Microsoft Response Point is a complete Small Business Digital Phone System built for companies that rely on their phone systems to connect with their customers but don’t have large IT Staffs or budgets to spend on traditional business phone systems.  Response Point is easy to use and manage and is built with Microsoft’s award winning speech recognition technology to make powerful communications easy.  With Response Point Small Businesses can improve their employees productivity and connect with customers in ways that only large businesses have been able to in the past. 

Web Site:  www.microsoft.com/responsepoint/

BlackBerry® is developed by Research In Motion (RIM), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, BlackBerry® devices, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements.

Web Site:  www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software. ESET’s award-winning, ESET NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. ESET NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100% awards than any other antivirus product.

ESET is a global provider of security software. The award-winning ESET NOD32 Antivirus provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses and other malware. Most importantly, ESET software does so with a minimal footprint and will not slow processing speeds like the competition.

Web Site:  www.eset.com

Kaseya is a global provider of IT automation software for IT Solution Providers and Public and Private Sector IT organizations. Kaseya’s IT automation platform provides a unified set of tools that proactively monitor, manage and control IT assets remotely, easily and efficiently from one integrated Web based platform, including: • Audit and Discovery
• Remote Control / Support
• Patch Management
• Monitoring
• Software Deployment
• Backup and Disaster Recovery
• Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware & endpoint security Kaseya’s technology is licensed on over three million machines worldwide.
For a free 30 day trial of the Kaseya solution, please visit http://www.kaseya.com/download

Web Site:  www.kaseya.com

NETGEAR Prosafe products are focused on Small and Mid Size Businesses with up to 300 customers. Our portfolio includes industry leading Web Managed Smart Switches with PoE, ReadyNAS Storage, ranked #1 by PC World; wireless products including our WLAN controller, first of its kind dual band N AP and a Wireless N VP Router. IN addition, we recently introduced a comprehensive lineup of Network Security Appliances including the STM150, STM 300 and STM600 to support up to 600 users.   NETGEAR products are built with a focus on ease of use and reliability and backed by best in class warranty programs.  Our Powershift Partner Program provides Value Added Resellers with many MDF programs to drive revenue and improve their bottom line.  To learn more about NETGEAR products and our partner program, please visit us at www.NETGEAR.com/Powershift.

Web Site: www.netgear.com

Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries.

Web Site:  www.symantec.com

8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) offers voice, video and mobile communications solutions for business and residential customers. These solutions leverage existing broadband Internet connections and cellular networks to deliver advanced features and digital quality phone service at a fraction of the cost of legacy, copper wire alternatives. Since its establishment in1987, 8x8 has contributed to the advancement of voice and video communications, and has been awarded more than 70 U.S. patents with additional patents pending. For additional company information, visit www.8x8.com. For more information about Packet8 products and services, visit www.packet8.net. 

Web Site: www.8x8.com

For $80 a month, AllenPort (www.allenport.com) provides a small or medium business a comprehensive IT solution, delivering all the functionality of an office network including automatic backup, disaster recovery, and shared printing, plus features your office network doesn’t give you like remote access and file sharing. Your files are even available to you when you’re offline.
And unlike conventional networks, AllenPort is easy to install, administer, and maintain - a complete office network available with one simple download and for one low monthly cost.

Web Site: www.allenport.com

AVG:  Tough on threats. Easy on you.
AVG has earned a reputation as a provider of security solutions that are tough on threats but easy on the user. AVG is relentlessly dedicated to producing software that operates effectively yet unobtrusively, minimizing the use of system resources.
AVG protects over 85 million computers worldwide against traditional threats such as viruses, spam, spyware and trojans - plus now protects against emerging threats including web exploits, drive-by downloads, phishing and rootkits.
AVG offers home versions of AVG Anti-Virus, Anti-Virus plus Firewall, Internet Security - and network versions of AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security products and file- and email-server based Anti-Virus.

Web Site: www.avg.com

As the nation’s leading technology distributor, D&H provides a wealth of resources to empower Solution Providers and Consultants, delivering a cross-category selection of SMB applications spanning server and infrastructure, office and mobile applications. Gain the edge on emerging solutions like Intel’s powerful Modular Server System and Cisco’s Business Series networking line, or take advantage of exclusive programs and promotions when becoming a Small Business Specialist.
Solution Providers find value in D&H services and support, from our software licensing specialists to incentives programs and extensive resources on dandh.com, to maximize every profit opportunity. Call (800) 340-1001 or visit www.dandh.com. 

Web Site: www.dandh.com

Intronis Technologies is a leading provider of secure online data backup, archiving, and data recovery services for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and businesses.
 

