PALO ALTO, CA, Sep. 23, 2009 (Marketwire) --

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/23/09 -- IT Structures (www.ITStructures.com/learnmore) today released version 2.0 of the IT Structures Virtual Sales Engagement SaaS platform for sharing complex IT environments over the Internet. Driven by the demand from leading technology vendors for virtual sales collaboration, the new features are designed to help software and appliance companies accelerate sales, gain deeper insight into the channel and save money.

IT Structures' patent-pending approach goes beyond basic webinar or virtual lab offerings by letting customers instantly create production-grade replicas of their existing IT, delivering them on-demand via a cloud-based SaaS platform. The ability to replicate and share entire, complex and fully featured enterprise environments in the cloud has attracted customers like SAP, Cisco, VMware and Websense, who are using IT Structures to support their demo, proof-of-concept (PoC), and training needs for direct and channel sales.

"Product demonstrations and evaluations are a powerful way to show the unique benefits of our integrated set of Web, data and email solutions," said David Meizlik, director of product marketing at Websense, Inc., a global leader in integrated Web, data and email security solutions. "IT Structures helps our sales people and channel partners to more easily and effectively deliver these demonstrations to customers around the world."

With budgets trimmed, there is increased pressure to provide sales prospects with a 'true' user experience without ever leaving the office. IT Structures platform lets companies share complex, fully functional IT environments in the cloud, and helps sales teams engage with partners and customers anywhere in the world.