August 6, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Email hosting provider Intermedia (intermedia.net) announced on Tuesday at the CompTIA Annual Breakaway Conference (breakaway.comptia.org) that it has joined the MSP Partner Alliance (msppartners.com) as a Gold Member.
The MSP Partner Alliance is designed to provide channel partners with the education and support to help them succeed as a managed services provider.
Joining this alliance coincides with Intermedia's mission of helping managed service providers and other IT resellers increase profitability and growth potential by expanding their product offering to include software as a service applications.
The news follows last month's launch of MSP Alliance's "Hardware as a Service" program, which enables MSPs to deliver both hardware and services-based solutions to clients while keeping capital costs down.
"Our focus will be on helping IT resellers and solution providers realize the opportunity that exists in the next-generation managed services market, especially as today's savvy users demand offerings that go beyond basic desktop/server management," says Danny Essner, director of marketing at Intermedia. "By offering more advanced solutions, including collaboration and messaging, partners will not only meet customer demand, but increase their own margins as well."
Intermedia also announced it will be participating in the MSP Partner Alliance's first annual Virtual Tradeshow, "Leveraging Vendors for Managed Services Success," on August 13.
The virtual event will explore current trends in the managed services marketplace, specifically, the channel adoption of the managed services model.
Keynote speaker Lawrence M. Walsh, vice president and group publisher of Channel Insider, will discuss how managed services can help partners expand their customer base and enhance their value proposition to the market place.
The Virtual Tradeshow will take place in real time, with more than 25 interactive booths. Intermedia will have its own virtual booth, which will highlight its products, services and strategy.
A live chat, hosted by Intermedia partner development executives, will be available for participants to share questions and feedback. The company will also be giving away a free PlayStation Portable to one attendee.
Intermedia provides business email services to more than 25,000 small and medium-sized businesses. It offers hosted and private label SaaS, including Microsoft Exchange 2007, SharePoint, Office Communications Server 2007, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
