Fusepoint Managed Services was a provider of managed IT solutions for companies throughout

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, that was acquired by Savvis, Inc in 2010 . Founded in 1999, Fusepoint (formerly known as RoundHeaven Communications) has within 5 years grown by over 1,400% and in 2008 was ranked 46th b
PROFIT magazine
in a list of Canada's 100 fastest-growing companies. Fusepoint is currently ranked as th
83rd largest technology company
according to Globe's Branham Group. Fusepoint is a privately held company with offices and data centres in

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and

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. Fusepoint operates as a

managed service provider Managed services is the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining, and anticipating need for, a range of processes and functions, ostensibly for the purpose of improved operations and reduced budgetary expenditures through the re ...

(MSP), helping to safeguard and guarantee access to a company's data and

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applications through a variety of services including infrastructure hosting,

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, and

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security. Fusepoint has one primary investor.

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, a

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-based venture capital firm, invested US$20 million in Fusepoint in July 2001 and an additional US$10 million in 2004. Savvis, Inc. announced on June 1, 2010, that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fusepoint for approximately $124.5 million in cash subject to working capital adjustments. The acquisition was completed on June 16, 2010. Fusepoint acquisitions include Toronto-based Worldwide Online, a hosting and professional services firm in March, 2005 and Montreal-based outsourcing firm Versus in October 2004. The company regularly conducts polls in Canada on topics pertaining to identity theft, business continuity, and disaster recovery.Perkins, Tara. "Security Firms Boom – How to Prevent Fraud, Identity Theft," Toronto Star, January 20, 2007. Fusepoint'
video tour
of its facility on

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has received a 5 star rating and 100,000 views.

Special Certifications

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(P.C.I. DSS) On November 28, 2007, Fusepoint announced they had become one of the very few managed hosting providers in Canada to become

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Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) complian

Fusepoint i
recognized by Visa
as a Tier 1 Payment Card Industry Certified Service Provider (page 18).

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Hosting Services In December 2007, Fusepoint began offering managed hosting solutions on both physical and virtual servers by joining the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) and offering VMware to both large enterprises and small to medium-sized businesse

Microsoft Partnership Fusepoint is recognized by Microsoft as
Gold Certified Partner
offering Microsoft SharePoint Application Development and Hosting services capabilities.

References

External links

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Profit Magazine- 20th Annual Canada's Fastest Growing Companies

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