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Ciracom implements best-in-class cloud security services and DNS resolution into its managed services offering

ALEXANDRIA, VA – September 30, 2011 – Ciracom Inc., an Alexandria, VA based provider of customized IT solutions in the cloud for small to medium sized organizations and federal agencies, unveiled new features that center on enterprise security by adding best-in-class web security to defend against malware, phishing and botnet infections.

“Protecting the enterprise across all protocols is paramount – our new features deepen our content filtering service, allowing our customer’s an acceptable use policy by selectively blocking traffic to undesirable sites, on a faster and globally distributed infrastructure. We continue to build towards the future and moving web security to a cloud security service is paramount,” says Amy Rutt, Chief Executive Officer of Ciracom.

Ciracom’s new features will allow customers to administer the settings for any office or user from any Internet connection. In addition customers can access all reports and analyze, aggregate and compare usage across multiple locations using our state-of-the-art web-based statistics system.

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a woman-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions in the cloud. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Ciracom, Inc.
703-621-3900
www.ciracom.com

Ciracom enhances its cloud infrastructure through 6fusion’s UC6 Cloud Management Platform to offer Infrastructure-as-a-Service

ALEXANDRIA, VA – September 29, 2011 – Ciracom, Inc., an Alexandria, VA based provider of customized IT solutions in the cloud, and 6fusion, a provider of utility-metered public, private and hybrid cloud infrastructure management software and services, today announced a partnership to offer a series of new cloud infrastructure-based business solutions.

“Our customers are seeking flexible enterprise solutions for their application hosting. Working in partnership with 6fusion allows us to meet and continually scale that demand – whether that be for a shared public, hybrid, or private cloud deployment – Ciracom can deliver, and in many instances, within one business day,” says Amy Rutt, Chief Executive Officer of Ciracom, Inc.

In partnership with 6fusion, Ciracom can now offer its customers precise metering and reporting, security by design, and ultimate management and workload controls from multiple tier 3 and tier 4 data centers. 6fusion’s unique metering algorithm, the Workload Allocation Cube (WAC), standardizes the measurement of resource consumption in the cloud. Its UC6 Cloud Management Platform federates private data center and third party cloud operators, providing a single console to allow IT organizations of all types to meter, manage and optimize hybrid cloud infrastructures.

“With 6fusion, Ciracom’s users can choose the data center that houses their workloads, overcoming many of the concerns about using the cloud – which is especially important for its clients within the federal government,” said Rob Bissett, VP of Product Management for 6fusion. “UC6 is also a ‘one stop shop’ platform that is vendor agnostic, allowing it to run on and manage multiple hypervisors and hardware platforms. This means there is no limit to what types of applications can be deployed.”

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a woman-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions in the cloud. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Ciracom has been providing cloud solutions to businesses in the Metro DC area since 1999 through its highly secure Exchange Hosted Email and enhanced services such as email archiving, SharePoint, mobile messaging and its highly secure data back-up and recovery. For more information, visit www.ciracom.com.

About 6fusion
6fusion provides an end-to-end cloud management platform that enables global workload distribution by turning the public and private cloud into a pay-per-use billable utility. The unique metering algorithm, Workload Allocation Cube (WAC), creates a commercial standard to quantify supply and demand for compute resources.

For IT service providers, enterprises and independent software vendors, and Infrastructure Owners/Operators, 6fusion simplifies and streamlines Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) via a single console that provides valuable insight into consumption, performance benchmarking and cost allocation without vendor lock-in. For more information, visit www.6fusion.com.

Media Contact:

Polly Ritter
Ciracom, Inc.
703-621-3900
pritter@ciracom.com
www.ciracom.com

Woman-owned IT business sees success in the cloud

ALEXANDRIA, VA – September 23, 2011 – Ciracom, Inc., an IT solutions provider based out of Alexandria, Virginia, says that although the latest optimism index published by the National Federation of Independent Business’s paints a grim picture, small IT businesses have reason to be hopeful.

“We’ve seen the IT industry change drastically over the last 12 years,” says Amy Rutt, the company’s Chief Executive Officer. “A report published by industry analyst Gartner, forecasted that the cloud computing industry would grow from $56.3 billion in 2009 to $150.1 billion in 2013 – this is what drives our optimism and confidence in the market. We plan to meet the oncoming demand by continuing to invest in our people and our community.”

