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FUSIONSTORM NAMES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF NETWORK AND SECURITY
Michael McLaughlin To Serve As The Vice President of Networking and Security Services Division
San Francisco, CA –July 24th, 2006 – FusionStorm -- "Making Technology Work" -- a leading systems integrator and enterprise managed service provider announced today the selection of Michael McLaughlin to head the growing Networking and Security Professional Services Division at FusionStorm.
In his new role as Vice President of Networking and Security, Mr. McLaughlin will lead the Network and Security Division’s business operations, including: planning and development, solutions engineering, consulting and deployment services. He will have a strong focus on growing the company's advanced technology solutions from Cisco Systems, Inc., and other leading vendors, including unified communications (data, voice, video and fax), wireless, security and data center networking.
Most recently Mr. McLaughlin served as Regional Vice President for AES West Engineering at AT&T (NYSE: T), where he helped build the pre-sales engineering organization to nearly 100 engineering professionals. Previously, he was Sales Director, managing a group of 24 integration sales managers capable of delivering multiple networking product sets and services to hundreds of organizations across the
Western Region.
John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm stated, “Michael came to our attention because of his demonstrated leadership, strong execution skills and his proven track record of success, delivering network and security solutions across multiple industries and business of all sizes. His in-depth knowledge and his ability to develop and support critical engineering alliances with technology leaders such as Cisco Systems, Inc. was
an essential attribute for this position, as we continue record year-over-year growth and further national expansion.”
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 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).
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