FUSIONSTORM CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO ADDRESS 2005 MSPALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Vince Conroy to Address Members on Rewards, Challenges and Trends of the Value Added Reseller as the Managed Service Provider

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 17th, 2005 – FusionStorm, an award-winning national provider of technology solutions to businesses of all sizes, announced today that Vince Conroy, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, will address participants at the 2005 MSPAlliance International Conference, held in Arlington. Texas, on October 24th – 25th.

The discussion, led by Vince Conroy, will be focused on the challenges and tends of the Value Added Reseller (VAR) as the Managed Service Provider.

The conference will bring together professionals from the global managed services community to discuss a variety of topics facing the industry. The two-day conference will cover 30 in-depth sessions led by the thought leaders of the industry.

FusionStorm started 10 years ago as a Value Added Reseller (VAR), being one of the only VARs to make the transition in to a total solution provider, with managed services being the core offering.

“Our managed service practice was started back in 1999, being one of the first to offer remote managed services via a true network operations center. Now we are delivering a full solution to the client, from supplying best-of-breed technology as a traditional VAR to management of their IT infrastructure,” said John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm.

"We are excited to have Vince address the very important topic of the VAR as an MSP at the conference," said Charles Weaver, president of the MSPAlliance. "FusionStorm's wealth of experience as a VAR and managed services provider will provide a very unique perspective for the rest of the attendees."

The MSPAlliance, with more than 200 corporate members worldwide, is committed to increasing reliability and dependability in the industry surrounding the value and benefit of using Managed Service Providers to provide a wide range of mission-critical services. In addition, the MSPAlliance collects data on the practice of managed services on behalf of its members, to help them increase the value delivery of IT to the organizations they serve.

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), San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Boston. The company’s web site is www.fusionstorm.com and the toll-free phone is 800.228.TECH (8324).

About MSPAlliance
The MSPAlliance is a global organization made up of service providers and technology enablers who work in a collaborative effort to define, promote and educate the Managed Services Industry and the end-user consumer on the adoption and successful use of technology through Managed Services. For more information about the MSPAlliance and the Managed Services Accreditation Program please visit www.mspalliance.com.