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August 23, 2010

Grid Dynamics and Virtual Ark Move ISV Applications to the Cloud

Fremont, CA., August 23, 2010 -- Independent software vendors (ISVs) can now quickly convert on-premise software to software-as-a-service (SaaS) in cloud deployments through a new partnership between Grid Dynamics, the global authority on enterprise systems scalability and cloud enablement, and Virtual Ark, an international managed application services leader in next-generation SaaS for ISVs.

This best-of-breed partnership will help end users quickly and cost-efficiently take advantage of specialist software applications from leading ISVs in an on-demand, pay-as-you-go model to meet their specific needs.

Virtual Ark is an international managed application services provider that partners with ISVs to provide large enterprises with on-demand access to core business applications on public and/or private clouds, such as Amazon Web Services, in a unique next-generation SaaS model.

Grid Dynamics is well-known for its work helping Fortune 500 companies re-architect legacy enterprise applications for delivery in a SaaS model. The company is also recognized for architecting cloud deployments, highly scalable systems, and high performance computing (HPC) solutions.

Together, the two companies can provide all required resources to enable ISVs to move their applications to cloud-deployed SaaS and for end users to improve the availability of business-critical software resources in a very cost-efficient manner. Where required, Grid Dynamics will help convert the ISV applications to SaaS and help deploy them to customer requirements. Virtual Ark will provide the necessary ongoing SaaS services.

“Worldwide software as a service (SaaS) revenue within the enterprise application software market is forecast to surpass $8.5 billion in 2010, up 14.1 percent from 2009 revenue of $7.5 billion,” according to Gartner, Inc.*

“By providing global access to software on demand, ISVs can help their customers significantly reduce costs, move more of the IT budget from fixed to variable costs and increase flexibility of IT resources to quickly respond to market demands,” explained Klaus Bartosch, executive vice president, Virtual Ark. “Grid Dynamics has extensive expertise in system infrastructure to help convert popular legacy ISV applications to SaaS and help organizations deploy them in their unique IT environments.”

“Migrating on-premises software to SaaS is a tough, but inevitable challenge ahead of many ISVs,” noted Boris Renski, executive vice president, Grid Dynamics. “However, the popularity of SaaS on public and private clouds is growing because of its high value to enterprises. Virtual Ark’s approach to delivering SaaS equips their ISV partners with a strategic advantage and will make our customers’ transition much easier.”

While some larger ISVs have already begun this transition, many mid-sized ISVs are at the beginning of this evolution. These are the companies that will most likely opt for third-party managed services in the manner that Virtual Ark provides, because it is a more efficient way to help their customers, and doesn’t divert them from their core business of specialty software development into application hosting infrastructure. Assistance from Grid Dynamics to re-architect applications will help convert applications quickly and seamlessly, with no impact on daily IT operations.

About Grid Dynamics

Grid Dynamics helps companies achieve better performance, higher availability, faster time-to-market and lower operational costs by scaling mission-critical systems. Using the latest advancements in grid and cloud computing technologies, the company helps customers turn monolithic applications into scalable services; and static, underutilized server clusters into virtualized compute clouds. www.griddynamics.com

About Virtual Ark

Virtual Ark is a global application managed services company that partners with ISVs to SaaS-enable and deliver applications in the cloud, providing on-demand/SaaS access to core business applications on a flexible, pay-as-you-go basis. Virtual Ark is a leading cloud expert, with offices in the US, UK, and Australia. www.virtualark.com

*Gartner, Forecast Analysis: Software as a Service, Worldwide, 2009-2014, July 1, 2010

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Source: Grid Dynamics

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