A History of Web Solutions & Exposure
From the beginning, the company and its founder, Tom Barton, have been driven to create an environment that fosters personal growth and development, and to be an industry leader in the web design and digital marketing field.
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1996
Web Solutions opens its doors in Meriden, CT with Tom Barton at the helm. The company is built upon a strong foundation of web design, hosting, and strategic marketing services.
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1998
Exposure Unlimited is formed in Wallingford, CT, providing a full suite of web development and digital marketing services to customers throughout Connecticut.
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2003
Web Solutions wins 2nd Annual Small Business Leadership Award from Midstate Chamber of Commerce.
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2004
Exposure is acquired by Web Solutions. This acquisition supports the company's goal of expanding its digital marketing service offerings to clients.
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2005
Web Solutions establishes its own data center with Cervalis to provide state-of-the-art website hosting services.
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2007
JCM Internet, a Farmington-based web development firm, is acquired by Web Solutions and prompts a move to expanded office space at 250 Pomeroy Avenue in Meriden, CT.
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2011
With continued growth, Web Solutions takes on additional square footage to expand its office space.
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2012
East Haddam-based WhoIstheOldGuy.com is acquired by Web Solutions. The acquisition expands the company’s technical capabilities with the addition of WordPress web development services.
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2016
Expanding into cloud-based web hosting, Web Solutions partners with AWS to provide clients with geographically redundant data centers.
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2021
Web Solutions purchases and relocates to its new, larger headquarters in Wallingford, CT.
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2022
With the completion of a comprehensive security and processes audit, Web Solutions becomes a SOC2 compliant agency.
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2022
To best reflect the strategic, creative and digital marketing services it provides to clients, Web Solutions rebrands itself, fully adopting its Exposure brand.
