Bronto Software Engages Inflow to Move to the Next Level; Email Software Firm Leverages Inflow's National Presence, Stability & Service for Strategic IT Growth.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 Today, Inflow-Raleigh, a leading provider of outsourced technology services, announced new client Bronto Inc., an email management software company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. . Bronto's web-based application See Web application. enables over 150 organizations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe to manage email distribution lists for sending newsletters, surveys and other communications. Bronto not only provides a robust set of list management features, but also enables firms to enhance online brand awareness through professional email templates and better understand customer interests through real-time tracking of mailings. Formerly hosted with another Raleigh provider, Bronto was looking to scale its operations while gaining long-term stability The long-term stability of an oscillator, the degree of uniformity of frequency over time, when the frequency is measured under identical environmental conditions, such as supply voltage, load, and temperature. with a new IT outsourcing partner. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a company to take us to the next level - one that was competitively priced, had a solid hosting platform and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , offered sound technical support," said Joe Colopy, President of Bronto. "Inflow was a national player that offered all of this and a true process focus evident from its ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. certification. It was very obvious that Inflow ran a tight ship and had an offering that made sense from a service delivery standpoint, which is ultimately why we chose them." Bronto began researching four prospective outsourcers in November 2003. Because the company's business is online - offering a "virtual" email product to hundreds of clients nationwide - both long-term technical and financial stability were key criteria for a new provider. "Inflow was a larger company, demonstrating the technical expertise and possessing the financial viability we required," said Colopy. "Additionally, the Inflow-Raleigh staff was very responsive, helpful and professional. They gave us the sense that they would do whatever it takes to get us up and running, which was impressive to us." Bronto moved to Inflow in early February of this year and receives hosting & Internet access See how to access the Internet. services. The company continues on its rapid growth path with over 900% sales growth in 2003 and expects to see similar performance for 2004. "It's good to know that when we need to take advantage of additional managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality to support our growth, Inflow has the experience and services necessary to handle this for us," Colopy added. About Bronto Software Bronto Inc. is a leading email management software company with over 150 clients across North America and Europe. Bronto was founded in 2002 by two former Red Hat employees and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Organizations use Bronto's solution to manage email distribution lists for sending newsletters, surveys and other communications. Features include automated list management, email templates, list segmentation and real-time tracking of mailings. For more information, please visit http://bronto.com or call 919.806.4421. About Inflow Inflow, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Inflow is an ISO 9001:2000 certified provider currently serving more than 875 customers from its network of 13 data centers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Leveraging its expertise in application, network and datacenter management, the company is able to deliver the most reliable, secure, scalable and cost-effective outsourcing solutions available. Core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. are offered within Inflow's three primary lines of business: Application & Infrastructure Management, Business Continuance / Disaster Recovery, and IT Professional Services. Inflow's solutions help customers increase revenues, decrease costs and enhance productivity. For additional information and IDC locations, please visit www.inflow.com or call 877.321.2464. For more information on Inflow-Raleigh, please call Chris (Kip) Turco at 919.287.1100. |
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