Virtela Partners With CIOsynergy to Host CIO Leadership Events With Former President Bill Clinton and Steve Forbes

DENVER, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network and security services company, announced today it is partnering with CIOsynergy to host several events offering a unique opportunity to listen to and meet former President Bill Clinton and business leader Steve Forbes.  These invitation-only events – held in Houston, Chicago, and San Francisco – provide a networking forum for each region's top information technology (IT) leaders to discuss and debate the latest industry trends and technologies with their peers.

Trusted by companies globally for enterprise network and security needs, Virtela is pleased to be a sponsor of these exclusive one-on-one networking events with the who's who of IT leadership. Virtela is an industry leader in next generation IT services, most recently with the introduction of Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) – the first global cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility services.  

"Our customers and partners include some of the world's most strategic, forward-thinking IT leaders and we're eager to share those innovative insights with CIOsynergy attendees," said Vab Goel, Virtela founder and partner at Norwest Venture Partners.  

As the event chair, Virtela will also moderate a "David and Goliath" panel comprised of leading CIOs from large and mid-market companies who will compare and contrast their challenges, successes and failures, along with an interactive "think tank" audience discussion.

CIOsynergy events bring together a community of IT professionals for an afternoon with renowned leaders, and offer face-to-face meeting opportunities through a series of open-mic panel discussions and think tanks, relevant keynotes, and C-suite networking programs.  Attendees have included companies such as Walmart, Home Depot, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Shell, Allstate, State Farm, Pepsi, Sara Lee, Kraft, BP, Kaiser Permanente, and Walgreens.

For a complimentary invitation to any of the following events, please visit http://www.virtela.net/page/cio-synergy or call +1-720-475-4445.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed network services company, offers award-winning cloud- and device-based services, including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management, and Application Acceleration, to enterprise customers around the world. Offering services in 190 countries, Virtela integrates and manages best-of-breed service providers through partnerships with 500+ carriers, to address the unique needs of its customers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with Global Network Operations Centers in Denver, Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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