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Cbeyond Lands Cloud Veteran as New Chief Marketing Officer
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cbeyond, Inc. (CBEY), a leading provider of cloud and network services to small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the addition of Paul Carmody as Chief Marketing Officer. A seasoned high-tech and cloud veteran, Carmody will drive Cbeyonds strategy to offer businesses a personalized path to the latest technology using its network and the cloud as the framework.
Carmody joins Cbeyond with nearly two decades of IT marketing, product development and customer relations experience. Before joining Cbeyond, Carmody most recently served as the senior vice president of product management and business development at Internap, where he oversaw the companys managed and cloud hosting, colocation and enterprise IP and CDN units. During his tenure, Carmody led Internaps entry into the cloud marketplace via two cloud platforms.
Previously, Carmody was senior vice president of marketing, product and strategy at Broadlane. He also served as vice president of product development at Rackspace where he helped build its first official product team and standardized the go-to-market process.
Companies of all sizes are looking for ways to take advantage of the latest technology without becoming experts in it, said Carmody. I saw an opportunity with Cbeyond to deliver that value to businesses in a manner that relieves the burden from their shoulders. Using Cbeyonds enterprise-class network as the on-ramp, we can deliver services to customers and transition them to the cloud securely and cost-effectively.
Carmody is the latest addition to the Companys core leadership team, with Vice President of Cloud Engineering and Development Tim Myers, Vice President of Cloud Services Chris Ortbals and Vice President of Professional Services Matt Stevens joining Cbeyond in recent months.
Paul Carmody has been at the forefront of technology innovation in his recent positions, said Jim Geiger, president and chief executive officer of Cbeyond, Inc. Were confident in his ability to drive greater value for businesses looking for an ally to navigate todays complex technology decisions.
For more information about Cbeyonds suite of small and medium sized business IT and communication solutions, visit http://www.cbeyond.net. To view a social media version of this press release, please click here.
About Cbeyond
Cbeyond, Inc. (CBEY) is a leading provider of IT and communications services to more than 62,000 small and medium sized businesses in the U.S. Combining industry-leading virtualanddedicated servers hosted in a fully compliant data center, cloud PBX, secure MPLS enterprise-class networks, robustsecurity services, migration planning and best-in-class real-timemanagement, Cbeyond providesatechnology portfolio not generally available to the SMBs theyserve. Winning the 2010 WindowsServer Hyper-V Cloud Provider of the Year and Hosting Partner of the Year in 2009 and 2010,Cbeyond is an industry leader in delivering virtual and dedicated servers on Windows Server Hyper-Vtechnology. Formore information on Cbeyond, visitwww.cbeyond.net and follow Cbeyond on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Cbeyondinc.
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Local SMEs will need cloud computing to grow & compete regionally – tech whizzkid Chan Kee Siak
KUALA LUMPUR Malaysias leading web-hosting and cloud hosting provider, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd (Exabytes), has joined forces with MDeC to outset the MSC Malaysia Cloud Initiatives SAAS Acceleration Program aimed to provide an ideal growth environment for Malaysian ICT small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to transform themselves into world-class companies.
According to CEO and Founder of Exabytes, Chan Kee Siak, the Exabytes and MDeC partnership is in response to the growing competitiveness of Malaysian SMEs in leveraging the cloud computing ecosystem in Malaysia for their business operations.
Exabytes is excited to partner with be part of this very important MDec initiative, as we and will play a crucial role in supporting the program. It is part of Exabytes corporate objective to develop the Malaysian ICT sector in line with the maturing local market of more savvy providers and consumers.
MDeC is of course the Multimedia Development Corporation, which directs and oversees Malaysias National ICT (Information & Communication Technology) initiative - the MSC Malaysia (formerly known as the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia).
To reach out, Chan's firm is awarding up to RM3,000 worth of free cloud hosting or 6 months (which ever come first) for the first 50 applications as part of the grand plan to help MSC status companies grow.
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Chan says that the program opens up opportunities for local providers to grow their business both locally and regionally. What better way to go global than to link in with government initiatives such as this project that is specially developed for companies within MSC Malaysia ecosystem, he says.
