Connectria Provides IT Infrastructure Services To Kenan Advantage Group Including Java & .Net Software Development, Remote Management, & Managed Hosting Including AIX Hosting & Oracle Database Hosting
ST. LOUIS, MO (July 15, 2003) - Connectria Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year
contract by Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. to provide comprehensive
IT Infrastructure hosting,
IT engineering and management services
in support of Kenan's dynamic growth. As part of this engagement, Connectria will host and support 24/7 a variety of
technologies including:
IBM RS/6000 servers running AIX and
Oracle databases; Microsoft Windows servers running software from
Aspen Technologies;
Citrix MetaFrame and
Microsoft Windows Terminal Server; Microsoft SQL Server databases; Cisco routers,
firewalls and switches; CADEC wireless technologies; and Periphonics Voice Response Units (VRU).
Connectria will also provide
software development and engineering from its world-class Advanced Software Development Center (ASDC) using Java and .Net technologies among others. Kenan will leverage Connectria's advanced Internet and data center
infrastructure, its ASDC software development capabilities, as well as its expertise in IT infrastructure technologies from
IBM, Oracle, Cisco, Citrix, Microsoft, Aspen, CADEC, and Periphonics.
About Kenan Advantage Group
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. is the largest independent fuels delivery carrier in North America. Kenan makes
regular, local deliveries of refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels, to our customers. Kenan
short-haul, "last mile" delivery of refined petroleum products from pipelines and refineries to gasoline stations, fuel
marketers and other end users is a vital link in the country's energy distribution network. On a pro forma basis, Kenan
delivered approximately 21 billion gallons of refined petroleum products in 2003 to our customers using our network of 77
terminals and 93 satellite operations. With approximately $365 million in revenue and approximately $416 million in pro
forma revenue for 2003, and approximately $104 million in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2004, Kenan is
approximately six times larger than its next largest competitor.
Kenan has grown substantially through strategic acquisitions and internal growth. Prior to 1992, Kenan
provided fuels delivery services primarily in northeastern Ohio. By 1998, Kenan had expanded throughout Ohio and into Michigan,
Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Since 2000, Kenan has expanded from 14 to 32 states and expanded its
infrastructure with six acquisitions and 17 private fleet conversions, through which Kenan has taken ownership of its customers'
private fleets to service the business they previously had serviced on their own. This expansion has allowed Kenan to build the
only independent national fuels delivery carrier in the industry. More information can be found at
www.thekag.com.
About Connectria
Connectria is a profitable, growing and privately held provider of world-class IT Infrastructure Solutions targeted to large and
Midsized organizations worldwide. Connectria's business has been built through reinvesting profits and without any debt or
equity financing. Thus, Connectria is beholden to no one except our customers. Connectria operates world-class Data Centers,
Network Operations Centers, and Engineering Centers located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
From these facilities, Connectria operates as a virtual extension of our clients' IT organizations.
Connectria's services allow our clients to do more and spend less on their IT infrastructures, typically by 25 - 60% or more.
Connectria is staffed 24 hours, 365 days per year to build, monitor and manage mission critical IT environments for our clients.
Connectria offers an array of services including full outsourcing of IT infrastructures, managed hosting, disaster recovery,
remote monitoring, onsite facilities management, and custom software development and engineering services. For more
information, please contact Connectria at 1-800-781-7820 or visit us online at
www.connectria.com.
To learn more about Connectria or to receive a detailed quote on any of our services, please
contact us.
