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Article: Sprint exits Web hosting biz.
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- Network World
- Article date:
- June 16, 2003
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Byline: DENISE PAPPALARDO
After five years, Sprint is leaving the Web hosting business.
The carrier announced last week that it is "winding down" its Web hosting business this year because the business was not successful enough.
"Sprint had not been getting much traction in the hosting market lately," says Melanie Posey, analyst at IDC. "Given some of the company's other challenges in the core network operations, this is probably a good move."
According to IDC, Sprint had only 1% to 2% of the overall Web hosting market. Although the carrier entered the Web hosting market in 1998 - later than many competitors - it didn't win enough big ...