CRA Named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider 500 List

Company Recognized for Forward-Thinking Approach to Meeting the Needs of Today’s IT Channel

New York, NY, February 18 2014 – Computer Resources of America (CRA), an award-winning managed services provider based in New York, today announced it has been named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as one of the MSP Elite 150. The annual list recognizes the top technology providers and consultants in North America whose cutting-edge approach to managed services puts end-user customers in the best position to improve efficiencies, cut costs and speed time to market for their own products and services.

In today’s world of computing power, end users are barraged by options. CRN, the leading media outlet for vendors and solution providers attempting to understand sales and service channels, selected the top MSPs in order to bring clarity to the decision-making process.

This year, CRN’s MSP500 is broken down into three groups highlighting the MSP Elite 150, who are large data center-focused solution providers with a strong mix of on-premise professional services as well as  off-premise services; the MSP Pioneer 250, who have a business model heavily weighted toward managed services focused on the small- and midsize-business market; and the MSP Hosting Service Provider 100, who own and operate their own data centers, providing a wide array of subscription-based outsourced services.

“The managed services landscape continues to evolve rapidly as organizations are discovering they can impact both bottom-line and top-line growth,” said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. “When it comes to strong managed services and off-premise solutions, these companies are the industry’s proven leaders, showing just how they can change the game for their customers and we congratulate them on their success.”

“Receiving this outstanding recognition from CRN demonstrates CRA’s leadership in the market and commitment to delivering real value for our clients,” says Chico Ramnarayan, President & CEO, CRA.  “We dedicate this win to the continued growth and success of our clients, and see it as a further validation that CRA is leading and changing the way managed services gets done.”

Coverage of the MSP500 will be featured in the February/March issue of CRN, and online at www.CRN.com.

 About CRA

Founded in 1992 and based in New York, CRA, an award-winning IT managed solutions and certified Minority Business Enterprise, has been providing innovative managed support services and technology-based solutions for small and medium businesses, enterprises, and government agencies for over 20 years.  In 2013, CRA has landed on Nine Lives Media’s sixth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world’s top 501 managed service providers (MSPs).  CRA has also been named as a member of the Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.  Learn more at www.consultcra.com.

 About the Channel Company

The Channel Company is the sales channel community’s trusted authority for growth and innovation, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED and SharedVue. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology sales channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.