The Bank of Santa Barbara and CIO Solutions have formed a partnership which will integrate banking and technology.

Santa Barbara, CA, July 27, 2010 - CIO Solutions, a leading provider of Managed IT Services in the Tri-counties area, has announced that it will be providing Managed IT services to The Bank of Santa Barbara, a leading community bank in Santa Barbara County. Through this partnership CIO Solutions will be providing and managing an IT department for The Bank of Santa Barbara. This partnership emphasizes the two organizations commitment to customer service.

Eric Egolf, VP of Operations for CIO Solutions said, "CIO Solutions is known for quick resolution of IT issues and The Bank of Santa Barbara is known for its dedication to customer service. This partnership lets CIO focus on providing The Bank with the best end user experience enabling The Bank employees to focus on proving their customers with top notch customer service." This partnership outlines an industry trend for businesses to look for a strategic partner to help them manage the complexities of their Information Technology systems. CIO Solutions has been providing such solutions to the Tri County Area for the past 20 years.

The Bank of Santa Barbara is a locally owned and operated bank committed to providing Santa Barbara with state-of-the-art banking solutions and exceptional customer service. The Bank of Santa Barbara sees immense value in creating relationships through trust, honesty and communication. With these fundamental values in place, exceptional service follows naturally. The Bank of Santa Barbara combines old-fashioned service with new technology to provide Santa Barbara with the best banking solutions available.

Ralph Wiita, CFO for The Bank of Santa Barbara stated, "The Bank of Santa Barbara is excited to partner with CIO Solutions in managing our IT environment.  CIO Solutions has been invaluable to us in building our new network and supporting the Bank's technology conversion to a new data processing platform.  We preferred to partner with a company with local resources and CIO Solutions' presence and reputation in the community was an important factor in our selection.  Their ability and expertise to manage our IT resources in an ever increasingly sophisticated and complex, technology-driven industry is second to none."

CIO Solutions has been providing IT management and design services to the Tri-County Area since 1986. CIO specializes in helping businesses focus on their core business by designing and managing their IT department. In addition to managing IT networks, CIO also provides enterprise-class consulting services; working to design and implement VoIP phone systems, storage systems and most recently cloud-based solutions.

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