iET Solutions

Framingham, MA (PRWEB) February 4, 2010

iET Solutions, a leading global supplier of IT Service Management and Software Asset Management solutions for mid-tier and large enterprises, today announced a partnership with The Mastermind Group (TMG), a boutique IT Services organisation with deep expertise and business leadership, in order to achieve key strategic growth in the Australasian region. The partnership will provide an extended reseller network to assist in delivering innovative IT Service Management and Software License and Asset Management solutions, as well as access to local support for customers.

Tony Duarte, VP North American Sales & Business Development of iET Solutions commented: “Our partnership with TMG is a strategic factor in furthering our objective to deliver effective technology and strategic business value to companies around the globe. iET Solutions fully integrated and rich IT Service and Software Management solutions has achieved a strong presence in the global market and we pride ourselves in choosing the best partners around the globe to help us achieve that level of success. Were very proud to align iET Solutions and The Mastermind Group and are looking forward to the great accomplishments to come.

Fulvio Inserra, Managing Director, of TMG added: “iET Solutions was a strategic growth decision for us. Our company is built on being able to offer our customers genuine, low risk alternatives to traditional mainstream products. With continuing pressure on capital and operational expenditure, organisations need to think outside the square if they are serious in saving money, mitigating risk and are not prepared to bank the house on Open Source to deliver the required capability in this space. We have undertaken detailed comparisons of what the competition is offering today and decision makers need to really take a good hard look at what iET Solutions has in their kitbag because they have referenceable customers worldwide who can attest their ITSM and SLAM solutions.

About The Mastermind Group

The Mastermind Group is a boutique IT Services privately owned company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Melbourne. It specialises in Data Intelligence initiatives by solving complex data design, migration and quality challenges. It also has specialist skills in asset management, taking a software compliance and license entitlement approach to managing software. In addition it delivers Service Management (ITSM) and End User computing solutions. Its Executive, Architecture, Technical Services (EATS) practice enable customers to have Just in Time access to trusted, senior expert IT advice and management experts specialising in Virtualisation, Storage, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Online, Network and Security areas. For more information visit http://www.tmg100.com/ or contact TMG on 61 3 9670 9600.

About iET Solutions

iET Solutions is a leading global supplier of IT Service Management and Software Asset Management solutions for mid-tier and large enterprises. By providing a fully integrated, customizable IT Service Management solution built around ITIL best practices, along with the only proven immediate process analyzing and optimizing capability, and a best-of-breed license entitlement management solution, iET Solutions allows its customers to streamline service operations, enhance customer service, improve profitability, reduce IT costs and mitigate audit risks. More than 600 customers in 26 countries partner with iET Solutions to drive the success of their IT infrastructure. Headquartered in Framingham, MA, iET Solutions maintains offices in Germany, Great Britain, and North America. For more information, visit http://www.iet-solutions.com or call +1-866-iET-1850.

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SIOS Expanding Global Enterprise Market Presence

San Mateo, CA (Vocus) July 27, 2010

SIOS Technology Group today announced it will globally expand its business of assisting large enterprises in adopting cloud computing technology, leveraging its previous success in serving the data centers of Fortune 1000 enterprises based in Japan.

To drive the strategy, SIOS will significantly expand its operations based out of Silicon Valley, creating a SIOS Technology Corp. division focused on global cloud computing opportunities. This division will include SIOS SteelEye Technology Inc. subsidiary, a leader in providing business continuity solutions to the enterprise data center, as part of a single operation. The company will complete the transition of SteelEye into SIOS Technology Corp. by Oct. 1, 2010.

With more than a decade in assisting large enterprises with data center convergence, SIOS is well positioned to assist enterprise CIOs in their adoption of cloud computing technologies, said Nobuo Kita, SIOS president and chief executive officer. Our company was established and has been successful based on the rise of open standards and open source solutions the very foundations of cloud computing. We believe we are in the best position to understand and guide customers into the cloud.

