“I am excited to announce that Shawna Leffel has joined the UltraLevel team as Senior Account Executives,” said Michael L. Butz Sr., President and Founder of UltraLevel, Inc. "Her extensive experience in developing virtualization sales strategies will be invaluable to our organization."

Mrs. Leffel brings to Ultralevel over 5 years of experience as a technology reseller and was most recently Business Development Manger at Dewpoint. Leffel has had a heavy focus on virtualization throughout her tenure and in addition, helped re-establish the Indianapolis VMware Users Group back in 2006.

Mrs. Leffel has successfully sold enterprise turn key solutions to multiple industries including, healthcare, government, aviation, retail, manufacturing and insurance, involving many of the major hardware and software vendors. Leffel’s focus will be to create and establish new ventures in the Indiana market by utilizing her experience in developing high-level relationships in government, education and commercial markets.

UltraLevel has been investing heavily in its Indiana footprint hiring sales and technical staff as well as ramping local marketing efforts, including live seminars and events. UltraLevel’s Indiana operation is on track for triple-digit growth for 2011.

“We are thrilled to have someone of Shawna’s caliber and experience joining one of our core markets,” said Block, “She brings a strong dynamic to the team as well as a solid track record of building long-term relationships with customers. Her addition will solidify our position as a market leader in this region.”

About UltraLevel, Inc.:
UltraLevel, Inc. is a national cloud computing and virtualization solutions provider headquartered in Detroit, MI with offices throughout the mid-west, Florida, and Texas. UltraLevel, Inc. helps organizations consolidate and simplify their IT infrastructure while optimizing IT spend.

For additional information, contact:
Jeff Hatline
jhatline(at)ultralevel.com
Tel: (877) 875-7300
Fax: (313) 875-9330
http://www.ultralevel.com
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Sometimes all a business needs to get back on course is a wake-up call.
That's exactly what UltraLevel Inc. got.
In 2005, the Detroit-based IT company had nearly 40 percent of its business tied up with a client that experienced a significant downturn. The client reduced its business with UltraLevel by 80 percent.
"It's an easy trap to fall into," Michael Butz, president and founder of UltraLevel, said of placing a company's success into the hands of a few clients. "You're putting all your resources into this one company because you're making all this profit from them."
To make up for the loss, Butz quickly sought to fill the void.

You can read the full article here.

DETROIT, MI – UltraLevel, Inc. (http://www.UltraLevel.com), a national virtualization solutions provider,
names Marshall Lucas Managing Consultant of Indiana.

“I am very happy and excited to announce that Marshall Lucas has joined the UltraLevel team as
Managing Consultant for our Indianapolis office,” said Michael L. Butz Sr., President and Founder of
UltraLevel, Inc. "Marshall joins us from ESI where he spent over 10 years building the virtualization,
storage and application delivery practice as Chief Technology Officer and Director of Services."

As Managing Consultant, Lucas will utilize his proficiency in application, desktop and server virtualization
as well as cloud computing strategies to play a lead role in developing customer solutions for UltraLevel’s
growing Indiana customer base.

“I’m excited to have the chance to lead UltraLevel's efforts in Indiana and strive to become the “go to partner” for virtualization,” said Lucas. “I chose UltraLevel as my new home because of their passion and vision for virtualization and desktop delivery strategies."

Prior to joining UltraLevel, Inc., Lucas served as CTO at ESI, an Indianapolis, IN based technology reseller,
where he transformed a traditional hardware company into a professional services organization.

“I’m very excited to welcome Marshall Lucas to the UltraLevel family,” said Jeremy Wilkinson, CTO
of UltraLevel, Inc. “His knowledge and expertise will further enhance our reputation of providing
outstanding service to our customers. ”

In joining UltraLevel, Inc., Lucas will bring over 19 years of experience in consulting, designing,
implementing and supporting small to enterprise size heterogeneous IT environments in the legal,
financial, medical, educational and the SMB space on a national and global scale. Additionally, Lucas
became an IT certified professional in 1997 and has earned over 20 industry recognized certifications
from technology vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, Citrix, SonicWall, Novell, CompTIA and
Compellent.

About UltraLevel, Inc.:
UltraLevel, Inc. is a national cloud computing and virtualization solutions provider headquartered in
Detroit, MI with offices throughout the mid-west, Florida, and Texas. UltraLevel, Inc. helps organizations
consolidate and simplify their IT infrastructure while optimizing IT spend.

For additional information, contact:
Jeff Hatline
jhatline(at)ultralevel.com
Tel: (877) 875-7300
Fax: (313) 875-9330
http://www.UltraLevel.com
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UltraLevel among the 13th Annual ICIC and Fortune Magazine’s Inner City 100 winners
Annual ranking showcases the 100 fastest-growing inner city businesses in America.

