London, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - February 22, 2008 - Subsidiary of UK-2 Group, British web hosting company, UK2.net, has been nominated as a finalist for two categories in the ISPA Awards 2008, having been shortlisted for the ''Best Shared Hosting'' category and ''Best Dedicated Hosting'' category.

Ditlev Bredahl, Managing Director / CEO of UK2 noted, ''We are extremely pleased with the news of being a finalist for two awards. This is the first time we have entered the ISPA Awards and we are proud to have done so well to be shortlisted. It is a great compliment to the amazing work UK2 have and continue to do in the hosting industry.''

The ISPA Awards have been organised since 1999 and celebrate the best of the best in the Internet industry. The awards are recognised throughout the industry for their independence and objectivity. The Best Shared Hosting and Best Dedicated Hosting categories are tested on a number of factors such as performance, availability and value for money.

The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA UK) was established in 1995 as a trade association to represent providers of Internet services in the UK. ISPA promotes competition, self-regulation and the development of the Internet industry.

UK-2 Group, a major player in the hosting industry since the late nineties, provides domain name registration and web hosting services to many customers through its family of hosting brands UK2.net, US2.net, midPhase Services, AN Hosting, Autica and Resell.biz. The group operates its services out of several state of the art, multi million pound data centres and are committed to providing reliable, secure and great value products and services underpinned with excellent support. UK2-Group is also a major shareholder in the merged Redbus Interhouse and Telecity Group, the leading European data centre provider.

For more information about the ISPA, please visit: http://www.ispa.org.uk.
To learn more about UK.net, please visit: www.uk2.net.