CenterBeam Helps Clients Prepare for Microsoft Vista Deployment

CenterBeam Announces Hardware Procurement Services

SAN JOSE, CA - May 23, 2006

CenterBeam Procurement Services was announced today in response to growing client demand for simple and cost-effective hardware acquisition. The new service helps clients in general save time and money by leveraging CenterBeam's strong relationships with leading hardware suppliers to specify and acquire computing, networking, storage and security products. The program also specifically helps CenterBeam clients become "Vista ready" as Microsoft's new operating system is prepared for introduction in 2007.

"As companies acquire new hardware, they need to know it will be able to handle Vista," said Kevin Francis, CenterBeam's president and chief executive officer. "Otherwise, the computers might be obsolete in nine months or need expensive, labor-intensive upgrades. CenterBeam ensures our clients' invest in the right platform at the right time. CenterBeam puts business on the leading edge, not the bleeding edge."'

"Working with CenterBeam means I don't have to worry about the hardware requirements for Windows Vista," said Henry Svendblad, Vice President, Information Technology, Millennium Sports Club Company. "CenterBeam worries about these problems so that I can worry about my strategic issues."

"CenterBeam's clients depend on us to dramatically simplify and lower the costs of their IT infrastructure," said Francis, "and our customer satisfaction scores show that we're doing a great job. CenterBeam's Procurement Services is a natural outgrowth of the service we already provide our clients."

In 1999, CenterBeam became the first company to implement Windows 2000 on commercial, production systems. Ever since then, CenterBeam has been the smart choice for businesses that want the benefit of technology without the headaches—and expense—of testing, acquiring, configuring, deploying, managing and supporting new technologies.

Because CenterBeam has an in-depth understanding of its clients' IT infrastructure needs, it is well-positioned to understand its clients' hardware needs. Many times, CenterBeam is able to help clients avoid buying new hardware by recommending how to reconfigure what's already in place. When it is necessary to add or replace hardware, CenterBeam is already fully up-to-date on competitive systems and pricing. And because CenterBeam already buys hardware in volume for its own operations, it is usually able to offer better prices than clients could command on their own.

The range of hardware CenterBeam will procure for its clients includes, but is not limited to, products from Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Dell, IBM, Cisco, Extreme Networks, Juniper Networks, Symantec, Fortinet, Brocade, Hitachi, EMC, and Network Appliance.

CenterBeam Earns Attention of Industry Opinion Leaders

CenterBeam’s success regularly attracts the attention of important opinion makers such as leading IT industry analyst Gartner.  Gartner has published a case study on the CenterBeam service and cited CenterBeam’s innovative approach when the firm named CenterBeam one of the “Cool Vendors” in IT management.  A book by Cisco Press, The Business Case for Virtual Business Processes, includes a case study of CenterBeam as an example of how companies can use IT outsourcing to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and focus on their core business.  Most recently, the prestigious KIRA award was presented to CenterBeam for its achievement and Kevin Francis for his industry leadership.  And Microsoft awarded CenterBeam sits “Winning On Value” award recognizing CenterBeam’s outstanding sales growth and superior customer satisfaction.

About CenterBeam, Inc.

CenterBeam is an award-winning North American-based IT outsourced services company that delivers more than 60,000 services daily for mid-sized clients in eighteen countries across four continents. Founded in 1999, CenterBeam pioneered the application of quality management techniques to IT and currently earns a 95% client satisfaction rating as measured by Quality Resource Associates. CenterBeam's Total Satisfaction Guarantee and month-to-month contracts make the company unique among IT outsourced services companies. CenterBeam is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408.750.0500 or www.centerbeam.com.