Telehouse and Staten Island Chamber of Commerce to Co-Host Beyond the Ferry Business-to-Business Expo

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 15, 2016) -  Telehouse, a global leader for data centers, international Internet exchanges, and managed IT services, and the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce today announce they will co-host the Beyond the Ferry Business-to-Business Expo. A collaborative effort to promote the economic growth and vitality of the technology sector in Staten Island, this event will take place on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Telehouse New York Teleport data center located at 7 Teleport Drive, Staten Island.

The Beyond the Ferry Business-to-Business Expo will converge representatives from local, national and international businesses to expand awareness of the thriving economic landscape of Staten Island. Guest speakers and individual breakout sessions will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn more about innovative technologies, the evolving cloud landscape and data security trends as they relate to the commercial growth and vitality of Staten Island's telecommunications and technology sectors. In addition, this event generates an opportunity for IT, telecommunications, media and financial services professionals to network and share insights with one another as they enjoy provided refreshments.

"I applaud the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce for putting this event together," states Borough President James Oddo. "It will provide us with an opportunity to demonstrate to the world how attractive Staten Island is to the tech sector. The fact is we have a number of technology firms already based here, we have a broadband infrastructure that is among the best in the nation, and we have a large inventory of affordable industrial space available for tech startups. Our tech ecosystem continues to grow and mature, and every opportunity we have to show it off is time well spent."

Sponsors of Beyond the Ferry Business-to-Business Expo include multinational business technology services provider Fujitsu; leading global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions provider Huawei; global specialist in energy management and automation Schneider Electric; innovative provider of heating and air-conditioning solutions Trane; Staten Island-based IT, cloud and infrastructure provider Digital Edge; and leading local media group The Staten Island Advance. A variety of keynote speakers from these and other organizations will address the importance of technology in today's business world. Dr. William Fritz, President of the College of Staten Island (CSI), will give a presentation concerning the CSI Technology Incubator, which seeks to build on the growing technology and business community on Staten Island.