PLANO, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Layered Technologies Inc. (Layered Tech), a leading worldwide provider of on-demand IT infrastructure, today announced that it is the first hosting company to give enterprise customers the option of transferring their Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows OS) environment to an AppLogic-based cloud computing solution. Layered Tech will use 3Tera's AppLogic 2.4 to enable customers to run their Windows OS platform in a virtual computing environment, which means customers will have the same high-availability as their dedicated physical servers but with far more scalability, all for a fraction of the cost.

Virtualization creates profound cost savings for the Windows OS environment for several reasons, including that customers:

• No longer have to buy and maintain hardware including servers, load balancers and SANs.
• Save money because virtualization enables them to reduce the complexity of their operating environment by consolidating multiple physical servers onto a handful of virtual machines.
• Save time when setting up new servers because virtualization software's templating and snapshot capabilities can replicate entire OS and application set-ups in 10 percent of the time it takes with physical dedicated servers.
• Eliminate the cost and complexity of maintaining and installing their OS because The Grid Layer solution from Layered Tech means that management of virtual machines is handled by Layered Tech datacenter employees.

"In the current economic conditions where everyone is looking to spend less but still achieve their business objectives and profitability, Layered Tech is presenting customers with a particularly compelling opportunity to significantly cut costs by consolidating their Windows OS server operations onto our virtualization platform," said Jack Finlayson, CEO of Layered Tech. "By bringing Windows OS onto The Grid Layer, we are literally creating a market that didn't have a place before. To achieve virtualization's high-availability, scalability and replication in a physical server environment would cost customers millions, yet with Layered Tech their cost is a tiny fraction of that."

In conjunction with its new Windows OS/virtualization offering, Layered Tech has launched an Early Adopter Program so that existing customers can transfer some of their Windows OS servers to Layered Tech's grid to evaluate cost saving opportunities, as well as operational and performance improvements that come with Layered Tech's virtualization solutions.

"We're very excited to bring this offering to the market because our customers have been asking for Windows OS virtualization support, and now we're making that possible by being the first to provide AppLogic 2.4," said Layered Tech Chief Marketing Officer John Pozadzides. "Even in this tough economy we still have many customers who need to rapidly scale their computing capabilities because they're experiencing explosive growth, are bringing on new customers or even that they're expanding R&D. Having their Windows OS servers on a virtualization platform means they can consolidate servers with Layered Tech and have the scalability and redundancy they need, all while still operating within a fairly lean IT budget."

In addition to the Windows OS environment, Layered Tech continues to offer The Grid Layer to enterprises and companies that use other operating systems, such as Linux and Unix. Customers of Layered Tech's Grid Layer, including those operating on Windows OS, are now available to take advantage of its DEFCON managed services, enabling enterprises to scale the level of datacenter and server management that best fits their individual needs.

About Layered Technologies

Layered Technologies is a leading global provider of managed dedicated hosting, on-demand virtualization/grid computing and Web services. By providing high-quality technology, infrastructure and support, Layered Tech enables customers to eliminate capital expenses and save on operating costs while focusing on core business issues. Layered Tech's scalable infrastructure powers millions of sites and Internet-enabled applications including e-commerce, software as a service (SaaS), content distribution and more. Our clients range from leading-edge Web 2.0 startups, successful mid-sized enterprises and some the world's largest consultancy and integration firms. For more information about Layered Technologies, visit www.LayeredTech.com.