Services-Enabling Services

A handful of companies are competing to become the vendor of choice for aspiring MSPs. Here are a few that are leading the charge.

Kaseya, www.kaseya.com

Kaseya's integrated IT application, Enterprise Edition, automates software inventory, remote desktop management and other tasks. It also allows MSPs to do the same for midsize businesses.

N-able Technologies, www.n-able.com

N-able's Velocity System uses Web-based views and aggregates models and reports on meta-services such as desktops, applications, e-mail and CRM to manage both SMBs and midenterprise infrastructures.

SilverBack Technologies, www.silverbacktech.com

SilverBack's service-delivery platform reduces operational costs and integrates enterprise-class monitoring in a one-to-many model.

Altiris, www.altiris.com

Altiris' Management Suite reduces the cost and complexity of tracking, supporting and maintaining corporate assets, offering a services-based approach to IT life-cycle management with modular, integrated solutions.

level platforms, www.levelplatforms.com

Level Platforms, which has developed a .Net MSP application and created training programs for MSPs serving SMBs, recruited some 1,000 VARs in 2005.