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FusionStorm 2008 Technology Solutions Conference Commenced
FusionStorm Executives, Engineers and National Sales Team Gathered with Technology
Vendors to Preview and Discuss Technology Solutions for Their Clients
San Francisco, CA – January 16th, 2008 – FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" –
an award-winning systems integrator and managed service provider announced a
successful launch of The 2008 FusionStorm Technology Solutions Conference in Napa,
California, at The Silverado Resort. The theme of this year’s event was “Accelerate”
The three-day conference brought together FusionStorm employees and the who’s who of
enterprise technology for systems, storage, networks, security and enterprise software.
This year’s partners who were included in the special key note addresses, include; Sun
Microsystems, Cisco Systems, EMC Corporation, QLogic, Hewlett Packard and Hitachi
Data Systems. The special key notes addresses were specifically aimed at FusionStorm
management, engineering and sales teams, discussing the latest initiatives, technologies
and solutions for their joint clients.
John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm stated, “After another year of record breaking growth
and national expansion, it is up to us as a company to stay in tune with the evolving
landscape of IT innovation, making sure we are always delivering cost-savings solutions
to our clients. This conference, in partnership with our key vendors, gives us the ability
to keep ahead of the technology curve, which ultimately leads to the best client
experience.”
Josh Krasnegor, Vice President of Marketing said, “This is considered FusionStorm’s
main event for 2008”. Krasnegor added, “This event sets the direction and tone with our
partners for the year and then we tailor and develop seminars and special events to
demonstrate and communicate these technologies solutions to our clients throughout the
rest of the year.”
The 2008 conference focuses on technology and solutions including, systems, storage,
enterprise software, unified communications, networks, security and managed services,
managed hosting and virtualization.
Their were 38 technology companies participating in the conference, which included
key note addresses, a specialized technology trade show which highlighted key enterprise
technology solutions and specialized training for the FusionStorm sales and engineering
teams. The conference is one of the largest and most successful events of its kind in the
solution provider industry.
Representatives from the following companies participated
Alert Logic, AMD, APTARE, Avnet Technology Solutions, Avocent Corporation,
Belkin, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Credant Technologies, Dataram Corporation, Diligent
Technologies Corporation, EMC, Emerson Network Power – Liebert, F5 Networks,
Force10 Networks, Guardium, Inc., Hitachi Data Systems, Hewlett Packard, Hewlett
Packard/Opsware, Info X, Ingram Micro, Isilon Systems, Juniper, Kingston Technology,
Nimsoft. Oracle, ProStor Systems, Qlogic, Quantum, Red Hat, Samsung Electronics
America, SonicWALL, Sun Microsystems, Symantec Corporation, Teneros, VMware
and Websense.
To learn more about upcoming technology events at FusionStorm this year, please visit:www.fusionstorm.com/events
About FusionStorm
FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" -- is a national provider of IT products,
professional services, support contract services and 24x7 managed services for
enterprises of all sizes. The company assists organizations by providing complete
solutions for system infrastructure, storage, networking, voice-over-IP communications,
security, database, disaster recovery, managed hosting and remote managed services,
both on-site and in the data center. FusionStorm is The VARBusiness, VAR of the Year
for 2006-7. FusionStorm offices include San Francisco (HQ), Santa Clara, Sacramento,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Albuquerque, Chicago,
Dallas, Cincinnati, Bethesda, Boston, Tampa, Phoenix, New York City and Shrewsbury,
New Jersey. The company's web site is www.fusionstorm.com and the toll-free phone is
800.228.TECH (8324).