Todays news, coinciding with SIOS earnings announcement, builds on the companys initial Feb. 22 launch of its differentiated strategy for leading Fortune 1000 companies into the cloud. SIOS is leveraging best-in-class technologies and partners to integrate application migration, monitoring, high availability and disaster recovery capabilities into a centrally administered private cloud platform as a service.

SIOS on March 2 at the CeBIT exhibition unveiled its first release of a differentiated cloud solution that provides application management and automation across multiple cloud environments with integrated application as well as data availability solutions. This is the first step in providing solutions that will enable push button deployment of applications across heterogeneous cloud environments.

SIOS commitment to this strategy is reflected by its recent recruitment of several veteran executives to lead this new subsidiary. They include:

Jim Kaskade, general manager and chief of cloud: Kaskade is responsible for leading the team and setting SIOS global cloud strategy. He most recently founded and led a digital media SaaS company servicing more than 10,000 enterprises including recognized giants such as Lucasfilm, SonyBMG, the National Basketball Association, Viacom and News Corp. Kaskade is a business leader having spent more than a decade in the data center with the largest data warehousing installations in the world, working for such companies as NCR, AT&T and Teradata. He also spent a decade as a CEO for several Silicon Valley venture-backed startups.

Surendra Reddy, chief technology officer: Reddy is most recently known for his position as vice president of Yahoo!s cloud computing and virtualization business unit. Working in close coordination with senior executive teams and architects, Reddy developed Yahoo!s organization-wide cloud computing strategy. Reddy is a technology leader in data center architecture, implementation and operational strategies who began his career in Silicon Valley working on data center server consolidation and grid computing solutions for such Fortune 500 enterprises as Oracle and later as a co-founder of Optena Corp. He also architected and delivered a cloud-based supply chain platform at Mitrix.

Scott Armour, chief operating officer: Armour is responsible for day to day operations for the new entity and comes from a strong sales and operations background with enterprise software companies. He began his career at IBM, where he spent more than 16 years in various sales and operational functions, including running enterprise sales and operations within IBMs $ 7 billion Americas Software business. Armour also led sales and field operations for BEA, Sun Microsystems and several enterprise software startups.

John Barnett, vice president of professional services: Barnett has a long history of building professional services practices from concept. His most recent position was at Quest Software where he was vice president of Professional Services running the companys U.S. practice, including a 65-person team of regional directors, practice managers, PS salespeople, architects, consultants, trainers and operations personnel, as well as 200 subcontractors. Products he supervised and managed included application management, database management with HA/DR and backup and recovery, windows solutions with AD DR, and virtualization management with Vizioncore products.

We are no longer a silent force outside of Japan, Kaskade said. With the strength of a publicly backed company, coupled with the spirit of a startup, and armed with some of the strongest leaders in the industry, you can expect some great things from SIOS.

SIOS Technology Corp. is now working with some of the largest enterprises in the United States and EMEA, assisting CIOs in fully automating their businesses using open source and cloud computing technologies in the areas of virtualization, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service and software as a service.

For more information about this announcement, please visit steeleye.com/sios.

About SIOS

Since its founding in 1997, SIOS Technology Group (TSE3744) has become a recognized provider of Web application software and data center infrastructure, with a focus on the development and distribution of open source software (OSS) such as Linux. SIOS is a trusted supplier of solutions which lower the costs of enterprises’ information systems. Leveraging its expertise in OSS, SIOS Cloud Computing offerings result in higher productivity and continued cost reductions for enterprises. SIOS is committed to the development of innovative software technologies and being a recognized influencer in the global IT industry.

*Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

*Other company names or product names described above are trademarks or registered trademarks of each company.

For more information, visit http://www.sios.com.

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SIOS Expanding Global Enterprise Market Presence

Colocation Provider C4L Extends Presence Within Harbour Exchange 8 & 9

(PRWEB) May 17, 2011

C4L, a leading UK colocation provider, is pleased to announce that they have acquired an extended presence within the Harbour Exchange 8 & 9 data centre. In order to cater for their ever increasing customer demand within this sought after Docklands location, C4L have acquired an additional 16 racks within the facility.

