- Leading MSPs to Provide Strategic Insight to Future Direction of Managed Workplace -

[Cincinnati, OH. – September 24, 2009] – NextStep Networking, a full-service Information Technology company, today announced that it has accepted Level Platform’s invitation to participate as a member of the Level Platforms Partner Council. The council is made up of up to 50 Partners who work with the Level Platforms’ management team to help guide the joint success of Level Platforms and their Partners. Active subcommittees deal with issues common to a specific customer focus. The full council meets semi-annually to discuss Level Platforms’ strategic direction, provide formal input to and feedback on product and Partner initiatives and hear updates from the council’s subcommittees.  Council members are selected based on their demonstrated innovation and market leadership as well as their commitment to work with the broad MSP community to shape the future of Managed Workplace and the Level Platforms Partner Program.

“NextStep Networking is excited to be selected as a leading national Managed Service Provider (MSP) to participate on the Level Platforms Partner Council.  We continue to further strengthen our partnership and commitment in order to shape the future of Managed Workplace,” said Erin Arnold, President, NextStep Networking.  Level Platforms is working closely with partners who are dedicated and committed to providing superior solutions.  By having our team at NextStep Networking working along side of Level Platforms, we will be able to offer current and future technology solutions which will ultimately benefit our client’s individual networks to provide peak performance levels.  NextStep Networking looks forward to providing strategic insight to the future direction of Managed Workplace offerings!”

“We are honored to have an organization with the depth of experience and demonstrated success of NextStep Networking participating on the Partner Council,” said Dan Wensley, Vice President Partner Development, Level Platforms. “NextStep Networking has already been actively working informally with our partner and product teams and we welcome the opportunity to formalize this relationship for our mutual benefit and more importantly, for the benefit of our thousands of Partners that will benefit from the work of the Partner Council.”

About NextStep Networking

NextStep Networking is a leading managed service provider of network, applications and services with expertise in voice, data, wireless, video, and Voice over IP (VoIP). We assess, design, build, deploy, and manage networks. NextStep Networking has partnered with Level Platforms, IBM, HP, Microsoft, VMware, Sonicwall, Emerson Network Power/Liebert, Uptime Solutions, Allworx and IGEL to bring better pricing, and solutions for our clients.  The NextStep Networking team has been providing Information Technology services and solutions to clients since 2002 with headquarters located in Cincinnati, OH.

About Level Platforms

With 3000 Partners in 30 countries, Level Platforms is the leading provider of managed services software for IT solution providers servicing small and midsized end customers through its award-winning agentless remote monitoring and management software, Managed Workplace.  http://www.levelplatforms.com/

For more information regarding NextStep Networking, please contact:
Bill Henry
NextStep Networking
513.792.3400 ext. 124
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For more information regarding Level Platforms, please contact:
Anna Chipilova
613.232.1000 ext. 181
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