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Mezeo Software Joins Storage Networking Industry Association Cloud Storage Initiative

Supports effort to encourage education, collaboration for cloud storage and standards

HOUSTON, March 9, 2010 – Mezeo Software™ (www.mezeo.com), a leading provider of a deployable cloud storage platform for service providers, today announced it has joined the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Cloud Storage Initiative. The Cloud Storage Initiative (CSI), which launched in October 2009, is an initiative of industry leaders committed to driving the growth and success of the emerging cloud storage market.  Mezeo has been a SNIA member since July of 2009.

The CSI promotes awareness of cloud storage through education efforts for the vendor and user communities.  The group is also helping to bring specifications and technical developments to international standards development organizations. For example, the CSI promotes the SNIA Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) specification, which defines the functional data services that applications will use to secure, store, share and protect data in a cloud.

“The Cloud Storage Initiative was established to set programs that highlight the virtues of cloud storage,” said Val Bercovici, Chairman of the SNIA Cloud Storage Initiative. “Mezeo’s experience and expertise will help us to advance the knowledge and acceptance of cloud storage and drive the adoption of cloud storage standards in the market.”

Mezeo enables IT service providers to quickly and efficiently enter the cloud storage market with a branded solution.  The Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform is service-enabled, with a multi-tenant architecture and white label Web 2.0, Windows® desktop, and iPhone and BlackBerry® native clients.  Mezeo features end-to-end encryption, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and access anywhere with white label. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with REST Web Services APIs for platform extensibility.

“Cloud storage is a rapidly evolving technology, and Mezeo joined the Cloud Storage Initiative to collaborate with other industry leaders and support SNIA’s commitment to promoting cloud storage education and standards,” said Mezeo President and CEO Steve Lesem.  “The IT Service Provider market will be essential in the widespread adoption of cloud storage, and Mezeo understands the wants and needs of that market.”

Mezeo will be participating in the SNIA CSI Cloud Storage Pavilion at the SNW Spring 2010. The event is scheduled April 12-15 in Orlando, Fla.

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About the SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not–for–profit global organization, made up of some 400 member companies spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA’s mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at www.snia.org.

About Mezeo Software

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mezeo is the industry’s leading provider of a deployable platform for cloud storage that enables IT Hosting providers, Managed Service Providers, SaaS Providers, and converged Telcos to immediately monetize Storage as a Service. Our Cloud Storage Platform Solutions include Cloud Storage with Web services APIs, Access Cloud, SaaS Cloud and Personal Cloud Storage.  These solutions feature secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone and BlackBerry® native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility. Mezeo was named in CRN’s list of the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products and Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors of 2009.  For more information about the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform visit www.mezeo.com.

Contacts:     Teri Ghiselin                                              

                        Mezeo Software                                                     

                        p: +1.713.244.0870                                  

                        e: tghiselin@mezeo.com                     

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EdgeRoot Selects Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform to Enable New Cloud Storage Solution

Data proliferation drives demand among businesses and individuals for scalable, secure and cost effective cloud storage solution

HOUSTON, TX, March 1, 2010 – EdgeRoot (www.edgeroot.com), a leading Web hosting and IT solutions company located in Florida, today announced the launch of the EdgeRoot Cloud Storage solution, powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform.  Developed by Mezeo Software^™ (www.mezeo.com), the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform is the leading Web Services API-based cloud storage platform.  

“We selected the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform following a thorough evaluation of numerous cloud storage options, said EdgeRoot Chief Executive Officer Shoonold Jadis. “Mezeo has a proven track record in the market, and a complete solution that includes REST APIs that allow us to customize our offering to be more competitive.  Cloud storage reduces complexity for our customers, providing an affordable, easy way to store and share their files.  They can securely access files anywhere or anytime, which is important in today’s fast paced world,” said Jadis.

