ConnectWise Celebrates Record-Setting 4th Quarter

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectWise , the leading business management solution designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs and MSPs, closed 2010 by signing a record number of new partners with over 500 in Q4 alone and improved revenue growth of more than 30 percent over its previous year.

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Now with more than 46,000 users and 4,000 partners having implemented ConnectWise software to achieve greater customer accountability, operational efficiency and profitability, ConnectWise continues its track record of the broadest user base in the IT service software industry.

Among the successes the company achieved in the fourth quarter of 2010 were:

• ConnectWise IT Nation 2010 - the 6th annual summit was a not-to-be-missed event drawing more than 1,100 ConnectWise partners and a vibrant channel community who were able to connect with industry peers, learn about new solutions in the marketplace and gain strategies to further increase growth in the coming year.
• Cloud Expansion to Africa - the launch of the ConnectWise Cloud in Africa expanded the company's reach to its fourth continent, providing even more users with local performance and protection while eliminating the need for a dedicated server and management of on-premise software.
• Media and Industry Accolades - the company was named a Best Channel Vendor -- those among the top 5 percent of managed service vendors -- by readers of Business Solutions magazine with the highest overall scores in its category for being channel friendly and for product features.  Other recognition included ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini being named among the Top 25 Most Innovative CEOs by CRN and the company being named a finalist in the 2010 ASCII Cup based on its proven commitment to the channel.
• Launch of ConnectWise 2011.1 - the latest version of the industry-leading software delivers more advanced and flexible integration of business applications, including significant enhancements for communications, workflows, sales/marketing and web/mobile functions.

"Each successive quarter becomes a building block in the success of the following one and the accomplishments we achieved in the fourth quarter of last year sets the bar high for continued success into the new year," said Bellini.  "I am proud of the hard work and dedication by all of the members of the ConnectWise team in committing to make the company a success not only for ourselves but for all of the members of the IT Nation.  As good of a year as we had in 2010, I'm looking forward to an even more fantastic 2011."

About ConnectWise

Designed exclusively for the IT Channel, ConnectWise is the leading business management solution for service providers, MSPs, technology consultants, integrators, and developers. Today more than 46,000 IT professionals rely on ConnectWise to achieve greater accountability, operational efficiency and profitability. According to the 2010 MSPmentor 100 list, more than half of the top 100 IT-based managed serviced providers worldwide use ConnectWise. ConnectWise fully integrates CRM, sales, help desk ticket and tracking, project tracking, IT service management, SLAs, dispatch scheduling, mobile IT services, time and expenses into a singular IT management software to dramatically streamline IT companies. Over the last 28 years, ConnectWise has become the premier business operating system for IT solution providers. ConnectWise APIs are accessed by over 300 organizations, including ConnectWise partners and industry leaders of the IT Nation. For more information visit www.ConnectWise.com or call 800-671-6898.

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