LOS ANGELES, CA – February 23, 2006 – Los Angeles-based Globat.com®, the world-leader in Performance Web Hosting™, today announced its sponsorship of a birth. The mother-to-be, Asia Francis, is a 21-year-old resident of St. Louis, Missouri, and was expected to give birth to a baby girl, Samiah Wynn Francis in mid April, but is getting prepared for an earlier delivery.

Asia, along with medical staff and other people present at the birth, will be wearing Globat.com t-shirts and hats throughout the birth and Asia will also have a temporary Globat.com tattoo. The birth will also be videotaped and choice segments will be available online at (http://www.defyinggravity.com) within two weeks of the birth.

Asia said, “Who says being pregnant can't be fun! We are looking forward to our big event, the birth of our first child, and what better way is there to let her know how happy we are to welcome her into the world than by sharing it with Globat.com, her birth sponsor. We look forward to adding them to her baby book.” The grandmother-to-be, Asia’s mother Tamara, is also thrilled: “This has been an incredible journey with my daughter and it has brought us even closer together. This will have a happy ending and I hope it shows people that it's ok to do things out of the norm. It keeps life interesting!”

“The opportunity to sponsor the birth of a child was simply too exciting to pass up and all of us at Globat are truly thrilled to be a part of this awesome journey,” said Ben R. Neumann, President and CEO of Globat.com. “This is certainly a rare event, and mom has informed us that the sponsorship money will be put to good use with the added financial strain of raising little Samiah.”

Globat.com is launching a wave of similarly unique sponsorships and events under the banner of “Defying Gravity.” More information about this story and the campaign can be found at the web site (http://www.defyinggravity.com).

Information about Globat.com, the company's services, and their award-winning TeraByte Hosting™ packages starting at only $7.95/month, is available at their Web site (http://www.globat.com), or by calling 877-2-GLOBAT.

About Globat, LLC.
Globat, LLC (http://www.globat.com) is one of the most established Web hosting companies in the United States, offering affordable, quality Web hosting solutions to nearly 100,000 customers worldwide. Globat.com founder Ben R. Neumann, a two-time Entrepreneur of the Year&-#174; award nominee, is a pioneer of the budget Web hosting industry since his start in 1994, when he founded Icom.com, which was later sold in 1998. With its unprecedented combination of low prices, high performance and dedicated 24/7/365 customer service, Globat.com continues to be the frontrunners of the hosting industry. The company is privately held and headquartered in Los Angeles, California.