Bluelock Wins TechPoint Mira Award for Excellence and Innovation,Contribution to Indiana’s Tech Economy

Cloud computing provider selected for state’s top technology honors in the Information Technology Gazelle Company category

Techpoint Mira Finalist

(Indianapolis, Indiana – May 18, 2010) – Bluelock, an experienced provider of cloud hosting and managed IT services, announces that TechPoint, Indiana’s economic development initiative focused on technology and entrepreneurship, selected Bluelock in the Information Technology Gazelle Company category at the annual Mira Awards Gala. Now in its 11th year, the TechPoint Mira Awards highlight Indiana’s technology companies, institutions and individuals who are leading the state’s high-tech economy.

The Mira Awards identify the most innovative and successful firms in information technology, as well as technology-focused companies in industries like advanced manufacturing, logistics and the life sciences. “Gazelle” awards are given to fast-growing companies that have been in business for less than three years since initial commercialization, as well as awards highlighting educators and institutions that help connect technology and learning.

“Again this year, we attracted a record number of Mira Award nominations,” said Mark Hill, TechPoint chairman and a managing partner of Collina Ventures. “The record we broke was set last year – and the previous high-water mark was 2008. Even during the worst of the national recession, this program generated more and more interest and enthusiasm from an expanding group of Indiana high-tech companies and organizations.”

“I am excited for all of our stakeholders especially our clients and employees to be recognized by TechPoint as Indiana’s top Information Technology Gazelle Company,” said John Qualls, President and CEO, Bluelock. “Our selection is recognition of Bluelock as an innovator in the rapidly expanding cloud hosting space and further validates our business plan and the market’s need for experience and different levels of managed IT and cloud hosting services.”

Founded in 2006, Bluelock was one of the country’s first providers of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), enabling companies to provision and manage their technology infrastructures more efficiently and cost-effectively. Delivering pre-configured, secure and resilient virtual IT environments which scale on-demand, Bluelock’s CloudSuite offers a tailored selection of IaaS environments to best configure users’ computing resources. With CloudSuite’s array of public and virtual private cloud computing solutions, clients have the ability to utilize cloud resources based on their specific needs to optimize deployment, management and investment. Recently named the 2009 Service Provider of the Year for the Americas by VMware, the global leader in virtualization technology solutions, Bluelock offers solutions for the developer to the Fortune 500 executive.

For additional information about the 2010 TechPoint Mira Awards, visit www.techpoint.org/Mira. For more information on Bluelock, visit www.bluelock.com.

About TechPoint

TechPoint is the only statewide organization representing Indiana’s technology sector. TechPoint promotes technology-based enterprise and economic development through lobbying and government advocacy, educational and networking programs, and strategic economic development initiatives. As a part of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership’s family of initiatives, TechPoint is a catalyst for growth in Indiana’s emerging technology clusters, including advanced manufacturing, logistics, life sciences, energy and information technology. Learn more at www.techpoint.org.

About Bluelock

Bluelock is an experienced provider of cloud computing and managed IT services, offering the people, expertise and IT infrastructure in a world-class, SAS 70 certified datacenter. Bluelock CloudSuite, a comprehensive set of cloud computing solutions, offers a tailored selection of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environments to best configure users’ computing resources. With CloudSuite’s array of public and virtual private cloud computing solutions, clients have the ability to utilize cloud resources based on their specific needs to optimize deployment, management, and investment. Recently named the 2009 Service Provider of the Year for the Americas by VMware, the global leader in virtualization technology solutions, Bluelock offers solutions for the developer to the Fortune 500 executive. Bluelock, a Collina Ventures company, is privately-held and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, visit www.bluelock.com.

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