CRN Press Release
Verus Corporation Named to CRN Magazine Next-Gen 250 List
Company recognized for second consecutive year for using and implementing emerging technologies
FRIDLEY, Minn. (Sept. 9, 2013)—Verus Corporation, a network infrastructure management and strategic IT consulting company, today announced it has been recognized as a member of the 2013 CRN Next-Gen 250. The annual list highlights up-and-coming solution providers that are new to the market and take a smart and different approach to solution selling and integration. The Next-Gen 250 honors those solution providers zeroing in on lucrative and emerging technologies, among them cloud computing, mobility, virtualization, unified communications, business analytics, and business intelligence. These companies stand out from the pack when it comes to transforming their business or breaking into new technologies.
“It’s really rewarding to be recognized by CRN for our commitment to leading edge technologies for network infrastructure management,” said Kevin Willette, owner of Verus Corporation. “We hear from our customers that they, too, appreciate our dedication to bring them the most innovative and efficient networks so they can focus on what they do best — running their businesses.”
“The challenges facing today’s channel executives are constantly evolving, and we make it a priority to keep pace with that change to help the channel community effectively compete. The Next-Gen 250 represents the up-and-coming solution providers dedicated to addressing those challenges in a more complete and dynamic way,” said Robert Faletra, CEO, UBM Tech Channel. “We congratulate these companies on being named to the prestigious list and look forward to covering their continued success.”
A sampling of the 2013 Next-Gen list is featured in the August issue of CRN Magazine and is featured online at www.crn.com. The complete list of 250 companies will be available in the CRN Tech News app, available for iPad and Windows 8.
Verus Corporation (www.veruscorp.com)
Verus Corporation is a network infrastructure management and strategic IT consulting company, serving the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota markets since 2002. The company is also an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with its own secure data center in Fridley, Minn. Verus has been a certified WatchGuard Expert Partner since 2004 and was the first Cisco Select Certified Partner in the nation.
About UBM Tech Channel
UBM Tech Channel, a UBM company is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With more than 30 years of experience and engagement, UBM Tech Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives, managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. To learn more about UBM Tech Channel, visit us at www.ubmchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UBMTechChannel.
UBM plc (www.ubm.com)
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
Media Contacts:
Betzi-Lynn Hanc, UBM Tech Channel
508.416.1182
betzi.hanc@ubm.com
Brant Skogrand, APR, MBC, KC Associates, LLC for Verus Corporation
626.756.4763
brant@kc-associates.com
