Cloud and SaaS specialist to the channel intY has confirmed two significant new sign-ups to its intY CASCADE cloud provisioning platform.
Eclipse and alwaysON now line up alongside other CASCADE users including Cisco, Symantec and Microsoft, as well as many ISVs.
The addition of Eclipse to the co-operative-style marketplace will provide partners with high end business class Internet services that ensure the end user experience for cloud solutions.
alwaysOn will offer Microsoft Lync 2013 as a hosted application delivered over its resilient private MPLS network.
As part of CASCADE, partners and resellers will be able to sell and provision alwaysOn on its own or as part of their service bundles for end user organsations.
Chris Baldock, MD of intY CASCADE, commented: "Unified Communications remains an exciting and competitive space in the industry. We're thrilled alwaysOn has decided to bring its latest platform to a wider audience via CASCADE.
"The partnership with Eclipse represents a substantial milestone in creating the option for a complete end-to-end solution for CASCADE users."
Pete Tomlinson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Eclipse comments "SMBs are now really seeing the value of adopting cloud services as part of a more flexible, productive way of working. Being able to work with their communications provider to adopt cloud services in a way that is straightforward and well supported is the perfect route to success."
Eclipse's real time connection-monitoring tool, Sentinel will also be available to intY support to service customers by proactively monitoring connections and providing support as and when it is needed.
Baldock added: "These two companies demonstrate the bring and buy benefits of CASCADE. Both are exploiting the platform to better sell to its customers, whilst offering its products and services to other partners.
"Of particular significance to our resellers will be the signing of Eclipse. The reputation of cloud services is the quality of the connection - connectivity and the physical infrastructure required to enable a high performance cloud solution should be a priority for resellers wanting to get in the game. With the recent addition of Cisco products and now Eclipse' services on CASCADE, end users can realise the true RoI of cloud."
James Byles, MD at alwaysOn, commented: "Being a CASCADE partner enabled us to deploy cloud services and building blocks for new solutions, tailored to suit our clients needs. We now want to take the relationship with intY to another level and offer our Lync 2013 product for partners and resellers to utilise as part of their offerings. We remain focused on the expansion of our business, and this relationship will help the two companies grow together side by side."