Successful audit provides third-party validation of Virtacore's industry-leading cloud hosting services and underlying infrastructure, controls and operating standards.

ASHBURN, Va., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtacore Systems, Inc. a leading provider of managed private cloud computing infrastructure solutions, today announced the successful completion of its SAS 70 Type II certification, following an exhaustive 6-month testing period from October 2009 through April 2010.

The Company was thoroughly audited in the following key areas:

• Integrity and Ethical Values
• Human Resource Practices
• Control Environment
• Physical Access/Security
• Network Security
• Computer Operations
• Data Communications
• Monitoring and Response
• Application Change Control
• Data Storage and Backup
• Disaster Recovery

SAS 70 Type II compliance confirms the reliability, security, high availability and integrity of Virtacore's infrastructure and operations.

"Virtacore customers already know that our dedicated engineering and support staff are second to none in the industry," said Tom Kiblin, Founder and CEO of the Company.  "This successful audit provides strong third-party validation that Virtacore maintains the highest level of controls and safeguards for the IT systems, applications and data we host and manage around the clock.  Achieving SAS 70 certification also enables our customers to meet their compliance requirements for Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and other regulations and standards."

About Virtacore Systems, Inc.

Virtacore Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of managed private cloud solutions for businesses and organizations in the U.S. and globally. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, Virtacore manages over 10,000 virtual machines deployed at state-of-the-art Equinix IBX data centers in multiple locations, connected to a custom network of top-tier bandwidth providers. Virtacore's cloud hosting services, consulting engineering work, and 24x7x365 support meet the complex hosted IT requirements of enterprise customers. Virtacore also offers "PowerVPS" click-to-buy virtual private servers and dedicated website hosting at www.powervps.com.  For more information, visit www.virtacore.com or connect with us at www.twitter.com/virtacore.

SOURCE Virtacore Systems, Inc.

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