Located in Midtown, Eze Castle's fully managed suites bundle hedge fund-specific technology and business services with prime real estate to help firms become operational quickly and easily.

Eze Managed Suites' fully hosted services and IT systems deliver quick and easy access to enterprise-caliber solutions, while drastically reducing the infrastructure and cost requirements of business operations. The suites are ideal for firms launching operations, expanding to New York or seeking permanent fully-managed space that is inclusive of comprehensive business support, telecommunications and technology services.

The 18,000 square foot office center features suites in a variety of sizes to accommodate hedge funds at varying stages of growth. Clients gain access to a state-of-the-art infrastructure and 24x7x365 technology support to ensure business operations run smoothly. Eze Managed Suites also offer connections to leading market data vendors and trial use of third party front-, middle- and back-office services and applications.

"The technology and business service options available can be overwhelming for firms looking to create a new fund or expand into the New York area, so our goal with Eze Managed Suites is to simplify the process by providing comprehensive services that are fully managed by our expert staff," said Bob Guilbert, managing director of Eze Castle Integration. "Eze Castle supports and manages the technology infrastructure of more than 450 U.S.-based hedge funds, so we fully understand what applications and services are mission critical and offer immediate value to clients."

Eze Managed Suites, located at 529 Fifth Avenue in NYC, offer business services such as full office, administrative and support staff, as well as access to multiple conference and meeting rooms. Technology services available include:

High-speed redundant Internet access over Eze Castle's ECINet

High performance connections to leading market data vendors

Full Microsoft Exchange e-mail and Blackberry services

Dedicated and secure file server for document access and storage

Complete disaster recovery protection for business critical applications and data

Premium security using RSA SecurID technology

Free trials of hedge fund software and services including market data and research and mobile applications

Eze Managed Suites will be available on January 17, 2008.