Apptix Honored in Third-Annual MSPmentor 250 List of Leaders in Managed Services Industry


Herndon, VA September 9, 2010 - Apptix (OSE: APP), the leading provider of Hosted Unified Communication services including Microsoft Exchange email (http://www.apptix.com/hosted-email/), Microsoft SharePoint (http://www.apptix.com/sharepoint/), and business VoIP (http://www.apptix.com/voip-services/) for organizations worldwide, today announced that it has landed in Nine Lives Media Inc.'s third-annual MSPmentor 250, a global report that identifies the world's leading managed services executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders.

"We're pleased that our reputation has earned us a listing in the MSPMentor 250," said David Ehrhardt, President & CEO of Apptix. "The growing adoption of Apptix's unified communications and collaboration offerings validates the vibrancy of the managed services market."

"MSPmentor congratulates David Ehrhardt and all of the experts identified within the MSPmentor 250 report," said Amy Katz, CEO of Nine Lives Media Inc. "We hope the MSPmentor 250 serves as a global Rolodex that allows MSP industry leaders to quickly network with one another."

The third-annual MSPmentor 250 report is based on a global survey of MSPmentor readers, conducted from May through July 23, 2010. The resulting report represents MSP experts in North America, Europe, Australia and emerging managed services markets across the globe.

MSPmentor and its readership are uniquely positioned to identify the world's top managed services experts. Ranked among the world's top 100,000 Web sites according to Alexa.com, MSPmentor is the world's leading managed services blog and community - and the ultimate guide to managed services.

The complete report is available now at: www.MSPmentor.net/top-250-people (http://www.MSPmentor.net/top-250-people).

About Nine Lives Media Inc.

Nine Lives Media Inc. (www.ninelivesmediainc.com) defines emerging IT media markets and disrupts established IT media markets. The company's first five web sites (www.MSPmentor.net, www.MSPtweet.com, www.TheVARguy.com, www.VARtweet.com and www.WorksWithU.com) are the leading blogs and destinations for their respective industries. For more information: Nine Lives Media Inc. and MSPmentor, Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director, joe@ninelivesmediainc.com or 631-423-3536

About Apptix

Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Apptix (OSE: APP) is the leading provider of Hosted Unified Communication services including business-class email, voice, and collaboration for 300,000 users worldwide. A pioneer in the hosted services space, Apptix and its MailStreet subsidiary offer a variety of cloud-based services including: Microsoft Exchange plus Outlook Voice Access; VoIP; Microsoft SharePoint; Web conferencing and secure Instant Message with Presence via Microsoft Office Communications Server R2; Online Backup by EMC's Mozy; mobile email (including BlackBerry, Palm, Android, Windows Mobile, and iPhone); email archiving, compliance, and encryption; and a Web presence solution that includes domain registration, DNS hosting, and Website hosting. Apptix is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Hosting and Application Services. Apptix is recognized as one of Everything Channel's 2010 VAR 500, the CRN 2009 & 2008 Fast Growth 100, Deloitte's 2009 & 2008 North American Technology Fast 500, Software Magazine's 2009 & 2008 Software 500, Washington Business Journal 2009 & 2008 Fastest Growing Companies, as a finalist in the Customer Service and Product Departments categories for the 2009 & 2010 American Business Awards (Stevie Awards), and as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards finalist in the Unified Communications Solutions category. For more information, visit www.apptix.com or follow at www.twitter.com/apptix (http://www.twitter.com/apptix).

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