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  • Level Platforms, ConnectWise Launch Upgrades for MSPs

    Managed services providers have two new tools in their arsenals from industry heavy-hitters LPI Level Platforms and ConnectWise. Level Platforms released its Managed Workplace 2011 integrated remote monitoring, management and automation software platform for IT service providers in the managed services business on Tuesday. And ConnectWise, a business management solution for IT service providers, VARs…

  • SolarWinds Launches Application Performance Monitor, Acquires Hyper9

    IT management software specialist SolarWinds announced the launch of Application Performance Monitor (APM) and the acquisition of Hyper9, a privately held virtualization management software provider. The SolarWinds product family now covers additional aspects of business-critical applications and IT infrastructure — network, storage and systems — with integrated visibility into both virtual and physical environments. The…

  • Quest Software Completes Acquisition of BakBone

    IT management specialist Quest Software announced the completion of its acquisition of BakBone Software Inc., a provider of data protection software headquartered in San Diego, Calif. The company said the acquisition gives Quest additional technologies to offer data protection across heterogeneous physical, virtual and application-level environments, enabling organizations to support expanding data protection needs while…

  • Cloud, Analytics Will Drive Midmarket Growth

    The midmarket is investing in IT again, and it’s focusing on IT infrastructure improvements, collaboration, business analytics and business performance management, according to a survey from IBM. Fifty percent of companies surveyed plan to increase their IT budgets in the next 18 months. IT investments, however, had to align with business goals and drive growth,…

  • Social Media, Desktop Virtualization Key for SMBs in 2011: Report

    According to a study by IT analytics firm Info-Tech Research Group, 2011 will be the year of mass adoption for technologies the company said businesses have been slow to adopt. The research includes predictions for six technologies IT departments should consider in the coming year, including adoption of social media strategies, cloud computing and virtualization,…

  • Kaseya Partners with HTG Peer Groups on Champs Group

    Automated IT systems management software vendor Kaseya is joining forces with HTG Peer Groups, an international network of solution providers, to form the Kaseya Champs Group. The group is intended to link HTG members with product resources like training and best practices, as well as give the vendor customer feedback and guidance, the company announced…

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