The program is part of MSC Malaysias larger plan to achieve the following objectives:
> 60 Online Solution Providers on the Cloud by end 2012
> 6000 New *Digital Enterprise by end 2015 (*Malaysian SMEs utilizing ICT solutions and conducting business online)
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Online Tech Hosts Webinar on Overcoming Cloud-Based Healthcare Mobility Challenges
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Online Tech is hosting an informative webinar on cloud-based healthcare mobility challenges on Tuesday, July 17 at 2 P.M. ET. Smartphone and tablet devices are outpacing PCs as the primary tool to access email and Internet. This webinar will encourage healthcare and other organizations to embrace the mobile channel to keep their customers and employees engaged.
The free webinar will presented by Richard Mendis, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of AnyPresence and April Sage, Director of Healthcare Vertical for Online Tech. Mendis will discuss how the path to cloud-based mobility is within reach even though becoming mobile-enabled has traditionally been complex and cost prohibitive. Sage will discuss the advantages and compliance issues of using cloud platforms to facilitate mobile interaction with ePHI (electronic protected health information).
Richard Mendis has spent over 16 years in the software and information services industry, most recently serving as the Vice President of Solution Management at SAP, where he led product management of SAPs carbon and energy management suite. Presently, Richard serves as Chief Marketing Officer of AnyPresence, which he co-founded in 2010. AnyPresence is the only zero-footprint mobile platform that offers non-technical users the ability to assemble and deploy HTML5 mobile and desktop apps and native iOS and Android apps without having to write code or complete a software install.
April Sage has been involved in the IT industry for over two decades, initially founding a technology program in the pre-Windows era. In 2000, April founded a bioinformatics company that supported biotech, pharma, and bioinformatic companies in the development of research portals, drug discovery search engines, and other software systems.
To find out more about the webinar and register via GoToMeeting, click here.
The following healthcare IT webinars may also be of interest. FDA Regulation of Mobile Health Devices Healthcare Security Vulnerabilities A to Z to Achieving HIPAA Compliance
Online Tech has hosted over 20 webinars in the last two years and this is their ninth focusing specifically on health IT. To view the slides and video recording of all previously recorded webinars please click here.
About Online Tech
Online Tech, the Midwests premier managed data center operator, serves a growing demand for data and computing capacity in small and mid-size businesses. Through its SAS 70 and SSAE 16 data centers, Online Tech delivers a range of high availability hosting including Michigan colocation, managed dedicated servers, private cloud hosting, and disaster recovery. Online Techs Michigan data centers operate under SSAE 16 compliance, allowing its clients to meet all of their PCI compliant hosting, HIPAA compliant hosting, and SOX compliant hosting needs. For more information, visit http://www.OnlineTech.com or call (877) 740-5028.
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Zulahoo Selects ViaWest for Cloud Hosting Solution
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire -06/27/12)-
ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed services providers in North America, announces it has been selected by Zulahoo to provide on-demand cloud computing services with its KINECTed Cloud platform. Zulahoo is an Internet start-up community commerce portal focused on promoting secure and private collaboration services. As a company anticipating rapid growth, Zulahoo was looking for a scalable and flexible cloud-based solution.
With a need to move from its existing physical infrastructure, Zulahoo required a partner that could provide a cloud solution with the ability to scale rapidly and affordably. After considering a variety of cloud vendors, Zulahoo selected ViaWest for its flexible virtual environment and personalized support. With expert assistance from ViaWest's engineering team, Zulahoo was able to seamlessly move from a physical to virtual environment, reducing its hosting costs. In addition, the availability of ViaWest's monitoring platform allows Zulahoo to manage growth by tracking usability and determining when additional on-demand resources, such as CPE storage and processing power, should be added.
"ViaWest has made our relationship not just about the services they provide, but about the partnership they developed with our team," states Jon Prichard, Chief Executive Officer of Zulahoo. "As we prepare to grow our company, the ability to scale on-demand was a top concern in selecting a hosting solution. ViaWest not only provides the training and tool sets to manage growth, but their superior level of customer support is at the foundation of their success. There are many options for cloud solutions in the marketplace but the level of interaction and support ViaWest provides ensures our needs are always top of mind."
"Rapidly growing organizations like Zulahoo are faced with multiple decisions to consider for their IT infrastructure," continues Jason Carolan, Chief Technology Officer of ViaWest. "ViaWest offers two resilient cloud platforms, a community cloud and a hosted private cloud, both of which provide the right mix between elasticity, price, and performance."
