Recent News & Press Coverage

ASCII Success Summit in Washington D.C. Names Intronis Best Revenue Generator for Second Consecutive Year
Intronis, the world’s leading cloud backup and recovery solution for the IT Channel, today announced that the company won its seventh Best Revenue Generator Award at the ASCII Success Summit in Washington D.C.

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http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/press-releases/article/Intronis-Wins-7th-Best-Revenue-Generator-Award-3681218.php#ixzz208d2YEtB

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Excel Micro, Inc., a premier distributor of Software-as-a-Service, will be a sponsor at the upcoming ASCII Success Summit in Washington, DC scheduled for Thursday, June 28, 2012.  Throughout the year The ASCII Group hosts multiple events nationwide for their members and potential new members of the ever expanding community of resellers. The events are a great way for VARs and MSPs to learn more about the industry as well as network with each other. Multiple vendors and partners of ASCII attend the events to show resellers best practices and give advice on offering new and exciting solutions to their clients to generate recurring revenues. The day is filled with multiple presentations, discussion panels, and the always popular Solutions Pavilion where vendors can speak with resellers one on one. ‍

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http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/770288#ixzz208fbh9ny

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Small Business Computer Consulting Blog, June 23 2012

The ASCII Group has detected a similar problem of a lack of marketing resources among IT providers.
In a recent survey of its members, the trade group of MSPs, VARs, and IT resellers found that 72 of the participating IT companies declared that this shortage of marketing resources was limiting their business success.

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Every solution provider wants to be the “trusted technology adviser” for their clients and meet every technology need. There are challenges to achieving that role, however: What do you do when the client asks you about the best vendor for an area that is outside your realm of expertise? What if you’re not authorized for the product your client needs? What do you do when your client needs an answer quickly but you need to do some research? ‍

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ASCII Executives Named to SMB 150 List

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Jerry Koutavas and Doug Young have been voted two of the top 150 worldwide SMB IT channel influencers

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Bethesda, Maryland — April 25, 2012 — The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the nation’s oldest and most established community of solution providers, announced today that President Jerry Koutavas and Chief Operating Officer Doug Young have been named to the SMB 150 Channel Influencers List.  The SMB 150, a collaboration between SMB Nation and SMB Technology Network, is the SMB technology channel’s annual list of its 150 most influential members.

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Young and Koutavas were chosen during a two-phase voting process. In the initial stage, channel community members voted on 400 nominees at SMB150.com. Following the community vote, a panel of industry experts evaluated each nominee based on a pre-established rubric. The community vote accounted for 40 of each nominee’s overall rating, with the expert panel’s decision contributing the remaining 60.

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Koutavas stated, “It’s an honor to be included as one of the top channel influencers.  Since 1984, ASCII has diligently worked with both our solution provider members and vendors to grow the strength of the channel, and I want to thank everyone for recognizing our efforts.”  

Young added, “I’m thrilled to have been selected for this honor, especially considering the quality of the other nominees.”

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Koutavas, Young, and their fellow SMB 150 influencers have been invited to attend the SMB 150 Awards Gala on May 16, 2012, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. The event is hosted by SMB Nation and SMB Technology Network and sponsored by BlackBerry, OKI Data Americas, and Quest Software. Each SMB 150 winner will receive a personalized award plaque, recognition in the SMB Nation magazine and other media outlets, and a 64 GB BlackBerry PlayBook.
    
“I encourage everyone in the SMB channel community to join me in celebrating the accomplishments of the men and women who made the SMB 150 list,” said SMB Nation Founder and Chairman Harry Brelsford in a blog article posted on the SMB Nation website. “Each and every one of them has spent countless hours growing our community and deserves every accolade we can give them. I can’t wait to toast them in Los Angeles.”

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For more information on 2012 SMB Nation 150 Award Gala – A Magical Evening!

http://smb150.com/

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The ASCII Group, Inc. operates as an information technology solution provider, integrator, and value added reseller in North America and Europe.

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EMRapproved.com, the industry-leading healthcare IT resource, has expanded their newly branded Technology 4Med+™ Channel program by partnering with the nationwide ASCII membership organization. In recent attendance at the ASCII Success Summit in Florida, EMR approved introduced its self-paced online Healthcare IT Certification courseware and healthcare marketing programs to the skilled IT members.

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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9277478.htm

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The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the nation’s oldest and most established community of independent managed service providers, system integrators and solution providers is pleased to announce a partnership with GreatAmerica Leasing. This alliance will provide the ASCII community access to GreatAmerica’s suite of leasing and financial options.

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http://www.greatamerica.com/communications-data/news/greatamerica-to-provide-financing-for-ascii-group-members.aspx

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ASCII and Joom Connect have partnered up to create a better website to promote their MSP mentoring programs and events. We had so much success that we are teaming up again!

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http://www.joomconnect.com/ascii.html

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