BOSTON, MA – UltraLevel, Inc. (http://www.UltraLevel.com), a national virtualization solutions provider in Detroit, MI, ranked 28th on this year’s Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the U.S., released by The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Fortune Magazine.

The Inner City 100 program recognizes successful inner city companies and their CEOs as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job creation in America’s urban communities. The full list can be viewed at www.fortune.com/innercity100.

The rankings for each company were announced at the Inner City 100 Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Boston, MA. Winners attended a two-day event featuring seminars for Inner City 100 owners and managers at Harvard Business School, a procurement symposium, and an awards gala that drew more than 500 guests.

The Inner City 100 list provides unmatched original data on the fastest growing inner-city businesses in the U.S. In the last 13 years, 661 different companies have earned positions on the Inner City 100, collectively generating more than $2.2 billion in annual revenues and creating nearly 70,000 new jobs.  Chevron Corporation, Staples Foundation and Goldman Sachs are long-time sponsors of the program.

“We are delighted to celebrate businesses like UltraLevel, Inc. that are playing a critical role in revitalizing America’s urban communities.  Through their achievements, the Inner City 100 winning companies exemplify America’s remarkable potential and the future of our urban centers,” said Mary Kay Leonard, ICIC president and CEO. “These extraordinary companies demonstrate the market possibilities that exist within our inner cities and the growth that is at the heart of all urban entrepreneurial successes.”

For the 2011 list, a record number of two thousand nominations were received.  Winners represent a wide span of geography, operating in 51 cities and 32 states.  The 2011 Inner City 100 winners grew at a compound annual growth rate of 39 percent and an average standard growth rate of 379 percent between 2004 and 2009. Collectively, the top 100 inner city businesses employ 6,720 employees and have created more than 3,227 new jobs between 2005 and 2009.

“We are honored to be recognized among a list of such distinguished companies making a difference in their community. UltraLevel is proud to be a part of Detroit’s renaissance and is committed to playing an active role in the revitalization of the inner-city,” said Michael L. Butz Sr., UltraLevel, Inc. President and CEO. “We will continue to target urban communities for new offices and growth opportunity as a key component of our growth strategy.”

Individually, the average Inner City 100 Company’s revenues were $11.4 million and have, on average, 12 years of experience since founding. This year’s winners have a median employee turnover rate of less than 12 percent (compared to 36 percent for the national average) and 96 percent of them provide health insurance to their workers.

About UltraLevel:
UltraLevel, Inc. is a national cloud computing and virtualization solutions provider headquartered in Detroit, MI with offices throughout the mid-west, Florida, and Texas. UltraLevel helps organizations consolidate and simplify their IT infrastructure while optimizing IT spend.

Media Contact:
Abdul Karmach
akarmach(at)ultralevel.com
Tel: (877) 875-7300
Fax: (313) 875-9330
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Notes:
To qualify for the Inner City 100 list, companies were required to have at least 51 percent of their operations located in an economically distressed urban area; have at least 10 full-time employees; and a five-year operating sales history that includes at least $200,000 in revenues in the first year of consideration, an increase in year five sales over year four sales, and fifth-year sales of at least $1 million.  For the 2011 list, ICIC looked at total revenue growth from 2005 to 2009 and the specific rankings were based on these growth rates.  An economically distressed urban area is defined by ICIC as having a 50 percent higher unemployment level, 50 percent higher poverty level, and 50 percent lower median income than the metropolitan statistical area.

Inner City 100 Sponsors:
Bank of America, Chevron Corporation, Goldman Sachs and Staples Foundation

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City is a nonprofit research and strategy organization based in Boston, MA, and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies and business development. Founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, ICIC supports public and private sector decision makers with analysis and programs that lead to urban investment, jobs and growth.

“This is a critical time of growth for UltraLevel and an explosive time for our core competencies, such as Cloud Computing and Virtualization,” said Michael L. Butz Sr., President and Founder of UltraLevel. “We are excited about Joshua’s track record of building successful sales and marketing teams. We are expecting unprecedented growth for UltraLevel in the next few years with our customer-first philosophy, first rate delivery team, and accomplished executive team.”

Prior to joining UltraLevel, Joshua Block served as VP of Business Development at Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection, where among his accomplishments created $3M in revenue growth by brokering millions of new software licenses to leading hardware and software manufacturers.

