Aptegrity Joins MSP Association as an Executive Member.Business & Technology Editors FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 11, 2000 Aptegrity, Inc., the leading provider of Web application management services, announced that it has joined the MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. Association, an international consortium of companies that was formed to define, shape and promote the emerging Management Service Provider sector. The Massachusetts-based MSP Association, launched in June at PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , will define and promote the management service provider industry by providing a forum for discussion of industry issues, creating market education programs, sponsoring industry research and defining standards and best practices. "Following the Web development boom of the last couple of years, IT organizations are now confronted with how to deal with the resource demands of those systems throughout the lifecycle," said Brad Galle, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aptegrity. "As a leader in Web application management, we are excited to become part of the MSP Association and play a role in promoting the strategic benefits offered by the MSP category as a whole." Unlike ASPs, which deliver business applications to end users, MSPs assume responsibility for the system management issues of IT departments and other customers that control their own technology assets. Examples of the mission-critical issues addressed by MSPs include application performance and availability, infrastructure monitoring and uptime, system security, and system upgrades. Aptegrity is unique in the MSP space, focusing on the ongoing management, maintenance, support and evolution of custom, high-performance Web applications for Global 2000 organizations. Aptegrity's clients include world-class organizations such as Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. , Stride Rite and Pilgrim Baxter. Companies interested in furthering awareness and growth of the MSP industry and in shaping its direction are invited to join the MSP Association. There are two levels of consortium participation available - Executive and Associate membership - with corresponding annual dues and privileges. About the MSP Association Founded in June 2000, the MSP Association is a consortium of companies that together will define and promote the emerging Management Service Provider sector. Founding members are 2ndWave, Inc.; Candle Corporation; Entuity, Inc.; HP Openview HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ); InteQ Corporation; iSharp; Luminate; Manage.Com; ManageIT; McAfee.com (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MCAF MCAF Marine Corps Air Facility MCAF Modern Chinese Art Foundation MCAF Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation MCAF Miss Camp America Foundation (non-profit AIDS foundation) MCAF Mirzam Capital Appreciation Fund ); NCMX, Inc.; Nuclio Corporation; SilverBack Technologies, Inc.; SiteLite, Inc.; siteROCK Corporation; Storability, Inc.; TriActive, Inc.; and UP 7/24. Information on the MSP Association is available on the web at www.mspassociation.org; from Association headquarters at 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 500, Wakefield, MA 01880; Tel: 781-876-8830; or by sending email to info@mspassociation.org. About Aptegrity, Inc. Aptegrity is the leading provider of application management solutions for custom, high-performance Web systems. Headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, the firm's professional services help some of the world's leading organizations manage, maintain, support and evolve business-critical Web applications. Aptegrity's application management services address the full spectrum of post-development challenges faced by IT groups and enable companies to minimize the drain on internal IT resources, focus on core competencies and gain greater value from their e-business initiatives. For more information, please call 973-439-5300 or visit www.aptegrity.com. "Aptegrity," and the Aptegrity logo are service marks of Aptegrity, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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