Ciracom, founded in 1999 as a woman-owned 8(a) small disadvantaged business, was built on the idea that the internet could be used as an operating system to deliver innovative IT services. As an early implementer of cloud computing, Ciracom continues to operate on the principle that service and technology go hand-in-hand with providing the most effective, secure and robust technology solutions.

“Ciracom’s business has grown over 30 percent in the last two years, and despite economic turmoil, our customer retention remains at 97 percent,” said Polly Ritter, the company’s Director of Marketing. “We might be an exception to NFIB’s study – we’re very optimistic in the growth of our company.”

Recently Ciracom has observed an increase in demand for its cloud-based backup and recovery services, powered by Asigra. In March, the company expanded to offer cloud backup and recovery for data protection on servers, desktops and mobile devices such as Androids, tablets and laptops. Ciracom Cloud Backup is an agentless solution that is encrypted under the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s FIPS 140-2 security certification.

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About Ciracom
Ciracom is a woman-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions in the cloud. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Ciracom has been providing cloud solutions to businesses in the Metro DC area since 1999 through its highly secure Exchange Hosted Email and enhanced services such as email archiving, SharePoint and mobile messaging as well as back-up and recovery.

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Ciracom, Inc.
703-621-3900
www.ciracom.com

Ciracom Continues to Expand its Position in the Cloud with Ciracom Cloud Backup, a Secure and Robust Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution

FAIRFAX, VA – March 30, 2011 – Ciracom, Inc., a provider of customized IT solutions in the cloud, based in Fairfax, VA has launched its cloud-based data backup and recovery solution, Ciracom Cloud Backup. Ciracom’s decision to apply cloud computing to its backup and recovery service will provide a robust and secure alternative to the complicated, time-consuming, and error-prone traditional backup architecture method.

Unprecedented data growth is challenging companies of all sizes, placing increasing pressure on their backup and recovery initiatives. With mounting pressure to comply with regulatory requirements and improve disaster recovery practices, companies are experiencing dissatisfaction with traditional backup methods that are falling short regarding efficiency, reliability, and ease of use. In response, more organizations are moving their backup and recovery into the cloud.

Ciracom Cloud Backup is an agentless solution which makes it easier to support than legacy backup and recovery solutions. It offers an end-to-end data protection solution that protects servers, desktops, laptops, structured and unstructured applications and raw files residing on the LAN as well as laptops in the field. It reaches out over the network to backup operating systems, file systems, and applications, using industry standard programming interfaces. As a result it captures less, ingests less, and stores less data thus reducing the amount of backup assets purchased, managed and maintained.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s FIPS 140-2 is the most current security requirement for cryptographic modules, or encryption. Ciracom Cloud Backup is an agentless cloud backup solution and is certified that its encryption meets these strict standards.

“We are thrilled to offer our customers more flexibility and freedom for their business continuity and disaster recovery needs. The Ciracom Cloud Backup service does just that – real-time data back-up with a choice on data centers throughout the United States. Ciracom is dedicated to providing our customers innovative services in the cloud and our new service is another example of that mantra.” says Amy Rutt, President and CEO of Ciracom, Inc.

About Ciracom

Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions in the cloud. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Ciracom has been providing cloud solutions to businesses in the Metro DC area since 1999 through its highly secure Exchange Hosted Email and enhanced services such as email archiving, SharePoint and mobile messaging as well as back-up and recovery.

Media Contact:

Polly Ritter
Ciracom, Inc
703-621-3900
www.ciracom.com

Ciracom’s Updated Infrastructure Leverages its Cloud Solutions
and Managed Services Options

FAIRFAX, VA – February 10, 2011 - Ciracom, Inc., a provider of customized IT solutions in the cloud, based in Fairfax, VA has made significant enhancements to their already robust infrastructure, specifically its professional service automation (PSA) application and monitoring system.

