Datapipe Named 2012 Citrix Innovation Award Finalist

Leading Managed Services Provider Recognized for Comprehensive Public, Private, Hybrid and ManagedCloud Services


JERSEY CITY, NJ--(Marketwire - Oct 10, 2012) - Datapipe, a global provider of managed services and infrastructure for outsourced IT and cloud computing, today announced it has been named a 2012 Citrix Innovation Award finalist. This award recognizes visionary customers who are using Citrix solutions for virtualization, networking and cloud services to drive innovation and IT simplicity. Datapipe's finalist nomination is a result of their integration of Citrix CloudPlatform™ poweredby Apache CloudStack, to create a new breed of elastic cloud services -- the Stratosphere®Elastic Cloud Computing Platform. Winners will be honored at Citrix Synergy on October 17 in Barcelona, Spain.

"Enterprises looking for cloud services have varied business goals and technology needs," said Ed Laczynski, Vice President of Cloud Strategy and Architecture at Datapipe. "Citrix CloudPlatform enables us to provide the needed flexibility and choice, without forcing them into a cookie-cutter cloud service."

Datapipe's cloud offering is available in Silicon Valley, New York metro, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. All regions of Datapipe's high-performance, 10GE Stratosphere® Cloud are accessed through a single, self-service client portal. The offering allows for self-service cloud environments and hybrid cloud options featuring Datapipe's managed hosting, compliance and cloud security services.

"Citrix empowers partners to leverage our leading, open source platform to help build, manage and deliver the most highly-scalable cloud solutions on the market today," said Peder Ulander, Vice President, Product Marketing, Cloud Platforms Group, Citrix. "With their Stratosphere® offering meeting the rigorous demands of enterprises globally, Datapipe is leading the market in helping customers make their transition to the cloud. The Innovation Award represents the selection of extraordinary partners delivering compelling solutions to the market based on the Citrix vision and I am pleased to see Datapipe recognized as an Innovation Award finalist."

To cast your vote for the 2012 Citrix Innovation Award winner please visit: www.citrix.com/innovation

About Datapipe
Datapipe offers a single provider solution for managing and securing mission-critical IT services, including cloud computing, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, colocation and data centers. Datapipe delivers those services from the world's most influential technical and financial markets including New York metro, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. For more information about Datapipe visit www.datapipe.com.

Contact Information:

For Datapipe Inquiries Contact:
Joline Biancavilla
Public Relations
BridgeView Marketing
Tel: 603-570-7539
joline@bridgeviewmarketing.com

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