Latisys Showcases SaaS Enablement With IBM at SaaScon 2009

Data Center Company to Feature IT Infrastructure Service Solutions at Show


FAIRFAX, VA--(Marketwire - March 31, 2009) - Latisys, a leading colocation, managed hosting and internet services company, today announced that it has joined the IBM Partner Pavilion at the SaaScon 2009 conference at the Santa Clara (Calif.) Convention Center today through Wednesday. Latisys will use the show as an opportunity to showcase its multitude of IT infrastructure solutions.

SaaScon is a premier event for business services technologies. Conference topics include cloud computing and SaaS (Software as a Service); on-demand business and information services; essential building-block technologies for SaaS; and best practices in optimizing SaaS.

"Independent software vendors and Web 2.0 companies make up a growing segment of our customer base," said Don Goodwin, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Latisys. "These clients place a top priority on high performance, security and scalability for their applications. With our enterprise-class data centers across the United States and a mix of VMWare-enabled Blade and iDataPlex platforms, customers increasingly rely on us to meet their IT requirements."

Added Goodwin, "We are excited to be working with the IBM SaaS Enablement Network to ease SaaS customers' roll-out of virtualized computing solutions, thus helping new and existing customers leverage Latisys' ability to ensure the success of their Web and SaaS applications."

About Latisys

Latisys is a leading provider of colocation, managed hosting, managed services and disaster recovery solutions to all small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers. With a heritage serving business customers since 1994, and multiple high-density, SAS70 Type II certified data centers across the United States, Latisys offers scalable outsourced IT infrastructure management solutions that provide customers what they need, when they need it. As a data center-centric company, Latisys is quickly becoming the hosting company of choice for companies that demand more from their IT infrastructure partner. All while optimizing clients' return on investment. All while 'delivering more_'. Call Latisys today at 1-888-423-3477 or visit www.latisys.com to learn more.

Contact Information: Press Contact: Steve Caulk ProConnect PR for Latisys 303-410-4971 srcaulk@proconnectpr.com