MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Nov. 29, 2011 – Axcient, Inc., an award winning innovator of comprehensive data backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery services to the Small and Mid-Sized Business (SMB) market, today announced that it won "Most Compelling Channel Program" and "Best in Show" for IT Nation Partner's Choice Awards 2011. Axcient was chosen by the 1,600 IT Nation MSP and VAR attendees out of 62 sponsors including industry leaders Microsoft, Google, HP, and Cisco.

"We are delighted to see Axcient recognized by IT Nation as a leader in the SMB backup and business continuity industry and an innovator in the channel," said Justin Moore, chief executive officer, Axcient. "These awards, voted on by more than 1,600 partners, are a testament to the revolutionary nature of Axcient's new Cloud Continuity offering, which promises to bring an end to the billions of dollars of downtime that SMBs suffer each and every year. They also reaffirm our firm belief that the IT channel plays a key role in the SMB cloud market."

"In recognition for the outstanding leadership our sponsors provide us and all the members of the IT Nation, we wanted to recognize their dedication to the success of our annual event with awards that properly reflect their contributions," said Jeannine Edwards, ConnectWise community director. "It is a significant recognition for the eight recipients of these inaugural awards to be recognized by the IT Nation attendees. We are very pleased to have these strategic partners win the first-ever IT Nation Partner's Choice Awards."

ConnectWise and Axcient provide a best-in-class integration between the two solutions, which enables IT Service Providers seamless visibility into Axcient backup and recovery events through the service tickets in the ConnectWise PSA tool. This automation allows MSPs to more proactively manage client IT environments and saves both time and money.

This honor follows recent recognition of Axcient by Business Solutions Magazine as a Best Channel Product of 2011, by CRN as a Top Emerging Vendor of 2011, and by HP as an AllianceONE Partner of the Year 2011.

With a dedicated channel model and the ever-increasing importance in maintaining data and application uptime, all the time, Axcient's unified backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery solution truly establishes the company as a market leader in the SMB space.

A list of the other IT Nation winners can be found on the IT Nation website at: http://www.theitnation.com/general-summit-news/446-partners-choice-award-winners.html

About Axcient
Axcient delivers a unique and unified platform for backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery that offers unprecedented ease of use and uptime to the SMB market. Built from the ground up as an all-in-one solution, Axcient combines the best elements of an on-premise appliance with the cost savings of a cloud-based disaster recovery service. To learn more, visit www.axcient.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and our Blog.