Intronis provides a channel-focused online backup and recovery solution offering rich functionality including support for Microsoft Exchange and SQL, military-level Security and Encryption, file compression, and a robust Partner Portal providing manageability for partners’ end-users.

Intronis’ award-winning customer support helps build stronger bridges between service providers and businesses. In 2007, CRN named Intronis ‘One of the Top 10 Emerging Storage Vendors to Watch’ and just recently named Intronis, for the second consecutive year, a 5-Star Winner in the 2009 Partner Program. More details about Intronis Technologies are available at http://www.intronis.com

Web Site: www.intronis.com

Managed Workplace 2009 from Level Platforms has arrived!
 
Managed Workplace 2009 features out-of-the-box best practices monitoring for everything in SMB IT environments, including virtualized, SaaS and cloud computing resources, and deep integration with all leading PSA solutions.
 
Come and learn about exciting new strategies for growing your business in 2009: using Windows Home Server to access a huge, underserviced small business market; leveraging virtualization and SBS 2008 to win more SBS accounts; using advanced management and reporting on BU/DR systems for optimized service delivery; and achieving best practices monitoring with Level Platforms’ industry-leading library of over 300 Policy Modules.

Web Site: www.levelplatforms.com

Reflexion Networks provides a range of managed email services that are differentiated by their ease of implementation and use, their unique features and effectiveness, and their affordability. Reflexion Total Control (RTC) is a managed email security service that blocks spam, viruses and volume-based attacks before reaching the corporate infrastructure.

Web Site: www.reflexion.com

StorageCraft Technology Corporation provides innovative disk-based backup, disaster recovery and system migration solutions that complement virtualization products such as VMware™ and Microsoft™ Virtual Server and Virtual PC. StorageCraft will present and provide evaluation software of their ShadowProtect product line of automatic disk-based backup and bare metal recovery solutions. ShadowProtect provides hardware independent restore (HIR) for physical to physical (P2P), physical to virtual (P2V), virtual to physical (V2P) and virtual to virtual (V2V) environments for fast and reliable disaster recovery, data protection and system migration.

Web Site: www.storagecraft.com

Zenith Infotech provides easily manageable IT infrastructure and business-continuity solutions to managed services providers (MSPs) internationally. Zenith’s private-labeled Virtual NOC and Virtual Support Desk services enable MSPs to offer small and midsized businesses a highly scalable IT management system backed by more than 600 network engineers and senior-level support staff. Using Zenith’s SAAZ managed services platform, MSPs can efficiently and proactively monitor, manage and maintain their end-user clients’ IT systems. Zenith’s business and disaster recovery solutions also allow MSPs to replace management-intensive, error-prone tape-backup systems with onsite NAS devices, making it faster to restore critical information. Visit www.zenithinfotech.com for details.

Web Site: www.zenithinfotech.com

Aastra USA is the North American business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited, (TSX:“AAH”), a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communications market. With more than 50 million installed lines around the world, Aastra is entirely dedicated to enterprise communications and offers one of the most complete portfolios of unified communications solutions available today. These range from feature-rich call managers for small and medium businesses and highly scalable ones for large enterprises, integrated mobility, call centers solutions to a wide selection of terminals. With a strong focus on open standards, Aastra enables enterprises to communicate more efficiently. www.aastra.com.

Web Site: www.aastra.com

COMPUVAULT: Offsite Backup/Disaster recovery exclusively through the channel.
CompuVault partner’s sleep better knowing there vendor is dedicated in only providing service to its channel customers, we NEVER sell direct. CompuVault believes in supporting and growing the channel community while ensuring channel continuity. Simple to set up and manage, offering a unique sales approach that offers bottom-line benefits that range from lower administrative costs to pay-as-you-grow. We only charge for what is stored in a compressed state. Emphasizing data recoverability, the Compuvault Televaulting solution helps our Partners offer a fast, reliable onsite appliance that vaults data remotely.

CompuVault Partners include many benefits:    

    • Up to 256 Bit AES encryption
    • Automation
    • Around the clock availability
    • Local Copies Stored on our Appliance for Quick Restores

By partnering with CompuVault, you gain the benefit of dealing with your own customers... without having to invest, manage, and support the back end infrastructures.   Learn more at www.CompuVault.com

Web Site: www.CompuVault.com

Founded in 1986, CRU-DataPort is a pioneer in data security and data mobility devices. The company’s flagship DataPort®, Data Express®, RhinoJR® (formerly StorCase) and WiebeTech™ product brands of removable and external hard drive enclosures and digital forensics tools are the de facto standard for physical data security and safe data transporting. CRU-DataPort products are widely used in government, education and business markets as well as media rich data environments including audio/video production, digital cinema, video security capture, and disk-2-disk backup and archiving applications.

