DataPoint Achieves Record First-Quarter Results

2008-04-16 23:47:32 -

www.datapointinc.com - for DataPoint Christine Pietryla 312-208-8776 cpietryla@pietryla.com DataPoint, a Baltimore-based managed service provider with a carrier-class data center that serves business customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, has added more than thirty new customers since the beginning of the year and is redefining how Baltimore views managed services by tailoring customized solutions to fit each customer's needs. Capital improvements and strategic economies of scale support DataPoint customers and help drive new growth.

Following its acquisition of Charm Net and Velocity Server, and their move into Baltimore's Tide Point campus three years ago, DataPoint has since added an additional 10,000 square feet of raised floor space with the option to add more later in 2008.

Curtis DePass, General Manager at DataPoint says they are growing into their space at an accelerated pace. "This past year has been great mainly because the growth we've experienced has deepened our resources to the point where we can make very intricate managed services available to the Baltimore tech community. The improvements we've made over the past year really support our value proposition and allow us to provide services in-house, where we can maintain and guarantee a high-level of service and support. We've effectively become a one-stop shop."

Quality control is what has increased the number of healthcare and financial services firms DataPoint has come to work with over the past years. Often times, these industries are subjected to strict requirements, and even Federal regulations, regarding records management. DataPoint's managed services include a full in-house stable of servers, switches, firewall, router, and back-up options which can be managed entirely by DataPoint staff.

Sales Manager at DataPoint, Anthony Estelle, says retailers are also increasingly counting on them to provide an IT package that offers security and multi-site access, and DataPoint is well equipped to implement what is necessary. "I am confident that we can provide a solution to meet just about any need. When I'm working with our customers, I can see the areas where extra support makes such a difference - especially when it comes to monitoring as well as tailoring hardware and software to leverage existing investments."

In addition to an improved portfolio of managed services, DataPoint also offers enterprise-level colocation and broadband services. Within two months it will also begin offering virtualization services. Virtualization allows one computer do the job of multiple computers. Virtual servers and desktops enable multiple operating systems and multiple applications to be run and accessed both locally and in remote locations by sharing the resources of a single computer across multiple environments so users are freed from physical and geographical limitations.

About DataPoint

DataPoint is a facilities-based ISP and data center company delivering Internet, colocation and managed services solutions to businesses throughout the region. These services include traditional high-speed Internet access, an innovative Ethernet Anywhere Internet access product, and point-to-point connections. Other solutions include managed servers, disaster recovery, data back-up and network and managed hosting services out of its carrier class data center with a Network Operations Center manned on-site 24/7. The company delivers personalized customer care, rapid response times, and customized service level agreements. DataPoint is owned by Continental Broadband, which encompasses a growing portfolio of regional Internet and data center businesses. DataPoint's data center facility is located at its headquarters in downtown Baltimore's Tide Point campus at 1050 Hull Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.

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