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VIA NET.WORKS Files Annual Report for 2004

Company Receives NASDAQ Notification That It Has Complied

                           With Filing Requirements

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNWIE; EASE), a provider of business communication solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe and the U.S., today announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2004.

A copy of the annual report on Form 10-K can be found on the Investor Relations page of the company's corporate website (http://www.vianetworks.com), as well as on the official SEC website (http:/www.sec.gov).

The Company also announced that it has received notification today from The NASDAQ Stock Market that with its SEC filing, the Company now complies with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) regarding periodic filing requirements. NASDAQ also notified the Company that the fifth character "E" will now be removed from its trading symbol, which will be changed back to VNWI, at the opening of business on April 28, 2005.

About VIA NET.WORKS, Inc.

VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNWIE; Euronext) is a leading provider of business communication solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses in Europe and the United States. VIA offers a comprehensive portfolio of business communications services, including hosting, security, connectivity, networks, voice and professional services. Website: http://www.vianetworks.com.

SOURCE  VIA NET.WORKS, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Investors: Michael Geczi, +1-212-681-1700, ext. 156, Cell:
+1-917-439-8377, Fax: +1-212-681-6961, mgeczi@torrenzano.com; Media: Piers
Schreiber, +31 20 502 0072, Cell: +31 65 535 8087, Fax: +31 20 502 0001,
pschreiber@vianetworks.com, both of VIA NET.WORKS, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.vianetworks.com /
    (VNWI VNWIE)

CO:  VIA NET.WORKS, Inc.
ST:  Netherlands
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"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding VIA NET.WORKS's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.