SteelCloud Launches Hosting Program in Australia and New Zealand for Hosted BlackBerry Services

SYDNEY, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SteelCloud, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCLD) a leading developer of mobility computing appliance solutions today announced the launch of its BlackBerry® Hosting Program in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).  ANZ members of the BlackBerry Alliances Hosters Program (www.blackberryalliances.com) will now have access to a simple, cost effective hosting solution with direct access to BlackBerry technical experts.

SteelCloud is a leading designer of specialised appliance solutions for mobile computing technologies including BlackBerry Enterprise Server.  The company delivers integrated hardware/software appliance solutions, to commercial and government enterprises, that focus on ease of deployment, policy compliance, and high availability.  SteelCloud currently offers BlackBerry Enterprise Server licensing to hosters in 108 countries worldwide.

"We have identified a tremendous opportunity throughout Australia and New Zealand for Hosters to drive sales into small and medium size enterprises," said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud President and CEO.  "I am pleased to announce that ANZ hosting service providers OzHosting.com, OneNet, Emantra, Revera and InspireIT are participating in the program and will be taking advantage of the opportunity to drive additional revenue by providing their customers with the most capable and secure mobility platform available.  For its part, SteelCloud has made the start-up process painless by eliminating upfront licensing costs."

Hosting licenses will be issued to all members of the BlackBerry Alliance Hosters Program.  Features of SteelCloud's BlackBerry Hosting Program include no upfront BlackBerry Enterprise Server licensing fees and no minimum spend – hosters only pay for their actual usage.  The monthly license fees paid by hosters includes BlackBerry Technical Support Services (T-Support) giving them direct access to technical experts.

"We are excited to be launching a Hosted BlackBerry offering in partnership with RIM and SteelCloud.  The Hosted BlackBerry solution is a true growth opportunity for OzHosting and our reseller channels," said Anthony Banek, General Manager Cloud Services.

"As one of New Zealand's leading cloud computing specialists, we believe the SteelCloud BlackBerry hosting solution will provide exceptional business benefits and efficiencies to our clients globally," said Steve Victor, Relationship Manager OneNet.

"The SteelCloud BlackBerry Hosting solution is recognized worldwide as the premier enterprise mobility solution.  InspireIT is delighted to be able to offer this solution to our valued customers," said Simon McLeod, InspireIT.

In addition to license management, BlackBerry Alliance Members will also have the option to deploy the SteelCloud SteelWorks® appliance solution to enable rapid implementation of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.  This can be done either at the hoster or the client site.

The SteelWorks appliance is a complete pre-installed, preconfigured appliance solution which runs on a high performance, enterprise-class server platform optimised for BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Windows Server.  With its automated installation process, a BlackBerry Enterprise Server is up in running in less than thirty minutes.  Additionally, every SteelWorks appliance includes EverAvail™, SteelCloud's innovative software suite developed to increase the reliability and supportability of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

About SteelCloud

SteelCloud is a developer of mobility computing appliance solutions.  SteelCloud designs and architects specialised appliance solutions for mobile computing technologies including BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.  SteelCloud delivers integrated hardware/software appliance solutions, to commercial and government enterprises, that focus on ease of deployment, policy compliance, and high availability.  Additionally, SteelCloud distributes BlackBerry software licenses to companies worldwide that provide BlackBerry hosting services.  Over its 20-year history, SteelCloud has won numerous awards for technical excellence and customer satisfaction.  SteelCloud can be reached at (703) 674-5500.  Additional information is available at www.steelcloud.com or by email at [email protected].

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SOURCE SteelCloud, Inc.