Web Site: www.cru-dataport.com

Doyenz Automated Virtual IT is a managed service for IT consultants that requires no hardware or software investment and allows you to build a recurring repeatable revenue stream, while lowering costs and improving service to your SMB customers. By leveraging virtualization, automation, and cloud services, Doyenz enables you to remotely manage your customers' servers through their entire lifecycle, anytime, from anywhere. With Doyenz, you offer your customers a dramatic improvement in business continuity with active disaster recovery and failover in the cloud, virtual lab testing prior to production, automated migration, generation and deployment of new servers as well as 24*7 monitoring and management. For more information, please visit www.doyenz.com.

Web Site: www.doyenz.com/

Highly Reliable Systems manufactures alternatives to tape backup. Our backup devices provide superior reliability and recovery capability when compared to any brand or type of tape backup system. On display will be 8 bay, 2 Bay Tandem Rack mount, our FirstRAID and our enterprise backup device “RAIDFrame™” this backup device housed in a rack mount 4U case that has five removable cartridges called RAIDPacs. Each RAIDPac cartridge houses 3 standard SATA hard drives, a cooling system, and an in-stream SATA RAID controller. Unlike standard RAID arrays that contain removable, hot-swap hard drives, the RAIDFrame actually has individual removable, hot-swap RAID arrays.

Web Site: www.high-rely.com

Web Site: www.interwork.com

LabTech Software – The Most Powerful Tool Available to Manage Your IT Infrastructure
Designed by system administrators for system administrators, LabTech™ is very simply the most powerful tool available to manage your company’s entire IT Infrastructure with one central management interface. LabTech provides a powerful hub of remote management and support tools.

• Remote Control and Troubleshooting
• Managed Service Deployment
• Computer Inventory and Reporting
• Help Desk with Time Tracking
• Data Backup and Imaging
• 24/7 Technical Support

Web Site: www.labtechsoft.com

For over a decade, Lenovo® has delivered cutting-edge technology and products such as the ThinkCentre®,
ThinkPad® and ThinkStation™.  Operating in more than 60 countries, we are dedicated to serving the needs of our
customers, partners, investors, employees and local communities with a business model that is based on:

• Innovation
• Operational efficiency
• Customer satisfaction
  Sustainability

Web Site: www.lenovo.com
 

With 3000 Partners in 30 countries, Level Platforms is the leading provider of managed services software for IT solution providers servicing small and midsized end customers. Its multi-award-winning agentless software, Managed Workplace, is the platform for today and tomorrow—providing everything a Managed Services Provider needs to deliver best practices remote monitoring and management of end customer IT environments, including virtualized and cloud computing resources—through a single web-based dashboard. Deeply committed to the success of their Partners, Level Platforms provides extensive, complimentary business support and technical training to assist their Partners in achieving their managed services goals.

Web Site: www.levelplatforms.com

 Lightwave Consulting Group represents 40+ telecommunication carriers and is the exclusive reseller of nGenX data center services.  Our services include:

• Data Services –MPLS, Private Line, VPN , ATM, Frame Relay
• Internet Services –Dedicated Access, Managed Port/Access Only, Broadband
• Voice Services –Local, Long Distance, Conferencing
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) –Microsoft Office/Exchange/ SharePoint /Dynamics CRM, Great Plains, etc.
• Software-on-Demand –Line-of-Business (LOB) software hosting and managed services (SAS70)
• Hardware-as-a-Service –Virtual and Dedicated Servers

Our experienced staff would like to work with the SMB Nation community to provide unbiased recommendations with the best pricing to your customers.  Our goal is to be a valued partner and trusted resource to you and your customers.  By working with us, you and your team would benefit from monthly residual income in addition to up-front spiff incentives.   To learn more about our SMB Nation agent program, please contact us at alliances@lightwavegroup.com.

Web Site: www.lightwavegroup.com
 

MG Technology Group — The Solution to Business Evolution™

MG Technology Group, a leading technology company, provides hosted solutions for the SMB and is built on the premise that businesses need solutions that fit their unique needs. MG Technology Group allows IT companies to offer flexible, affordable and customized solutions to their clients without owning a data center or eroding services revenue. Some solutions include:
• Hosted SBS 2003/2008
• Failover in the Cloud – total D/R solution
• Dynamics CRM/GP
• Exchange 2007
Most MG Technology Group services have no minimum number of users, are provided on a month-to-month basis and can be “white-labeled”. MG Technology Group offers IT professionals the flexibility they need to succeed.