"A partnership with ViaWest provides scalability, around the clock customer support and analysis of how efficiently customers are using the services they have selected," adds John Greenwood, Regional Vice President of Sales and General Manager for ViaWest. "The Texas region has seen tremendous growth from all types of clients including hosting, cloud computing, service providers and enterprises -- all requiring reliable configurations tailored to their unique requirements."
ViaWest's KINECTed Cloud offers a dynamic pool of computing, storage and networking resources without incurring ongoing personnel or capital expenses. With two different platforms, a Xen-based hypervisor cloud or a VMware-based platform, ViaWest provides a flexible environment that supports usage demands.
For more information on ViaWest, please visit http://www.viawest.com.
About ViaWest
ViaWest is one of the largest privately held data center service providers in North America. They provide colocation, complex hosting, cloud and managed services to businesses of all sizes nationwide. ViaWest owns and operates 22 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, delivering high-quality, flexible solutions designed to support customers' unique business needs. For additional information on ViaWest, please visit http://www.viawest.com or call 1-877-448-9378. Follow ViaWest on LinkedIn, Twitter or visit their YouTube channel.
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Freudenberg IT Announces the Expansion of its Cloud Solution Offering for SAP® Mobility Products
MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Freudenberg IT (FIT), an SAP-certified global provider of hosting and cloud services, announces the availability of managed hosting support for SAP mobility solutions, including the SAP mobile platform and the SAP Afaria 7.0 mobile device management platform.
We are excited to add support for SAPs mobility portfolio to our complete line of services for mission-critical, managed SAP applications on a 24x7 basis, said Jim Kunz, Vice President of Technical Architecture, FIT. FITs ability to integrate mobility solutions into our customers SAP solution-based environments, along with FITs industry-leading services such as a global follow-the-sun service desk, managed infrastructure and application hosting, Microsoft Exchange hosting, and managed desktop client services, all backed by industry-leading SLAs, differentiates us in the IT services industry. With FIT, our customers have an IT partner and trusted-advisor that can provide and manage their IT infrastructure and service requirements. This allows customers to focus on their core business competencies.
The SAP mobile platform connects mobile workers to business processes at any time, from anywhere. The mobile enterprise application platform enables enterprise developers to simply and quickly build applications that connect business data to mobile workers on any device, at any time. FIT provides a fully managed infrastructure platform along with monitoring, backup/restore, and disaster recovery services to help ensure uninterrupted availability.
SAP Afaria keeps mobile workers working and keeps enterprise data secure. It manages and secures mobile data, devices and applications. FITs private, managed, cloud-hosting platform gives SAP Afaria customers the security and flexibility to develop mobile applications.
About Freudenberg IT
Freudenberg IT (FIT) is a global provider of IT services for implementing, optimizing and operating IT systems. FIT specializes in mission-critical hosting capabilities across the globe using its world-class FIT-owned data centers. IT services include Managed Hosting Services (e.g., in support of SAP solutions, Exchange, etc.), LAN/WAN Management, Client Services, Helpdesk Services, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Disaster Recovery Services, and more. As an SAP-certified global provider of hosting and cloud services with over 40 years of experience running and hosting SAP solutions, FIT is a recognized partner and hosting provider within the SAP ecosystem. FITs customers benefit from its emphasis on mission-critical computing with extensive audits and certifications across most industries. FIT is part of the Freudenberg Group, a family-owned business of 160+ years, employing over 37,000 employees across 58 countries today and with solid financials of over 6 billion (a 9.6 percent increase over 2010) in annual revenues.
For more information, please visit: http://www.freudenberg-it.us
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FireHost Launches Referral Partner Program Designed to Share Success
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire -06/26/12)- Secure cloud hosting company, FireHost, has today announced the details of its new referral partner program, offering partners the chance to grow their business by teaming with the industry leader.
Participation in FireHost's new referral partner program is both generous and straightforward, with benefits including:
The referral program is aimed at managed service providers, value added resellers, digital and design agencies, security consultants, auditors, Web and mobile developers, eCommerce providers and any company that regularly advises clients on hosting and securing data, applications and websites.
"Janeiro Digital has developed its business by creating strong, consultative relationships with its clients," said Jonathan Bingham, CEO of Janeiro Digital. "FireHost does the same with its partners and that makes for a lasting relationship and provides great opportunity."