The EdgeRoot Cloud Storage solution is hosted by the US-based Mezolink, Mezeo Premier Hosting Provider.  “Cloud storage will offer EdgeRoot customers an affordable and convenient solution for storing and sharing their files from desktop, web or smartphone,” said Mezolink President Aaron Wagener. “It is storage made easy for the personal user or business user, and best of all they only pay for what they use.”

EdgeRoot Cloud Storage is a natural extension of EdgeRoot’s current portfolio of services.  With the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform, Edgeroot Cloud Storage offers advanced file sharing and collaboration and true anywhere access to stored files via Windows desktop, Web browser, as well as BlackBerry® and iPhone smartphone clients.  EdgeRoot customers can store and access data in the cloud with the assurance that their data is protected with SSL encryption of transmitted files and 256-bit AES encryption for stored files.

“Mezeo welcomes EdgeRoot to our Service Provider Alliance program, and we are proud to enable EdgeRoot to quickly and cost effectively deploy its cloud storage offering and monetize storage as a service,” said Mezeo President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Lesem. “EdgeRoot is a great example of an IT Service Provider that recognizes the importance of delivering a complete data management and storage solution for SMEs, professional service firms, colleges, students and families.”

To sign up for EdgeRoot Cloud Storage, visit www.edgeroot.net.

Follow Mezeo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mezeo. To sign up for the monthly Cloud Storage Strategy newsletter and download the Cloud Storage Business Model Toolkit, go to www.cloudstoragestrategy.com/model.

About EdgeRoot

Based in Davenport, Fla., EdgeRoot is a Web Hosting and IT Solutions company that provides web hosting, domain names and dedicated server solutions. EdgeRoot offers affordable solutions, without sacrificing reliability or performance. EdgeRoot’s solutions are used by enterprise, developer and individual customers. For more information, visit www.edgeroot.net.  

 About Mezeo Software

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mezeo is the industry’s leading provider of a deployable platform for cloud storage that enables IT Hosting providers, Managed Service Providers, SaaS Providers, and converged Telcos to immediately monetize Storage as a Service. Our Cloud Storage Platform offers secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone and BlackBerry® native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well designed APIs for platform extensibility. Mezeo was named in CRN’s list of the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products and Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors of 2009.  For more information about the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform visit www.mezeo.com.

Contact:    

Teri Ghiselin 

Mezeo Software                                                    

p: 1.713.244.0870                                    

e: tghiselin@mezeo.com                       

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April 12-15, 2010

Miami, Florida

Mezeo is pleased to announce that we will be in the SNIA Cloud Pavilion at Storage Networking World.

Tom Millitzer from NCC interviews Mezeo CEO Steve Lesem from the Parallels Summit 2010

February 23, 2010

Miami, Florida

View part one and part two of the interview.

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Nimbus Technology Launches New Cloud Storage Solution Powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform

Nimbus Joins Mezeo Service Provider Alliance Program, enables customers to cost-effectively store and share files in the cloud without technology headaches

LONDON and MIAMI, February 23, 2010 – Nimbus Technology (www.nimbustech.co.uk), a leading infrastructure hosting and cloud computing provider, today announced the launch of the Nimbus Cloud Storage Service powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform. Developed by Mezeo Software^™ (www.mezeo.com), the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform is a Web Services API-based cloud storage platform purpose-built for service providers.  The Mezeo Service Provider Alliance Program offers service providers an accelerated time to market, providing complete support to deploy and monetize their cloud storage service, including branding support, training resources and marketing assistance.

The announcement was released in conjunction with Parallels Summit 2010 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Florida.  Mezeo is a Bronze Sponsor of the event, and is exhibiting in booth 9.  The Nimbus Cloud Storage solution is hosted by the UK-based ThinkGrid, Mezeo Premier Hosting Provider, who will be speaking at the Parallels Summit.

“ThinkGrid is excited about the launch of the Nimbus cloud storage solution,” said David Pratt, COO at ThinkGrid.  “Cloud storage will allow Nimbus customers to focus on their core business, and be agile and competitive.  Most importantly, they can do so with the confidence that their files are available and secure.”

