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FusionStorm Awarded Top Honors From VARBusiness Magazine
Company Recognized As Top Technology Solutions Provider with Record Growth
San Francisco, CA – June 19th, 2007 – FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" – a leading systems integrator and managed service provider announced today that it has been recognized by CMP Technology’s VARBusiness magazine as the winner of the VARBusiness 500 Top Revenue Generator Award in the $100 million to $500 million range.
The award was accepted at the annual VARBusines 500 event which honors North America’s top technology integrators and executives.
FusionStorm was chosen in recognition of its impressive compounded annual growth rates of 50 percent annually; year over year growth in 2006 was 93%. The company, which was #138 on the VARBusiness list, last year reported more than $250 million in revenue.
John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm, stated, “I am extremely proud of our team’s accomplishments. This award is a true reflection of the talented people we have on board; they are completely dedicated to our clients’ success.”
FusionStorm’s technology solutions and product lines have seen major growth across the board. The newer geographies also continue to expand rapidly. Of all FusionStorm technology solutions units, the managed services division recorded the greatest growth with a total increase of 164% over the past 2 years. The award listing was published in the June 11th issue of the monthly business magazine that provides strategic insight for technology integrators.
In addition to the Top Revenue Generator Award, FusionStorm was also ranked one of the top 20 fastest growing solution providers of the VARBusiness 500 with a rank of No.138. Additionally, Jeskell, a wholly owned subsidiary of FusionStorm, received a special award for its president, Javed Khan, who was recognized with The Lifetime Achievement Award.
In November of 2006, FusionStorm was awarded the coveted VAR of the Year Award for marketing and sales excellence by implementing exclusive technology forums for their clients.
The complete listing of the VARBusiness 500 and a comprehensive editorial package were published in the June 11 issue and can be found at: www.varbusiness.com/var500.
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 is www.fusionstorm.com and the toll-free phone is 800.228.TECH(8324).
About The VARBusiness 500
The VARBusiness 500 is the definitive list of the biggest and best solution providers in the North American IT reseller channel. The list ranks companies that are leading revenue producers among solution provider organizations in North America and plays a critical role in providing the proper IT strategies and systems to corporations and institutions to help drive business forward.
About VARBusiness
For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and
design.