Awards and Certifications From Aug. 16

Logicalis execs named to managed services expert list: The Farmington Hills office of the British IT firm Logicalis announced that two of its executives -- vice president of managed services Wayne Kiphart and principal of recent Logicalis acquisition Netarx Duane Tursi -- have been listed in the MSPmentor 250 report, a global report that identifies the world's leading managed service executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders. The recognition puts Kiphart and Tursi among the world's top managed services executives, entrepreneurs and experts. The complete MSPmentor 250 coverage is available now at www.mspmentor.net/top-250-people. This year's expanded MSPmentor 250 coverage includes FastChat videos, executive biographies and extensive social media links. The fourth annual MSPmentor 250 report is based on a global survey of MSPmentor site readers conducted from April through July 24. The MSPmentor editorial staff also weighed in with nominations, based on the team's daily coverage of the managed services market. The resulting MSPmentor 250 report represents managed services experts across business, technology, sales, marketing, community development, coaching and more. MSPmentor is published by Nine Lives Media Inc. More at www.ninelivesmediainc.com.

Nuspire wins Golden Bridge Awards: Nuspire Networks has earned prestigious Golden Bridge Awards titles in three categories: Managed Security Service (NuSecure Managed Security Service), Network Security Management (TRAX), and Wireless Security Solution (NuSecure Wireless Detection Service). More than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2011 Golden Bridge Business Awards winners. Other notable winners include: Executive of the Year Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook, Entrepreneur/Founder of the Year Jeff Weiner CEO of LinkedIn, and Best Overall Company of the Year Apple Inc. More at www.nuspire.com.