Ciracom’s decision to invest more aggressively in its infrastructure is directly related to the increasing demand for cloud solutions and managed services from small and medium sized businesses. The PSA application upgrade will bring several new features to the table including the self-provisioning ticketing system which allows customers the ability to view their own “dashboard”. Other new features include scheduling/dispatch, sales pipeline, and finance enhancements, as well as customizable options.

Ciracom Service Desk, an ITIL designed solution that provides a comprehensive and flexible web-based helpdesk environment works simultaneously with their PSA application resulting in a highly efficient and effective infrastructure.

“As more businesses turn to cloud solutions it is absolutely necessary to have the infrastructure that will protect the information of our clients. The more efficient our office runs the more efficient our clients’ IT will operate,” says Amy Rutt, President and CEO of Ciracom, Inc.

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions in the cloud. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Ciracom has been providing cloud solutions to businesses in the Metro DC area since 1999 through its highly secure Exchange Hosted Email and enhanced services such as email archiving, SharePoint and mobile messaging as well as back-up and recovery.

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Marketing Director
Ciracom, Inc.
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-621-3900
http://www.ciracom.com
info@ciracom.com

Ciracom’s Managed Services Provide Complete Threat Protection through its Solid Endpoint Security Solution and Robust Automated Management System

FAIRFAX, VA – October 18, 2010 – Ciracom, Inc., a provider of customized IT solutions in the cloud, based in Fairfax, VA introduced today its enhanced endpoint security solution. In addition to protecting against and removing malware even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect, Ciracom’s Endpoint Security also provides advanced real-time threat protection, without intervention from the user, to all network access points, inside and out.

Ciracom Endpoint Security leverages Ciracom’s existing IT management software enabled with its own robust security features. Together they function as a complete, multi-layered security solution all managed from one single console. The result is a complete solution that lowers risk and helps prevent downtime, lost productivity, unpredictable labor costs, and data theft.

“Viruses continue to become smarter and more aggressive and most business owners believe they are prepared to handle them.” says Amy Rutt, President and CEO of Ciracom, Inc. “The most advanced endpoint security is crucial to the health of our clients’ business. Ciracom Endpoint Security will add that extra layer of security necessary so our clients can get back to the business at hand.”

Ciracom has been providing cloud solutions to businesses in the Metro DC area since 1999 through its highly secure Exchange Hosted Email and enhanced services such as email archiving, SharePoint and mobile messaging as well as back-up and recovery.

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions in the cloud. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Marketing Director
Ciracom, Inc.
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-621-3900
http://www.ciracom.com
info@ciracom.com

Managed Service Provider Leverages MegaPath’s Portfolio of Products and Services to Increase Breadth and Performance of Offerings

LAS VEGAS, March 1 2010

“Like most businesses today, our customers are looking to cut overhead costs associated with voice and data services without cutting corners,” said Amy Rutt, Ciracom President and CEO. “MegaPath’s line of fully-managed services allows us to offer our customers a one-stop shop for VoIP and connectivity, which simplifies the billing process and eliminates the need to dedicate internal resources.”

MegaPath’s Duet™ services allow customers to consolidate all corporate communication functions onto a single private network with a single bill, providing significant cost savings over traditional, separate voice and data networks. Unlike consumer-grade VoIP, MegaPath’s Duet service never rides the public Internet so phone calls are always crystal clear, reliable and secure.

In addition, MegaPath offers a wide-range of fully-managed connectivity services that include: T1 and Bonded T1, Business Ethernet, DSL, Cable, Satellite, Wireless Broadband and DS3/OCx. By offering this complete line of services, Ciracom can offer its customers the ability to choose the exact solution that meets their current needs and scales to support increased applications and users as their organizations grow.

“IT departments are constantly looking for cost-effective communications services that deliver the highest quality and help decrease management costs,” said Dan Foster, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, MegaPath. “MegaPath’s line of fully-managed voice, data and broadband services provide our partners with the ability to cater to their customers’ requirements with solutions that save money and increase productivity.”

