Chico, CA, September 13, 2006 - The MSPAlliance (www.mspalliance.com/), the only international association for the Managed Services industry, today announced the launch of a major initiative to help reach and educate the end-user consumer on the benefits of using managed services. The initiative will be recognized by several of the MSPAlliance’s largest members, including Intel, HP, EDS, RSA Security and others.
The initiative’s objective is to help the buying public gain a greater understanding of the managed services industry and its benefits to companies of all sizes. Companies can contract with Managed Services Providers (MSPs) for a wide range of outsourced services, ranging from desktop computer management to more complex services such as enterprise data storage and information security.
"Businesses have an increasing reliance on technology to be successful," said Gregory Bryant, general manager of Intel's Digital Office Platform Division. "Outsourcing traditional IT support needs such as PC maintenance and data security to a trusted managed service provider is a key ingredient for business success. Intel and the MSP Alliance have a shared goal of promoting this important and growing IT services profession to businesses of all sizes."
The goal of the MSPAlliance is to educate the end-user consumer on the business value associated with using an MSP for corporate IT governance. “With the current onslaught of state, local, federal and international regulations on IT, it is becoming more and more difficult to manage the complexities and liabilities associated with IT. This is one reason professional MSPs are becoming as essential and beneficial as corporate CPAs and attorneys for businesses both large and small.” said Celia Weaver, Co-Founder and Vice President of the MSPAlliance.
Several MSPAlliance market vertical committees and advisory board members located throughout North America and internationally, will work to effectively communicate with potential customers and product vendors.
The following MSPAlliance Members have publicly pledged their support to this initiative.
- Intel
- HP
- RSA Security
- Best Buy For Business
- Konica Minolta
- EDS
- Siemens
- Symantec
About MSPAlliance
The MSPAlliance is a global organization made up of service providers and service enabling technology vendors who work in a collaborative effort to define, promote and educate the Managed Services Industry and the end-user consumer on the adoption and successful use of technology through Managed Services.
For more information about the MSPAlliance and the Managed Services Accreditation Program please visit www.mspalliance.com/.