With the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform, Nimbus Cloud Storage offers advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and unparalleled access to stored files via WebDAV, Windows desktop, a rich Web browser client, as well as BlackBerry® and Windows Mobile® smartphone clients. The Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform offers end-to-end security, with SSL encryption of data as it is being transmitted and 256-bit AES encryption for files “at rest” on the server. The new Mezeo Sync Application allows users to select which folders they want to sync between the cloud and Windows desktop.

“More and more of our clients are looking for a highly flexible, secure and scalable cloud storage solution.  We chose to partner with Mezeo because they performed best in our technical evaluation and provide users with true anywhere/anytime access to files with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility,” said Simon Rutt, Managing Director of Nimbus Technology. “Nimbus Cloud Storage will be especially attractive for our SME customers as they can gain all the benefits of cloud storage without having to think about the technology behind it.”

Nimbus Cloud Storage offers pay-as-you-go pricing and the ability to scale up and scale down as demand necessitates without having to add costly infrastructure. It allows customers to reduce costs and eliminate the burden of management, giving them the freedom to focus on their core activities.

“Cloud storage is ideal for the SME customer because it offers affordable, secure and easily accessible storage on a pay-for-use basis, said Steve Lesem, CEO of Mezeo Software.   “With the new Mezeo Sync Application, Nimbus customers will have the extra confidence that they always have access to the right document.  We are excited about the launch of the Nimbus Cloud Storage offering and expanding our reseller presence in the European market.”  

Follow Mezeo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mezeo.

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About Nimbus Technology

Based in the UK, Nimbus Technology Systems (NTS), deploy a range of services from simple hosted email systems right through to complete hosted IT and Telecoms for small, medium and large organisations.  Specializing in helping businesses and organizations harness the power of technology, we are a provider of cloud platform services including Cloud Storage, Virtual Servers, SaaS, VOIP, Hosted Application Deployment, Virtual Desktops and VOIP.  These fully secure solutions are easy to deploy, scalable and provide a significant level of high availability to clients on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis from our fully supported UK based data centers.  For more information, visit www.nimbustech.co.uk.

About Mezeo Software

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mezeo is the industry’s leading provider of a deployable platform for cloud storage that enables IT Hosting providers, Managed Service Providers, SaaS Providers, and converged Telcos to immediately monetize Storage as a Service. Our Cloud Storage Platform Solutions include Cloud Storage with Web services APIs, Access Cloud, SaaS Cloud and Personal Cloud Storage.  These solutions feature secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone and BlackBerry® native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility. Mezeo was named in CRN’s list of the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products and Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors of 2009.  For more information about the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform visit www.mezeo.com.

Contacts:    

Teri Ghiselin

Mezeo Software                                               

p: +1.713.244.0870                                  

e: tghiselin@mezeo.com                     

Simon Rutt

Nimbus Technology Systems Ltd     

p: +44 845 643 6402

e: simonrutt@nimbustech.co.uk

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(Recorded at the Massachusetts Information Security Summit in Springfield, Massachussetts on January 27, 2010)

The 201 CMR 17.00 Regulation, which goes into effect in March 2010 in Massachusetts, specifies standards for the protection of personal information of residents of the commonwealth and requires implementation of preventive data security controls including encryption.  In this presentation, Sten-Tel and Mezeo discuss Sten-Tel’s Total Compliance Solution,  an affordable, comprehensive package designed to assure confidentiality of personal information with encryption and secure online data storage.

Presenters:

Blake Martinm CIO, Sten-Tel

Lane Pierce, Principal Consultant, Mezeo Software

May 10-12, 2010

San Francisco, CA

Mezeo is pleased to announce that we are a sponsor of the “All About the Cloud” SaaS Summit & SIIA OnDemand  event.

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Mezeo Software Appoints Vice President of Business Development

HOUSTON, February 3, 2010 – Mezeo Software^™ (www.mezeo.com), the leading provider of a deployable cloud storage platform for service providers, today announced that Marty Fluke has been appointed Vice President of Business Development. Fluke will be responsible for developing, driving and managing Mezeo business partner relationships. He reports to President and CEO Steve Lesem.

