Nine Lives Media Inc. Names Transcend United Technologies to the MSPmentor 100

WAYNE, Pa., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcend United Technologies has landed on Nine Lives Media's fifth-annual MSPmentor 100 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world's top 100 managed service providers (MSPs). This year's report has been expanded extensively to include:

• The MSPmentor 100 Global Edition
• The MSPmentor 200 North America Edition
• The MSPmentor 50 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Edition
• The MSPmentor 25 AANZ (Asia, Australia, New Zealand) Edition

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"We are honored to be ranked #25 overall on the MSPmentor 100," said Stephen Benson, EVP of Managed Services for Transcend United. "To be recognized as a leader in managed services by both our customers and the industry, reflects our dedication to providing companies with best-in-class solutions to help them quickly adapt to ever-changing business needs." 

The MSPmentor 100 report is based on data from MSPmentor's global online survey, conducted October through December 2011. The MSPmentor 100 report recognizes top managed service providers based on a range of metrics, including annual managed services revenue growth, revenue per employee, managed services offered, and customer devices managed.

"Nine Lives Media and MSPmentor congratulate Transcend United Technologies for earning this distinguished honor," said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. "As our expanded survey results reveal, the annual MSPmentor 100 survey attracts MSPs from across the globe. Qualifying for our MSPmentor 100 Global Edition is a great accomplishment."

"MSPs on this year's global 100 list lifted their annual recurring revenues 28 percent to $1.04 billion, an incredible showing considering the economic uncertainty all IT services providers faced," said Joe Panettieri, editorial director of Nine Lives Media. "Those MSPs are now managing 2.7 million desktop and mobile devices for customers, an incredible jump of 50 percent from 2010."                

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

About Transcend United Technologies
Transcend United is a global IT systems integration and managed services firm that simplifies communications infrastructures so companies can become more agile in adjusting to changing business needs, without overburdening IT staff. By simplifying the complexity and management of their IT investment, our clients improve their ROI and lower their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). With an extensive partner ecosystem and having successfully delivered for our clients in over 40 countries, we deliver integrated best-in-class solutions, including on-premise or hosted solutions, that work across an entire geographic footprint. For more information, visit www.transcendunited.com or read our blog at blog.transcendunited.com.

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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