Information Technology Leaders Establish New Alliance to Drive Managed Services Adoption

‘MSP Partners’ Provides Collaborative Managed Services Education for Solution Providers

March 21, 2007

March 21, 2007 – San Diego – Leading IT corporations announced today the launch of MSP Partners, an alliance established by Intel Corporation, Ingram Micro Inc., LPI Level Platforms Inc., Microsoft ^® Corporation and other leading IT manufacturers to provide solution providers with a comprehensive and collaborative online education source dedicated to managed services.

The education program addresses the following objectives:

• Educating IT solution providers about the benefits and implementation strategies for successful managed services;
• Assisting solution providers in “taking the first step” into managed services while providing new growth strategies for those that have already begun the transition;
• Providing industry best practices for successful managed services featuring vendors’ products and services.

Solution providers who wish to become members of MSP Partners will gain access to the latest managed services research, case studies and industry best practices including:

• Live webinars developed and delivered by The Institute for Partner Education Development (IPED). Based on exclusive new research, these interactive presentations will cover the latest implementation and go-to market strategies for managed services and will equip solution providers with information to help develop or fine tune their managed services businesses.
• Case studies delivered by successful solution providers with actionable field-proven business ideas to help them grow their business and avoid potential pitfalls.
• Detailed demonstrations of leading vendors’ products showcasing how solution providers can leverage current and emerging technologies to help increase service efficiencies, improve customer responsiveness and commitment, expand product sales and achieve high margin recurring managed services revenues.
• The right to use MSP Partners Member logo as an important proof of their commitment to managed services, dedication to their customers’ success and alignment of their services with leading vendors’ technologies.

"When it comes to selling managed services, having access to the right training and education can make all the difference," said Justin Crotty, vice president, services, Ingram Micro. "MSP Partners was created to give solution providers and established MSPs another access point to even more managed services resources from the IT industry."

Solution providers interested in participating or vendors that support the long term objectives of MSP Partners should contact MSP Partners at www.msppartners.com.

About MSP Partners

MSP Partners is a vendor alliance formed to provide solution providers a comprehensive source of MSP education. Members benefit from cohesive new market research, solution provider success stories, and collaborative vendor solutions, all demonstrating a path to success in managed services. For more information, please visit www.msppartners.com.

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Media Contacts

Carolyn Miyazaki
MSP Partners
Tel: 866 523-6777
marketing@msppartners.com

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