StrataScale Expedites Time-to-Market for Microsoft SaaS Developers

ISVs in Microsoft's Software + Services Incubation Center Program Leverage
Efficiencies of IronScale's Unique Physical Environment

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- StrataScale, Inc., the only
managed hosting company that provides an Instant Physical Infrastructure(TM)
with cloud capabilities, today announced it has joined the Microsoft Software
+ Services Incubation Center Program. StrataScale's IronScale product is a
fully automated managed hosting service that enables Independent Software
Vendors (ISVs) and other customers to build, manage, and scale entire physical
server environments in minutes from a secure Web portal. ISVs wanting to
adopt a software-as-service (SaaS) delivery model receive business and
technical guidance, consulting services, and access to an established hosting
channel through the Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center Program.

"Only the best hosting services are part of the Software + Services Incubation
Center," said Aziz Ben Malek, general manager for the Americas at Microsoft
Corp. "The program is a result of the evolving software industry which
reaches far beyond just bringing software to the browser, and hosting
providers are imperative in order for ISVs to be successful in the new world
of software plus services."

As a fully automated managed hosting service, IronScale delivers the
efficiency and agility of virtualization within the secure framework of a
non-shared bare metal server that enables ISVs and SaaS providers to quickly
create the ideal development environment for their applications. Through
IronScale, servers can be cloned instantly or networks switched dynamically to
test applications in both a physical or virtual environment to ensure
application performance. Additionally, providers can use IronScale's portal
to move, promote, or repurpose servers easily across development, production,
and go-to-market environments.

"Virtualization is an important technology trend, however 70 - 80 percent of
companies are still operating their applications on physical servers. For
ISVs to be able to test in both environments simultaneously, as well as
repurpose those servers across product lifecycle stages creates an opportunity
to accelerate time-to-market, optimize IT resources, and keep money in their
pocket by not having to buy additional infrastructure," said Reed Smith,
director of product management for StrataScale. "This allows developers to
focus solely on bringing new applications to market, not on infrastructure
management."

IronScale's easy-to-use Web interface gives ISV and SaaS providers direct
control over their entire physical server infrastructure, including the
ability to provision and manage physical and virtual servers, allocate
storage, install Windows Server 2008/Hyper-V images, and configure network and
security infrastructure. As the only solution to provide snapshot
capabilities on physical servers, IronScale can instantly capture and restore
a server's boot volume to a given point in time. Providers can also create
custom gold images to clone entire physical servers, as well as utilize
auto-failover to eliminate server downtime. SaaS vendors in the Microsoft
Software + Services Incubation Center Program can then repurpose servers or
reload operating systems and applications to quickly return to initial builds.
When ready for production, IronScale seamlessly promotes images or entire
servers from development to test to production in real-time.

For ISV and SaaS providers interested in learning more about IronScale and the
Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center Program, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/hosting/programs/incubationcenter.mspx

About StrataScale, Inc.
StrataScale creates next-generation, best-in-class hosting solutions that
offer customers the efficiencies of cloud computing on physical infrastructure
through its flagship service IronScale. IronScale is the only automated,
fully managed server hosting service that enables customers to build and
manage physical servers in minutes from a secure Web portal using
patent-pending technologies. IronScale's unique interface gives customers
direct, anytime, anywhere control over their hosted infrastructure and a
single point of administration to make changes, manage applications, and add
to their server environment on demand. StrataScale is a wholly owned
subsidiary of RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc., a world-class colocation
and managed services provider. For more information, please visit
www.stratascale.com.

Editorial Contact:
Leslie Dailey
GMK Communications for StrataScale
706.369.1174
leslie@gmkcommunications.com

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SOURCE StrataScale, Inc.

Leslie Dailey of GMK Communications, +1-706-369-1174,
leslie@gmkcommunications.com, for StrataScale, Inc.