Evolve IP Listed as Participating Contributor on the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security, Trust

WAYNE, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolve IP, The Cloud Services Company™, today announced that it has been listed on the Cloud Security Alliance's (CSA) Security, Trust and Assurance Registry (STAR). As an official STAR member, Evolve IP customers will know that in addition to receiving high availability, mission critical cloud computing services on an award-winning, unified platform they will also gain the highest levels of transparency and controls regarding data security, confidentiality, and integrity available.

An Inc. 500 company, Evolve IP provides organizations with a unified option for cloud services. Today, tens of thousands of users primarily in the US and globally depend daily on Evolve IP for cloud services like virtual servers, virtual desktops, disaster recovery, unified communications, contact centers, and more.

"The Cloud Security Alliance STAR program is the gold standard for cloud security assurance.   When cloud providers demonstrate transparency in their security programs and show compliance with CSA's best practices, consumers can have greater confidence in the cloud and select providers that are serious about security.  We are thrilled that Evolve IP has joined CSA STAR," said Jim Reavis, Executive Director of the CSA.

"We are excited to participate and contribute to CSA STAR," said Mike Batdorf, Senior Vice President, Business Operations of Evolve IP.  "Coupled with Evolve IP's SSAE 16 SOCII and SOCIII compliance and our vast experience in PCI DSS Authorized Scanning Vendor and Qualified Security Assessor programs, we are enabling the migration to the Cloud for even the most regulated and compliance centric industries such as finance, retail and healthcare."

Evolve IP's SSAE 16 SOC processes and controls are audited by Grant Thornton.  The company also announces its participation in enabling HIPAA HITECH compliant cloud services architecture to enable healthcare and health IT firms across the country to confidently move their infrastructure and applications to Evolve IP's nationwide platforms.  It also places Evolve IP with other leading cloud services pioneers in the effort to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, Hosting and Software as a Service (SaaS).

For more information about Evolve IP's suite of cloud services, visit www.EvolveIP.net. For more discussion about how cloud services can improve business, visit Cloud IQ blog.evolveip.net.

ABOUT EVOLVE IP

Evolve IP is The Cloud Services Company™. Designed from the beginning to provide organizations with a unified option for cloud services, Evolve IP enables decision-makers to migrate all or select IT technologies to its award-winning cloud platform. Evolve IP's combination of security, stability, scalability and lower total cost of ownership makes its services fundamentally superior to outdated legacy systems and other cloud offerings. Today, tens of thousands of users primarily in the US and globally depend daily on Evolve IP for cloud services, including virtual servers, virtual desktops, disaster recovery, unified communications, contact centers, and more. Visit www.EvolveIP.net or http://blog.evolveip.net/.

ABOUT THE CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE

The Cloud Security Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by a broad coalition of industry practitioners, corporations, associations and other key stakeholders.

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