Venyu Expands Channel Offering With VMware vCloud(R) Powered Service

BATON ROUGE, LA and MARLBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwire - May 29, 2012) - Venyu announced today that its recently-launched VenyuCloud virtualization platform, a low-cost, easily-deployed alternative to physical servers, is now available through its trusted channel partners. VenyuCloud, a VMware vCloud® Powered Service, provides a controlled, secure platform where IT managers can quickly provision cloud servers and virtual cloud data centers on demand that are compatible with their on-premise VMware based infrastructure. Venyu's channel partner program helps IT solutions resellers and systems integration professionals develop, grow and support their business. Channel partners can expand their portfolio of enterprise-grade cloud computing, virtualization, disaster recovery and data protection solutions with a cost-effective, end-to-end IT infrastructure solution that is part of the VMware vCloud initiative.

"The addition of VenyuCloud to our channel portfolio enables our agents and value-added resellers (VARs) to expand revenue streams by offering a comprehensive, competitively-priced IaaS solution built on VMware cloud infrastructure," said Shawn Brazeau, Director of Channel Sales, Venyu. "Venyu is committed to supporting the continued success of our partners by providing premium sales and technology training support as well as delivering a scalable, highly-available virtualization platform for their end-users."

Venyu offers partners a variety of participation levels, aimed at companies of all sizes. As a channel partner, members receive customized programs and support from Venyu to develop revenue opportunities and secure new business. Venyu's engagement levels include:

• Referral Level: a no-pressure program with no up-front investment, offering a one-time referral dividend for every new Venyu customer referred.
  
  
• Reseller Level: ideal for solution providers, MSPs and consultants, and features extensive training, sales resources, and branded marketing collateral.
  
  
• Strategic Partner Level: the highest level of partnership with Venyu, available exclusively for premier multi-region or national organizations including MSPs, IT and back-end infrastructure consultants. This level offers premium incentives and additional market development programs.
  
  

"Venyu's depth of experience in cloud and virtualization, outstanding sales and tech support, and overall breadth of end-to-end solutions make the company an ideal channel partner," said Dean Wittig, President of Wittig Associates, Inc. "The three stages of partnership offered in Venyu's channel partner program give companies like ours flexibility to participate at the level of commitment that best meets our needs. With VenyuCloud added to the mix of services, we can now offer a robust, easy-to-use IaaS platform powered by industry-leading VMware virtualization and cloud computing technology, namely VMware vSphere® and VMware vCloud Director™."

"There is a growing ecosystem of skilled and trusted service and solution provider partners that work in concert to serve the industry with turnkey solutions to deploy and manage VMware vCloud® Powered Services on demand," said Joe Andrews, director, Cloud Product Marketing, VMware. "We are pleased to be working with Venyu to bring their channel partners an innovative offering that continues to transform the way IT services are constructed and utilized today."

For more information on Venyu's fast-growing channel partnership program, please visit http://www.venyu.com/partner-us.

About Venyu
Venyu is a premier provider of off-site data center services, cloud-based virtualization and battle-tested data recovery solutions that maximize business continuity. By leveraging Venyu's portfolio of ROI-focused solutions within secure, highly-available data centers, organizations can reduce IT costs while increasing security and scalability. For more information about Venyu and its industry-leading solutions for cloud hosting, physical and virtualized recovery, managed hosting, online data backup and co-location, please visit www.venyu.com. Your Data Made Invincible™.

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