OpSource will support the Taleo provider of on-demand talent management solutions, to deliver its Business Edition Platform. Jason Blessing, General Manager and Group Vice President, Taleo Business Edition, explained, ”We looked at several different web delivery providers for Taleo Business Edition and chose OpSource because they meet our high standards for excellence; they know our business and they are experts in SaaS delivery. As an OpSource On-Demand customer, we receive access to their wide range of services and expertise without having to pay for additional in-house resources and employees. Additionally, OpSource is able to scale with us and their success-based pricing model gives us real value from a cost perspective.”

Taleo Business Edition is the company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering consisting of recruiting and performance management solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs). When Taleo decided to outsource SaaS delivery for its SMB client base they needed a scalable solution they could depend on to meet performance requirements and eliminate the large upfront costs of a data center. Taleo selected OpSource On-Demand because of its proven reputation as a robust, cost effective and secure solution.

Treb Ryan, CEO of OpSource, added, ”Taleo guarantees the integrity of customers’ data and processes and OpSource On-Demand offers the security and reliability they need to fulfill that promise. Additionally, our disaster recovery solution provides Taleo peace of mind knowing there is a plan in place to keep applications running even in ‘worst case’ scenarios. We’re honored to have earned Taleo’s trust as their web operations partner for Taleo Business Edition.”

A comprehensive web operations solution, OpSource On-Demand is designed to enable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Web companies to quickly and securely deliver their applications and services over the web to consumers and businesses alike. Going far beyond full-featured managed hosting, it includes the application management, compliance and business services that are necessary for on-demand business success.

OpSource On-Demand includes: Technical Operations Best-in-class, scalable software, hardware and network infrastructure World-class data center facilities Redundant carrier class load balancing architecture In-depth 24×7 monitoring, security, and management procedures backed by SAS-70 Type II audits Built-in high availability solutions from simple clustering to wide-area disaster recovery Application Operations Data management Performance management, including multipoint user-experience monitoring Application roll out and change management Application optimization Compliant infrastructure, processes and procedures including: SAS 70 Type II audited, HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance and salesforce.com and WebEx certifications Business Operations OpSource Billing CLM – An end-to-end subscription management, metering and payment stand-alone solution, or as part of OpSource On-Demand OpSource Connect – A web services infrastructure and integration toolset, for application integration in the ‘Cloud’ and behind the corporate fire-wall OpSource End-User Support – 24×7 customer branded end-user support OpSource Analytics – A real-time application and customer usage information, and health of business analysis and reporting tool.

OpSource delivers Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and web applications for on-demand companies, with hundreds of applications, millions of users and billions of transactions supported daily. OpSource On-Demand, the leading web operations solution, is defining how web-based software is delivered. By choosing OpSource as their web application delivery partner, companies are freed from investing in and managing the complex and costly infrastructure and services necessary to deliver applications over the web. They can instead focus their resources on developing, marketing and selling their applications and services.

Further, by using OpSource Connect companies can leverage web services such as OpSource Billing CLM, OpSource Analytics and OpSource End-User Support and integrate their applications with other SaaS applications over the Internet as well as with enterprise applications behind the corporate firewall. OpSource On-Demand is suitable for companies at any stage of growth, with any type of on-demand application.Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, OpSource has Web application delivery centers in Virginia, London and Bangalore.

R1Soft, has been chosen by Asia’s Leading Hosting Provider, Usonyx, in a partnership to offer Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Linux and Windows.

CDP technology enables Usonyx to provide round-the-clock backups virtually eliminating the risk of data loss and adding even more value to their superior hosting services. Available as part of a managed service package, R1Soft CDP backup add-on options can also be purchased separately starting at S$10 per 20GB for dedicated server customers.

Martin Chan, Managing Director of Usonyx remarked, ”After twelve months of exploring backup solutions, we are glad to have finally chosen R1Soft. Backup has become an essential part of hosting and a top priority for all customers. The R1 sales and support team provides prompt responses, meets all of our needs and the software’s reliability speaks for itself.”

