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IT management and virtualization specialist Citrix announced updates to XenDesktop and XenMobile that the company says delivers on the promise of Windows-as-a-Service, bringing Microsoft applications to a more native mobile experience on devices such as Apple iPad.

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Mobile device management vendor Mformation Software Technologies Inc., recently appointed Kevin A. Wood as its new president and CEO.

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SolarWinds (SWI) is buying N-able Technologies for $120 million cash. MSPmentor's complete news analysis covers the impact for managed services providers (MSPs), cloud computing investors and small business technology customers. This story contains links to all of our coverage.

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Whose job is it to make sure an employee-owed phone that is used for business is properly secured? Both employees and IT believe it's the employee's responsibility, a way of thinking that leaves businesses open to threats. Here's the managed services opportunity.

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Information technology (IT) company Center for Computer Resources (CCR) recently acquired business technology solutions company Power IT, LLC to generate additional growth for both of these Michigan-based companies.

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Amid the recent Oklahoma and Texas tornadoes, disaster recovery (DR) software provider StorageCraft Technology is offering its StorageCraft ShadowProtect IT Edition free to businesses and non-profit organizations in the region.

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BrightGauge is extending its cloud-based business intelligence service into a platform that MSPs can use to look inside the metrics of their own businesses.

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Managed services providers (MSPs) may want to take note of a recent Gartner, Inc. (IT) report that revealed an increase in worldwide IT operations management (ITOM) software revenue in 2012, totaling $18 billion, up 4.8 percent from $17 billion in 2011.

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SolarWinds (SWI) acquired N-able for $120 million, or 5X annual revenues. A few years ago, CA Technologies acquired Nimsoft for 10X annual revenues. Are MSP software company valuations falling?

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When SolarWinds acquired N-able Technologies, critics wondered if N-able would abandon its on-premises MSP software in favor of a pure cloud offering hosted by N-able. Gavin Garbutt vowed to make sure N-able continues to support both approaches.

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The pricing of a backup and disaster recovery (BDR) offering can make or break the solution's profitability for managed services providers (MSP). To avoid beginner mistakes with BDR pricing, we did a little research and discovered five pricing tips that can help MSPs keep their head above water. Take a look at what we uncovered in this MSPmentor exclusive.

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SolarWinds's buyout of N-able Technologies raises key questions about cloud vs. on-premises software licensing for managed services providers (MSPs). Here are 7 questions N-able's MSPs must ask.

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Will SolarWinds' buyout of N-able succeed or fail? JP Jauvin (along with Mike Cullen and Derik Belair) will greatly influence the answer to that $120 million question.

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Now that Solarwinds is buying N-able for $120 million, N-able CEO Gavin Garbutt will retire. Here's what MSPmentor will miss about the managed services software CEO.

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SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) CEO Kevin Thompson discusses the N-able Technologies buyout, valued at $120 million. Why is SolarWinds buying N-able and promoting RMM (remote monitoring and management) software for SMB managed services providers? Here are clues.

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SolarWinds acquired N-able Technologies today, setting the stage for even more intense competition with ConnectWise-LabTech Software, Continuum, Kaseya, Level Platforms, GFI Software and other managed services software providers. So where are each of the RMM (remote monitoring and management) software companies heading next? Here are some behind the scenes clues from MSPmentor.

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SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) acquired N-able Technologies for $120 million in cash. The deal focuses on cloud-based managed services software for small businesses. The companies pledged that N-able's 100 percent channel-friendly approach would remain in place.

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The move to the cloud may not be as simple as it purports to be because the delivery of various cloud services relies on old and outdated technologies that were designed for use in an on-premise architecture. How can the MSP simplify and consolidate these services into an easy to deliver range of services?

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Mobile risk management (MRM) company Fixmo has released a new mobility platform called Fixmo Enterprise Mobility Platform (Fixmo EMP) to provide a full suite of modular services for mobilizing sensitive business data and managing a wide range of mobile devices, and apps.

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Dropbox is turning to the IT channel, including IT service providers, managed service providers and IT consultants, to help convert users of its free cloud-based file sharing service into paid customers of its premium Dropbox for Business service. But the push for paid customers comes as more providers of similar services -- Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, LogMeIn Cubby, Anchor and Box -- have crowded the market.

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