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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Sep 19, 2012) - Intermedia, a global leader in cloud services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the largest Microsoft Exchange hosting provider, today announced the launch of Cloud Server, available direct from Intermedia, through its premium channel program, as well as its Cloud Server launch distribution partner, Ingram Micro.

With Cloud Server, an integrated suite of cloud services using technology from Intermedia and its partners, users receive an enterprise-grade cloud solution with a worry-free experience. This gives the channel full control over the cloud environment, and allows SMBs to stay focused on their core business. As part of Cloud Server, Intermedia will offer the same level of expertise, complementary white-glove migration and premium 24/7/365 support that it currently provides to its Hosted Exchange partners and direct customers -- which includes an industry-leading 500,000 Exchange mailboxes.It's also meeting key SMB needs by including VPN, firewall, and 99.999 percent SLA standard with every Cloud Server. With its value-driven pricing and ease-of-use, Cloud Server rises above other solutions, making it the premier cloud application infrastructure available today.

"Intermedia is addressing the needs of small and medium-sized businesses by delivering enterprise-grade cloud services at affordable price points," says Renee Bergeron, VP of Managed Services and Cloud Computing, Ingram Micro North America. "As one of the leading cloud service providers within the IT channel and our growing Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, Intermedia offers channel partners a high-performance, high-availability white label solution."

Intermedia's Cloud Server offers important benefits that most SMBs don't have today with their on-premise servers, including:

Intermedia's partners are core to its business, and Cloud Server reinforces the commitment to the partner program. With Cloud Server, Intermedia gives its partners full control over its branding, cloud environments, and business activities using its proprietary HostPilot Control Panel. The company also offers fixed pricing to help partners better manage customer expectations and budgets. Four initial Cloud Server configurations are offered, each customizable, and available as part of Intermedia's Office in the Cloud suite of plans.

ServNet Technologies, an Intermedia channel partner since 2010, deployed Cloud Servers to support Cipriani & Werner, PC, a full-service law firm with seven locations in the PA/NJ area, and after the success, Cloud Server is an essential part of ServNet's portfolio.

"Cloud Server allows us to affordably deliver a fully configurable, scalable enterprise level solution to our small and medium-sized business clients," says Jim Gatto, CEO, ServNet Technologies. "Intermedia's support, migration services and willingness to work with our staff to ensure the best design and facilitate a seamless integration guarantees we can deliver the best solution to our clients. At the end of the day, delivering Intermedia's Cloud Server as a solution is a genuine value proposition for our customers, who are now beginning to run their business applications on our cloud rather than on premises."

"In today's business environment, just about every SMB uses business applications -- from accounting to human resources to payroll," says Michael Gold, president, Intermedia. "Without a secure, cost-effective, integrated platform, these applications are not able to reach their full potential, because the company becomes distracted by the technology instead of focused on driving business growth. Cloud Server alleviates the IT worry for SMBs by providing superior performance, availability and data protection, predictable costs, familiar technologies and full control over the cloud environment."

Guaranteeing availability and preferred routing, Cloud Server is hosted on Intermedia's high availability infrastructure in top tier datacenters (SSAE16 SOC 1 Type II compliant, Tier III datacenter with redundant electrical and cooling infrastructure, verified levels of physical security, and redundant power supplies).

As most SMBs have limited IT resources, Intermedia works to help them take a strategic approach to maximize the cloud's value for their businesses, providing a highly efficient and cost effective way to access the same level of technologies and services used by Fortune-50-level enterprises.

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Intermedia's Cloud Server Ideal for Partners Seeking Channel-Friendly Business Cloud Service Solution