After the initial testing period proved successful, Usonyx decided to extend CDP to their Taiwan and Malaysia data centers and join the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program (R1HPP) as well. As an R1HPP member, Usonyx receives exclusive access to the resources needed to promote the solution and educate current customers about the benefits and security CDP brings has to offer.

David Wartell, Vice President of R1Soft, a division of BBS Technologies, Inc. added, ”We are pleased that CDP has already satisfied and exceeded Usonyx’s expectations and we anticipate a close partnership in the future as they continue to provide CDP to their customers. The R1HPP will assist Usonyx in effectively marketing CDP with key resources as they introduce the solution. Usonyx has long been a dominant player in the Asia hosting industry so we look forward to helping them successfully deploy R1Soft CDP.”

Usonyx provides a world-class, fully automated infrastructure, multi-homed network and 24×7 technical support, all enabling customers and partners to develop and sustain a strong web and email infrastructure without costly investments in hardware, software and IT staffing. Thousands of enterprises today rely on Usonyx as the gateway to global businesses, customers and networks.

Founded in 2003, R1Soft is a provider of disk-based backup solutions. The company’s customer list includes some of the world’s largest hosting providers. R1soft products provide Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for over 85,000 mission-critical Linux and Windows servers worldwide. In November, 2007 R1Soft was acquired by BBS Technologies, Inc.

Wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation and network integrator, hosting and web services firm, NTT America, Inc. (NTTA), has released new customer care service choices, among other products and services.

As part of its Enterprise Hosting Release 08.4, the new solutions include the availability of Windows Server 2008; new software patch management service; new security hardware and managed security service options. The Release 08.4 continues the quarterly discipline of enhancing the Enterprise Hosting portfolio of products and services to better meet the needs of customers and target markets.

NTT America now supports Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Server 2008, as a standard service option. Customers will be able to leverage several benefits with this newest OS release, such as improved and hardened security to control user’s rights on the servers; improved clustering and failover support; substantially faster file transfers; and enhancements for IIS7 to provide faster authentication and more powerful content compression.

Enterprise Hosting customers can now take advantage of NTT America’s automated Windows patch management service as an option for both Windows Server 2003 and 2008. NTT America engineers will fully test and validate all such software patches released by Microsoft. Customers have the flexibility to schedule the deployment of these patches to their production environment based on their own business priorities.

Upgrades to managed security services include a refreshed set of Proventia Multi-Function Security hardware options to meet the cost/performance requirements of a wider range of customers at different phases of growth. Managed security services have also been modified to provide target customers with greater price flexibility for support and policy changes.

Vini Handler, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing, Enterprise Hosting noted, ”We are pleased to offer these enhancements to our comprehensive portfolio of Managed Hosting services. These new products and services enable customers to take advantage of the latest technology in server operating systems, security and server management. And with our expanded Enterprise Customer Care options, companies can now select a customer care solution matched to their own specific needs.”

NTT America has now expanded its Enterprise Customer Care to support service flexibility and choices. Standard service, delivered to all customers, continues to provide around the clock technical support; direct access to certified engineers; provisioning and billing support; and access to billing history and real-time performance data via the customer portal.

Three new service levels are available to augment standard customer service, and include options such as: dedicated support for technical issue resolution and escalations; on-going monthly or quarterly reporting and review; project management; and professional services support. With either the standard service or one of the new service levels, customers can be assured that their outsourced IT infrastructure is getting the precise level of attention, care and support they require.

Enterprise Hosting is a business unit of NTT America and offers a comprehensive set of enterprise grade hosting services. These services, based on an Infrastructure as a Service model, are designed to accommodate rapid deployment and implementation of small to very large and global IT operations. For information on the complete portfolio offered by Enterprise Hosting, visit us at www.eh.nttamerica.com.

