Everdream Launches Dream Team Partner Program for Managed Service Providers; Inaugural Partners Include Everon and PEQ
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Partners Leverage Everdream's On-Demand Automated Desktop Management Services to Expand Offerings, Improve Efficiencies, and Increase Margins
FREMONT, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Everdream Corp., the leading provider of on-demand desktop management services, today announced the launch of its Dream Team Partner Program for MSPs. Uniquely targeted for managed service providers (MSPs), the program enables these companies to profitably acquire, grow and retain new customers by leveraging Everdream's on-demand solutions which automate desktop management tasks, such as asset management, software distribution, patch management, virus protection and online backup, that MSPs must now perform manually for customers.
The emergence and growing acceptance of Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies enables all sizes of MSPs to cost effectively utilize new technology and an innovative delivery model to better address this market. Everdream has a proven, established SaaS, on-demand solution that enables MSPs to deliver enterprise-level desktop management solutions at mid-market price points. It also makes it possible to expand their offerings outside current areas of focus, be it server, network or e-mail management, and to provide more comprehensive and dependable customer service, all of this while increasing MSP profit margins.
Working with inaugural MSP Dream Team Partners including Everon, Data Return, Network Partners, PEQ, and SunGard Collegis enables Everdream to penetrate small to medium-sized businesses as well as tap into new vertical markets such as automotive and higher education.
"There's a $28 billion market opportunity for desktop management services worldwide and we see partnering with these leading managed service providers as a powerful win-win scenario," said Mark Hoffman, president, chairman, and CEO of Everdream. "Everdream's on-demand solution is universally appealing because it offers MSPs the efficiencies of automation which reduces the cost of services to customers while increasing MSP margins, and Everdream can expand its reach into new vertical markets served by those partners."
Partner Program Offers High Margin, Flexibility, and Rapid Time-to-Market
Based on a high-margin monthly subscription model, the Dream Team Partner Program for MSPs offers MSPs the opportunity to sell any combination of Everdream's integrated suite of on-demand software services for managing hardware and software assets and providing uniform protection to their customer's desktops and laptops. In addition, Dream Team Partners have access to documentation and process flows describing Everdream's set of desktop management best practices which have been used by Everdream to effectively manage over 140,000 desktops and laptops worldwide. Everdream's software services coupled with its desktop management best practices enable MSPs to bring a robust, high margin desktop management service to market quickly and easily.
The Dream Team Partner Program for MSPs provides the MSP with everything needed to be successful in establishing a desktop management service business. This includes discounted pricing for Everdream's services, 24x7 access to the Everdream Control Center, training and education classes, and entry into the new Everdream Partner Portal. Through the Partner Portal and its unique organizational system focused on the different phases in a typical customer's buying cycle, partners gain access to sales, marketing, and technical materials to aid them in selling and implementing Everdream's services. MSP partners can also improve their market exposure by displaying their logo on Everdream's website as well as joint marketing and lead generation opportunities such as webinars and special events. Optional program items are available from Everdream to help MSPs build out their desktop management business including training, best practices consulting, and technical support.
"Everdream enables us to dramatically increase our efficiency by completely automating desktop management tasks that we used to perform manually for our customers," said Jason Evans, CEO of PEQ. "These efficiencies improve our bottom line results, help us strengthen relationships with customers, and enable us to be more competitive when driving revenue."
"Everdream is an easy sell to our customers. Everdream's desktop management capabilities are a perfect complement to our other server and network management offerings, and they address our customers' key pain points head on," said Michael Cooch, CEO of Everon. "Everdream has done a great job in building a complete offering; with every customer, we just flip a switch and their desktops are fully protected. It is very simple and has immediate ROI for us and for our customers. Everdream is truly a no-brainer for effective desktop management."
Unique Management Platform Improves Efficiencies
Everdream's on-demand desktop management solutions are built upon a unique management platform designed from inception to support MSPs and their customers. The platform's multi-tenant architecture streamlines the setup and configuration of each customer that the partner adds to the Everdream service. In addition, the Everdream Management Platform was recently enhanced in April 2006 to expand its management capabilities specifically for MSPs. This new multi-tenant management functionality allows MSPs to restrict company-level visibility to designated individuals within their firm in order to provide more secure day-in and day-out account control.
"Everdream's platform gives us full visibility into our customers' desktops, and the management console enables us to provide support without having to go to the customer location," said Bill Hood of Network Partners. "These remote capabilities significantly reduce our support costs and improve our margins."
Everdream is committed to the success of the Managed Services Industry through Dream Team Partner Program as well as its active participation as a member of the MSPAlliance, a global organization made up of more than 200 service providers and technology enablers who are promoting the Managed Services Industry and educating end-user customers on the successful use of technology through Managed Services.
About Everdream
Everdream Corporation is the market leader in on-demand desktop management services that enable greater visibility into hardware and software assets, better and more uniform desktop protection for unparalleled business uptime, and superior end-user satisfaction while significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of corporate PCs. Built around a powerful and cost-effective "software-as-a-service" model, Everdream provides an integrated offering of on-demand software and managed services that are activated with a simple Internet connection, ensuring all desktops and laptops -- regardless of location -- are "Everdream Protected." Powered by Everdream's industry-leading desktop management platform and its client-based agent architecture, Everdream's services are available to customers 365x24x7. With worldwide headquarters in Fremont, California, and operational facilities in Dallas, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina, Everdream manages more than 140,000 desktops for companies in 60+ countries around the globe, including ADP, Brocade Communications, Korean Airlines, Midas, Salesforce.com, Sonic Automotive, Sylvan Learning Centers, and many others. For more information, visit the Everdream web site at www.everdream.com or call 888-307-7299.
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