Secure Designs Ranked Among Top 501 Managed Service Providers by Penton Technology's MSPmentor

GREENSBORO, NC--(Marketwired - May 26, 2016) - Secure Designs, Inc. (SDI) ranks among the world's most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs), according to Penton Technology's Ninth annual MSP 501 list and study. The top MSP 501 companies ranked this year include organizations from around the world and from diverse technology and business backgrounds.

The complete 2016 MSP 501 list is available at MSPmentor. In addition to honoring SDI, this year's MSP 501 list and study showcases the following:

• The top ranked MSPs in North America
• The top MSPs in Europe, Middle East and Africa
• The top MSPs in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
• The top Small Business MSPs' list, comprised of organizations with 10 or fewer employees
• The top vertical markets pursued by MSP 501 companies
• The leading tools they leverage to run their businesses
• And the top technologies they provide to customers

"Our strategy of Value Innovations in managed security services tracks across all departments and functions in our company and enables us to pursue constantly higher performance levels that deliver leaps in value for our customers," said Larry Cecchini, President and CEO at SDI. "Serving the existing, emerging and future needs of the small to mid-sized business market demands agile business and technical thinking as well as operational excellence -- a challenge that our team continues to meet and exceed. I am very pleased that SDI has once again been ranked among the distinguished list of MSP 501 companies."

"On behalf of Penton and MSPmentor, I would like to congratulate SDI for its recognition as an MSP 501 honoree," said Aldrin Brown, Editor in Chief, MSPmentor. "The managed service provider market is evolving at a rapid pace and the companies showcased on the 2016 MSP 501 list represent the most agile, flexible and innovative organizations in the industry."

The 2016 MSP 501 list is based on data collected by MSPmentor and its partner, Clarity Channel Advisors. Data was collected online from March through April 2016. The MSP 501 list recognizes top cloud service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, growth and other factors. In addition to a ranking on the MSP 501 list, every company that participated in the study has been assigned a score reflecting its intrinsic value. The measure, known as the Total Service Provider (TSP) score, evaluates an MSP's mix of revenue from various activities, including consulting, cloud, reselling and managed services.

About Secure Designs
Secure Designs is the premier Internet security provider for small and midsize businesses below 100 employees. With its proprietary software, processes and team of security experts the company is recognized as a national leader in offering the most robust managed security services to the smallest concerns at unprecedented prices. More information is available at: http://www.securedesigns.com.

About Penton's channel brands
Penton's channel brands (www.penton.com), define emerging IT markets and disrupt established IT markets. The brands' channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (www.TheVARguy.com), Talkin' Cloud (www.TalkinCloud.com) and the WHIR (http://www.thewhir.com).