Contacts:
Josh K
FusionStorm
415.623.2623
joshk@fusionstorm.com
Laura Mastroberti
CMP Media’s CRN
516.562.7382
lmastroberti@cmp.com
FUSIONSTORM NAMED TO FAST-GROWTH 100 LIST BY CMP MEDIA’S CRN
Strong Demand for Managed Services and Managed Hosting Fuels Major Growth
San Francisco, CA – July 28th, 2006 – FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" -- a managed service provider and systems integrator announced today that the company has been identified by CMP Media’s CRN, vital information for VARs and technology integrators, as a Fast-Growth 100 company. FusionStorm was recognized for a two-year growth rate of 141.11%, which placed the company’s rank at 46.
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 to be the most lucrative.
John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm stated: “We are honored to be recognized by CRN and extremely pleased with our organic growth over the past two years. In 2005 and 2006, demand for our Managed Services and Managed Hosting has seen the most growth. In addition, all of our other technology business units (Enterprise Software, Systems and Storage, Networks and Unified Communications, and Security) continue to show extreme growth with increasing demand across the country in all of our locations.”
“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 Dan Dignam, publisher 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 25 companies that were on CRN's 2005 Fast Growth 100 ranking made the grade again this year, sheer ingenuity and investment savvy propelled 75 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 delivers complete solutions for system infrastructure, storage, networking, voice-over-IP, security, database, disaster recovery, managed hosting and remote managed services. FusionStorm offices include San Francisco (HQ), Santa Clara, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Chicago, Cincinnati and Boston. The company’s web site is www.fusionstorm.com and the toll-free phone is 800.228.TECH (8324).
About CRN
CRN provides Solution Providers and Technology Integrators with 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.
About CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com)
CMP Media is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.
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