SteelCloud Reaches Partnership Milestone with 100th BlackBerry Hosting Service Provider

ASHBURN, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SteelCloud, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCLD), a leading developer of mobility computing appliance solutions today announced that it has reached agreement with its 100^th hosting partner to offer hosted BlackBerry^® services.  Hosting partnerships have more than quadrupled since December with an even greater increase in monthly recurring revenue.

"Smarsh, our 100^th hosting partner to offer hosted BlackBerry service, was truly a monumental achievement for us," said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud's President and CEO.  "We now have hosting partners from virtually every part of the globe.  The BlackBerry Alliance organization has provided outstanding support of our efforts.  As we progress through 2010, we expect that license and appliance revenue from our domestic and international hosting channel will become a major contributor in our success."

Earlier this year, SteelCloud announced SteelWorks^® FLEX+, a unique offering to its hosting partners, which combines the innovative SteelWorks appliance with hosted BlackBerry^® Enterprise Server licensing.  SteelWorks^® FLEX+ expands a hoster's revenue opportunities by giving them the option of deploying a hosted BlackBerry solution at a client site.  SteelWorks FLEX+ will be available for shipment this month.

About SteelCloud

SteelCloud is a developer of mobility computing appliance solutions.  SteelCloud designs and architects specialized 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 licensing 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].

About Smarsh

Smarsh^® is the managed service leader in secure, innovative and reliable email-archiving solutions for message compliance and records retention, proactive litigation readiness and mail server data management.  The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model enables clients to eliminate IT infrastructure costs and minimize operating burden, while benefiting from the company's expertise and experience in hosting large volumes of mission-critical client data.  Founded in 2001, the growth of Smarsh has been recognized at both the local and national level.  In 2008 and 2009, the company was named to the "Inc. 500," Inc. magazine's annual analysis of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.  Deloitte honored Smarsh with a spot on its Technology Fast 500 list for 2009 and the Portland Business Journal ranked Smarsh No. 1 in its 2009 growth rankings for the state of Oregon.  Additional information is available at www.smarsh.com.

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SOURCE SteelCloud, Inc.