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MJ Shoer, President of Jenaly Technology Group, Receives Award at Annual Computer Industry Conference

Bethesda, Maryland --- August 19, 2005 --- The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the world’s largest community of independent computer resellers, was pleased to present MJ Shoer, President of Jenaly Technology Group in Portsmouth, NH, with its prestigious award for “Best Integration of Managed Services” in front of nearly 1,000 computer industry executives at CompTIA’s recent national IT industry conference in Las Vegas.  The only recipient of this award, Mr. Shoer was selected to receive this honor for his years of dedication and commitment to Managed Services (Managed Services is technology that allows IT professionals to remotely manage the desktop computers, data, and computing environments of their customers). 

Over 60% of Jenaly’s clients subscribe to their managed services and Mr. Shoer was able to boost his monthly service revenue by more than 30% due to the highest standard of quality service that he holds his company accountable to.  Alan Weinberger, Chairman and CEO of ASCII, was proud to offer this award to Jenaly.  “When I tried to determine which company best employed managed services, it didn’t take much effort,” according to Mr. Weinberger.  “MJ has clearly demonstrated a superior level of comprehension and execution in the world of managed services that benefits both him and his clients”.

MJ was pleased to accept this award.  In receiving it, MJ noted, “I have tried to focus on Managed Services because I believe it allows me to aid my clients in the most effective way.  We have always strived to have our clients’ best interest at heart.  When we first started employing managed services three years ago, we hoped to lead the industry, and now it is very gratifying to see the industry embrace a similar strategy.”

About The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII)

The ASCII Group, Inc., was established in 1984, and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.  Additional offices are located in Thornton, Ontario Canada and London, England.  ASCII is the largest community of independent computer resellers in the world with more than 2,000 members in North America and with system wide end-user sales of approximately $10.5 billion.  ASCII provides technology tools, products and services to assist independent information technology resellers increase profits, reduce costs, and grow their respective businesses. ASCII offers resellers the leverage of the group's collective position in the industry to positively influence hardware manufacturers, software developers, IT service suppliers, distributors, the media, the government and the customer community.  The Company can be reached at (800) 394-2724, or on the Web at www.ascii.com.

About Jenaly Technology Group, Inc. (Jenaly)

Jenaly Technology Group, Inc., was established in 1997, and is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Serving clients in Southern New Hampshire, Southern Maine and Northern Massachusetts, the company also has clients throughout the Northeast and internationally.  Jenaly provides strategic proactive IT services to its clients, primarily small and medium-size businesses.  Jenaly was formed with the vision of providing a more client centric approach to delivering IT services and support, helping clients to stay focused on their business objectives without having to worry about the day to day health of their IT infrastructure.  Employing innovative technologies, Jenaly is able to deliver comprehensive, automated services to its clients at a very affordable level.  The company can be reached at (603) 431-7864 or on the Web at www.jenaly.com.

MJ Shoer, President of Jenaly Technology Group, Inc. accepts the award from Jerry Koutavas, Vice President of Business Developement, The ASCII Group, Inc. at CompTIA's Breakway conference in Las Vegas, NV, August 4, 2005.

 

 

Alan Weinberger, President & CEO of The ASCII Group, Inc. congratulates MJ Shoer, President of Jenaly Technology Group, Inc. on receiving the award at CompTIA's Breakaway conference in Las Vegas, NV, August 4, 2005.

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