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Fortress International Group Companies Debut Enhanced Capabilities at AFCOM's Data Center World(R) Conference 2009
Fortress Team Presenting a Tutorial on March 9th 2009
COLUMBIA, MD--(Marketwire - March 5, 2009) - Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIGI), a leading provider of Consulting and Engineering, Construction
Management and 24/7/365 Site Services for mission-critical facilities, will
be exhibiting and speaking at the Data Center World Conference held in Las
Vegas, Nevada scheduled for March 8th - 12th at the Paris Hotel. For the
first time the company will highlight the parent company name as its trade
name in lieu of its operating subsidiary names Total Site Solutions and
Rubicon.
Specifically the company will be featuring its enhanced service and
consulting deliverables for Energy and Green Solutions, Capital Management
Solutions, Real Estate Consulting and IT Optimization services that affect
Data Center operating costs. These Fortress services, in particular, are
aimed at helping organizations finance capital-intensive projects and
reduce costs by driving efficiencies throughout all phases of a critical
facility's lifecycle.
Gerard Gallagher, President of Fortress International Group, Inc., is a
featured speaker at AFCOM's Data Center World® 2009, the industry's
premier networking and educational conference. Mr. Gallagher's educational
session entitled "Data Centers: To Build or to Expand...That is the
Question" (TUT03), will cover five essential steps to help guide you in the
decision to expand or construct a new data center. Joining Mr. Gallagher
in presenting the 6-hour long tutorial is Mr. Ramzi Namek, Director of
Engineering and Mr. Eric Maxfield, Vice President, both of Fortress
International Group.
AFCOM's Data Center World is scheduled for March 8-12, 2009 at the Paris
Hotel and Convention Center show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Fortress
International Group session begins at 9:00 a.m. (PT) on Monday, March 9,
2009 in the Champagne Ballroom #3. The company will be exhibiting at the
conference in booth #807. For additional information visit
www.datacenterworld.com.
About Fortress International Group, Inc.:
Fortress International Group, Inc. is leading mission-critical facilities
into a new era of maximum uptime and efficiency. By combining the knowledge
and experience of Total Site Solutions and Rubicon Professional Services,
two experts in critical facilities infrastructure, Fortress International
provides Consulting and Engineering, Construction Management and 24/7/365
Site Services for the world's most technology dependent organizations.
Serving as a trusted advisor, Fortress delivers the strategic guidance and
pre-planning that makes every stage of the critical facility lifecycle more
efficient. For those who own, lease or manage mission-critical facilities,
Fortress provides innovative end-to-end capital management, energy, IT
strategy, procurement, design, construction, implementation and operations
solutions that optimize performance and reduce cost. Fortress International
Group, Inc. -- setting a new standard for the optimized critical facility.
Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIGI) is headquartered in
Maryland, with offices throughout the U.S. For more information, visit:
www.thefigi.com or call 888-321-4877.
About Data Center World Conferences:
Data Center World®, operated by AFCOM, the world's leading 4,300-member
data center association, is the industry's premier networking and
educational conference, and occurs bi-annually (every March in Las Vegas
and October in Orlando). Thousands of data center professionals, from many
of the largest corporations across all industries, government
organizations, and academic institutions in the world attend Data Center
World to share, discuss and learn about the latest data center trends,
technologies and best practices, as well as products and services by some
of the world's leading data center technology and service providers.
Tradeshow Week recognizes Data Center World as one of the 50 fastest
growing shows in the U.S. (2006 and 2007). For more information, visit
www.datacenterworld.com.
About AFCOM:
AFCOM (www.afcom.com) is a leading association supporting the educational
and professional development needs of data center professionals around the
globe. Established in 1980, AFCOM currently boasts more than 4,300 members
and 38 chapters worldwide, and provides data center professionals with
unique networking opportunities and educational forums and resources
through its annual Data Center World® Conferences, published magazines,
regional chapters, research and hotline services, and industry alliances.
Contact Information: Company Contact:
Tom Rosato
Chief Executive Officer
Fortress International Group, Inc.
Phone: (410) 423-7438
Investor Relations:
John McNamara
Cameron Associates
Phone: (212) 245-8800 Ext. 205
john@cameronassoc.com