DirectPointe Expands its Business Model into the Channel via Broadband Service Providers/ISPs.Integration of iTOK and Budding Partnerships with Precis Communications and Mstar Mark Strategic First Steps SALT LAKE CITY -- On the heels of its December 2007 acquisition of remote PC management leader iTOK, DirectPointe today announced its expansion into the service provider market. As a leading provider of subscription-based remote IT and technology services, DirectPointe is moving quickly to utilize iTOK's proprietary platform for remote PC management (a platform that includes more than 1 million lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. ) to facilitate the company's first steps in its expansion into the channel via leading Broadband Service Providers An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. and ISPs. That strategy was first marked with the acquisition of iTOK in December of 2007. DirectPointe's next step is announcing its strategic partnerships with Mstar and Precis Communications, two leading Broadband Service Providers. In Mstar's announcement last week, executives from both companies noted that this new partnership is an ideal opportunity to take the DirectPointe Home model to consumers through a well-established and reliable source. "Today's announcement underscores DirectPointe's mission to make technology simple, manageable and affordable for both business and home users for a predictable monthly fee," said Michael Proper, DirectPointe 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. . "We are moving to quickly establish our role as the industry's most comprehensive Managed Service Provider (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. ), by offering a technology platform that is coupled with the industry's most complete and advanced managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for VARs, Service Providers, Broadband Service Providers, and Hardware Manufactures offering services to businesses and/or individuals." "Mstar's business model is an ideal complement to DirectPointe's goals to rapidly expand its channel strategy and service offerings during 2008," noted Mike Maxwell, DirectPointe's SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. "We believe this move will be beneficial for both companies as well as for the individuals we serve." "This new partnership and the creation of the new Remote SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). offering with the help of DirectPointe brings an essential new component to Mstar's services," said Sean Miller Sean Miller (born November 17, 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Xavier University. , DirectPointe VP of Business Development, Consumer. "It demonstrates our ability to accommodate business' and consumer's growing technology needs and provide peace of mind." About DirectPointe DirectPointe Inc., of Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , makes technology simple, manageable and affordable for businesses and individuals for a predictable monthly fee. DirectPointe is the nation's most comprehensive Managed Service Provider (MSP), offering both a technology platform and the most complete and advanced managed services for VARs, Service Providers, Broadband Service Providers, and Hardware Manufactures offering services to businesses and/or individuals. Customers can deploy a complete solution to manage their entire environment or a subset of services to complement their existing infrastructure. For more information about DirectPointe, visit www.directpointe.com or call (801) 805-9700. |
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