Registering and qualifying as a referral partner is simple. By signing up, FireHost referral partners have the opportunity to establish a relationship with the leader in secure cloud hosting while also creating an additional revenue stream that is both automatic and regular.
"We have designed a program from the ground up aimed at ensuring the success of our partners. We have formal training programs, customer facing collateral pieces and dedicated partner managers all in place to make the program easy to implement. By signing up, FireHost partners can generate a regular income stream and ultimately grow their business," said Jim Ciampaglio, SVP of global sales and marketing at FireHost.
Partners can refer with confidence, knowing their referrals will benefit from FireHost's hands-on expertise and depth of knowledge in security and compliance in the cloud. The company's secure cloud infrastructure exceeds the PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations governing the handling of customer credit card data and is certified PCI DSS 2.0 compliant. Since it was founded in 2006, FireHost has grown to serve thousands of customers across 30 different countries. In 2011 alone it successfully blocked more than 50 million external hack attempts targeted at its customers.
For more information on the partner referral program, please visit: http://www.firehost.com/partners
About FireHostFireHost is a secure cloud hosting company focused on protecting sensitive data and companies' brand reputations with infrastructure built for security, scalability and performance. Customers with specific compliance or performance needs subscribe to FireHost's PCI, HIPAA or high traffic solutions, including some of the largest companies in the world, as well as many fast growing eCommerce, SaaS and healthcare IT providers. FireHost provides services from Dallas, Phoenix, London and Amsterdam.
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Rackspace Hosting Survey Shows Strong Support for Cloud Services
SAN ANTONIO, Jun 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) Nine in ten (91%) of IT decision makers have a positive opinion of cloud computing according to a national survey commissioned by Rackspace Hosting. IT decision makers view customer service and technical support as important considerations when choosing a cloud computing provider.
By a three to one ratio (75% to 25%), the IT decision makers surveyed prefer a cloud provider with strong customer service and technical support even if that provider has higher prices. This view was consistent by IT decision makers regardless of organization size and type.
IT decision makers also ranked the ability to add computing power, the ability to move data easily between cloud providers and concerns over vendor lock-in as important considerations when choosing a cloud provider.
The world is in the midst of a tectonic shift toward cloud computing that is revolutionizing the way companies do business, said Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier. The survey shows that IT decision makers understand the importance of selecting a cloud provider that empowers their businesses with the systems, products, and customer service capabilities to successfully make the transition to the cloud.
We believe it is important that companies be empowered with choice, an open cloud and the high level of technical support they need to concentrate on their core business, added Napier. A chief benefit for IT decision makers using open-source technology is portability of workloads across vendors and the elimination of vendor lock-in.
92% of IT decision makers surveyed said being able to move data easily between cloud providers was an important consideration when choosing a cloud provider. The issue of vendor lock-in was an important consideration for 86% of respondents when choosing a cloud provider.
Rogue IT is Prevalent
Nearly half (43%) of decision makers surveyed are aware of people taking it upon themselves to use cloud computing services or resources not provided by their organizations IT department in order to help with work projects. Among respondents reporting someone in their organization using cloud services independently of the IT department, 38% said the main reason is to save time. One in three respondents believe it was because the solutions were not available internally or because it was a way to not deal with the organizations IT department.
Less Than Half Would Take Job with Company Not Using Cloud Computing
A question asking whether IT decision makers would be willing to take a job with a company that does not use cloud computing illuminated the strong reliance that decision makers have developed towards this technology. Less than half (48%) of IT leaders say they would take a job with a new company that does not use cloud computing, while 28% said they would not. The other 24% responded that they did not know whether they would or not.
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Rackspace Hosting Reports Nine in Ten IT Decision Makers in National Survey Have Positive View of Cloud Computing
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nine in ten (91%) of IT decision makers have a positive opinion of cloud computing according to a national survey commissioned by Rackspace Hosting. IT decision makers view customer service and technical support as important considerations when choosing a cloud computing provider.
By a three to one ratio (75% to 25%), the IT decision makers surveyed prefer a cloud provider with strong customer service and technical support even if that provider has higher prices. This view was consistent by IT decision makers regardless of organization size and type.
