Press Release .:. 03/27/03

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:

Kimberly Pugh
Vortech, Inc.
407.737.1783
407.650.2507
Kim@vortechhosting.com
http://vortechhosting.com


Florida Hosting Company Supports 1st Amendment Not Graphic Violence or 'Adult Content' pertaining to War in Iraq.

Orlando, FL -- March 27, 2003 -- Vortech, Inc. would like to take this opportunity to address the public regarding the removal of graphic depictions of dead/mutilated soldiers and children from our web servers.

Vortech, Inc. strongly believes in the 1st Amendment to the U.S Constitution protecting the freedom of speech of the citizens of this great country. In times such as these, the media will do whatever they can to get ratings and increase their viewership, regardless of how this may affect our national security and loved ones who may be watching. On Monday March 23rd, Vortech, Inc. received numerous complaints from both our upstream service provider and many other independent parties regarding violent, graphic adult content publicly posted at YellowTimes.org residing on our web server. We contacted YellowTimes.org and asked them to please remove the graphic material, as it was in violation of our Terms of Service. YellowTimes.org chose to ignore our request; therefore their account was suspended. The content in question depicted graphic photographs of U.S. Prisoners of War in Iraq as well as pictures of recently deceased U.S. soldiers and wounded or dead Iraqi children. The photographs contained clearly identifiable features of the deceased with no regard to the loved ones of the U.S. Service men and women. The website also had no visible means of protection or warning to those viewers under the age of 18.

In these volatile times of war our Terms of Service are intended to take into account the interests of our client base (that would prefer not to see graphic depictions of dead/mutilated soldiers or children) as well individuals who might be personally affected (such as families/loved ones of wartime casualties).

Companies and/or individuals that choose to utilize our services are held accountable to our Terms of Service and any breach of contract would entail the termination of service. We would also like to make it clear that this decision is not of a political nature.

Our complete Terms Of Service can be found at: http://www.vortechhosting.com/aup/
For information: http://vortechhosting.com or
Contact: Kim@vortechhosting.com
Phone: 407.737.1783