Fifth generation technology is simple, secure, affordable and uniquely tailored to fit the IT needs of up to 50 users

August 6, 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT - ClearCenter, an information technology (IT) vendor for small business and distributed IT environments, this week unveiled its revolutionary open source network and gateway server and managed services for up to 50 users.  The ClearCenter solution has 2 components: ClearOS, an open source network and gateway server Linux distribution and ClearSDN, a service delivery platform whereby MSP partners can offer software updates, new feature modules, technical support and cloud based services such as off-site server backup, dynamic DNS and much more to come.  ClearOS and ClearSDN will be available next month via links from the ClearCenter web site www.clearcenter.com.

"ClearCenter represents a significant shift in managed services for small IT environments," said Michael Proper, CEO of ClearCenter.  He continued, "After growing DirectPointe to the #1 Managed Service Provider (MSP) world-wide, we set out to create a premier partner network to offer managed services using an open source network and gateway server.  ClearOS delivers a comprehensive, integrated system in a single box with a unified interface.  Best of all, ClearCenter delivers premier technology at a fraction of the cost of comparable multi-vendor solutions.  ClearCenter partners now have a fully supported open source, open standards solution with proven technology and easy to deploy services through ClearSDN."

ClearOS includes over 32 ready applications or modules including:

Unified WebConfig interface for all ClearOS functions

Gateway - firewall, VPN, Intrusion detection/prevention

Web - web server, proxy, content filter, banner ad/pop-up blocker

Networking - DNS, NAT, DMZ, DHCP, peer-to-peer, Multi-WAN, bandwidth management

General - Database, file, print management

Backup - local, and off-site

Other - groupware, domain name management, resource monitor

Cloud - cloud application integration / synchronization

ClearCenter uses ClearOS, which is based upon a fifth generation Linux distribution (historically know as Clark Connect) with over 118,000 registered sites and 10x more protected users.  With over 20 languages in 120 countries, ClearCenter has an instant global reach with over 200 partners world-wide.  The ClearOS application will be downloaded for free, ClearSDN subscriptions will be offered through partners for cloud services such as dynamic VPN, dynamic DNS, off-site backup, anti-virus, anti-spam, content filtering, cloud application integration and more.  Partners will also provide configuration, consulting and management.  ClearOS will be released for distribution next month by ClearFoundation of Toronto, Canada.

About ClearCenter

ClearCenter based in Salt Lake City and Toronto provides an open service delivery platform uniquely tailored to fit the IT needs of small business, distributed environments that is simple, secure & affordable. For more information about ClearCenter, visit www.clearcenter.com or call 1+801.851.5555

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