Charleston, SC - November 16, 2011 - eGroup, Inc. announced today it has been asked by VMware to participate in their Technical Advisory Board (PTAB). This is an extremely high honor as it is by invitation only. As a member of PTAB, eGroup joins an elite group of VMware's top partners in the Americas. eGroup is also a VMware Premier Partner and one of only a handful of companies in the Southeastern US who have reached VMware's highest partner level.

eGroup, Inc., one of the southeast’s premier IT Solutions and Services providers, announced today that it has been named to VMware's Partner Technical Advisory Board (PTAB).

As a member of PTAB, eGroup joins an elite group of VMware's partners in the Americas. VMware created PTAB to foster an open communication channel between its top partners and product and service leaders.

The Board meets quarterly to provide VMware with fresh ideas and constructive feedback to help the company grow its product and service offerings and better meet the needs of customers and partners. VMware also encourages communication among the partners that are participating in PTAB.

Invitation to PTAB is strictly by invitation only. "It's a huge honor to be asked to join VMware's advisory community," said eGroup’s Principal, Mike Carter. "It validates and reinforces our position as a leader in the virtualization space and ensures our broad spectrum of customers both small and large, receive the most complete, comprehensive and highest quality virtual infrastructure solutions."

eGroup is also a VMware Premier Partner and one of only a handful of companies in the US who have reached VMware's highest partner level. To attain Premier Partner status, companies must demonstrate rigorous technical staff certifications and possess the resources to assess, design, implement, manage, and support virtualized environments.

<strong>About eGroup</strong>

Providing customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape. eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security. eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing. To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology. To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.eGroup-us.com">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.