Nexus Named to the MSPmentor 100 Global List

Fourth-Annual Research Report Identifies The World's Top 100 Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

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Feb 28, 2011, 08:00 ET

VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexus announced today that it has been named to Nine Lives Media Inc.'s fourth-annual MSPmentor 100, a distinguished list and research report identifying the world's top 100 managed service providers (MSPs). This year's MSPmentor 100 report includes MSPs from North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.

The MSPmentor 100 report, available at http://www.MSPmentor.net/top-100-msps, is based on data from MSPmentor's global online survey, conducted October-December 2010. The MSPmentor 100 report recognizes top managed service providers based on a range of metrics, including annual managed services revenue growth, revenue per employee and customer devices managed.

"Nine Lives Media Inc. and MSPmentor congratulate Nexus for earning this distinguished honor," said Amy Katz, CEO of Nine Lives Media Inc. "The annual MSPmentor 100 survey attracts participants from across the globe. Qualifying for the final MSPmentor 100 list is a great accomplishment."

"We continue to see accelerating momentum for the world's top MSPs," added Joe Panettieri, editorial director of MSPmentor. "The top 100 MSPs generated more than $1 billion in recurring revenues for 2010, up 27 percent from 2009. That's remarkable growth considering the challenging global economic landscape in 2010."

"At Nexus, our people make the difference. Our collective experience, expertise, and ability to execute set us apart from the competition. To be ranked number 15 on this exclusive list is a testimonial to the strength of our team and our solution offerings," said Tom Lyon, Nexus Vice President of Managed Services. "We're proud to be recognized as part of the MSPmentor 100 and we're committed to continuing to lead the field in innovation and customer service."

MSPmentor, produced by Nine Lives Media Inc., is the ultimate guide to managed services. MSPmentor features the industry's top-ranked blog, research, Webcasts and FastChat videos. It is the number one online media destination for managed service providers in the world.

About Nexus

Based in Valencia, CA, Nexus leverages its extensive experience and expertise to enable organizations to Connect, Collaborate, and Create. We do this by providing expertise in end-to-end technology solutions based on five distinct, yet complementary practices: Collaboration, Data Center, Borderless Networks, Business Video, and Managed Services. Nexus partners with industry leaders including Cisco, EMC, Microsoft, NEC and VMware to ensure its customers are provided the most comprehensive and competitive solutions. Nexus serves the private sector, from small business to the Fortune 500; and the public sector including local, state, and federal government. Additionally, Nexus has highly specialized vertical market practices including education, retail, hospitality, and healthcare where it has developed proprietary applications that turn unified communication into clinical workflow solutions. For additional information, please visit www.nexusis.com.

About Nine Lives Media Inc.

Nine Lives Media Inc. defines emerging IT media markets and disrupts established IT media markets. Founded in 2008, Nine Lives Media Inc. has generated profitable, debt-free growth since its inception. The company's market leading blogs and online destinations 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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