﻿<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Focus On MSP Forum / Focus On MSP / Playing in the Managed Services Arena  </title><generator>InstantForum.NET v4.1.4</generator><description>Focus On MSP Forum</description><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/</link><webMaster>webmaster@comptia.org</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:57:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>iPhones</title><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/Topic187-6-1.aspx</link><description>This isn't really an MSP topic, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Does anyone have one? I checked and I'm eligible for the "discount" rate of $199 for the 3G. Is it worth it? If you're interested in one and haven't bought yet, why? Waiting for the price to go down, more bugs to be worked out, lines to shorten?</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:27:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator></item><item><title>Professional liability insurance</title><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/Topic158-6-1.aspx</link><description>Curious how many providers have enrolled into a liability insurance program. These programs are designed provide coverage against claims made due to alleged negligence in the performance of services.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:21:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cat-Tec</dc:creator></item><item><title>Business Tools</title><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/Topic148-6-1.aspx</link><description>Helpful Business Tools posted here.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:05:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MSP Spotlight</dc:creator></item><item><title>Managed VoIP Service</title><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/Topic63-6-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;FONT color=#666666&gt;TMC Net &lt;A href="http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2008/03/12/3321559.htm"&gt;http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2008/03/12/3321559.htm&lt;/A&gt; has a good article that explains why Managed VoIP Service is a new way of increasing organizational productivity. Does anyone have a similar experience? &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;H3&gt; &lt;/H3&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:33:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MSP Spotlight</dc:creator></item><item><title>Good Article/Blog Entry</title><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/Topic50-6-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#000000&gt;Here is a good read from a blog entry from Mike Ellison, Manager of Partner Development, N-able Technologies called:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://blogs.n-able.com/home/archive/2008/02/05/TurnTheTableOnMarketChallenges.aspx"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#800080&gt; Turn the Table on Market Challenges&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt; &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#000000&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#000000&gt;Ellison responds to the recent list that Channel Insider posted on &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Commentary/Top-10-Challenges-Facing-the-Channel-in-2008/"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#800080&gt;The Top 10 challenges Facing the Channel in 2008&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;. Ellison addresses both the topics of the economy and pricing managed services in his entry.&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:52:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MSP Spotlight</dc:creator></item><item><title>managed security</title><link>http://www.focusonmsp.com/forums/Topic55-6-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;TABLE id=ctlForumGroups_ctl01_ctlPanelBar_ctlForums style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=9 border=0&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD class=TableCell_Dark style="WIDTH: 3%" align=middle&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD class=TableCell_Light style="WIDTH: 55%" colSpan=4&gt;&lt;TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD class=SmallTxt&gt;&lt;FONT size=1&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN id=ctl02_ctlViewForumGroups_ctlForumGroups_ctl05_ctlPanelBar_ctlForums_ctl07_lblForumDescription&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Does managed security present real opportunity for the channel?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Read: &lt;A href="http://www.channelinsider.com/article/Managed+Security+Services+for+Real/218465_1.aspx"&gt;Managed Security Services for Real&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:49:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MSP Spotlight</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>