Mezeo helps IT Service Providers quickly and cost-effectively enter the rapidly growing cloud storage market by deploying their own branded cloud storage solutions powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform.  Purpose-built for Service Providers, the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform is a deployable software-only solution. It features REST Web Services APIs for programmatic access to storage as well as integrated security features such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for data in motion and 256-bit AES encryption for data at rest, ensuring maximum protection.

“As Mezeo continues to mature along with the cloud storage market, we expect that Marty’s deep experience and proven leadership in storage services will contribute to our success and the success of our partners,” said Steve Lesem, Mezeo President and CEO.

Most recently, Fluke was Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Arsenal Digital Solutions which was acquired by IBM in 2008. Previously he was in high technology venture capital with Austin Ventures and Murphree Venture Partners.  He also served in executive positions at Vincera Software, Topaz Technologies, Altra Energy Technologies and Landmark Graphics Corporation. Fluke holds a BS in Mathematics and MS in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University.

Since Mezeo’s launch in late 2008 it has established a solid customer base in the IT Service Provider space.  IT Service Providers using Mezeo to power their cloud storage solutions include CloudInside, iomart, KDDI, Layered Technologies, Mezolink, NaviSite, OpSource, SoftLayer and ThinkGrid.

Follow Mezeo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mezeo.

To sign up for the monthly Cloud Storage Strategy newsletter and download the Cloud Storage Business Model Toolkit, go to www.cloudstoragestrategy.com/model.

About Mezeo Software

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mezeo is the industry’s leading provider of a deployable platform for cloud storage that enables IT Hosting providers, Managed Service Providers, SaaS Providers, and converged Telcos to immediately monetize Storage as a Service. Our Cloud Storage Platform Solutions include Cloud Storage with Web services APIs, Access Cloud, SaaS Cloud and Personal Cloud Storage.  These solutions feature secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility. Mezeo was named in CRN’s list of the Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors of 2009.  For more information about the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform visit www.mezeo.com.

Contacts:    

Teri Ghiselin
Mezeo Software
p: + 713.244.0870
e: tghiselin@mezeo.com                                    
                   

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Everything Channel’s CRN Names Mezeo™ Cloud Storage Platform One of “100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products”

HOUSTON, January 27, 2010 – Mezeo Software (www.mezeo.com), the leading provider of a deployable cloud storage platform for service providers, today announced that Everything Channel’s CRN has named the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform one of the “100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products.”  Mezeo helps channel partners quickly and cost-effectively enter the rapidly growing cloud storage market by deploying their own branded cloud storage solutions powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform, which is purpose-built for Service Providers. 

Mezeo is among the 20 infrastructure vendors included among the Top 100 Cloud Computing products. The list also included 20 storage vendors, 20 security vendors, 20 productivity vendors and 20 platform vendors. 

Mezeo’s Web Services API based Cloud Storage Platform features secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility.

“Recognition from an industry leader such as CRN further validates our strategy of providing Services Providers a fast track to cloud storage with our brandable clients and our easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure cloud storage platform,” said Steve Lesem, Mezeo President and CEO. “A Mezeo-powered cloud storage solution is easy to sell, deploy and manage, making it a viable strategy for virtually any Service Provider.”

Adoption of cloud storage is rapidly accelerating. According to the CRN State of the Market survey, 82 percent of respondents expect an increase in revenue with cloud/SaaS offerings.

The list was based on nominations from Solution Providers rating technology, channel influence, effectiveness and visibility along with business and sales impact. The final selections were made by a panel of Everything Channel Editors.

Winners were announced online at www.Channelweb.com and were featured in the January 25 issue of CRN.

Follow Mezeo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mezeo.

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About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities — from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists — with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.

