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PRLog (Press Release) - Feb 21, 2009 -
Norwalk CT, 01.12.2009 - Phantom Data Systems has officially teamed up with RackSpace! Phantom Data Systems of Norwalk today announced a partnership with RackSpace to deliver hosted Exchange Server, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Mobile Collaboration, Web Access and hosted services to customers. This will be the first of such partnerships for the Norwalk, Connecticut based company. "We don't have more than one vendor partner for any given service offering. We had the option of building out or partnering with a best of breed vendor in which case is presently RackSpace according to our findings". Said Alani Kuye, Managing Partner at Phantom Data Systems.
While SaaS (Software As A Service) has been picking up both in the small, enterprise and mid market space, service providers that are only on premise solutions centric will have to diversify. "We knew this since day one and have always been prepared should a situation like the current economy hits. During our annual vendor review meetings, we had to axe a few vendors and step up our efforts in certain areas. For the next 24 months, our SaaS business is anticipated to grow between 400 - 500 percent annually, based on current levels" continued Alani Kuye. From large insurance providers with geographically distributed users, to real estate and financial companies, SaaS is making a compelling presence. "We are going full blown SaaS, no question about that. Results have been tremendous in the first quarter on 2009" added Andrew Jennings, VP of Sales. As companies freeze budgets and cut back on capital procurements, SaaS has been a very viable option that most are considering. "Being local to Wall Street, Stamford CT, and New York City has had a tremendously positive impact on our SaaS business as well" added Alani Kuye.
About Phantom Data Systems Inc.

As a trusted partner in delivering data storage and collaboration solutions and services to customers in the mid market to Enterprise spaces, Phantom Data Systems is a Data Storage,Disaster Recovery, Hosted Solutions and Services Information Lifecycle Management solution provider based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

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About Rackspace Hosting

As the world's leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry's best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support(R), furthering the company's mission to be one of the world's greatest service companies. Rackspace is recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best companies to work for, ranking number 32 on the 2008 list.
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