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Nine Lives Media Inc. Names Acumen I.T. to the MSPmentor 100

Submitted by: Wendi Hill on Feb 19, 2009 at 4:28 pm Tagged with: I.T., Managed Services Source: Acumen I.T.

Second-Annual Research Report Identifies The World’s Most Progressive Managed Service Providers

February 19, 2009 (Greenville, South Carolina) ― Acumen I.T. has landed on Nine Lives Media Inc.’s second-annual MSPmentor 100, a distinguished research report identifying the world’s most progressive managed service providers.

“We are very pleased to be part of the MSPmentor 100,” stated David Pence, President and CEO of Acumen I.T. “Acumen takes pride in the managed services offerings we provide to our customers throughout the upstate area, and it is an honor to be recognized as the highest managed services provider in South Carolina.”

The free MSPmentor 100 report, available at www.MSPmentor.net, is based on data from MSPmentor’s global online survey, conducted October through December 2008. The MSPmentor 100 report recognizes managed service providers based on a range of revenue and management metrics.

“There’s no doubting the momentum of managed service providers within the MSPmentor 100,” said Joe Panettieri, editorial director of MSPmentor. “As a whole, MSPmentor 100 companies generated nearly $800 million in managed services revenue in 2008, up a dramatic 46 percent from 2007.”

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

About Acumen I.T.

Acumen I.T. is a privately held technology firm located in Greenville, South Carolina. A Microsoft Business Solutions Partner (MSFT), Acumen provides Microsoft Dynamics accounting software and customization services in addition to other business management applications like customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and point-of-sale (POS) systems. The firm is an Avaya Enterprise Partner, supplying comprehensive business phone systems and advanced phone integration, predictive dialers, and call center applications to enterprise level companies. Acumen services extend to enterprise-like turnkey I.T. service and support for small- and medium-sized businesses and supplemental services for in-house information technology (I.T.) departments, including server virtualization environments as a Dell Certified Partner, 24/7 monitoring, and emergency support. Acumen was named the 2007 Small Business of the Year by the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce and one of South Carolina's Fastest-Growing Companies 2008 by Elliott Davis, LLC. More information about Acumen may be found at www.acumenIT.com.
About Nine Lives Media Inc.

Nine Lives Media Inc. (www.NineLivesMediaInc.com) embraces the changing IT media landscape. In fact, we help to shape it. We focus on highly targeted IT audiences, specialized content and lead generation services. We disrupt established markets and we shape new ones. Our first three destinations (MSPmentor.net, TheVARguy.com and WorksWithU.com) feature the top-ranked media blogs in their specific markets.

Contact:
Acumen I.T.
Wendi Hill, Marketing Director
864.271.9000 or wendi.hill@acumenit.com

Nine Lives Media Inc:
Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director
631-423-3536 or joe@ninelivesmediainc.com