Cbeyond Announces Availability of Certified Application Servers (CAS) Service

Cbeyond (News - Alert), a provider of cloud and communications services provider, newly launched Certified Application Servers (CAS) service can help SMBs to access and execute their most often run business productivity applications from anywhere, anytime and on any device.

Chris Ortbals, senior vice president of product management at Cbeyond said, “Our goal is to provide SMBs with a superior cloud experience that is no different than what they experience on a local desktop. As the only cloud provider tailoring and supporting applications for specific SMB use cases, Cbeyond further serves as the technology ally to small and mid-sized businesses, helping them drive efficiency by truly aligning both cloud and network capabilities”.

By employing a Cbeyond cloud-certified application, users can get on with their business and let Cbeyond take care of the technology. With 100% guaranteed uptime, Cbeyond claimed that it ensures that one’s critical business applications and data remain available to them in the event of potential local disasters such as fire, flood, theft, or inclement weather.

Some of the notable features and benefits of Cbeyond CAS are its top-notch security standards; type II SOC 2 audit SOC 3 seal of assurance; recognized Microsoft (News - Alert) hosting expertise; Microsoft Gold certified partner; migration service to move applications to the cloud; onshore support around the clock throughout the year; and more.

Cbeyond said that it recently conducted the Business Leader Snapshot survey which revealed that more than 91 percent of SMBs think that business applications are imperative to its functioning in 2013. The new CAS service was supposedly developed after thoroughly examining the results of that survey.

The Certified Application Servers service currently supports the following business productivity applications: Intuit (News - Alert) QuickBooks (Pro, Premiere and Enterprise versions); Sage ACT!; Sage Peachtree Accounting; Sage 50 Accounting; Abacus Law 2012; Amazing Charts 6.0; and Microsoft Office.

George Samaras, president and founder of Primo Grills and Smokers said that, “At Primo Grills and Smokers, we pride ourselves on manufacturing superior culinary products. As a result, we seek out organizations that share our commitment to excellence, nimbleness, and performance. Cbeyond’s Certified Application Servers service has enhanced the business infrastructure we’ve created to respond to our customers’ ever-changing changing needs.”