FrontRange Solutions, a provider of IT service management, IT asset management and customer service management offerings, has joined the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), established to promote trust, security and transparency within the sector.

The Cloud Industry Forum was established in 2009 to provide transparency through certification to a Code of Practice for credible online Cloud service providers and to assist end users in determining core information necessary to enable them to adopt these services.

Founder members of the forum include a number of leading players in the Cloud provisioning sector including 7safe, Fasthosts, Nominet, Outsourcery, Rackspace and Scalable.

FrontRange Solutions vice president for EMEA Ian McEwan said FrontRange is delighted to join the Cloud Industry Forum as it strives to deliver a Code of Practice to encourage transparency and best practices in cloud computing.

"The more major cloud computing stakeholders participate in the Cloud Industry Forum, the more trust we will build with customers looking for secure, stable, and effective cloud computing solutions that they can monitor and manage with confidence," McEwan said.

CIF chairman Andy Burton said FrontRange is an important addition to their membership roster and they are delighted to welcome them on board.