Tokyo – October 15, 2007 – GMO Hosting & Security hosting brand, iSLE announces the start today of the iSLE WEB Grand Prix. The Grand Prix runs through to December 14 and is open to all web sites, blogs, and online stores. The iSLE WEB1 Grand Prix was first held in 2006 to promote the Internet as a communication tool.@GMO Hosting & Security is a GMO Internet Group company.

The iSLE WEB1 Grand Prix 2007 aims to showcase fun and interesting web communication and is open to anyone with a web site, blog or net shop. We have put together a judging panel of well known Internet and IT industry experts who will be seeking creativity, originality and fresh ideas.
This year, iSLE has added a new award. The ecology award recognizes iSLEfs endorsement of and participation in Team Minus 6%, an environment ministry global warming prevention project.

Application Period	1:00pm October 15, 2007 – 6:00pm December 14, 2007
Organizer	GMO Hosting & Security Inc.
Eligibility	All individuals and companies that operate web sites, blogs or net shops (the Grand Prix is not restricted to iSLE members)
How to Enter	Complete the official entry formiURL:http://w-1gp.com/j
Entry Fee	Free
Prizes	Grand Prix (1 site) Judgefs Special Award (4 sites), Ecology Award (20 sites)
Head of the Judging Panel	Mitsuru Aoyama, CEO, GMO Hosting & Security Inc.
Judging Panel	Osamu Kinoshita, Editor, Internet de Omise Yarouyo! Taichi Sugiura, CEO, CINRA, Inc. Shizuki Baba, Editor, Web Designing and Source & Script Yuichi Furuya, CEO, Global Web Co. Ltd.
Winners Announced	Between the end of December 2007 and the beginning of January 2008 (please refer to our website for details)

*A national global warming prevention project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6%.
Japan is obligated under the 2005 Kyoto protocol to reduce itfs emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses to 6% below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012.

Details of the judging criteria for each award are published on the iSLE WEB1 Grand Prix 2007 site.

Related Links (All links are to Japanese language sites unless otherwise indicated)
iSLE Grand Prix 2007: http://w-1gp.com/
Team Minus 6%: http://www.team-6.jp/

Media Inquiries
GMO Hosting & Security INC. Corporate Planning Department
E-mail: pr@gmo-hs.com
GMO Internet Inc. Group PR Team
E-mail: pr@gmo.jp

The GMO Internet Group
The GMO Internet Group is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services in Japan. We hold top domestic market shares in domain registration, web hosting and payment processing and we provide a host of other services including e-commerce solutions and Internet advertising to individual and corporate customers. Striving to redefine the industry and foster a vibrant Internet culture, the GMO Internet Group is continuously working to inspire enthusiasm in our customers and put smiles on their faces.

GMO Hosting & Security INC.

Company Name	GMO Hosting & Security INC.<http://www.gmo-hs.com/eng/> (TSE Mothers Market Code: 3788)
Address	Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO	Mitsuru Aoyama
Business Description	– Web hosting service – Internet security
Capital	904,650,000 YEN

GMO Internet Inc.

Company Name	GMO Internet Inc.<http://www.gmo.jp/en> (TSE First Section Code: 9449)
Address	Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO	Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description	– Internet Use Support (Infrastructure) – Internet Advertising Support (Media)
Capital	9,651,750,000 YEN

*All information in this document is correct at the time of release. Please be aware that it is subject to change as a result of events occurring after the release date.