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Asigra Software: Asigra Honored as First Data Protection Vendor to
Receive Accreditation by MSPAlliance for Leading Managed Backup
Software Solution; MSPAlliance Global Vendor Accreditation Defines
Excellence in Managed Services
(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
RDATE:24092007
LONDON --Asigra Inc., the technology leader in agentless backup and
recovery software for service providers targeting the growing managed
storage services market, today announced that it is the first data
protection vendor to receive accreditation by MSPAlliance for its
managed backup services delivery platform. This is a premier
designation resulting from in-depth review by MSPAlliance to show
Asigra as a preferred vendor for service providers seeking to offer
backup as a service. The MSPAlliance Vendor Accreditation Program (VAP)
is designed to provide a foundation for measuring "excellence and
stability when it comes to service-enabling technology vendors,"
specifically those that enable managed services.
The goal of MSPAlliance is to reduce confusion in the industry
surrounding the value and benefit of using Managed Service Providers
(MSPs), help improve the ROI in technology procurement and
implementation, and increase value delivery of IT to the organisations
served. MSPAlliance achieves these goals by helping organisations find
Managed Service Providers that fit specific technology needs and
encouraging them, via best practices and informational ties with
industry-specific trade associations and industry standards groups, to
aspire to achieve higher standards of service delivery excellence.
The MSPAlliance Managed Services Accreditation Program is the only best
practices and standards-based program specifically created for the
managed services industry. One of the greatest difficulties in
benchmarking any company in this industry lies in the tremendous number
of areas to review beyond the technology. Business model, channel
program, pricing and support are all critical criteria in determining
which technology vendor MSPs should consider when building their
managed service business. MSPAlliance cuts through the clutter to
provide pre-screened vendors with the expertise and value that will
help service providers succeed.
Accredited vendors have passed the following examination requirements
to emerge as leaders in this area.
-- Business practices: Focusing on channel development, channel
competition safeguards, experience in the managed services industry,
etc.
-- Product Roadmap: examining the vendor's willingness to invest in
their products in order to ensure continued relevance for the MSPs
throughout their maturation.
-- Financial: Examination of financial stability to ensure adequate
support of channel initiatives and product development.
Client References: Vendor must provide at least 3 MSP specific client
references.
"With the growing numbers of competitive service offerings in the
market, MSPs needed a way to differentiate between the many and varied
options offered by those vendors to narrow down their technology
partners," said Charles Weaver, President of MSPAlliance. "With
inclusion in the MSPAlliance VAP, Asigra has validated its offering as
the technology platform of choice for managed service providers seeking
entry into the lucrative backup services market."
Demand for Managed Backup Services
Increasing demand for managed backup services continues to drive growth
and expand opportunities for service providers. Asigra's Televaulting
backup/restore software solution has allowed service providers to drive
recurring revenue and long-term contracts from their current customer
base, providing stable and predictable cash flow by delivering a backup
utility service for over 20 years. With Televaulting, service providers
manage the data protection process for their customers with agentless
technology that is industry proven and built for use as a managed
backup delivery platform with features that include scalable licensing,
private branding, embedded billing, advanced security and SLAmonitoring
and management. Televaulting is agentless, making installation
non-intrusive and simple to manage. Since the software has been
developed for service provisioning, it allows a hands free approach to
offering managed backup as a service.
"Asigra is excited to be the first data protection vendor to be
accredited by MSPAlliance, as a company committed to working within the
managed services space. It is validation of our continued commitment to
serve, not compete against, our managed service provider partners,"
said Eran Farajun, executive vice president of Asigra. "Passing
MSPAlliance VAP certification supports our position as a technology
provider focused on the emerging managed services market with the
ability to execute in this dynamic business environment."
About MSPAlliance
The MSPAlliance is a global organization made up of service providers
and technology enablers who work in a collaborative effort to define,
promote and educate the managed services industry and the end-using
organisation on the adoption and successful use of technology through
managed services. The group works as a vendor-neutral body to promote
the managed services industry and its members, as well asserve as an
accrediting body. With over 2000 corporate members world-wide and
growing rapidly, the MSPAlliance is an unparalleled resource, and the
only unified voice for the managed services industry.
About Asigra
Asigra is the award-winning leader in remote office/branch office
(ROBO) online backup and recovery software for managed backup service
providers and enterprises. The company's flagship product,
Televaulting, is used by global enterprises in the financial,
insurance, legal, government, healthcare, and retail industries with
more than four petabytes of data protected. Asigra technology is used
by hundreds of service providers worldwide that offer managed backup
services to companies ranging from small and medium businesses (SMBs)to
Global 2000 enterprises. The agentless remote site backup and recovery
solution provides simple, centralised management of the data protection
process while eliminating the capital and operational expenses
associated with agent-based solutions. Founded in 1986, Asigra is
headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with partner offices around the
world.
Asigra, the Asigra logo, BLM and Televaulting are trademarks of Asigra
Inc. All other brand and product names are, or may be, trademarks of
their respective owners.
CONTACT: Rosaline Mills, PR Consultant, Bamboo PR Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)845 257 7115
Tel: +44 (0)795 160 9706
WWW: http://www.asigra.com
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