nGenx in the News
nGenx, LLC Passes New SSAE 16 Service Organization Control (SOC) Exam
Overland Park, KS (Feb 2, 2012)
nGenx had an independent firm, Brightline CPA’s, perform it’s examination for the SSAE No. 16 SOC 1 Type 2 exam. This exam has replaced the former SAS 70 certification. Read full Story.
nGenx named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-gen 250 List
Overland Park, KS (August 25, 2011)
nGenx announces CRN has named it to the first ever CRN Next-Gen 250 list. The CRN Next-gen 250 is the media company’s annual listing of innovative and nimble business and technology integrators, solution providers and resellers in North America offering solutions and services in cloud computing, mobility, unified communications, virtualization and other emerging technologies. Read the full story.
Lead411 Launches Hottest Companies in the Midwest” Award
Los Angeles, Calif (June 21, 2011)
In order to recognize the fastest growing technology companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Lead411 is proud to announce the release of its “Hottest Companies in Midwest” award. Read the full story.
Citrix automates desktop-as-a-service delivery
itbusiness.ca
Citrix announced the first technology release from its Cloud App Delivery Group at its Summit 2011 partner event held. Read the full story.
Citrix automates DaaS to make VDI more accessible
Colin Steele, Senior Editor SearchITChannel.com
Desktop virtualization isn’t the easiest sell in the world, and the channel’s role in cloud computing is still evolving. But a new Citrix Systems Inc. service that combines desktop virtualization and cloud computing just might work, partners say. Read the full story.
Microsoft, Citrix Partner on Desktop as a Service for VARs, MSPs
By Nicholas Mukhar
Microsoft Corp. and Citrix Systems are offering a service automation pack tool for Citrix VARs to more easily create Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions for SMB cusotmers. I spoke with representatives from Microsoft, Citrix, and the channel community at Citrix Summit 2011 in San Francisco this week to get deeper details. Read the full story.
The Proof is in the Pudding
By Scott Lindars, Product Marketing Manager, Cloud App Delivery Group, Citrix Systems
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog called It’s the sum of the parts that makes the cloud so interesting, in which I described how the really amazing solutions that are coming out of the cloud are built from a collection of cloud technologies, not just the individual parts (server virtualization, IaaS, SaaS, etc). The Desktop, specifically the Desktop-as-a-Service or DaaS, is a great example. Why DaaS? Not only has DaaS stemmed from the confluence of multiple leading cloud technologies, but it also represents a complete business solution for the service provider and the consumer. Read the full story.
nGenx, LLC receives equity funding of $5.2 million.
Overland Park, KS (January 31, 2011)
nGenx, LLC announces that it has received equity funding of $5.2 million from a private equity group comprised of former stockholders of Q-Comm Corporation, the company that owned nGenx through December 2, 2010. nGenx is utilizing this round of funding to support its recent investment in a next generation infrastructure as well as growth activities, including expanding its sales and marketing presence and success-based infrastructure and operational team growth. Read the full story.
Out of The Fog, Into The Cloud
By Andrew Pryfogle, President & CEO, Terrapin Solutions LLC
I left the fog of San Francisco this morning, flying to the snow and ice of NYC. I’m here to tell you: 35,000 feet is a great place to prove the power of the cloud. Read the full story.
Small Companies Look to Cloud for Savings in 2011
Article from the Wall Street Journal
As of April 2010, only about 7% of small-business owners were using cloud services, but that number is expected to grow to more than 10% by mid-2011, according to a survey by technology-research firm IDC. “Moving the trend forward in the smallest companies is the affordability and flexibility,” says Raymond Boggs, vice president of small and mid-sized business research at IDC. Read the full story.
nGenX announces expansion into the Chicago market.
Over the course of the next 24 months, nGenX plans to grow the Chicago market into a key territory, one supported by a local, company-owned data center.
Overland Park, KS (July 27, 2010) nGenX Corporation, a Cloud Computing company with multiple data centers in the Midwestern United Sates, announces its expansion into the Chicago marketplace. The company recently leased office space in the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), and it has initially hired six staff members for the office. nGenX chose Chicago because it has the right mix of market conditions for the company’s Cloud Computing solutions. With this expansion, Chicago’s business community will have on-demand access to cost effective Cloud Computing solutions that allow companies to outsource arduous IT functions and augment IT staff.
