Axxys Technologies Honored as One of the Top Managed Service Providers in North America

 Axxys celebrates 25 years of business with continuing growth

DALLAS, TX--( Feb 21, 2012) – Axxys Technologies, a Plano-based managed IT services firm, has been named to Nine Lives Media's 2012 MSPmentor 200 North America Edition (N.A. 200), an annual list identifying North America's top 200 managed service providers (MSPs).

"It's a great honor to be recognized like this by our peers who truly understand this dynamic and challenging industry," said Jack Safrit, Axxys Technologies president and CEO. "Being our 25^th year in business I'd like to extend my personal thanks to our dedicated staff that made this possible, and continue to deliver excellence every day."

The N.A. 200 is based on data from MSPmentor's global online survey, conducted October-December 2011. It recognizes the top managed service providers based on a range of metrics, including annual managed services revenue growth, revenue per employee, managed services offered and customer devices managed.

Axxys Technologies was listed at number 175 for its first appearance on the list, one of only eleven companies in Texas to achieve this honor. The company’s focus on customer support and scalable services model has been key in the continued growth of this technology firm. With an understanding that every business, regardless of size, needs IT support, Axxys Technologies will remain a local partner to the DFW Metroplex for any business seeking the best in IT services, consulting and voice solutions.

"On behalf of Nine Lives Media and MSPmentor, I'd like to congratulate Axxys Technologies for its leadership position in North America," said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. "In the fiercely competitive IT services market, these MSPs represent the best of the best."

"Getting on the list is no easy task. MSPs on this year's North America 200 list lifted their annual recurring revenues 25 percent to $1.05 billion, an impressive feat," said Joe Panettieri, editorial director of Nine Lives Media. "Those MSPs are now managing 4.1 million desktop and mobile devices for customers, up 33 percent from 2010."

MSPmentor is the number one online media destination for managed service providers. It features the industry's top-ranked blog, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts and FastChat videos.

All of the MSPmentor honorees can be found at http://www.mspmentor.net/top-100-msps.

For more information on Axxys Technologies, visit http://www.axxys.com.

About Axxys Technologies

Axxys Technologies, Inc. is a provider of managed IT services for the small-to-medium business (SMB) market across the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Founded in 1987, Axxys continues to deliver the region’s best service and support for network design, security, monitoring, virtualization, unified communications, remote access and backup/disaster recovery solutions. Working closely with top technology vendors such as HP, VMware, Microsoft, Cisco, WatchGuard, Array Networks, Allworx, and Cymphonix enables Axxys to deploy the latest solutions quickly, efficiently and more cost effectively. Located in Plano, Texas, Axxys Technologies is a CompTIA accredited business and carries the CompTIA Security Trustmark.