N-able Technologies(R), the No. 1 provider of managed services software and business transformation services for resellers servicing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced it has been named by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine as a Five-Star Partner. This annual award recognizes North America's top information-technology (IT) vendors for the partnership programs they offer to solution providers who use their technology and services to deliver technology solutions and services to end-users.


According to VARBusiness, N-able was certified as a Five-Star Partner because of the company's commitment to its Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and the strength of its partner programs. The announcement falls just weeks after CMP Media's CRN, a leading trade publication that provides vital information for value added resellers (VARs) and technology integrators, named N-able's Vice President of Channel Janice Siddons as one of the Top 50 most influential channel executives recognized for consistently defending, promoting and executing effective channel partner programs and strategies. "We applaud N-able Technologies for demonstrating best practices and for the leadership roles they have achieved within the IT channel," says VARBusiness Editor Lawrence M. Walsh. "Our Five-Star Partner rating sends a clear message to solution providers that not only is a vendor channel-friendly, but they have the right partner programs in place to help grow and support their business."


"VARBusiness' Five-Star Partner certification is a great honor that further demonstrates the positive and meaningful impact our company's channel programs and partner support bring to MSPs targeting small businesses," says Siddons. "From marketing and sales to technical support and business development, our team enables partners with the tools, skills, and transformation services they need to capitalize on managed services and secure the profits and efficiencies this disruptive technology offers."


Of the 250+ vendor-program entries reviewed for the past year, only 70 companies from across the gamut of IT industry players received the coveted five-star rating in the magazine's 12th annual Partner Programs Guide survey. The guide appears in the March 20, 2006, issue of VARBusiness.


About VARBusiness Magazine


For the past 19 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in- depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, www.varbusiness.com.


About N-able Technologies


Founded in March 2000, N-able Technologies is the market leader in transforming service organizations into managed service providers (MSPs). N-able's combination of products, people and processes help service providers, OEMs, resellers, VARs, Telcos and ISPs develop, sell and deliver highly profitable managed services to the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) and mid-enterprise markets. N-able's product line provides complete solutions to monitor, manage and optimize information technology and security from a business perspective to evolve IT services from reactive to proactive to managed.


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For further information: Marie Meoli, Whitefox Marketing & Communications, 1-949-855-0335, marie.meoli@whitefoxpr.com; Bill Stewart, N-able Technologies, 1-877-655-4689 x 272, bstewart@n-able.com