SysTest Labs Chooses Data393 for Colocation, Hosting Services to Provide Testing and Quality Assurance for Commerical and Government Agenices

Business Wire, May 15, 2007

SysTest Provides Independent Verification of Voting Machine Compliance

ENGLEWOOD & DENVER, Colo. -- Data393, a managed hosting and IT infrastructure provider, announced today an agreement for colocation and managed hosting services with Denver-based SysTest Labs, a national leader in software testing and quality assurance, including testing for government voting machines.

By utilizing Data393's colocation facility and extensive managed hosting services, SysTest Labs will be able to provide customers with state-of-the-art performance testing, assessment and tuning services. Using Data393's multi-carrier internet connectivity and rack cage space with powerful blade servers combined with SysTest Labs automated test tools, SysTest Labs can provide customers with simulations of real-world internet traffic for performance testing and optimization.

"Data393 is pleased to partner with SysTest, a company that has built a strong reputation for providing the best in testing and quality assurance services," said Erik Porter, Data393's co-founder and vice president of Sales. "Data393's SAS 70 certified facility gives SysTest the reliability and performance they need from a data center with multiple bandwidth carriers, redundant power and integrated security infrastructure."

SysTest Labs is one of a handful of national testing laboratories currently designated by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to test and certify voting equipment and software against 2005 standards.

"With over 10 years of extensive experience in providing large-scale, complex performance testing solutions for clients such as Best Buy, Coors Brewing Co., and Sprint, the SysTest Labs' performance test lab hosted at Data393 creates a unique partnership that meets a wide range of customer service needs," said Brian Phillips, president and CEO of SysTest Labs. "Data393's customizable solutions and always-on staffing resources immediately drew our attention in choosing a colocation and hosting provider."

About Data393

Located in the Inverness Business Park in southeast Denver, Data393 offers highly reliable colocation, dedicated servers, connectivity and managed infrastructure services with sophisticated physical security and a high capacity, multiple-carrier network. Data393 offers a fully-managed hosting solution featuring Intel Xeon processors, Windows or Linux operating systems, and 24/7 support from an SAS 70 certified data center. Visit http://www.Data393.com or call 800-260-4843.

About SysTest Labs

SysTest Labs is a premier provider of software testing, quality assurance and Independent Verification and Validation services, with a growing portfolio of over 325 commercial and government organizations across North America since its inception in 1996. As an independent testing lab, SysTest Labs has distinguished itself as an accredited Voting System Test Laboratory (VSTL) by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for the provision of electronic voting system certification testing. Service offerings include: Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V); Quality Assurance (QA); project management; software certification; on-site software test consulting and engineering; outsourced software test engineering; automated software test support, development, and execution; test and QA management; and load, stress, and performance testing. For more information, visit http://www.systest.com or call 303-575-6881.