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Profile: Jack LeFort, founder and CEO of Connextions.net
Lowdown: In 1999, LeFort created Connextions.net, offering companies the option of outsourcing IT services. The company recently increased its Orlando campus size by 100,000 square feet. Operations include a call center, a 200,000-square-foot warehouse filled with items for customer fulfillment and a Web hosting center.
The client roster includes MercedesBenz, Nextel, J.P. Morgan Chase and Earthlink.
Lefort also owns Magnetix, a media duplication company.
Q Why do companies outsource IT operations?
A It differs from company to company. A Some are trying to reduce costs, while others are trying to reappropriate their capital. In other words, they...