Web Site: www.MGTechGroup.com

MSP Partners provides proven research and education to help solution providers stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly changing market for Managed Services.  As a member you get access to: • A Suite of Comprehensive On-demand MSP Courses
• 8 Exclusive IPED Technology Overview Webcasts
• An MSP Benchmarking Tool to Rate and Improve your Business
• Information from Industry Experts
• And Much, Much More… Sign up today starting at $49 annually.

Web Site: www.msppartners.com

Symform, Inc. provides enterprise-class business continuity solution at a price that organizations of all sizes can afford.  Symform’s Cooperative Storage Cloud is a unique flat rate unlimited online storage service that enables IT service providers and VARs to efficiently utilize existing server resources and extend any onsite backup solution at their customer sites with secure, reliable, and automated disaster recovery.  Founded by former Microsoft engineers with extensive, in-depth experience in Windows Server development, particularly systems management and security, Symform is dedicated to the belief that technologies that are built on symbiotic principles similar to the Internet are inherently more affordable, dependable, scalable, sustainable and create opportunities for everyone. 

Web Site:  www.symform.com

TotalTel is a full service, facilities-based provider of traditional and IP telephony services and products, serving the business market for over 25 years. The company is a CLEC in 48 states, certified Microsoft Response Point ITSP and Syspine Distribution Partner offering turnkey Response Point solutions. 
Our bundled SIP trunking/VoIP offering and distributor alliance with Syspine offers channel partner’s aggressive pricing on Syspine Response Point systems (75% hardware mark-up) and residual monthly VoIP commissions of 25% on SIP trunking services.  Contact Total Tel at 800-676-0500 or www.totaltel.com for additional information.

Web Site:  www.totaltel.com

Tired of buying hardware that only expensive proprietary appliance vendors make money on? Untangle is the perfect choice for use with SBS 2008 and 2003, especially with ISA’s removal from the base offering. Untangle leverages best-of-breed open source and commercial products (including SpamAssassin, Snort, eSoft, and Kaspersky) to simplify and consolidate network functions such as anti-spam, spyware, anti-virus, web filtering, IPS, and VPN(s) in a single gateway platform. With programs for MSPs and Resellers, Untangle’s ease-of-use, and low cost subscription licensing mean more money in your pocket every month. Untangle can even be centrally monitored with Kaseya, Level Platforms, and N-able. Learn more at www.untangle.com/partners.

Web Site: www.untangle.com

Wesbell Technologies is an innovative North American organization that strives to both compliment and enhance the business of its customers. Composed of three divisions, Professional Services, Investment Recovery and Distribution (including the AastraLink RP solution), Wesbell’s goal is to add value to our client’s business. Each division is focused on providing custom-tailored solutions to insure the satisfaction of our clients needs. It is through this approach that Wesbell is highly regarded by its customers as a valuable partner, not simply another supplier. For more information on Wesbell Technologies visit www.wesbell.com.

Web Site: www.wesbell.com

For years, you've used servers in the office. It's time to start using one at home. With Windows Home Server, you can easily back up, access, share, and store all your family's digital media. Windows Home Server completes an image-based back up of every home computer every day, so you can restore a single file or an entire PC.  You and your family can now access the home network-at home, in the office, or even on the road.  Organize your digital media in a central location, making it easier to share photos, music, videos, and more.  Easily increase your data storage, by adding additional internal or external hard drives of any size, and install innovative add-ins to make the most of your home network.

Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowshomeserver

SMP Partner Community Magazine - Now Available in our new, Web-based, cooler than cool, digital format!!!  Join a world wide community of Small Business Specialists committed to taking their consultancy to the next level!!  Subscribing is now complimentary. Simply JOIN THE TRIBE (See the link in the upper-right corner) and you will receive the magazine automatically.

Web Site: www.smbnation.com

Telephonation.com is designed to be a user driven community, formed with the intention of creating a base for early adopters, consumers and professionals alike to exchange ideas, discuss new developments and generally experiment with VoIP technology. We are driven by the excitement surrounding Microsoft Response Point.

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Web Site: www.telephonation.com

eChannelLine USA Daily News is an email publication devoted to bringing you the latest news from the US channel community. It is published free of charge by Integrated mar.com and distributed to subscribed readers.

Web Site: www.echannelline.com

Established in 2002, Moran Media Group (MMG) has become a leading publisher of relevant information for small business owners. MMG partners with key small business groups including SCORE, ASBDC, JCI, OSDBU, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ICIC, ICEF and other organizations.   In addition to the magazines, MMG launched a dedicated web site for business owners called www.SmallBusinessEdge.com. The web site’s objective is to become a top destination site for small business owners.  Reaching millions of entrepreneurs annually, Moran Media Group seeks to promote the formation, growth and prosperity of small businesses throughout the U.S.
 
Web Site: www.moranmediagroup.com