MegaPath’s Channel Partner Program includes partners who share a dedication to customer satisfaction and providing services that meet business needs. The Company’s program consists of four levels that include Referral, Advantage, Master and Reseller. For more information on MegaPath’s Channel Partner Program, visit www.megapath.com/partners/channel-partners/ 

To learn more about MegaPath’s voice, data and connectivity solutions, stop by their booth (#1301) during the Channel Partners Conference & Expo from March 1-3 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

About MegaPath Inc.
MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to enable businesses to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity. Businesses of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers, and business partners. To learn more about why 20,000 companies have chosen MegaPath’s managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business communications, visit www.megapath.com or call 1-877-MegaPath (634-2728).

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Marketing Director
Ciracom, Inc.
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-621-3900
http://www.ciracom.com
info@ciracom.com

Washington DC (Feb. 16, 2010) – Ciracom is pleased to announce the acquisition of Thinking Beyond, LLC, a long-time provider of state-of-the-art managed IT services. Thinking Beyond was founded in 2001 by Andrew Glinka, who saw the need for a service-oriented IT company that takes the time to understand customer needs and works with them to develop a managed services platform that is both flexible and scalable.

“We welcome Thinking Beyond into the Ciracom family,” says Amy M. Rutt, Ciracom President and CEO. “The acquisition of Thinking Beyond strengthens our Information Security and Network Management services, so our customers can tap into a deeper and more comprehensive security-as-a-software platform. We are immensely proud of this marriage of two leading managed services providers dedicated to delivering consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.”

Founded in 1999, Ciracom supports for-profit and not-for-profit corporations and the federal government in the Metropolitan Washington area in all aspects of IT, from networks and applications to data, voice and security. Amy Rutt will continue as President and CEO of Ciracom.

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services.  

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Marketing Director
Ciracom, Inc.
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-621-3900
http://www.ciracom.com
info@ciracom.com

Washington DC (Nov. 18, 2009) – Ciracom has been selected to be part of the new General Services Administration’s cloud storefront, Apps.gov.

Cloud computing is a major feature of the President’s initiative to modernize IT and can reduce the cost of IT infrastructure by utilizing commercially available technology. It offers a cost-effective service oriented approach for sharing computing resources, whereby common infrastructure, applications, information, and solutions can be utilized across the Government.

“The addition of Apps.gov allows for an innovative approach to contracting for cloud, software and Saas services that will help save the government money,” said Amy Rutt, President and CEO of Ciracom. “We are excited to be a part of this new initiative that will bring government and the benefits of cloud computing together.”

Ciracom’s managed services are listed under the Business Apps and Productivity Apps areas of the Apps.gov storefront. Ciracom’s cloud services include Microsoft Exchange Hosting along with several enhanced services like e-mail archiving, encrypted e-mail, mobile messaging and content filtering. 

About Ciracom
Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Media Contact:
Polly Ritter
Marketing Director
Ciracom, Inc.
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-621-3900
http://www.ciracom.com
info@ciracom.com

Washington DC, Nov. 4, 2009 – Ciracom, Inc., as part of the Szanca Solutions Team, was selected by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a prime contractor under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services (PACTS) program. DHS PACTS is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity task order based Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside contract vehicle with a total ceiling value of $1.5 billion. PACTS is available for use by DHS and all its components.  Szanca Solutions was awarded a contract in Functional Category 3 – Clerical, and will compete with the other PACTS contractors for a variety of office, record keeping, filing and general support service requirements.

About Szanca Solutions:
Szanca Solutions, Inc. (Szanca), headquartered in Bedford, PA, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and is also HUBZone certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Szanca is a Government Services provider specializing in Systems Engineering, IT Support services, Intelligence Analysis, and Linguistics Services.  Although a majority of Szanca’s employees work at government sites in the DC area, the company also maintains a very active work force in Bedford that supports their DOD and Intelligence Community customers as well as their commercial activities throughout Bedford County.

About Ciracom:
Ciracom is a women-owned 8(a) and small disadvantaged business that provides complete and customized IT solutions. Our clients include the federal government, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations that benefit from the highest level of professional services in the areas of security, network engineering and project management and managed services through our trusted partners. Founded in 1999, Ciracom’s mission is to deliver consistent, high-level service and the most effective technology solutions in an environment that promotes integrity, honesty and trust.

Media Contact:
Amy Rutt
CEO/President
Ciracom, Inc.
1330 Braddock Place, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-621-3900
http://www.ciracom.com
info@ciracom.com