| VeriCenter Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Houston, Texas - May 31, 2007 - VeriCenter today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, recognizing VeriCenter's expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, VeriCenter has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel. VeriCenter provides industry leading managed hosting and colocation solutions for enterprise and mid market customers. Founded in 1999, VeriCenter serves over 600 customers, with complex requirements and significant uptime needs. VeriCenter hosts business applications, complex web sites, Software as a Service, and messaging and collaboration applications, all from a nationwide network of SAS 70 Type II data centers. "We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers," said Steve Lesem, Senior Vice President and CMO. "The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers." "Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes VeriCenter as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology." As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, VeriCenter had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry. The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency is designed for partners with proven expertise in designing and/or implementing complex infrastructure solutions such as Active Directory®- and Microsoft Host Integration Server-based design and deployment solutions, and Microsoft Exchange Server migration or deployment solutions. Because customers are increasingly asking to do more with less, partners with the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency can identify their unique skill in helping customers access management solutions, improve operational efficiency and reduce security risks. Specializations within the competency are Active Directory and Identity Management, Exchange Migration and Deployment, Hosting Solutions, System Management and Storage Solutions. "Our industry partners allow us to deliver high-quality solutions and applications to our customers. And we're always looking at ways to improve our relationships," said Paul Flessner, senior vice president of the Server Applications at Microsoft Corp. "Solutions competencies enable Microsoft to provide resources and training to partners seeking to meet, and even surpass, customer needs. The competencies also provide industry partners with a way to showcase their expertise to customers that depend on them for services, such as building critical infrastructure including storage and hosting solutions." The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in December 2003 and represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners' businesses be successful. About VeriCenter, Inc. VeriCenter is a leading provider of managed hosting, colocation, and infrastructure services for mid-to-large enterprises. From a nationwide network of seven premier data center facilities, VeriCenter provides a comprehensive range of managed services including management of servers, storage, backups, network, databases, and security to more than 600 business customers in a broad range of industries. Our centralized service delivery model provides a better way to achieve reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness for IT infrastructure in support of enterprise applications, Web sites, SaaS (software as a service) applications, disaster recovery solutions and general business infrastructure. As a two-time winner of Inc. 500's fastest-growing companies in the United States, VeriCenter is a market leader in managed hosting services and is ideally positioned to guide enterprises through the long-term industry evolution toward Utility Computing. For more information on VeriCenter, please visit us at http://www.vericenter.com/. For information on how we've supported our customers' business, please visit http://www.vericenter.com/customers/index.aspx. VeriCenter, Inc.
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