Intronis Named to CRNs 2011 5-Star Partner Programs Guide

Boston, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 31, 2011

Intronis has been named to CRNs 2011 Partner Programs Guide. Intronis was also awarded a 5-Star Partner rating. CRNs Partner Programs Guide and 5-Star Partner ratings serve as the definitive list of vendors who have robust partner programs or products that service solution providers offer directly to the IT channel. The annual list recognizes the vendors who offer solution providers the best possible partnering elements for channel success.

Intronis offers a comprehensive partner program, which is designed specifically for the IT channel. Intronis provides everything a reseller needs to deliver cloud backup and recovery to their SMB clients. The partner-friendly program includes customer support, account management, sales, marketing and the industrys leading technical support in order to ensure the partner succeeds in their selling efforts. Furthermore, the software is a white-label solution allowing it to be re-branded with the partners name and logo for marketing and reselling ease and efficiency. Intronis is a reliable and partner-centric cloud backup and recovery solution, which will be there every step of the way to help increase partner revenues and margins, proactively manage the backup and recovery processes, and support flexible pricing, alerts, and notifications.

The companies listed on the 2011 Partner Programs Guide represent the best channel programs in the market today Of those, only a few get our five-star award, based on their commitment to the channel, breadth of program offerings and services offered to their partners. Each of these organizations understands that technology alone does not make for a successful channel program. By focusing on delivering a comprehensive partner program, vendors and solution providers can work together to drive business opportunities and revenue, said Kelley Damore, VP and Editorial Director, for Everything Channels CRN.

Intronis is honored to be named to CRNs 2011 5-Star Partner Programs Guide. Our team is partner-centric and committed to the success of each partner we have a relationship with, states CEO of Intronis, Kent Plunkett. CRN is recognizing our dedication to our partner program. This focus is something we pride ourselves in and will continue to find new ways to help our partners succeed in their cloud backup and recovery businesses.

The 2011 Partner Programs Guide and 5-Star Partners listing will be featured on CRN.com and in the March 28th issue of CRN.

Intronis is a cloud provider of backup and disaster recovery services for the IT channel. Intronis utilizes 256-bit AES security and multiple data centers located on opposite coasts to ensure data protection and availability. Intronis offers IT service providers a secure data solution combined with a robust partner program, the efficiencies of full web-based account management, and an industry leading technical support team. http://www.intronis.com.

About Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything

Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities — from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists — with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com.

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Emory Healthcare CIO and GNAX President to Speak on Creating a Healthcare Technology Ecosystem at iHT2 HIT Summit in Atlanta

Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 01, 2011

Global Net Access (GNAX), a leading healthcare technology service provider, announces that Jeff Hinkle, its President and Chief Operating Officer and Emory Healthcare Chief Information Officer, Dedra Cantrell will speak on creating a healthcare technology ecosystem at the Institute for Health Technology Transformation HIT Summit on April 5th and 6th. The event will be held at the Westin, downtown Atlanta, Georgia. This case study will focus on Emorys HIT evolution with GNAX, creating an HIT Ecosystem that lowers costs, improves application delivery and performance and provides direct access to healthcare applications such as GNAXs new health information exchange.

I am excited to share with my colleagues some of the key technology endeavors we have made recently at Emory, mentioned Emory Healthcare CIO, Dedra Cantrell. GNAX has been a strong partner of Emorys proving that it understands our problems and can get things done for us. This case study reveals how we lowered costs and increased our agility in these uncertain times with GNAXs help. And, this is not unique to just Emory, but can be applied to any healthcare provider.

This talk at the HIT Summit will illustrate how Emory Healthcare partnered with GNAX to create one pool of resources that can be leveraged to enable better performance in all healthcare technology areas while lowering costs an HIT Ecosystem. Ms. Cantrell will cover the details of developing a formidable disaster recovery solution, slashing bandwidth costs, utilizing the cloud to offload second tier applications, reducing and redirecting staffing needs and enabling meaningful health information exchange.

