Nine Lives Media Names ConnectWise to the Talkin' Cloud 100

TAMPA, Fla., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectWise, developer of the leading service management software designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARS, ISVs and MSPs, ranks among the world's top 100 cloud service providers (CSPs), according to Nine Lives Media's second-annual Talkin' Cloud 100 report. 

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The top 100 CSPs generated more than $2.3 billion in combined cloud services revenues for 2011, up nearly 46 percent from 2010, according to the Talkin' Cloud 100 report available at http://www.talkincloud.com/tc100.

This year's Talkin' Cloud 100 report (formerly the Talkin' Cloud 50) has been expanded to include:

• Cloud service providers -- companies that offer IaaS, PaaS and/or SaaS
• Cloud aggregators -- companies that offer online marketplaces for sourcing cloud applications, platforms and/or infrastructure
• Cloud brokers -- companies that recommend a range of cloud applications for customers
• Cloud integrators -- companies that link multiple cloud services into a customer solution
• VARs (value-added resellers) with cloud services expertise
• MSPs (managed service providers) with cloud services expertise

"Our partners are increasingly taking advantage of the flexibility and cost savings of ConnectWise Cloud, and are seeing how it delivers efficiency to their customers and profitability to their own businesses," said Arnie Bellini, ConnectWise CEO. "As the only PSA solution to deliver both cloud and on-premises software, we are grateful to be recognized by Nine Lives Media for creating opportunities for solution providers of all sizes and platform preference to enhance service levels and customer satisfaction."

ConnectWise Cloud provides all the features of ConnectWise software, and eliminates the need for a dedicated server and management of updates. It also supports a broad range of integrated business applications that combine for the largest network of RMM and other managed services tools and support in the industry. ConnectWise Cloud is available to IT service providers, VARs and MSPs for as low as $39 USD per user per month. Additional information about the ConnectWise Cloud is available at http://www.connectwise.com/cloud.

The Talkin' Cloud 100 report is based on data from Talkin' Cloud's online survey, conducted January through April 2012. The Talkin' Cloud 100 report recognizes top cloud service providers based on such metrics as annual cloud services revenue growth (both in actual dollars and in percentage growth rates).  ConnectWise was ranked No. 43 in the report.

"Nine Lives Media and Talkin' Cloud congratulate ConnectWise," said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. "The Talkin' Cloud 100 honor arrives amid a land grab in the cloud computing market. And the Talkin' Cloud 100 companies are leading that land grab."

Talkin' Cloud, produced by Nine Lives Media, is the go-to resource for CSPs, VARs and MSPs profiting from cloud computing. Talkin' Cloud features a daily blog, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts and FastChat videos. It is the first online media destination for channel partners working in the cloud.

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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 62,000 IT professionals rely on ConnectWise to achieve greater accountability, operational efficiency and profitability. 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 singularIT management software to dramatically streamline IT companies. Over the last 29 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.

About Nine Lives Media

Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media, defines emerging IT media markets and disrupts established IT media markets. The company's IT channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (www.TheVARguy.com), Talkin' Cloud (www.TalkinCloud.com), VARtweet (www.VARtweet.com) and MSPtweet (www.MSPtweet.com). For more information, visit www.NineLivesMediaInc.com.

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