Also offers free domain name registration for one year with all new Concentric Windows web site hosting plans.

XO Communications, today announced support for the latest version of Microsoft ASP.NET version 2.0 with all Concentric Windows web hosting plans.

Additionally, the company is also offering one free domain name registration for a year with all new Concentric Windows web site hosting plans. ASP.NET allows scripts to conduct outbound communications from the Web server, such as a stockbroker's web site that has real-time displays of stock prices or a web site that displays a business' location and directions, says the company.

"We're very excited to be offering this latest version of ASP.NET to our Concentric web hosting customers," said Bill Uyeki, Senior Product Manager for web hosting services at XO Communications. "We know our customers will be able to create their Web pages much faster and much more simply than with previous versions of ASP. And in today's security conscious world, this latest release offers built-in protection against many common hacker attacks."