Hosted Solutions Announces Deal with EQmentor

September 9, 2008; 05:56 AM

Charlotte, NC – September 08, 2008 - Hosted Solutions, the East Coast’s premier managed services and data center, announced today that it has signed a deal with EQmentor, Inc., a ground-breaking organization focused on professional development.

The three year contract allows Hosted Solutions to provide hardware and software management services from its Charlotte Data Center to EQmentor.

“We evaluated a number of hosting providers and quickly identified Hosted Solutions as the best partner for us.  We needed to supplement our staff with an outside team of experts who we could trust would keep our mission-critical hardware and software up and running and secure at all times,” Dr. Izzy Justice, Founder and CEO of EQmentor.  “Hosted Solutions is hands down the most reputable and trustworthy hosting and managed services provider on the East Coast and we are proud to partner with them.”

“EQmentor has developed an innovative professional development program that is transforming the human capital space.  The EQmentor solution leverages the power of the internet and allows today’s professional to learn at the point of need. In addition to the custom matched mentoring relationship, EQmentor has created the first online peer collaboration community that is truly cross industry and cross vocation which further enhances the learning experience,” said Josh Wolff, General Manager of Hosted Solutions.  “Critical to EQmentor and its members is that this service is available 24x7, and that the content remains safe and secure.”

Hosted Solutions has two data centers in the Triangle area, two in Charlotte, NC and one in Boston, MA.  Its full suite of services includes colocation, fully-managed servers, dedicated servers, business continuity services, managed storage, enterprise backup, managed firewall, intrusion and vulnerability detection, load balancing, high availability clustering and comprehensive 24/7 monitoring and management of e-commerce infrastructures.

For more information on Hosted Solutions, visit www.hostedsolutions.com.

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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. Acquired in April 2008 by Boston-based ABRY Partners, Hosted Solutions operates SAS 70 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. For more information please visit www.hostedsolutions.com.

About EQmentor:

EQmentor utilizes a unique and innovative approach to increasing the EQ (emotional intelligence) of working professionals through a non-traditional mentoring process as well as an on-line community of professional peer-collaboration.  With custom-built technology, EQmentor is considered the next generation in professional development.  EQmentor offers long-term mentoring, when you need it, through a confidential and anonymous mentor relationship.  Mentees benefit from a certified mentor in a similar industry or vocation and can access the EQ Village, a collaboration of advice and ideas from working professionals, based on the daily changing needs of the individual.  For more information, visit www.eqmentor.com , or call 704-896-2153. EQmentor is a privately-held company based in North Carolina. Contact:  Brian Minor, 704-897-1362