes in domestic and international market conditions, the success of the company's brand development systems efforts, and customer acceptance of the company's services, products and fee structures. Further information on the factors and risks that could affect N2H2's business, financial condition and results of operations are included under the Risk Factor's Sections of N2H2's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-26825), that are available at http://www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this release. N2H2 undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events.