Earlier this month, NTT America debuted the launch of a new enterprise and business web site. The site provides comprehensive information on the company’s portfolio of hosting services that enable businesses to balance their internal IT resources and assets with outsourced IT infrastructure and data center services. Offered under an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) arrangement, the company provides cost-effective and scalable solutions for medium, large and very large companies who are seeking a competitive and financial edge in managing their core businesses.

NTT America is North America’s natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, with strong capabilities in the U.S. market. NTT America is the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, the global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT America provides world-class Enterprise Hosting, managed network, and IP networking services for enterprise customers and service providers worldwide. For additional information on NTT America, visit us on the Web at www.nttamerica.com.

NTT Com delivers high-quality voice, data and IP services to customers around the world. The company is renowned for its diverse information and communication services, expertise in managed networks, hosting and IP networking services, and industry leadership in IPv6 transit technology. The company’s extensive global infrastructure includes Arcstar private networks and a Tier 1 IP backbone (connected with major ISPs worldwide), both reaching more than 150 countries, as well as secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Com is the wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world’s largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York stock exchanges.

SoftLayer Technologies, has completed a SAS 70 review. Including the assessment of all processes and systems necessary to complete an accompanying Type II report, the audit and evaluation were part of its ongoing commitment to provide customers with industry-best standards and practices. A SAS 70 Type II review is an in-depth survey of a service organization’s control objectives and activities, with an evaluation of the organizations’ effectiveness in meeting those control objectives.

Steve Kinman, Customer Service Manager at SoftLayer noted, ”We are very excited to have completed this process. It gives us an objective standard for assuring all of our customers, of all sizes, that we provide reliable, tested, and secure hosting services based upon industry-recognized standards.”

It is an important step for any service organization supporting outsourced, mission-critical, and information technology services. The survey includes a full assessment of: Oversight by executive management Operations and customer service Development and information technology organization Human resources policies and procedures Risk assessment monitoring SAS 70 data centers must maintain prescribed levels of data security and redundancy, as well as personnel controls. The data center’s staff cannot access servers or data without a specific procedure. All systems access and activity must be logged, and all physical access is highly controlled.

SoftLayer’s review was conducted by an independent auditing agency and included extensive testing performed over a six-month period. It involved all existing SoftLayer data center facilities in Dallas, Seattle, and Washington, DC.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer provides next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA and Washington DC. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.

Green Rack Systems, is offering a new green data center equipment line designed to help reduce IT system budgets, while significantly reducing environmental impact at the same time. Green Rack Systems understands the incredible amount of energy required to run a full-scale computer data center. Even small, in-house computer server and data systems can consume astonishing levels of energy in the span of a year’s time. However, thanks to an ever-increasing demand for “green,” energy efficient systems, with its new low-power line of data center equipment, Green Rack Systems is now able to design, install, and maintain energy efficient data centers that consume just a tiny fraction of the resources previously required for full-scale IT rollouts.

“Our goal is changing the way data centers are built and operated, finally creating a 100% green solution for our customers” said Mt. Gard, technical director of Green Rack Systems, in a press release. “From converting an existing data center setup to building brand new all-green turnkey solutions, Green Rack is proud to combine traditional green technology, such as recycled steel and plastic, with our cutting-edge data center equipment, which includes low-power consuming processors and memory, ultra high-efficiency power supplies, and even co-location in a completely solar-powered data center,” he said. Green Rack Systems is helping to lead the way the industry is adapting as going green becomes increasingly necessary, he added.

Through the cutting-edge low-power line of data center equipment just released, including low-wattage multi-core CPUs, low-voltage memory, low-power hard drives, and ultra-low consumption power supplies, Green Rack Systems is able to save customers more money than ever while significantly helping the environment at the same time, according to the firm. Plus, as a business-to-business service provider, Green Rack Systems delivers a 100% green solution to their customers; in turn, these customers are able to fulfill the demands and promises of being green to their own end-user customers.