About Mezeo Software

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mezeo is the industry’s leading provider of a deployable platform for cloud storage that enables IT Hosting providers, Managed Service Providers, SaaS Providers, and converged Telcos to immediately monetize Storage as a Service. Our Cloud Storage Platform Solutions include Cloud Storage with Web services APIs, Access Cloud, SaaS Cloud and Personal Cloud Storage.  These solutions feature secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility. Mezeo was named in CRN’s list of the Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors of 2009.  For more information about the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform visit www.mezeo.com.

Contacts:    

 Teri Ghiselin 

Mezeo Software                                                                                   

p: +1.713.244.0870                                  

 e: tghiselin@mezeo.com        

Maureen Park  

Everything Channel

p: +1.516.562.5942

 e: maureen.park@ec.ubm.com

 

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Sten-Tel launches Mezeo-Based Total Compliance Solution at the Massachusetts Information Security Summit

Mezeo and Sten-Tel to present “Storing and Securing your Data in the Cloud”

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. January 26, 2010 – Mezeo Software (www.mezeo.com), the leading provider of a deployable cloud storage platform for service providers, and Sten-Tel, a top-ranked legal and healthcare documentation service and technology provider, will jointly present at the Massachusetts Information Security Summit this week.  Sten-Tel will also be launching their Total Compliance Solution, which is powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform, at the conference.

Slated for Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the Massachusetts Information Security Summit is the premier information security event for Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. Sten-Tel CIO, Blake Martin, will be joined by Mezeo Principal Consultant, Lane Pierce to discuss how cloud storage addresses the new security regulations and demonstrate the Mezeo-based Sten-Tel cloud storage solution. 

“Data protection is at the top of everyone’s mind in Massachusetts due to the new regulations going into effect as a result of recent breaches,” said Blake Martin, CIO for Sten-Tel.  “The Sten-Tel solution is a secure, affordable solution with end-to-end encryption,” said Martin.   “Mezeo’s secure, scalable platform allows users easily and securely store and share files while providing continuous access to the workplace.”

The focus of the Massachusetts Information Security Summit is to educate and inform professionals about new state and federal information security regulations with an emphasis on the Massachusetts Personal Data Protection regulation. It mandates that starting on March 1, 2010, protection of client data will become the affirmative duty of every law firm in the state. To help businesses prepare, Sten-Tel launched its Total Compliance Solution, which is powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform. 

The full-day conference will be held at Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place. Qualified registrants can attend free of charge. To register, visit www.massiss.org/. To find out more about the Sten-Tel Total Compliance Solution, call 1-888-228-8646.

Follow Mezeo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mezeo.

To sign up for the monthly Cloud Storage Strategy newsletter and download the Cloud Storage Business Model Toolkit, go to www.cloudstoragestrategy.com/model.

About Sten-Tel

Sten-Tel®, Inc. is a top-ranked healthcare documentation service and technology provider (ranked in the top 3 in the U.S. in 2007 by KLAS). Beyond traditional transcription, Sten-Tel offers speech recognition and EMR-based documentation services and technologies. Through a broad network of technology partnerships Sten-Tel is poised to consultatively support our clients, small and large, in selecting solutions that best match their needs.  For more information about the Sten-Tel Total Compliance Solution, visit www.stentel.com.

About Mezeo Software

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mezeo is the industry’s leading provider of a deployable platform for cloud storage that enables IT Hosting providers, Managed Service Providers, SaaS Providers, and converged Telcos to immediately monetize Storage as a Service. Our Cloud Storage Platform Solutions include Cloud Storage with Web services APIs, Access Cloud, SaaS Cloud and Personal Cloud Storage.  These solutions feature secure file storage, advanced file sharing and collaboration, content tagging and true anywhere access from an integrated Windows desktop, rich Web 2.0 browsers and iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile native client access. Mezeo is easy to deploy, highly scalable and highly secure, with well-designed APIs for platform extensibility. Mezeo was named in CRN’s list of the Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors of 2009.  For more information about the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform visit www.mezeo.com.

Contact:      

Teri Ghiselin 

p: +1.713.244.0870

e: tghiselin@mezeo.com