Press Release

AnyWare Group and XIOLINK form strategic partnership to help healthcare organizations deploy applications faster

ROAM platform delivered as fully managed service

Saint John, N.B. – October 7, 2008 – AnyWare Group, a leading provider of Platform-as-a-Service solutions, and XIOLINK, a leading provider of managed IT infrastructure services, have signed a strategic partnership that will make it easier for hospitals and healthcare organizations across North America to deploy and access mission-critical software applications quickly and cost-efficiently.

“AnyWare Group extends XIOLINK's current capabilities by providing our customers with an alternative means of application delivery and access management,” says Gerry Verner, Chief Executive Officer, AnyWare Group. “Through this important partnership, we can jointly deliver a completely secure hosted application delivery strategy while showcasing our respective best-in-breed technologies and services.”

AnyWare Group's unique ROAM technology and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business model enables organizations across North America to deliver applications and information to users based on their role – anytime, anywhere. In the healthcare industry, hospitals have been able to extend the reach of their care teams and programs by leveraging the Internet and the ROAM platform. XIOLINK provides organizations with an outsourced, managed offsite computer infrastructure on which to run their applications, allowing organizations to focus their internal IT resources on technology initiatives of strategic business value rather than the day-to-day tasks of maintaining their IT infrastructure. The partnership blends the best of both worlds by helping organizations gain faster application deployment via the Internet without having to manage their computing infrastructure themselves.

XIOLINK owns and operates three premium datacenters in the Midwest United States, with a fourth one planned. Each is designed to provide customers with maximum reliability and performance, as stated in written service level agreements that guarantee 30-minute hardware replacement along with 100% network and power uptime.

“Thanks to this important agreement, XIOLINK and AnyWare Group will gain access to a wide range of customers who understand the value of a managed service ,” says Bill Schneider, Healthcare Practice Leader, XIOLINK. “We support their infrastructures, while ROAM enables their remote users to connect to the software applications – completing the solution for Platform-as-a-Service enablement.”  

About XIOLINK

XIOLINK, based in St. Louis , MO , is a leading provider of managed IT infrastructure services focused upon client needs for high availability enterprise requirements. XIOLINK offers clients proactively managed network connections, managed servers and custom datacenter space to maintain reliable uptime for critical infrastructure. For additional information, visit www.xiolink.com .  

About AnyWare Group

AnyWare Group, headquartered in Saint John , N.B., Canada , is a market and technology leader in the design and development of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions. AnyWare Group's award winning ROAM platform has revolutionized how organizations launch and deliver business solutions. ROAM enables organizations to deliver new and existing applications such as on-demand solutions reliably, cost effectively and faster than previously possible. Using the Internet, ROAM-enabled solutions can be easily and securely shared with anyone in a few simple clicks. For details, visit www.anywaregroup.com .

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For more information:

Wayne Chamberlain
AnyWare Group
506-643-6612
wayne.chamberlain@anywaregroup.com