Webroot Joins EuroCloud, Europe’s First Ever SaaS and Cloud Services Community

EuroCloud expands Europe’s most influential cloud computing network with the support of leading SaaS security provider, Webroot

Bracknell, U.K., 7 January, 2010

Webroot, a leading security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SME markets, today announced that it has become a founding member of EuroCloud, Europe’s first ever SaaS and cloud services business community.

EuroCloud is led by Pierre-José Billotte, President and Founder of the French ASP Forum.1 The community gathers together leading SaaS vendors, enablers, integrators and industry experts across Europe to share best practices and expand their businesses across the continent. To date, it has created local communities in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, UK, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine and Turkey. EuroCloud intends to replicate its initial success by expanding the network to further countries to achieve 20 regional organisations and around 500 members by 2014.

Mark Tickle, Managing Director, Webroot, said "Webroot is delighted to have joined EuroCloud’s quest to deliver the benefits of cloud computing to the European business community, as we continue to expand our own outreach worldwide. We see an increase in the adoption of cloud-based web and email security services, as more and more companies become aware of SaaS as a choice of efficiency and effectiveness. Importantly, EuroCloud will also convey best practices surrounding the use of cloud-based technologies as its acceptance grows."

In addition to Webroot, EuroCloud is supported by additional class-leading companies in Europe and in the US including Amazon Web Services, Qualys, salesforce.com, and SuccessFactors.

"In Europe, the upcoming cloud computing era provides new opportunities to build worldwide application and technology relationships to offer new, added-value solutions," explained Pierre-José Billotte, EuroCloud general coordinator and head of EuroCloud France. "We are delighted to be welcoming leading security SaaS provider, Webroot, into the fold."

According to IDC, worldwide IT spending on cloud services will grow almost threefold, reaching US.2 billion, by 2013 (IDC eXchange, "IDC's New IT Cloud Services Forecast: 2009-2013," http://blogs.idc.com/ie/, October 5, 2009).

Webroot® Web Security Service offers URL and web content filtering, plus protection against web-based malware threats for corporate and mobile users. Services are easy to deploy, require no additional hardware or software, and can be purchased as separate modules or as a comprehensive web security solution.

Webroot® Email Security Service delivers enterprise-class security with better manageability, better value and better protection than on-premise email security solutions. Businesses can get the most advanced protection against spam, viruses and data loss without the hassle of managing additional hardware or software—all at a lower total cost of ownership.

About EuroCloud
EuroCloud is a European network of local SaaS and cloud computing communities from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, UK, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine and Turkey, including vendors and industry experts. It is aiming at developing the next generation of added value applications. EuroCloud plans to create further local communities in Switzerland, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece and Norway and will set up its headquarters in Brussels. Through its diverse membership, EuroCloud will promote cloud computing in Europe, including current state of the markets and future innovations, and will become a critical exchange platform across the different continents. For further information, please visit: http://www.eurocloud.org/. Twitter: http://twitter.com/EuroCloud.

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ABOUT WEBROOT
Webroot provides industry-leading security solutions to consumers, enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses worldwide. The Boulder, Colorado based company’s newest software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering, Webroot® E-Mail Security SaaS, provides better manageability, better value and better protection than any other e-mail security solution available. Webroot’s award-winning endpoint products, Webroot® AntiSpyware Corporate Edition and Webroot® AntiSpyware Corporate Edition with AntiVirus are comprehensive, centrally-managed solutions that aggressively block, detect and eradicate malware on desktops across the network. To find out more visit http://www.webroot.co.uk/ or call 0800 0789349.

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