PEER 1 Launches CloudXcelerator Program

Structure 09, San Francisco – June 25, 2009 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), a global online IT business hosting provider, has launched its CloudXcelerator™ program, which enables PEER 1 partners  to develop, test and run their cloud applications on PEER 1’s IT hosting infrastructure. Apprenda, the creators of SaaSGrid, a powerful Cloud Application Server for rapidly building and commercializing Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, joins PEER 1 as its first CloudXcelerator partner.

In launching the CloudXcelerator program, PEER 1 helps to enable qualified cloud computing companies to achieve early success. Any company developing cloud technology that requires hosting is eligible to apply for the CloudXcelerator program. Benefits of the program include deeply subsidized hosting, co-marketing funds, exposure on PEER 1’s website and to the company’s 10,000 customers, as well as public relations exposure. The PEER 1 sales team will also support partners by learning about their applications and referring qualified leads whenever possible. With these features and the use of PEER 1’s high performance infrastructure partners can take innovations one step further.

“We are constantly looking for opportunities to leverage our network and infrastructure strength to support and increase market innovation,” said Robert Miggins, senior vice president of business development for PEER 1. “The CloudXcelerator program allows us to help bring to market the latest innovations that will determine the future of the cloud landscape, while at the same time helping partners find the most efficient and cost effective applications to increase their success.”
By partnering with PEER 1 for the CloudXcelerator program, Apprenda will get additional exposure for SaaSGrid, while helping PEER 1 expand its SaaS enablement offering. Unlike any other offering on the market today, Apprenda’s SaaSGrid Cloud Application Server removes both the business and technical challenges of delivering Software as a Service, allowing software companies to focus 100 percent on the value delivered to their customers. SaaSGrid provides out of the box multitenancy, the application billing system, provisioning system, full application lifecycle management system and much more. 
“Supporting the SaaSGrid Cloud Application Server exemplifies PEER 1’s commitment to bringing software companies powerful SaaS enablement technologies that simplify their development, testing and operational efforts,” said Sinclair Schuller, CEO at Apprenda. “PEER 1 is one of the most progressive hosting providers we’ve come across and we’re excited to partner with them on the CloudXcelerator program.”

PEER 1 senior vice president of business development, Robert Miggins, and Apprenda vice president of engineering, Abraham Sultan, will speak on a Structure 09 panel today at 10:15 a.m. PT. The panel, moderated by Bernard Golden of CIO magazine, will focus on the use of commodity hardware within the cloud.

For further information or to apply for the PEER 1 CloudXcelerator program, visit www.peer1.com/cloud.

About PEER 1
PEER 1 believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet, and the business growth potential it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. As a global online IT business hosting provider, PEER 1 offers a reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand, and colocation solutions. Backed by its 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™, PEER 1 ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 16 state-of-the-art data centers and points-of-presence throughout North America and Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com.

About Apprenda
Apprenda is the creator of SaaSGrid, a powerful SaaS Application Server that gives independent software vendors a business and technological foundation to build, deploy, and monetize their service-oriented applications for on-demand use without technological lock-in. SaaSGrid empowers software companies with the ability to build powerful SaaS applications at break-neck speeds, smashing time-to-market barriers, removing implementation roadblocks, and significantly reducing risk. This leaves developers with one job: to build on-demand software that meets customers' needs without worrying about the difficulties of on-demand delivery.  For more information visit Apprenda's website at: http://www.apprenda.com.