Akamai
Akamai continues to see solid growth for its CDN services, along with a steady percentage increase internationally revenue-wise. But 2008 could be its most challenging year yet, due to a wave of well-backed competitors. (4/23/2008)
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AT&T
AT&T continues to round out offerings in new technology spaces, adding a Ramco SaaS partnership and introducing encryption security services to extend the breadth and depth of its solutions as it builds on its telecom base. (6/23/2008)
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BT Managed Security Solutions Group
BT Managed Security Solutions Group maintains a solid reputation in the MSSP space. However, in a dynamic and highly competitive market, the company needs to do more to distinguish itself from its rivals or risk slipping under the radar. (6/19/2008)
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Equinix
Equinix continues extending its presence through acquisition while working to reduce operational costs by increasing energy efficiency in its existing data centers. (6/4/2008)
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Getronics
Getronics’ future is uncertain this month. Its parent, KPN, announced plans to sell off its North American unit to CompuCom, less than a year after the company acquired it. (6/23/2008)
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IBM
IBM has long been a dominant managed services player in the enterprise space, but the company is increasingly moving downmarket. However, the company still has some work to do before it can declare victory in the SMB realm. (6/19/2008)
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Internap
Internap’s revenues are growing, but the credit crunch affecting its customers indirectly impacts the company, and it could face a tough H2 2008. (6/24/2008)
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Mirror Image
Mirror Image embraces the new Adobe Flash live streaming as well as its new Guardian Content Protection to give clients more content control access but it needs to gain more attention to compete in the CDN space. (6/16/2008)
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NaviSite
NaviSite continues to bring in new clients for its services, but faces the key challenge of companies such as AT&T moving to offer more services downmarket for SMB clients. (5/14/2008)
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Perimeter eSecurity
Perimeter eSecurity continues to look for new acquisitions to build its corporate reach, and provide a cache of customers to which the company can cross-market its array of managed services. (5/29/2008)
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Qwest
Qwest’s aggressive cost-cutting efforts have paid off but the company is facing more intense competition and a tighter market, which will require the provider to be even more nimble in order to continue the momentum. (3/7/2008)
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SAVVIS
SAVVIS continues to benefit from its proximity to the major financial markets as it builds its hosting business, and with it, the momentum the company needs to compete in a hotly contested market. (6/12/2008)
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Sprint Nextel
Plagued by customer churn and declining revenues, Sprint continues to struggle through a costly identity crisis. As rumors swirl about a potential Nextel spin-off, Sprint’s future is unclear. (6/17/2008)
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Symantec
All eyes are on Symantec as the company finally enters the SaaS arena with its platform. The stakes are great as it prepares to do battle first on the storage front and then in security against established rivals. (3/13/2008)
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Verio
Verio capitalizes on the strength of its parent company and enhancements to its offerings to carve out a solid niche as a managed services provider for SMEs. But the company faces some serious threats as more large providers move downmarket. (5/19/008)
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VeriSign
VeriSign has put its managed security business, deemed as non-core business operations, up for sale. As long as that future remains cloudy, the company is vulnerable to losing personnel, resources, and customers, jeopardizing the unit's value. (3/12/2008)
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Verizon Business
Verizon Business has big plans for 2008. The company is building on momentum established last year, capitalizing on expanded security capabilities to move further into new territory in the SaaS space and other arenas. (3/18/2008)
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Website Pros (formerly Web.com)
Website Pros is beginning to see dividends from its Web.com acquisition. The company is successfully leveraging the Web.com assets to create a business that is greater than the sum of its parts. (5/19/008)
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