Peak 10/iAM Enterprises deal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 27, 2010) - Peak 10 Inc., a managed services company with world-class data centers, is pleased to announce that it is providing Cloud services for iAM Enterprises, a leading Internet-based manufacturing and retail company that creates and distributes unique 3-D solutions. The Cloud Plus platform will enable iAM to seamlessly deploy its virtual IT environment, delivering a solution with rapid elasticity and resource pooling that is supported by a world-class physical infrastructure.

“The development of consumer ‘3-D Collective Products’ has placed iAM at the forefront of technological innovation and resulted in the need for a solid hosting provider that can support iAM Enterprises 3-D vertical markets with seamless scaling and high availability,” said Thomas Abraham, iAM’s Chairman and CEO. “Our product speed to market has been significantly enhanced by Peak 10’s turn-key cloud solutions and the knowledge of its team, all of whom have been extremely supportive of our initiatives as we continue to undergo rapid global growth.”

iAM’s proprietary, patented solution allows individuals to create their avatars for the leading video games, “One Of A Kind” sculptures and mobile applications. The company is currently working with several vertical market partners to expand to other locations globally in order to better serve its customers.  iAM is currently developing the professional sports leagues and video game collections, iAM’s artist collection and its iGate 3-D platform. iAM’s industry leading technology will allow for life-like players to be seen in video games, Individualize Video Entertainment Cars etc.

“iAM’s customers benefit from a high-performance, reliable platform where they can easily shop for 3-D products or quickly upload digital images without network congestion,” said Mark Whetstone, Peak 10’s vice president of business development. “Peak 10’s cloud offering combines the best-in-class infrastructure in a virtual environment to provide a solution capable of facilitating all of iAM’s network needs. Our expert engineers, who have a wealth of experience in the video game and interactive entertainment industries, look forward to supporting iAM’s development as the company continues to grow.” 

Active in the video game industry, Peak 10 offers cutting-edge, cloud-based services and virtualization solutions that allow businesses to reduce hardware and space requirements, optimize server utilization and provide higher levels of availability for an organization’s IT infrastructure. Peak 10 has leveraged this technology for customized solutions benefitting game companies in the video game sector such as XLOC and Emergent Game Technologies. The company owns and operates data centers in ten key markets that include Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; Tampa, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; and Richmond, Va. For more information on Peak 10’s computer and video game solutions, please visit www.peak10.com/gaming.

Peak 10 will be attending the 2010 Game Developers Conference held Oct. 5-8 at the Convention Center in Austin, Texas. The industry leader will be exhibiting in BC 329.  For more information on Peak 10’s game technology solutions or to set up a meeting at GDC with a Peak 10 game solutions engineer, please email gaming@peak10.com. 

About iAM Enterprises

iAM Enterprises is a leading Internet-based manufacturing and retail company that is in the business of manufacturing and creating “One Of A Kind” 3-D products.  Its 3-D imaging patented solution ‘iGate 3-D’ allows the ability of the creation of a ‘True You’ (360° Avatar).  The cross-platform secure system provides for each individual to use their copyright ‘Avatar’ and/or their 3-D image in many 3-D products (games, sculptures, mobile, films, etc.).  iAM is at the forefront of innovation and technology in developing consumer and corporate solutions, and is expanding its business models globally into malls, sporting venues, airports and train stations to create a solution for consumers and companies to manufacture their own “One Of A Kind” 3-D products.  For more information, please visit www.iam3dexperience.com.

About Peak 10 Inc.

Peak 10 is a managed services company with world-class data centers. It delivers scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure.  The company’s expert team embraces the industry's evolving technologies by adopting and tailoring solutions such as virtualization and cloud-based services as part of its robust managed services offering. Its strong customer focus, financial stability, geographic diversity and technical strength attracts market-leading companies such as LendingTree, Emergent Game Technologies, Pergo, Healthways and Churchill Downs. Peak 10 is SAS70 Type II compliant and helps companies meet the requirements of various regulatory compliance acts such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), HIPAA, PCI and Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA). For more information on data center solutions from Peak 10, visit www.peak10.com.

Peak 10 Media Contact:

Amanda Brown

(252) 796-3160

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Gaby Remington

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