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StreetSmart

Managed hosting and data centre services provider iomart Hosting is backing the vital fund raising efforts of the UK homeless charity StreetSmart as its official IT partner.

StreetSmart, which asks diners in the nation's top restaurants to give an extra £1 on top of their bill during the festive period, was the first UK Charity to have its website fully hosted and managed on iomart Hosting's cloud platform.

StreetSmart raised hundreds of thousands of pounds each year for charities working with the homeless, when around 600 restaurants UK-wide take part in it unique fundraising initiative. Every single penny of the money raised in the 18 cities taking part goes directly to their local homelessness charities.

StreetSmart is supported by a number of high profile personalities and leading restaurateurs.

Chef Gordon Ramsay says: "StreetSmart has become part of Christmas for us. It's everyone's chance to do the right thing at the right time with only the gentlest nudge"

Glenn Pougnet, Director of StreetSmart, said: "We're delighted that iomart Hosting provides us with its cloud hosting platform as their involvement removes the worry for us of having to manage our website and ensure that it's always available to potential donors and restaurant patrons. We are left free to concentrate on running the campaign and raising vital funds to give homeless people hope and a new start in life"