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Tenzing Supercharges the Microsoft Bizspark and Software Plus Services Incubation Center Programs


Free Software and Services Jumpstart ISVs and SaaS Startups to Profitability

Toronto, Canada - May 28, 2009

Tenzing Managed IT Services, an industry leader in hosting business-critical Internet applications, announced today that it is now part of the exclusive Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center and BizSpark partnership programs. Through these programs, eligible companies qualify for free Microsoft software licenses for application development and delivery worth tens of thousands of dollars as well as unobligated access to Tenzing's comprehensive professional and managed services package designed to jumpstart ISVs and SaaS startups to profitability.

John Zanni, general manager of the worldwide software plus services industry for the Communications Sector at Microsoft Corp explained. "Many ISVs and startups want to build a SaaS application, but lack the hosting expertise required to deploy and manage it at scale." Zanni continued "Microsoft BizSpark and the Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center Program help ISVs and startups realize their potential with affordable access to software. One on one business and technical guidance from an established managed services provider like Tenzing helps them avoid pitfalls and deliver applications to market faster than the competition."

The BizSpark program authorizes Tenzing to provide 1st and 2nd year companies with less than $1 million in revenue with powerful development tools like MS Visual Studio Team System & 2008 Team Suite, MS Expression Studio, and MS Visual Studio Team System & 2008 Foundation Server as well as production software licenses, including MS Windows Server 2008, MS SQL Server 2008 and MS Office SharePoint Portal Server 2007 - at no cost.

Qualified ISVs and startups can now engage the experts at Tenzing with no upfront obligation for professional services when building an Internet service delivery model. Tenzing has developed a comprehensive SaaS Enablement Service (SES) engagement for ISVs and Startups to help them avoid the business and technical pitfalls common to SaaS delivery. Kelly Beardmore, CTO at Tenzing, commented that "The cornerstone of this program is our award-winning, comprehensive "Summit with Tenzing" approach to the delivery of business-critical Internet applications. This approach provides new SaaS providers the sound business and technical planning needed to mitigate the risks inherent with SaaS delivery."

Visit http://www.tenzing.com/saas-hosting.asp for more information on becoming involved in Tenzing's SaaS Incubation Center.

Tenzing was founded in 1998. The company's award-winning approach to hosting business-critical internet applications is comprehensive and collaborative. Grounded in ITIL best practices, their five step "Summit with Tenzing" approach addresses the entire IT lifecycle to deliver a new level of managed IT hosting service. Tenzing holds both ISO 27001 and SAS 70 certification. Identified in each of the last three years as one of Canada's fastest growing companies by Profit Magazine, Tenzing has customer service centers in Kelowna, BC and Toronto, Ontario, and datacenters in Canada's primary NAPs: 151 Front Street, Toronto and the Harbour Centre, Vancouver.

For more information, please contact:
Barry Cohen
Tenzing Managed IT Services
sales@tenzing.com
1.877.767.5577 ext 428

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