01.com, Inc., a provider of VMware Zimbra (News - Alert) solutions, has opted for Vazata’s vStructure IaaS platform for virtualization capability, the company has announced.

Lance Black, CEO of Vazata, said, “Our organization has invested heavily in developing our vStructure IaaS platform with compliance and stability in mind. As 01.com continues their strategic development of an email-as-a-service (EaaS) solution for the Federal Government’s planned migration to the cloud over the next few years, we intend to offer support in their efforts to market a secure, compliant and compelling solution for e-collaboration.”

01.com focuses on the delivery and support of email and other electronic collaboration services. The company previously operated multiple self-managed data centers to support its software-as-a-service (SaaS (News - Alert)) offering. .01.com spent two years analyzing and testing various solution providers and developed requirements for a detailed RFP in review of hardware refresh expenses and opportunities to leverage virtualization, the company stated in a press release.

Recently, Vazata announced that as a cloud services provider to federal government, it is the first company to receive an Authority to Operate (ATO).

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