Block has held several senior level positions within the IT security industry, including:

Vice President, North American Operations for Elitecore Technologies, innovators of identity-based unified threat management (UTM). Vice President of Global Sales & Alliances for eIQnetworks, a leading provider of unified situational awareness solutions. Senior Director of Sales at Fortinet, the market leader in UTM solutions. (NASDAQ: FTNT) Regional Sales Manager at Netscreen Technologies, a pioneer of ASIC accelerated firewall and VPN technology, which led to successful acquisition by Juniper Networks. (NASDAQ: JNPR) VP Sales / Co-Founder at XML Solutions, LLC. (NASDAQ: VITR)

“I am very excited to be joining UltraLevel with the recent celebration of its 10 year anniversary,” said Joshua Block. “This truly denotes a new chapter for UltraLevel as the coming years will most definitely bring extraordinary growth for the company, its partners, and its customers.”

About UltraLevel:
UltraLevel, Inc. is a national cloud computing and virtualization solutions provider headquartered in Detroit, MI with offices throughout the mid-west, Florida, and Texas. UltraLevel helps organizations consolidate and simplify their IT infrastructure while optimizing IT spend.

Media Contact:
Abdul Karmach
akarmach(at)ultralevel.com
Tel: (877) 875-7300
Fax: (313) 875-9330
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Why is Jason going bald?

UltraLevel’s Controller, Jason Davidson, is going bald- but not in the usual stress related, male pattern baldness, hair line retreating sort of way.

He is going to have his head and beard shaved off this weekend to support Childhood Cancer Research.  His mission is to raise $2,500 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s childhood cancer research efforts.

“This is a such a worthy cause to help raise much needed research dollars to battle childhood cancer, and so I am glad to put my hair on the line for this event – while I still have hair left”, says Jason.

For the last 6 weeks, Jason (along a few others that have joined forces as team “Clintondale Dragons”) have been growing out their hair and beards.

Then why is he growing out his hair?

Because this Saturday, March 12th, all of that hair will be coming off thanks to the Romeo St. Baldrick’s event!  Not only are they shaving their heads to raise cancer research dollars, but also to stand in solidarity with children that are battling, or have battled cancer.

It’s all for a good cause

The Romeo, MI event has a goal to raise $120,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and currently has 217 individuals signed up to go bald on March 12th.  The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

“With my bald head, I’ll stand in solidarity with kids being treated for cancer. But that’s not the main reason.  Most importantly, I am doing this to raise money for life-saving research,” said Jason.

“No one, especially kids, should not know the pain of cancer, so if you can please help me and our team reach our goal I would greatly appreciate it.  Donations big and small all add up and can make a huge difference in the lives of many.”

Donations May Be Made On-Line at:
http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/jdavidson

Jason shares some experiences

The day is filled with fun events for the whole family – parade, music, food, childrens’ activities, and more, but it is also a very emotional day.  It is very touching, and hard to hold back your tears, when you hear the stories from the families that have endured the cancer battle with their children, and to see all of the love and support of those that support this event.

One of the greatest moments of the 2010 event was when Emily, a child that he honored in his fundraising efforts, went up to me during the event right before I shaved my head, and thanked me. Admittedly, it was hard for me to say anything at that point through the lump in my throat, but I was able to squeeze out a simple “your welcome” and “thank you” to her for being so brave during her cancer battle.

A bit more about Jason

Jason has been participating in the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser since 2009 after first being inspired by a family friend, Noah.  He was six years old at the time and battling an aggressive type of cancer called neuroblastoma.  At such a young age, Noah had to go through four operations, bone marrow transplants, chemotherapy, blood transfusions, stem cell collections and all sorts of medical procedures.    Noah’s cancer was in remission, but has unfortunately returned.  He will now have to undergo experimental treatments to fight it – this is why we need more research dollars for childhood cancer.

About St. Baldricks

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation currently funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any  organization except the U.S. government.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation coordinates its signature worldwide head-shaving events where volunteers  get bald to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer and raise money to support life-saving childhood cancer research. St. Baldrick’s events are the fastest growing volunteer-driven fundraising opportunity benefitting pediatric cancer research. St. Baldrick’s is proof that one person, one dollar can make a difference in the fight against childhood cancer.

How many kids are affected by childhood cancer?

• A child is diagnosed every 3½ minutes, and every 4 hours a child with cancer loses their battle.
• Worldwide, more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with childhood cancer each year.
• One in five children diagnosed with cancer will not survive.
• Two thirds of childhood cancer patients will have a long lasting chronic condition from the very treatment that helped save their lives.
• Currently, childhood cancer research funding accounts for less than 3% of all cancer research funding allotted by the federal government.

About the Event

This year’s event will be held on March 12th in Romeo at the Lions Club, although there will be activities throughout downtown Romeo.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/eventid/1314/eventyear/2011