We created this healthcare technology ecosystem to better serve our clients like Emory, said GNAX President and Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Hinkle. The key is to get connected first. Once you are connected into this ecosystem from a network perspective, you have direct access to a multitude of healthcare technology services, not only from GNAX but from our partners and other healthcare technology providers who we service in our data center as well.

Although GNAX has customers from all over the world and in every industry, it focuses primarily on the healthcare industry, which makes up the largest share of its revenue. It serves clients such as Piedmont Healthcare, Health Information Designs, ClientTell and many more in addition to Emory Healthcare.

GNAX recently announced its Health Information Exchange (HIE) that is free to all healthcare providers. The HIE was proactively built with key stakeholders in Georgia, including hospitals, physicians and patients. The first release of the HIE is based on NHIN Direct standards and is an intuitive web-based system accessed via any Internet browser.

Mr. Hinkle states, This is our way of offering a value-add service to our clients and giving back to the healthcare community that is such a strong supporter of our business.

The GNAX HIE will be available to all providers in Georgia and across the country in April of 2011. GNAX is exhibiting at the iHT2 HIT Summit also. Stop by booth #5 during the conference to learn more about the GNAX HIE and related solutions. Learn more at http://www.gnax.net/healthcare.

About GNAX:

Global Net Access (GNAX) is a leading healthcare technology infrastructure service provider offering hospitals, clinics, physicians, pharmacies, labs and many other healthcare organizations HIE solutions, mission-critical datacenter colocation, managed hosting, storage and backup, as well as enterprise level VMware based cloud computing services. GNAXs cloud solutions deliver secure, scalable and self-service public and private cloud solutions that reduce expenses, improve application performance and increase organization agility. GNAXs 70,000 square feet mission-critical datacenter in Atlanta is SAS 70 Type II-certified with Tier-4 power and serves as its home base with an additional strategic facility located in Dallas, Texas. Learn more at gnax.net.

About the Institute for Health Technology Transformation:

The Institute for Health Technology Transformation is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and meaningful use of technology across the healthcare industry. Through collaborative efforts the Institute provides programs that drive innovation, educate, and provide a critical understanding of how technology applications, solutions and devices can improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. http://www.ihealthtran.com

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ATS Group Announces New Galileo PE Module for Performance Analysis of IBM SVC and Storwize V7000

Malvern, PA (PRWEB) April 5, 2011

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KeepVault.com Online Backup 4.0 Released | Best Small Business & Consumer Data Backup Solution

San Luis Obispo, CA (PRWEB) April 5, 2011

Proxure, Inc., a leading developer of information backup and synchronization technologies for consumer and small/medium business users, announced today the availability of Version 4.00 of its KeepVault.com data backup solution for Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. New with this release are custom versions of the KeepVault client software designed specifically for Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011, and Windows Storage Server 2011, and a new Mac OSX client for the KeepVault Connector file archiving functionality.

The KeepVault data backup solution provides backup to a secure online storage account with the option of simultaneous backup to local and network devices such as internal/external hard drives and USB flash drives. Emphasis is placed on ease-of-use, reliability, security, and quality customer service; all at an affordable price. Competing solutions like Mozy, SOS Online Backup, Backblaze, or Carbonite offer some but not all of these essential elements.

KeepVault and KeepVault Pro are the perfect solutions for consumers and small-sized businesses looking to ‘offsite’ their important files and protect them from disasters or loss. Purchase the amount of storage required and backup an unlimited number of devices and servers for no additional cost. Pro users can create and administer sub-accounts to partition different users or clients. Backup is automatic, continuous, and in real-time, or can be scheduled. ‘One-Click Restore’ intelligently finds only the missing files, while ‘Selective Restore’ and ‘Selective Download’ (pro only) give users complete control over which computer and which files to restore from and to.