Matt Hawkins, Managing Director of C4L, commented Were experiencing an ever growing demand for space within Londons Docklands, so we are pleased to be able to offer our customers an increased presence within this renowned data centre. This is a particularly important site as we work with a number of companies for whom low latency is critical. Being in Docklands is therefore extremely beneficial for these companies, which was one of the main reasons behind us taking this space.

Harbour Exchange 8 & 9 is built to a premium N+1 design providing customers with a full range of power, rack and suite options. Some of the many great features include; Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA), redundant parts on power and cooling systems, raised flooring and scalable power for future expansion. The site is also equipped with mutli -level security and is patrolled 24/7, giving it one of the highest security levels of any London data centre. In addition the facilitys Docklands location provides customers with first-rate connectivity, resulting in latency levels amongst the lowest of any UK data centre.

The Harbour Exchange 8 & 9 facility is also part of the C4L multiple 10 Gigabit network and is connected to over 35 data centres across the UK and the Netherlands. As such using the data centre comes with all the benefits youd expect from one of the largest private networks in the UK- such as high speed IP Transit, Interconnects to all other major UK data centres, high volume Data Backup and more. Furthermore the site is located less than a mile from Canary Wharf Underground Station, or just a five minute walk from the Crossharbour DLR.

About C4L

C4L is an Internet Infrastructure provider with one of the UKs largest data centre footprints. The company deploys a full range of services from over 35 data centres including colocation, IP transit, Interconnects, Data Backup, Data Storage, Virtualisation, Disaster Recovery and Leased Lines. In addition the company pledges a commitment to maximum uptime and customer support; including a 24/7 NOC which is manned by trained professionals.

C4L is now in its 11th year of trading with a consecutive 100% year on year growth over the last decade. Its client base includes Government, FTSE 250, Financial Institutions and many of the UKs network carriers. C4L are committed to customer satisfaction and quality of service, as well as offering the complete Internet solution to all of their clients.

For further information and enquiries, please contact Laura Bentham on: 08000 098 764 or email: laura(dot)bentham(at)c4l(dot)co(dot)uk. Alternatively, please visit the companys website at: http://www.c4l.co.uk/colocation/docklands/colocation-docklands-telecity-redbus-harbour-exchange-8-9

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Colocation Provider C4L Extends Presence Within Harbour Exchange 8 & 9

Colocation Provider C4L Expands London Presence with Virtus Data Center

(PRWEB) November 01, 2011

Leading UK internet infrastructure solutions provider C4L is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of additional colocation space at a new facility in London. Having experienced increasing demand for services in the London area through the first three quarters of 2011, C4L has moved to facilitate further demand over the coming months. C4L has partnered with Virtus for space in its North London Tier 3 facility, recently signing a six-figure deal for colocation services.

The data center was opened earlier in 2011, is concurrently maintainable, and features Tier 3 characteristics such as N+1 on cooling and power, perimeter fencing and 24/7 security to ensure that the site is protected at all times. The data centre is also particularly well connected with easy access to the M25 motorway and a short drive to local railway stations. The site features 27,000 square feet of technical space, and has N+N configuration on UPS systems.

Matt Hawkins, managing director of C4L commented, this data centre is one of the more impressive facilities weve seen recently, so were understandably excited to have it on our network. It combines the low latency connections many companies need with excellent accessibility and the security of it being a Tier 3 location. In short, this is a site were sure will be extremely popular with our customers.

Virtus business development director Peter Miles commented, C4L is a rapidly growing and diverse business with whom Virtus are delighted to partner. Our Tier 3 facility will compliment C4Ls existing portfolio and will prove highly attractive to tenants seeking the increased resilience that our data centre offers. Our scalable offering will allow C4L to grow with us across our Enfield facility and our future sites which include West London and Paris.”

