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Reflex VMC Selected to Secure Savvis Project Spirit – Next Generation Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Platform

VMsafe and ability to manage and secure dynamic Cloud environments key

Atlanta, Georgia, 9/22/2009 - Reflex Systems, the pioneer in virtualization management, security and compliance today announced that Savvis, a global leader in outsourced internet infrastructure services for enterprises has selected Reflex VMC to secure Savvis' next generation cloud infrastructure solutions, dubbed "Project Spirit", recently previewed at VMworld. The two companies, alongside VMware, will be presenting a joint Webinar about cloud computing next month (further details below).

Savvis selected Reflex VMC based on the solution's depth of security and breadth of system management capabilities, which have been perceived as barriers to user organizations looking to adopt external cloud strategies. The solution will enable Savvis to have a cloud distribution system to allocate services to customers and will provide them with expanded options for their service catalog offerings.

Reflex VMC will provide Savvis Project Spirit Cloud customers with an enterprise virtual firewall, which performs virtual machine to virtual machine blocking via kernel-level technology based on VMware's VMsafe partner program. Furthermore, Reflex VMC will enable joint customers to manage policies in the virtual environment through an API designed cloud interface.

"We're pleased to provide enabling virtual security and management technologies through Reflex VMC to assist Savvis in serving their enterprise Cloud customers," said Pete Privateer, CEO of Reflex Systems. "Reflex VMC provides proven innovation and award-winning features that ensure success for organizations implementing cloud infrastructure strategies."

"The dynamic nature of Cloud infrastructure demands innovative solutions to meet the unique security and management challenges that the environment presents," said Ken Owens, Savvis vice president of security and virtualization technologies. "Reflex VMC meets the challenge and provides this functionality at the core of the infrastructure, giving us the security and management solutions we need without impacting performance."

Savvis' Project Spirit cloud platform will power the industry’s first enterprise-class Virtual Private Data Center with multi-tiered Quality of Service capabilities. Project Spirit focuses on complete virtual data center provisioning that extends far beyond the simple application deployment designs available in many cloud service offerings today. Savvis expects to launch the beta version of the new offering later this year and believes it will be the industry's most feature-rich cloud delivery platform available for the enterprise.

VMware, Savvis and Reflex will also host a free Webinar on 'Enabling Cloud Computing for your Enterprise' next week. The Webinar takes place Tuesday, October 6, at 2pm ET/11am PT. Space is limited. Reserve your seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/679833250

More about Reflex VMC

Reflex integrates security, compliance and management of the virtual environment to enable IT to manage the virtual enterprise based on existing organizational business processes through comprehensive policy management and enforcement, better utilization of the shared computing resources as well as automation of data center operations across all virtual resources; whether in the corporate data center or hosted in the cloud. Reflex's Virtualization Management Center (VMC) enables next generation data centers to enforce IT policies, ensure compliance with government mandates, and manage and protect virtual servers, desktops, and networks. The VMC provides a single authoritative visual interface, central management and security for virtual environments. By combining the centralized event database, virtual infrastructure integration and analysis engines with a robust vis ual interface it is possible to administer, audit, secure and monitor complex, dynamic, virtual infrastructures.

About Savvis

Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global leader in outsourced internet infrastructure services for the enterprise. More than 4,000 customers, including 40 percent of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, use Savvis to reduce capital expense, improve service levels and harness the latest advances in cloud computing. For more information about Savvis, visit www.savvis.net

Savvis Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from Savvis' expectations. Certain factors that could affect actual results are set forth as risk factors in Savvis' SEC reports and filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K and all subsequent filings as well as the risk that potential product cost and performance benefits may not be realized for any particular customer. Savvis assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.

About Reflex
Reflex Systems is the industry leader in virtualization management and security. Reflex VMC (Virtualization Management Center) dramatically increases the visibility, management and security of an organization's virtual infrastructure. Purpose-built on a strong security foundation, VMC provides the essential tools needed to enforce dynamic infrastructure policy in virtualized data centers. Reflex VMC provides infrastructure discovery and visualization, timeline-based management, application/services discovery, network security, performance, lifecycle management and dynamic policy enforcement. Reflex VMC supports VMware's ESX server, Citrix's XenServer, and Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtual server environments. Reflex Systems is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is privately held. For more information, including a trial download of Reflex VMC, visit www.reflexsystems.com. Follow Reflex at http://twitter.com/ReflexSystems and The vCurve Blog: blog.reflexsystems.com. Reflex Systems is a registered trademark of Reflex Systems LLC. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

Reflex Systems is a registered trademark of Reflex Systems, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

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