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Spanning Cloud Apps Raises $2 Million Series A Round of Venture Funding From Foundry Group

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 5, 2011

Spanning Cloud Apps, the makers of Spanning Backup for Google Apps, today announced that the company has secured $ 2 million of funding from Foundry Group, a Boulder-based venture capital firm. Launched in September 2010 and spun out of Spanning Sync, Inc., Spanning Cloud Apps will apply the resources to continue to build on the companys growing portfolio of cloud applications for Google Apps as well accelerate development of complementary solutions for other major cloud service providers.

Spanning Backup is the highest-rated Security & Compliance app in the Google Apps Marketplace, is among the highest-rated paid apps overall, and has already backed up more than 1 billion documents, calendar events, and contacts for Google Apps users.

When Google Apps customers learn about Spanning Backup, their first question isnt, How much does it cost? but rather, How soon can we turn it on? said Charlie Wood, Spanning Cloud Apps founder and CEO. We help a lot of Google Apps admins sleep a lot better at night.

The Austin-based company has also added Seth Levine, Managing Director at the Foundry Group, to its board of directors.

We couldn’t be more happy to work with Seth and the rest of the Foundry team, said Wood. With Foundrys support and deep experience in the market we plan to extend our lead in Google Apps backup and use that leadership position to build out a broad portfolio of cloud apps.

Its very exciting to work with fresh and ambitious companies such as Spanning Cloud Apps, said Seth Levine, Managing Director at Foundry Group. The caliber of the team and their proven ability to execute made them a very strong fit at Foundry Group. Were very excited to help this team achieve its very ambitious goals.

Spanning Cloud Apps flasghip product, Spanning Backup, continually backs up Google Apps data to the cloud. While Google’s infrastructure includes extremely sophisticated internal disaster recovery capabilities, Spanning Backup provides backup and restore functionality for Google Apps users and administrators. The product provides simple, always-on protection against accidental and malicious data loss and corruption.

For more information, please visit spanningbackup.com

About Spanning Cloud Apps

Founded in 2010 and spun out of Spanning Sync, Inc., Spanning Cloud Apps is a cloud-based application developer focused on backup solutions for todays most widely adopted cloud-computing suites including Google Apps. Spanning Backup, the companys flagship product, is the top-rated backup solution for Google Apps users and administrators. The company is backed by Foundry Group, and is based in Austin, Texas.

For more information, visit spanning.com.

About Foundry Group

Foundry Group is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage information technology, Internet, and software startups. In addition to providing the necessary venture capital to get a company up and running, Foundry Group is committed to leveraging their experience in starting and growing companies, expertise in the technology industry, and network of relationships to help great entrepreneurs turn great ideas into great companies. Foundry Group is based in Boulder, Colorado, and invests in companies located across the United States.

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

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Gexa Energy Selects FIBERTOWN Data Center for DR Operations and Colocation

Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 7, 2011

FIBERTOWN, Houston colocation data center provider and Central Texas business continuity campus, announced today that Gexa Energy, Houston-based retail electric provider, has selected FIBERTOWN for disaster recovery colocation and business continuity office space. FIBERTOWN will provide high availability data center space and dedicated DR worksites with 100% uptime to support Gexa Energys goal of maintaining continuous operations.

The safe distance and easy access coupled with a guaranteed uptime SLA and carrier-neutral connectivity make our Tier IV-designed data center and technology campus in Bryan/College Station a perfect fit, said Brandon Perryman, vice president of sales and marketing for FIBERTOWN.

Gexa Energy supports its mission critical systems in-house with offsite disaster recovery. In the search for a new provider, Gexa Energy was looking to secure backup systems out of hurricane reach but within driving distance of its Houston office.

Recent events of the past couple of years, most notably Hurricane Ike, has placed a tremendous premium on effective disaster-recovery services, says Antonio Marin, Gexa Energy’s vice president of information technology.

Located 100 miles northwest of Houston, the Tier IV-designed colocation facility provides guaranteed availability, efficient use of resources and protection from disruptive events through N+1 power and cooling, layers of uninterruptable power supplies and diesel generators, and 24×7 security.

