Hosted Solutions, the East Coast’s premier provider of IT infrastructure as a service (IaaS), announced today that the company has completed significant enhancements to its Boston data center in response to growing customer demand throughout New England.

The company said it has invested more than $6 million in data center upgrades, with improvements in infrastructure, power, cooling, back-up power, security, video surveillance and more.  It also said it has expanded its Boston team to include some of the most seasoned professionals in the market.  Additionally, the company has begun offering an enhanced suite of professional and managed services to customers, including application management, managed replication, disaster recovery, load balancing, managed O/S, advanced monitoring and more.  All of the services feature Hosted Solutions’ signature “hi-touch” approach, combining best-of-breed technology with an in-depth, hands-on expert level of service, resulting in custom-designed solutions that meet clients’ specific requirements.

“We have seen tremendous momentum with our customer growth throughout New England,” said Mike Lee, Regional Manager.  “Given current market conditions, companies today require a trusted partner who can provide them with services across all areas of IT, rather than simply providing data center space or point solutions.  Increasingly, companies recognize both the immediate and ongoing value of having a trusted partner provide them with the full range of outsourced technology services.

“We excel at delivering complex IT solutions to small and mid-sized enterprises which, combined with our ‘hi-touch’ approach, gives our clients the peace of mind that comes from knowing their networks and data are secure,” he continued.  Lee noted that Hosted Solutions’ expansion in New England is part of the strategic direction the company has embarked upon, as part of its acquisition last year by ABRY Partners.  The company also has four other high-capacity data centers in North Carolina, serving markets up and down the East Coast.

Over the last six months, Hosted Solutions has successfully added numerous new accounts to its already-strong client list, including:  Kiva Systems, Managed Technology Partners, Clarus Ventures, Panraven, Innerscope, VFA, Insight Direct, Custom Financial Solutions, Risk Management Group, Healthtalker, ABRY Partners, JMK Systems and Airfarewatchdog. They join a significant customer roster, which includes companies throughout the East Coast serving key vertical industries such as banking, technology, healthcare, retail, software as a service (SaaS) providers, e-commerce and more.

About Hosted Solutions
Hosted Solutions’ high quality Data Center and Managed Hosting services maintain and protect customers’ mission-critical IT systems and applications, enabling them to reduce operating costs, lower the risk of downtime, focus on core competencies, and achieve their top business objectives. The company operates SAS 70 Type II Certified facilities in Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, and Cary NC, providing best-of-breed data center operations with hardened physical infrastructure, the highest level of security, and a complete managed services portfolio.  Hosted Solutions was acquired by Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners in April 2008 for $144 million.  For more information, please visit www.hostedsolutions.com.