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12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model

12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model
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12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model

12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model

Everybody knows the big dogs in the IT space, but there are many smaller companies driving the managed service delivery model in different local markets. What follows is a quick list of lesser-known managed IT service providers that, thanks to the Interne


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 1. Acropolis Technology Group

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With a core competency around technologies from Cisco, Microsoft and Citrix, St. Louis-based Acropolis has built a thriving set of IT services, including managed services.


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 2. Alpheon

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Based in Morrisville, N.C., Alpheons major partners include Dell, Microsoft, ShoreTel and SonicWall. Alpheon is a member of the Managed Service Provider Alliance.


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 3. Alvaka Networks

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Alvaka, of Irvine, Calif., specializes in providing managed services for a suite of network management applications using a $35 million network operation center.


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12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 4. Chips Computer Consulting

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Based in Syosset, N.Y., Chips Computer Consulting is a Gold Certified Microsoft partner that recently branched into providing managed services. Other core competencies include s


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 5. Computerized Management Systems

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Computerized Management Systems, based in Baltimore, focuses on network management services, including new offerings built around VOIP (voice over IP) and IP video surveillance.


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 6. Connecting Point Technology Center

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Based in Las Vegas, Connecting Point counts HP, Gateway, Symantec, Cisco, IBM, 3Com and Xerox among its primary partners. The company evolved from a retail store that was first f


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 7. GG Group

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GG Group of New York delivers managed services based on technologies from Juniper, Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, Trend Micro, HP, IBM, Symantec and IBM.


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 8. Graphtech Systems

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Based in Deerfield, Ill., Graphtech Systems provides a managed services platform built around technologies from Cisco, HP, APC, Microsoft, Apple, WatchGuard and


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 9. Inacom Information Systems

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Inacom Information Systems major vendor partners include Lenovo, IBM, HP, Citrix, EMC, Microsoft, Symantec and Novell. Based in Madison, Wis., Inacom was founded in 1984


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12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 10. Lloyd Group

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Founded in 1995 and based in New York, Lloyd Group counts Toshiba, Cisco, Microsoft, HP and Symantec among its major vendor partners.


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 11. Microtech-Tel

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Based on Greenwood Village, Colo., Microtech-Tel partners with Avaya and NEC to deliver a managed solution for unified communications across local or long-distance telecom


12 Companies Driving IT Managed Service Model – 12. Network Designs

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Network Designs, of Fremont, Calif., partners with Microsoft, IBM, and HPs ProCurve business unit. In addition to yearly contracts, Network Designs offers c


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