INTERLIANT INC
WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.62


THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS, OR PURSUANT TO RULE 144 AND AN
EXEMPTION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

                                Warrant No. WS-1


                            WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK

Issuer:  Interliant, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Number of Shares: 1,250,000, subject to adjustment
Class of Stock: Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
Exercise Price:  $0.30, subject to adjustment
Issue Date:  May 14, 2002
Expiration Date:  May 14, 2007

         FOR THE AGREED UPON VALUE of $1.00, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
this Warrant is issued to SILICON VALLEY BANK (together with its successors and
permitted assigns, "Holder") by Interliant, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company").

         Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Holder
is entitled upon surrender of this Warrant and the duly executed Notice of
Exercise in the form attached hereto as Appendix 1, at the office of the
Company, Two Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577 or such other office
as the Company shall notify the Holder of in writing, to purchase from the
Company up to one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) fully paid and
non-assessable shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, $.01 par
value per share ("Common Stock") at a purchase price per Share of thirty cents
($0.30) (the "Exercise Price"). This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in
part at any time and from time to time until 5:00 PM, Eastern time, on the
Expiration Date, and shall be void thereafter. Until such time as this Warrant
is exercised in full or expires, the Exercise Price and the Shares are subject
to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter provided.

ARTICLE 1. EXERCISE.
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                 1.1  Method of Exercise. Holder may exercise this Warrant by
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delivering a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached
as Appendix 1 to the principal office of the Company. Unless Holder is
exercising the conversion right set forth in Section 1.2, Holder shall also
deliver to the Company a check for the aggregate Exercise Price for the Shares
being purchased.

                 1.2  Conversion Right. In lieu of exercising this Warrant as
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specified in Section 1.1, Holder may from time to time convert this Warrant, in
whole or in part, into a number of Shares determined as follows:

                            X = Y (A-B)/A

         where:
                            X = the number of Shares to be issued to the Holder
as set forth above.

                            Y = the number of Shares with respect to which this
                            Warrant is being exercised.

                            A = the Fair Market Value (as determined pursuant to
                            Section 1.3 below) of one Share.

                            B = the Exercise Price.

                 1.3  Fair Market Value.
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                      1.3.1  If shares of Common Stock are traded on a
nationally recognized securities exchange or over the counter market, the fair
market value of one Share shall be the closing price of a share of Common Stock
reported for the business day immediately preceding the date of Holder's Notice
of Exercise to the Company.

                      1.3.2  If shares of Common Stock are not traded on a
nationally recognized securities exchange or over the counter market, the Board
of Directors of the Company shall determine the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock in its reasonable good faith judgment.

                 1.4  Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant. Promptly after
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Holder exercises or converts this Warrant, the Company shall deliver to Holder
certificates for the Shares acquired and, if this Warrant has not been fully
exercised or converted and has not expired, a new Warrant representing the right
to purchase the Shares not so acquired.

                 1.5  Replacement of Warrants. On receipt of evidence reasonably
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satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an
indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form

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and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and
cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense shall execute and
deliver, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor.

               1.6  Assumption on Sale, Merger, or Consolidation of the Company.
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                    1.6.1.  "Acquisition".  For the purpose of this Warrant,
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"Acquisition" means any sale, transfer, exclusive license, or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any acquisition,
reorganization, consolidation or merger of the Company where the holders of the
Company's outstanding voting equity securities immediately prior to the
transaction beneficially own less than a majority of the outstanding voting
equity securities of the surviving or successor entity immediately following the
transaction.

                    1.6.2.  In connection with, and upon the closing of, any
Acquisition (other than an Acquisition in which the consideration received by
the Company's stockholders consists solely of cash), and as a condition
precedent thereto, the successor or surviving entity shall assume the
obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant thereafter shall be exercisable
for the same kind and amount of securities and other property as would be
payable for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this
Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on the record date for the
Acquisition and subsequent closing. The Exercise Price shall be adjusted such
that the product of (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the
closing of such Acquisition, and (ii) the number of Shares then issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant, equals the product of (i) the number of shares or
other securities or property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable
immediately following the closing of such Acquisition, and (ii) the Exercise
Price in effect immediately following the closing of such Acquisition, and the
Exercise Price and number and class of Shares shall continue to be subject to
adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof. In
connection with any Acquisition in which the consideration received by the
Company's stockholders consists solely of cash, either (a) Holder shall exercise
or convert this Warrant at or prior to the closing of such Acquisition, or (b)
this Warrant shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the
closing of such Acquisition.

