On the heels of its December 2007 acquisition of remote PC management leader iTOK, DirectPointe today announced its expansion into the service provider market. As a leading provider of subscription-based remote IT and technology services, DirectPointe is moving quickly to utilize iTOK’s proprietary platform for remote PC management (a platform that includes more than 1 million lines of code) to facilitate the company’s first steps in its expansion into the channel via leading Broadband Service Providers and ISPs.

That strategy was first marked with the acquisition of iTOK in December of 2007. DirectPointe’s next step is announcing its strategic partnerships with Mstar and Precis Communications, two leading Broadband Service Providers. In Mstar’s announcement last week, executives from both companies noted that this new partnership is an ideal opportunity to take the DirectPointe Home model to consumers through a well-established and reliable source. 

“Today’s announcement underscores DirectPointe’s mission to make technology simple, manageable and affordable for both business and home users for a predictable monthly fee,” said Michael Proper, DirectPointe CEO. “We are moving to quickly establish our role as the industry’s most comprehensive Managed Service Provider (MSP), by offering a technology platform that is coupled with the industry’s most complete and advanced managed services for VARs, Service Providers, Broadband Service Providers, and Hardware Manufactures offering services to businesses and/or individuals.”

“Mstar’s business model is an ideal complement to DirectPointe’s goals to rapidly expand its channel strategy and service offerings during 2008,” noted Mike Maxwell, DirectPointe’s SVP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. “We believe this move will be beneficial for both companies as well as for the individuals we serve.”

“This new partnership and the creation of the new Remote SOS offering with the help of DirectPointe brings an essential new component to Mstar’s services,” said Sean Miller, DirectPointe VP of Business Development, Consumer. “It demonstrates our ability to accommodate business’ and consumer’s growing technology needs and provide peace of mind.”