Microsoft Helps Service Providers Capture Cloud Services Opportunities
Microsoft software and services empower service provider partners to deliver enterprise-class solutions to small and midsize businesses.
WASHINGTON – July 14, 2010. This week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010, Microsoft Corp. is highlighting market opportunities for hosting and communications service providers as adoption of cloud services among small and midsize business (SMBs) continues to rise. Microsoft is helping service providers take advantage of those opportunities through its software, services and programs that enable them to become trusted advisors and full-service IT providers to businesses. Read the full story.
NETAPP Integrates With Microsoft Toolkit To Enable Service Providers To Take SMBS To The Cloud
New Professional Service Offerings and Design Guidance Help Service Providers Deliver Additional Value to SMBs
SUNNYVALE, Calif. July 12, 2010 – NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced enhanced integration with Microsoft to deliver enterprise-class data protection solutions to cloud service providers by leveraging the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters. Although enterprise-class data protection has historically been too expensive for most small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) to implement themselves, NetApp and Microsoft now enable service providers to offer enterprise-class data protection to their SMB customers. Additionally, NetApp announced the availability of new professional service offerings and additional resources and guidance for service providers to build a variety of enterprise-class cloud services. Read the full story.
Reaching for the Cloud
Redmond Channel Partner (June 2010)
When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made his “we’re all in” the cloud proclamation back in March, he wasn’t just aiming at the largest of enterprises. Microsoft wants its small and midsize customers to start shifting their IT functions to the cloud as well. Read the full story.
Microsoft Powers New Partner-Hosted Business Models Enabling Monetization of the Cloud
Redmond, WA (April 28, 2010)
Partners utilize the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for hosters to deploy cloud and disaster recovery services. Read the full story.
nGenX utilizes Microsoft technology to release an updated version of its Cloud Computing solution, Guardian Cloud®
Overland Park, KS (April 27, 2010)
nGenX Corporation, a leading provider of Cloud Computing and managed hosting solutions, announces that its automated Cloud Computing solution, Guardian Cloud®, will now be based exclusively on Microsoft Corp.’s Dynamic Data Center platform. Guardian Cloud® can profoundly affect nearly every aspect of an internal IT department by slashing costs, by accelerating application deployments, by ensuring high availability, and by improving the agility of the entire IT environment. Read the full story.
nGenX signs co-marketing agreement with Wallace Wireless.
Overland Park, KS (January 19, 2010)
nGenX Corporation announces a co-marketing agreement with Wallace Wireless for a hosted version of Wallace’s WIC Pager application, developed for the healthcare market. As a hosted solution, nGenX manages the implementation and daily support of the WIC Pager from its SAS 70, Type II certified data center which eliminates the need to purchase hardware or overburden an IT staff with the management of the paging solution. Read the full story.
nGenX Corporation Announces BlackBerry® Alliance Elite Membership.
Overland Park, KS (January 19, 2010)
nGenX Corporation announces it has renewed its membership in the BlackBerry® Alliance Program as a BlackBerry® Alliance Elite Member. BlackBerry Alliance Elite Members represent technology and brand leaders that foster innovation and channel opportunities for the BlackBerry platform and have the opportunity to work closely with RIM on joint marketing, sales and customer engagements. Read the full story.
In Search of SaaS Sales Success.
Phone + (January, 2009)
Software as a service has a number of agents scratching their heads. Abounding hype at the outset led some partners to believe these whiz-bang platforms were hot-hot-hot and their customers would be chomping at the bit to buy-buy-buy. However, some members of the indirect channel admit facing challenges when it comes to successfully selling SaaS, and have discovered it’s a different kind of animal with its own unique characteristics. But even though SaaS might not be as plug-and-play as it originally seemed, a modified approach to selling this technology can help close deals and might even lead to additional revenue streams. Read the full story.
Hosted Exchange Alone Offers Providers Little Upside.
by Robert A. Bye in xchange magazine (September, 2008)
I read with interest Paula Bernier’s story, “SaaS Conitinues Move Forward” in July’s xchange magazine. My company, nGenX, comes to SaaS with a telecom background, so I felt compelled to share our perspective with carriers. Read the full story.