TORONTO, ON September 20, 2005 Fusepoint Managed Services, a leading provider of outsourced managed IT services and infrastructure, today announced Officepools.com is gearing up for the new NHL season by outsourcing the full management of its sports pool systems infrastructure.
Officepools.com is Canada’s number one fantasy hockey pool provider, managing and delivering daily statistical updates to thousands of hockey pools around the world even to players at a Canadian military base in Afghanistan. With over 300,000 global users, Officepools.com required a secure, always-available Web presence that would support its growing worldwide membership with a guaranteed secure payment system.
Fusepoint delivers a fully managed IT solution to Officepools.com, looking after all hardware, bandwidth, firewall, intrusion detection, data back-up & storage, operating system, Web and database application management needs. Fusepoint also provides complete end-to-end monitoring and reporting to ensure Officepools.com is always available and always secure.
“Since moving to Fusepoint, Officepools.com was able to transition our business model from a free service to a fee-based service, largely because we can now offer a reliable solution to our increasing user base,” said Colin Briosi, president, Officepools.com. “We expect a record year in 2005/06 largely due to the pent-up demand for hockey after the year long NHL lockout. By outsourcing to Fusepoint, Officepools.com staff will be able to concentrate far more effectively on developing, maintaining and enhancing our application software and offering fans a unique user experience. With Fusepoint, our fantasy sports fans will never be locked out.”
“Officepools.com clearly understands that keeping its Web site active and operating at all times is good for business,” said George Kerns, president and CEO of Fusepoint Managed Services. “By engaging Fusepoints expertise to manage all IT services and infrastructure requirements, Officepools.com can guarantee a secure Web site for hockey fans to place their pool picks – allowing Officepools.com to focus on what should be a record season”
To protect Officepools.coms mission-critical applications, Fusepoint performs back-ups of pool data every 24 hours, including offsite storage. Officepools.com is powered by a multi-processor Sun UNIX platform running in a tier 1 facility with fully redundant power supplies, redundant Internet access, multiple diesel generators, full battery backup, and is monitored by systems professionals at all times.
About Officepools.com
Officepools.com is the Internet’s number one fantasy hockey pool provider, providing daily statistical updates to many thousands of hockey pools. Officepools.com was founded in 1992 as a fax service, but migrated to the Internet in 1996. Public web statistics show an overall audience of around 300,000 users. For more information, please visit www.officepools.com
About Fusepoint Managed Services
Fusepoint Managed Services is a leading provider of managed IT services and infrastructure for companies running mission-critical business applications. Fusepoints technical experts and world-class data centres ensure the continuity of our clients businesses. We protect their networks, data and applications against unforeseen disasters and malicious threats while reducing their operational costs and safeguarding their corporate reputation.
Fusepoints services include managed hosting, managed application services, business continuity, security and professional consulting services.
Built on a foundation of unrivaled technical expertise and proven operational processes, Fusepoints managed IT solutions are SLA-guaranteed, scalable and designed to reduce IT costs while mitigating risk of service disruption. Picked as a “company to watch” by IDC Canada, Fusepoint maintains a national network of state-of-the-art data centres and offices strategically located in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Quebec City. For more information, please visit www.fusepoint.com