Under the Sun Startup Essentials program, DataPipe will offer low-cost services to startup companies, enabling them to reach their target market and accelerate the growth of their business.

Sun's products, including Solaris 10 Operating System, Sun servers and Sun storage, integrate seamlessly with DataPipe's hosting and managed services, enabling companies to compete with larger organizations at an affordable cost.

"We directly service both Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley," says Robb Allen, DataPipe's CEO. "This is a natural fit for us. Providing entrepreneurs with access to high value managed services will enable them to fast track their success."
 
DataPipe will provide eligible members with affordable web hosting infrastructure and services out of its data center facilities and backed by best-in-class support.

The program is designed for existing software companies and includes hardware, software, managed hosting services, security, reporting and patching at no cost for a period of up to 90 days for those companies who have signed an approved ISV Sandbox agreement. A 99.5 percent Service Level Agreement on the testing and development infrastructure is also included.

DataPipe recently secured $75 million combined credit and equity financing led by Goldman Sachs to expand its Somerset, New Jersey campus, which has the potential for 60,000 square feet of data center space.