March  2007
In this issue...

√ Race for the Cure
√ Success Stories
√ Company Intranet
√ Employee Spotlight
 

Starting in 2006, IT Solutions adopted a charity to raise money and awareness for an important cause. We believed that by selecting one cause to work for, we could make the biggest difference. After much internal discussion, we decided to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. As we did last year, we’re asking for your help again in 2007.

The Komen Foundation is one of the largest cancer foundations in the country and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide in support of breast cancer research. One of the primary ways the foundation uses to raise funds is its annual Race for the Cure.

The Philadelphia Race for the Cure will be held on Mother's Day, May 13th, 2007, starting at the Art Museum in Philadelphia. The 5K race (a little over 3 miles) or walk begins at 8:15 a.m. Last year, almost 40,000 people ran or walked in the event and raised more than $3 million. With your help, IT Solutions raised over $13,000 and finished in the Top 10 fundraisers out of more than 700 teams that participated.

As a company, we are forming another race team that will consist of ITS employees, friends and family, clients, vendors, and anyone else who wants to be a part of the effort. There is no limit to the team size. Participation includes walking or running in the race, making a pledge to someone in the race, or making a direct donation to the team.

For our part, IT Solutions will match the first $10,000 of pledges and donations made on behalf of our team. Our ultimate goal last year was to use this matching money to become an official race sponsor in 2007 and turn this into an annual mission. We succeeded in this goal and believe that we have a great chance to accomplish this goal again with your help.

Our team has already been formed online (Team Code "IT Solutions") and you can join the team by going to http://rfcphl.convio.net/goto/ITSolutions  and signing up as a runner or walker, pledge participant, or online donor. Just remember to use the "IT Solutions" team code so your donation will be matched.

Feel free to pass this notification on to as many people as you like. The more people we get involved in this effort, the better. If you have any questions about the event or about the Komen Foundation in general, please contact Lauren Kane at lauren.kane@itsolutions-inc.com  or 215-886-7166 x39.

Thanks for your support,

Ted Swanson, President

Success Story:
Distinguished Builder Constructs Reliable
Technology Foundation with IT Solutions

Background
When it comes to quality home construction, New Jersey's Paramount Homes considers itself second to none. Founded in 1995, Paramount's guiding principle is "Reaching for Excellence" and that's apparent in everything they do, from luxurious single family homes to urban redevelopment areas to active adult lifestyle communities. No matter what the project, customers find the company's same commitment
to being the best in all of their work.

The Challenge
Before Paramount connected with IT Solutions, the company was experiencing fast growth and more complex technology support needs but was struggling with keeping pace through existing resources. Issues that were causing the most frustration were offsite e-mail hosting through an Internet Service Provider and inefficient backups and disaster recovery techniques. At the time, backups were being handled on a workstation-by-workstation basis, which required significant manual labor that was time consuming and not as reliable as centralized server-driven disaster recovery.

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