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FusionStorm Named on Fast-Growth 100 List by CMP Media’s CRN
Increasing Demand for Managed Services Propels FusionStorm’s Growth and Lands Company as One of
the 100 Fastest Growing Solution Providers In North America
San Francisco, CA – July 12th, 2007 – FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" – a leading systems integrator and managed service provider announced that the company has been identified by CMP Media’s CRN, vital information for VARs and technology integrators, as a Fast-Growth 100 company. The company was ranked #19.
FusionStorm was chosen in recognition of its impressive compounded annual growth rates of 50 percent annually; year over year growth in 2006 was 93%. Last year, the company reported more than $250 million in revenue.
CRN’s Fast-Growth 100 identifies the 100 fastest growing solution providers across all specialty areas and business models. The profiles and data developed by CRN’s editorial staff provide insights into which models and technology are proving most lucrative.
John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm stated, “Last year, and continuing in to this year, we have seen major growth across all of our product and IT services offerings, but the most growth has come from our managed services division. Our remote managed services and managed hosting business continue to expand due to customer demand and the ROI that these services represent to businesses across all verticals.”
CRN staff also commented on the prestigious accolades it gave to FusionStorm. “As the channel’s vital resource, CRN is solely focused on the Solution Provider community. This list, created by our editorial team, recognizes the Solution Providers that have worked tirelessly to support their customers. We salute them on their superior growth,” said Robert DeMarzo, Editor of CRN.
"What makes this list so unique, and compelling, is that it represents such a large cross-section of the channel universe. What's more, this is a dynamic list. While 59 companies that were on CRN's 2006 Fast Growth 100 ranking made the grade again this year, sheer ingenuity and investment savvy propelled 41 new solution providers to growth rates worthy of the final cut."
About FusionStorm
FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" -- is a leading 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, voiceover- IP communications, security, database, disaster recovery, managed hosting and remote managed services, both on-site and in the data center. FusionStorm is The VARBusines, 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, and Tampa. The company's web site iswww.fusionstorm.com and the toll-free phone is 800.228.TECH (8324).
About CRN
CRN gives Solution Providers and Technology Integrators the crucial information and analysis they need to drive their company's sales. As an advocate for and voice of the Channel, Solution Providers turn to CRN first for immediate information. With more than 20 years of experience, CRN is the most trusted source for 117,000 channel professionals. CRN can be found on the Web at http://www.crn.com.
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