Fareham IT company NewNet has taken on more staff to cope with increasing business.

Corporate manager Peter Milford is the first point of contact with the company's business customers. An expert in large-scale networks and systems, he is a former chief executive of the nationally-recognised Hampshire Online Learning project and has also worked at Gosport's St Vincent College.

Co-location sales consultant Danny Gerlack joins the firm from the London IT world. He's also worked at the London International Futures Exchange.

Consultant in leased line connectivity Mark Taylor has worked for 11 years in the financial service industry.

NewNet, founded six years ago, is now recognised as one of the country's fastest Internet service providers and hosts web servers for hundreds of major companies. It was chosen as Web Hosting Company of the Month twice this year by Internet magazine.