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mindSHIFT Acquires Software as a Service Specialist
Posted April 3rd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
mindSHIFT, a managed service provider, is pushing deeper into the software-as-a-service (SaaS) market. The company has acquired Collaboration Online, which specializes in hosted Microsoft applications.
This is the latest example of managed services converging with SaaS, and it reinforces many of the prime MSP opportunities we’ve been writing about in recent weeks — particularly hosted SharePoint, Dynamics and Exchange services.
It’s also the latest example of mergers and acquisitions within the MSP sector. (See our M&A Tracker for a list of deals.)
Here’s a bit more on mindSHIFT’s plans for Collaboration Online.
Microsoft SharePoint As A Managed Service?
Posted April 2nd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Each time I chat with a VAR or solutions provider, the topic of Microsoft SharePoint seems to pop into the conversation. Channel players are having great success deploying SharePoint for their customers. It begs the question: Will SharePoint emerge as a managed service as well? I believe so, but what’s your take?