The robust telecommunications network in and around Bryan also played a role in choosing FIBERTOWN. The company wanted to maintain its current telecom contract while ensuring high performance connectivity, redundancy and security.

This agreement with FIBERTOWN secures Gexa Energy’s ongoing ability to maintain reliable back-up facilities and business continuity, allowing us to provide a seamless experience for our customers, notes Victor Howard, Gexa Energys senior director, marketing & customer care.

Business continuity office space was a key requirement for the energy provider. To ensure continuous, superior support to its end customers, Gexa Energy must maintain operations at all times. With dedicated and always-connected office space, ready to activate at a moments notice, Gexa Energy can deliver on its customer service guarantees.

ABOUT FIBERTOWN

FIBERTOWN is the premier provider of quality data center solutions, high availability colocation and business continuity/disaster recovery office space in Houston and Bryan/College Station. With a proven 100% SLA, FIBERTOWN houses the mission critical IT systems for Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations across many industries.

The SAS 70 Type II compliant data centers and award-winning DR office space offer Gulf Coast-based companies a carrier neutral, one-stop solution for best-in-class technology and amenities to support business continuity needs. Both the North Houston data center and Bryan Tier IV-designed data center feature a pod design for maximum efficiency, fault tolerant 2N power and cooling, 24x7x365 security, and fully redundant multi-carrier Internet connectivity. Learn more at http://www.fibertown.com or call (888) 501-4368. Visit our blog, The Continuity Council, at http://www.thecontinuitycouncil.com.

ABOUT GEXA ENERGY

Gexa Energy (PUCT # 10027) is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of wind and solar power in North America. NextEra Energy Resources is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. Having entered the Texas deregulated energy market in 2002, Gexa Energy has established itself as one of the leading retail electricity providers for residential and commercial users in the state.

The company operates as NextEra Energy Services in a 12-state area in the northeast and Washington D.C. where it provides service to small, midsize and large commercial customers. It also services residential customers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.

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

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Intronis Wins Best Revenue Generator at ASCII Newport Beach Success Summit

Boston, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 07, 2011

Intronis, the leading cloud backup and disaster recovery solution for IT service providers serving small businesses, today announced that the company has been named winner of the Best Revenue Generator Award at the ASCII Groups Success Summit in Newport Beach, CA.

The ASCII Group, Inc. is the Worlds largest IT Solution Provider community. This prestigious award is presented to the technology company that is deemed to have the best revenue generator for the IT industry. These esteemed awards are voted on by the Solution Provider attendees at The ASCII Newport Beach Success Summits 2011 in Newport Beach, California.

“Intronis is honored that the IT industry has recognized our commitment to helping IT resellers and managed service providers deliver best-in-class cloud backup and recovery solution, states CEO of Intronis, Kent Plunkett. This win is a testament to Intronis focus on delivering world-class cloud solutions that are not only reliable and secure, but have a direct impact on the MSPs bottom line. We greatly appreciate the recognition of our achievements by the industry surrounding such a prestigious organization as ASCII Group.

About Intronis

Intronis is a cloud provider of backup and disaster recovery services for the IT channel. Intronis utilizes 256-bit AES security and multiple data centers located on opposite coasts to ensure data protection and availability. Intronis offers IT service providers a secure data solution combined with a robust partner program, the efficiencies of full web-based account management, and an industry leading technical support team. http://www.intronis.com.

About the ASCII Group

The ASCII Group, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, was established in 1984, with additional offices in Canada, India, and the UK. ASCII is the largest paying community of independent computer resellers in the world with more than 2,000 members and system wide end-user sales of approximately $ 10.5 billion. ASCII provides technology tools, products and services to assist independent information technology resellers increase profits, reduce costs, and grow their respective businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.ascii.com or http://www.asciievents.com for more information on the ASCII 2010 Reseller Success Summits.

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