ARTICLE 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES.
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               2.1  Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc. If the Company declares or
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pays a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock, payable in Common
Stock or other securities, or subdivides the outstanding Common Stock into a
greater amount of Common Stock, then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each
Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without cost to Holder, the total number
and kind of securities to which Holder would have been entitled had Holder owned
the Shares of record as of the date the dividend or subdivision occurred.

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                 2.2 Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution. Upon any
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reclassification, exchange, substitution, or other event that results in a
change of the number and/or class of the securities issuable upon exercise or
conversion of this Warrant, Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise
or conversion of this Warrant, the number and kind of securities and property
that Holder would have received for the Shares if this Warrant had been
exercised immediately before such reclassification, exchange, substitution, or
other event. The Company or its successor shall promptly issue to Holder a new
Warrant for such new securities or other property. The new Warrant shall provide
for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the
adjustments provided for in this Article 2 including, without limitation,
adjustments to the Exercise Price and to the number of securities or property
issuable upon exercise of the new Warrant. The provisions of this Section 2.2
shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, substitutions,
or other events.

                 2.3 Adjustments for Combinations, Etc. If the outstanding
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shares of Common Stock are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or
otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Exercise Price shall be
proportionately increased and the number of Shares shall be proportionately
decreased.

                 2.4 No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its
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Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws, or through a reorganization, transfer
of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or
any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance
of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the
Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out of all the
provisions of this Article 2 and in taking all such action as may be necessary
or appropriate to protect Holder's rights under this Article against impairment.

                 2.5 Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issuable
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upon exercise or conversion of the Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued
shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest
arises upon any exercise or conversion of this Warrant, the Company shall
eliminate such fractional Share interest by paying Holder an amount computed by
multiplying such fractional interest by the Fair Market Value (determined in
accordance with Section 1.3 above) of one Share.

                 2.6 Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the
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Exercise Price, number of Shares or class of security for which this Warrant is
exercisable, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment,
and furnish Holder with a certificate of its chief financial officer setting
forth such adjustment and the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The
Company shall, upon written request, furnish Holder a certificate setting forth
the Exercise Price, number of Shares and class of security for which this
Warrant is exercisable in effect upon the date thereof and the series of
adjustments leading to such Exercise Price, number of Shares and class of
security.

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ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
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           3.1  Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby represents
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and warrants to the Holder as follows:

                (a)  All Shares which may be issued upon the due exercise of
this Warrant shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for
restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and
state securities laws.

                (b)  The Company covenants that it shall at all times cause to
be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued shares such
number of shares of its Common Stock and other securities as will be sufficient
to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant and the conversion or exchange of
such Common Stock into or for such other securities.

           3.2  Notice of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time
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(a) to declare any dividend or distribution upon any of its capital stock,
whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a
regular cash dividend; (b) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of
any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or
series or other rights; (c) to effect any reclassification or recapitalization
of any of its securities; (d) to merge or consolidate with or into any other
corporation, or sell, lease, license, or convey all or substantially all of its
assets, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up; or (e) offer holders of
registration rights the opportunity to participate in an underwritten public
offering of the Company's securities for cash, then, in connection with each
such event, the Company shall give Holder (1) at least 20 days prior written
notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend,
distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the
holders of securities of the Company shall be entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution or rights) or for determining rights to vote, if any, in respect of
the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above; (2) in the case of the matters
referred to in (c) and (d) above at least 20 days prior written notice of the
date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders
of securities of the Company will be entitled to exchange their securities of
the Company for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of
such event); and (3) in the case of the matter referred to in (e) above, the
same notice as is given to the holders of such registration rights.

           3.3  Registration Under Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
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Shares issued and issuable hereunder shall have certain incidental or
"piggyback" registration rights pursuant to, and as set forth in, that certain
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Holder of even date
herewith. The Company represents and warrants to Holder that the Company's
foregoing grant of registration rights and its execution, delivery and
performance of the aforementioned Registration Rights Agreement (a) have been
duly authorized by all

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necessary corporate action of the Company's Board of Directors and shareholders,
(b) will not violate the Certificate or the Company's by-laws, each as amended,
(c) will not violate or cause a breach or default (or an event which with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a breach or
default) under any agreement, instrument, mortgage, deed of trust or other
arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its assets
is subject or bound which will have a material adverse effect on Holder's rights
granted hereunder, and (d) do not require the approval, consent or waiver of or
by any shareholder, registration rights holder or other third party which
approval, consent or waiver has not been obtained as of the date of issuance of
this Warrant, except where such failure to obtain approval, consent or waiver
will not have a material adverse effect on the Holder's rights granted
hereunder.

ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.
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           4.1    Purchase for Own Account. Except for transfers to Holder's
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affiliates, this Warrant and the Shares to be acquired upon exercise hereof will
be acquired for investment for Holder's account, not as nominee or agent, and
not with a view to sale or distribution in violation of applicable federal and
state securities laws.

           4.2    Investment Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of
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this Warrant and the Shares covered hereby involves substantial risk. Holder (a)
has experience as an investor in unregistered securities, (b) has sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs that it evaluate the
risks and merits of its investment in this Warrant and the Shares, and (c) can
bear the economic risk of such Holder's investment in this Warrant and the
Shares.

           4.3    Accredited Investor. Holder is an "accredited investor" as
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such term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
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           5.1    Automatic Conversion upon Expiration. In the event that, upon
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the Expiration Date, the Fair Market Value of one Share (or other security
issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3
above is greater than the Exercise Price in effect on such date, then this
Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be converted
pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for
which it shall not previously have been exercised or converted, and the Company
shall promptly deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other
securities) issued upon such conversion to the Holder.

           5.2    Legends. This Warrant and the Shares shall be imprinted with a
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 legend in substantially the following form:

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         THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
         AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED
         OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF
         UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR, SUBJECT TO SECTION 5.3 OF THAT CERTAIN
         WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK ISSUED BY THE CORPORATION TO SILICON VALLEY
         BANK DATED AS OF MAY 14, 2002, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
         SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION AND ITS COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
         IS NOT REQUIRED DUE TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT
         AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, AND UNDER ANY APPLICABLE
         STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

           5.3    This Warrant and the Shares may not be transferred or assigned
in whole or in part without compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws by the transferor and the transferee (including, without
limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company).
The Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the
transfer is to Silicon Valley Bancshares or other affiliate of Holder provided
such transferee makes the representations set forth in Article 4 hereof and
agrees in writing that its rights and the Warrants and Shares, shall remain
subject to and shall be governed by, the terms set forth herein.

           5.4    Transfer Procedure. Following its receipt of this executed
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Warrant, Silicon Valley Bank will transfer same in whole or in part to its
parent corporation Silicon Valley Bancshares, and thereafter Holder and/or
Silicon Valley Bancshares may, subject to Section 5.3 above, transfer all or
part of this Warrant and/or the Shares at any time and from time to time by
giving the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant and/or Shares being
transferred setting forth the name, address and taxpayer identification number
of the transferee and surrendering this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to
the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable).

           5.5    Notices. All notices and other communications from the Company
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to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective when given
personally, or mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, or sent via reputable overnight courier service, fee prepaid, at such
address as may have been furnished to the Company or the Holder, as the case may
be, in writing by the Company or such holder from time to time, but in all
cases, unless instructed in writing otherwise, the Company shall deliver a copy
of all notices to Holder to Silicon Valley Bank, Treasury Department, 3003
Tasman Drive, HA 200, Santa Clara, California 95054, and the Holder shall
deliver all notices to the Company to Interliant, Inc., Attention: General
Counsel, Two Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577.

           5.6    Waiver. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed,
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waived,

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discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is
sought.

           5.7    Attorneys Fees. In the event of any dispute between the
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parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party
prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all
costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

           5.8    Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and
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construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase
Stock to be executed as an instrument under seal by its duly authorized
representative as of the date first above written.

ATTEST:                                       "COMPANY"

                                              INTERLIANT, INC.

By:   /s/ Bruce S. Klein
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                                              By:    /s/ Francis J. Alfano
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Name: Bruce S. Klein                          Name:  Francis J. Alfano

Title:Senior Vice President, General          Title: Chief Financial Officer
      Counsel and Secretary

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                                   APPENDIX 1
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                               NOTICE OF EXERCISE
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         1. The undersigned hereby elects to purchase _______shares of the
____________ stock of __________________ pursuant to Section 1.1 of the attached
Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the Exercise Price of such shares in
full.

         1. The undersigned hereby elects to convert the attached Warrant into
Shares in the manner specified in Section 1.2 of the attached Warrant. This
conversion is exercised with respect to ____________ of shares of the
________________________ Stock of ___________________.

         [Strike paragraph that does not apply.]

         2. Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares
in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:


                           ___________________________________________
                                    (Name)


                           ___________________________________________

                           ___________________________________________
                                    (Address)

         3. The undersigned represents it is acquiring the shares solely for its
own account and not as a nominee for any other party and not with a view toward
the resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with applicable
securities laws.

                                            ____________________________________
                                                 (Signature)

____________________
         (Date)

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