About C4L

C4L is an internet infrastructure solutions provider and deploys a full range of services in over 40 data centers, including colocation, IP transit, interconnects, data backup, data storage, visualization, telecoms, disaster recovery and leased lines, to name just a few. These are all provided with C4Ls commitment to maximum up-time and customer support; featuring a 24/7 network operations center (NOC) which is manned by trained professionals with Microsoft and Cisco qualifications.

C4Ls industry leading data centre connected network, includes sites such as Bournemouth, Slough, BlueSquare Maidenhead, BlueSquare Milton Keynes, Telehouse Metro, Telehouse North, City Lifeline and InterXion. The company is now in its 11th trading year and with a track record of 100% growth every year its client base includes Government, FTSE 250, financial institutions and many of the UK’s network carriers. The business is committed to customer satisfaction and quality of service and has achieved certifications such as ISO9001 & 27001.

C4L is now in its 11th trading year and with a track record of 100% growth every year its client base includes Government, FTSE 250, financial institutions and many of the UK’s network carriers. The business is committed to customer satisfaction and quality of service and has achieved certifications such as ISO9001 & 27001.

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Colocation Provider C4L Expands London Presence with Virtus Data Center

Latisys Expands Denver Area Data Center Presence

Englewood, CO (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

Latisys today announced a significant expansion to its data center presence in the Denver market with the addition of a second regional facility. After expansion and build-out, total capacity of the new high-density data center facility will exceed 82,000 square feet more than doubling the current Latisys footprint in Colorado.

Located in Englewood, Colorado on a 6.5-acre campus, Latisys second Denver-area data center (DEN2) will have an initial 14 Megawatts of power and will add another 10 Megawatts in the next phase of development. DEN2 features access to a wide variety of existing redundant fiber networks, as well as multi-route, redundant fiber connectivity back to Latisys existing 76,000 square foot Denver-area data center (DEN1) located just minutes away. In addition to colocation, the companys end-to-end suite of security, network, hosting and cloud services will be deployed at DEN2 in early third quarter, 2012.

We are expanding our Denver presence to build on our organization, know-how and momentum in the market, said Pete Stevenson, Latisys CEO. We continue to execute on our plan to deliver the infrastructure-based IT Outsourcing solutions that mid-size and enterprise customers requirefor the challenges of today, and for tomorrow.

This investment is not only important for Latisys; its a significant capital investment in the Denver market. By adding a state-of-the-art data center and enhancing our high-availability hosting and cloud platform, Latisys is addressing a critical need for companies looking for a provider that can deliver flexible, end-to-end IT solutions, said Bryan Walsh, Denver Regional Sales Director, Latisys. Development of our second facility reinforces our commitment to providing agile IT infrastructure outsourcing for Colorado customers in all phases of their business.

The data center expansion not only delivers enhanced disaster recovery capabilities for regional companies, but also provides national and global enterprises with additional multi-site redundancy and managed backup services. With multiple high-density, Tier III data center facilities across all U.S. time zones, Latisys provides unmatched scalability to enterprise customers whether they want to off-premise, off-load, optimize or on-demand their IT infrastructure.

Latisys investment in the Denver market is another sign of the strong momentum we have seen that Colorado is a great place to do business, said Su Hawk, President of the Colorado Technology Association. Companies can feel confident that Colorado is committed to providing a healthy infrastructure and business environment to support todays technology creators and users.

About Latisys

Latisys is a leading national provider of colocation, managed hosting, managed services, disaster recovery and private cloud solutions to medium-sized businesses, enterprise customers and government agencies. With a heritage serving business customers since 1994, and multiple high-density, SAS70 Type II compliant data centers across the United States, Latisys offers scalable outsourced IT infrastructure management solutions that provide customers what they need, when they need it. As a data center-centric company, Latisys is quickly becoming the hosting and colocation company of choice for companies that demand more from their IT infrastructure partner. All while optimizing clients’ return on investment. All while ‘delivering more_’. Call 1-866-956-9594 or visit http://www.latisys.com for additional information.

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Latisys Expands Denver Area Data Center Presence