IT decision makers also ranked the ability to add computing power, the ability to move data easily between cloud providers and concerns over vendor lock-in as important considerations when choosing a cloud provider.
The world is in the midst of a tectonic shift toward cloud computing that is revolutionizing the way companies do business, said Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier. The survey shows that IT decision makers understand the importance of selecting a cloud provider that empowers their businesses with the systems, products, and customer service capabilities to successfully make the transition to the cloud.
We believe it is important that companies be empowered with choice, an open cloud and the high level of technical support they need to concentrate on their core business, added Napier. A chief benefit for IT decision makers using open-source technology is portability of workloads across vendors and the elimination of vendor lock-in.
92% of IT decision makers surveyed said being able to move data easily between cloud providers was an important consideration when choosing a cloud provider. The issue of vendor lock-in was an important consideration for 86% of respondents when choosing a cloud provider.
Rogue IT is Prevalent
Nearly half (43%) of decision makers surveyed are aware of people taking it upon themselves to use cloud computing services or resources not provided by their organizations IT department in order to help with work projects. Among respondents reporting someone in their organization using cloud services independently of the IT department, 38% said the main reason is to save time. One in three respondents believe it was because the solutions were not available internally or because it was a way to not deal with the organizations IT department.
Less Than Half Would Take Job with Company Not Using Cloud Computing
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UK Web Host iomart Group Wins Major Digital Technology Award
iomart was praised as a UK market leader for cloud hosting at Digital Technology Awards
UK Web hosting provider, iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM), has won the award for Outstanding Performance in Business Growth at the Digital Technology Awards.
iomart Group, described by the judges one of the leading cloud computing and managed Web hosting companies in the UK, was praised for its financial performance, profitability and ability to deliver on its business strategy.
iomart Group plc CEO Angus MacSween said: We are delighted to have won this award. Our strategy has been to position the iomart Group and its range of hosting brands to capitalize on the continuing growth in the market for cloud services. This market is still large, fragmented and growing and we see real opportunities to benefit from this over the next few years.
In April, iomart Group was named Scottish PLC of the Year and in May it was selected as one of the top 20 cloud hosting companies in the world by Talkin Cloud.
One of iomart Groups cloud hosting customers, Skyscanner, which specializes in providing economy airfares, picked up the awards for Scottish Digital Technology Company of the Year and International growth.
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Server Intellect Announces ASP.NET MVC 4.0 BETA Public Cloud Hosting
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) June 19, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (6/18/2012) Server Intellect (http://www.serverintellect.com), a Microsoft Gold Certified provider of advanced Windows-based Managed Cloud and Dedicated Server hosting solutions, officially announced today that the newly released ASP.NET MVC 4.0 BETA is now available to the public for testing on their Public Cloud Hosted Services platform.
The much anticipated release of ASP.NET MVC 4.0 brings new features and capabilities that highlight the direction of the Web 2.0 movement by including new support for building mobile web applications and web sites, making it much easier to build experiences that are optimized for phone and tablet users. This release follows closely behind the release of ASP.NET 4.5 BETA which is also supported in the Server Intellect Public Cloud.
This release is exciting as not only does it open the door for developers to stay ahead of the curve; it shows once again how Server Intellect is committed to being an industry leader, Server Intellect CEO, Eric Pratt said regarding the addition of ASP.NET MVC 4.0 BETA to the Server Intellect Public Cloud. Backed by our 24/7 U.S. based ServiceFirst Support team, we can confidently say we are an industry leader in Cloud Hosting Solutions.
Server Intellect believes that offering full support for the latest Microsoft frameworks will allow developers to get a head start on the new technology and help bridge the gap to the next generation of mobile development both for existing and future clients.
About Server Intellect A subsidiary of Client Intellect, Inc., Server Intellect (http://www.serverintellect.com), located in downtown Orlando, Florida, assists businesses and individuals worldwide in achieving their internet technology goals. By offering cloud server hosting, dedicated servers, private cloud servers and complete cloud services coupled with world-class customer service, Server Intellect has become a world-recognized leader in the global web hosting market.
About Client Intellect Client Intellect, Inc. (http://www.clientintellect.com) is a privately held, profitable internet technology enterprise that serves thousands of businesses from over 90 countries world-wide. The company was founded in 2003 and is currently located in Orlando, Florida.
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