Data Return Corporation Appoints Robert Ted Enloe to Board of Directors

Data Return Corporation, a leading provider of managed hosting services, announced the appointment of Robert Ted Enloe to its Board of Directors on August 25, 2000. Enloe brings a wealth of experience from his background in strong Fortune 1000 companies, including Compaq Computer Corporation and Liberte Investors, Inc. He will join Data Return's Board, alongside Sunny C. Vanderbeck, the company's chairman and CEO. Enloe's appointment is seen as a significant addition to Data Return's Board, given his knowledge and experience in both financial and technical fields.

Key Takeaways:

• Robert Ted Enloe was elected to the Board of Directors of Data Return Corporation, effective August 25, 2000, with a wealth of experience from strong Fortune 1000 companies, including Compaq Computer Corporation and Liberte Investors, Inc.
• Enloe served as a member of the Office of the Chief Executive of Compaq from April to July 1999 and has been managing partner of Balquita Partners, Ltd., a real estate and securities investment partnership, since 1996.
• Enloe's experience spans multiple roles, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberte Investors, Inc. from 1975 to 1996, and as a director of several companies, including Leggett & Platt, Inc., SierraCities.com Inc., Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. and Compaq Computer Corporation.
• Data Return's Board now includes Enloe, Sunny C. Vanderbeck, the company's chairman and CEO, in addition to other members.
• Data Return Corporation specializes in providing high-availability managed hosting services for companies whose applications are based on Microsoft technologies.
• The company has strategic investors and Global Alliance Partners, including Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation, and Level 3 Communications.
• Enloe expressed his excitement to work with Data Return's Senior Management Team and fellow Board members to achieve continued success for the company.

Statistics:

• Data Return Corporation has been recognized by Microsoft as the Windows 2000 Global Hosting Partner of the Year.
• The company specializes in providing high-availability managed hosting services for 15 leading enterprises, including Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation, RadioShack.com, Texas Instruments, Pier 1 Imports, and World Bank.
• Data Return also provides managed infrastructure services for the rapidly growing market of Application Service Providers (ASPs).
• Level 3 Communications is one of Data Return's strategic investors and Global Alliance Partners.
• Enloe has been managing partner of Balquita Partners, Ltd. since 1996 and held various roles at Liberte Investors, Inc. from 1975 to 1996.

Sources:

• Business Wire, "Data Return Corporation Appoints Robert Ted Enloe to Board of Directors," August 25, 2000
• Data Return Corporation, "About Data Return"