i365 Honored in Third Annual MSPmentor 250 Report

Global Report Identifies World’s Top Managed Services Executives, Entrepreneurs, Experts, Coaches and Community Leaders

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terry Cunningham, senior vice president and general manager of i365, A Seagate Company (NASDAQ:STX), was selected for Nine Lives Media Inc.’s third annual MSPmentor 250, a global report that identifies the world’s leading managed services executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders.

“We have seen a tremendous growth of users in our MSP community over the last several years and in particular 2010”

The complete report is available at: http://www.MSPmentor.net/top-250-people

“We have seen a tremendous growth of users in our MSP community over the last several years and in particular 2010,” said i365’s Cunningham. “With an extensive network of more than 100 alliance partners worldwide, we value working with highly respected service providers that understand our EVault storage solutions and how these products can help their customers. It is a great honor to be recognized in the annual MSPmentor 250 report as part of such a dynamic and global MSP network, and we are committed to continually increasing the breadth and depth of our partner relationships."

“MSPmentor congratulates Terry Cunningham and all of the experts identified within the MSPmentor 250 report,” said Amy Katz, CEO of Nine Lives Media Inc. “We hope the MSPmentor 250 serves as a global Rolodex that allows MSP industry leaders to quickly network with one another.”

The third annual MSPmentor 250 report is based on a global survey of MSPmentor news site readers conducted from May through July 23, 2010. The resulting report represents MSP experts in North America, Europe, Australia, and emerging managed services markets across the globe.

MSPmentor’s readership is uniquely positioned to identify the world’s top managed services experts. Ranked among the world’s top 100,000 websites according to Alexa.com, MSPmentor is the world’s leading managed services blog and community—and the ultimate guide to managed services.

About i365

i365, A Seagate Company, provides EVault® on-premise, and Cloud-Connected, and edge data protection solutions, often deployed in combination as cloud-connected “hybrids,” to help small to mid-size organizations protect and access their business data—anytime, anywhere. Through a uniquely integrated ecosystem of storage software, SaaS, managed services and appliances, we help our customers meet the challenges of maintaining business continuity in multi-platform, multi-site environments. Our data protection, disaster recovery and other solutions are optimized to perform in a distributed environment, supported by a secure, reliable cloud storage infrastructure, and backed by the highest quality customer service. Our solutions are sold through a broad reseller network, and power the products and services of managed service providers, data centers, telcos, application providers, and other technology partners for more than 30,000 customers worldwide. www.i365.com.

About Nine Lives Media Inc.

Nine Lives Media Inc. (www.ninelivesmediainc.com) defines emerging IT media markets and disrupts established IT media markets. The company’s first five websites (www.MSPmentor.net, www.MSPtweet.com, www.TheVARguy.com, www.VARtweet.com and www.WorksWithU.com) are the leading blogs and destinations for their respective industries.

For More Information

Nine Lives Media Inc. and MSPmentor, Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director, [e-mail] or 1.631.423.3536.

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