Nine Lives Media Inc. Names 7Ticks to the MSPmentor 100

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Second-Annual Research Report Identifies

The World's Most Progressive Managed Service Providers

Chicago, IL - February 17, 2009: 7Ticks has landed on Nine Lives Media Inc.'s second-annual MSPmentor 100, a distinguished research report identifying the world's most progressive managed service providers.

"We are honored to have made it into the top 20 fastest growing Managed Service Providers (MSP)" said Scott Caudell, 7ticks Chief Technology Officer. "During these difficult economic times, the undeniable benefits of the MSP model clearly stand out. Performance, reliability, simplicity and cost are the key drivers behind our growth. Over the next year, 7ticks will be aggressively expanding globally with its MSP model to meet the demands from our financial services clients."

The free MSPmentor 100 report, available at www.MSPmentor.net, is based on data from MSPmentor's global online survey, conducted October through December 2008. The MSPmentor 100 report recognizes managed service providers based on a range of revenue and management metrics.

"There's no doubting the momentum of managed service providers within the MSPmentor 100," said Joe Panettieri, editorial director of MSPmentor. "As a whole, MSPmentor 100 companies generated nearly $800 million in managed services revenue in 2008, up a dramatic 46 percent from 2007."

MSPmentor, produced by Nine Lives Media Inc., is the ultimate guide to managed services. MSPmentor features the industry's top-ranked blog, research, Webcasts, podcasts and videos. It is the number one online media destination for managed service providers in the world.

About 7ticks

7ticks is the driving force in high performance trading networks and managed services for direct access to the financial markets. The 7ticks team provides electronic trading infrastructure design, procurement, installation, and hosting services that are enhanced by ongoing management, support, and monitoring solutions.

Proprietary trading groups, clearing firms, global investment banks, brokers, market makers, hedge funds, and independent software vendors (ISV's) choose 7ticks for industry leading network performance, reliability, monitoring insight, and cost savings.

For more information on 7ticks, please visit http://www.7ticks.com or call 312-896-0300.

About Nine Lives Media Inc.

Nine Lives Media Inc. (www.NineLivesMediaInc.com) embraces the changing IT media landscape. In fact, we help to shape it. We focus on highly targeted IT audiences, specialized content and lead generation services. We disrupt established markets and we shape new ones. Our first three destinations (MSPmentor.net, TheVARguy.com and WorksWithU.com) feature the top-ranked media blogs in their specific markets.