Recent News & Press Coverage
Stay informed with official news and updates from The ASCII Group. This section features company announcements, strategic initiatives, and industry coverage that reflect our continued commitment to the MSP community and the broader IT channel. Press inquiries: Contact alysia@ascii.com
The ASCII Group Announces 2026 ASCII Edge Conference Series: Where Community Builds Business
Washington, D.C. – September 30, 2025– The ASCII Group, the original and premier community of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across North America, today announced the 2026 schedule for its ASCII Edge conference series. Since 1984, ASCII has remained the only vendor-neutral community dedicated to helping MSPs grow through peer collaboration, education, and industry engagement.
ASCII Edge 2026 will bring together more than 1,500 MSPs, technology providers, and industry leaders in eight cities across the U.S. and Canada. Each two-day event delivers business-focused sessions, actionable strategies, and high-value networking opportunities designed to help MSPs compete effectively and build stronger businesses.
ASCII Edge 2026 Dates and Locations
- Costa Mesa, CA – February 25 & 26
- Dallas, TX – March 25 & 26
- Newark, NJ – April 22 & 23
- Seattle, WA – May 27 & 28
- Washington, D.C. – July 22 & 23
- Toronto, ON – August 26 & 27
- Chicago, IL – September 23 & 24
- San Antonio, TX –October 21 & 22
To ensure high-quality sessions, all vendor presentations are reviewed by the ASCII Edge Content Advisory Committee, comprised of experienced MSP members. This peer-review process reflects ASCII’s commitment to offering content that is practical, non-sales focused, and directly relevant to MSP business challenges.
“ASCII Edge is built by MSPs, for MSPs,” said Jessie Devine, VP of Channel Development, The ASCII Group. “Our education-focused sessions give MSPs strategies they can act on, while vendors gain meaningful engagement with a community that values trusted partnerships.”
In addition to peer-driven programming, ASCII Edge 2026 will feature collaborative networking, a solution pavilion with leading technology partners, and the annual ASCII Cup Awards, which recognize the top vendors serving the MSP community. The full lineup of speakers, including the keynote, will be announced later this fall.
About The ASCII Group, Inc.
The ASCII Group is the premier community of North American MSPs, MSSPs and Solution Providers. The Group has members located throughout the U.S. and Canada, and membership encompasses everyone from credentialed MSPs serving the SMB community to multi-location solution providers with a national and international reach. Founded in 1984, ASCII provides services to members including leveraged purchasing programs, education and training, marketing assistance, extensive peer interaction and more. ASCII works with a vibrant ecosystem of leading and major technology vendors that complement the ASCII community and support the mission of helping MSPs to grow their businesses. For more information, please visit www.ascii.com.
Press Contact:
Alysia Vetter
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Datto Inc. Wins ‘Best of Show’ and ‘Best Cloud Solution’ Awards at ASCII Boston Success Summit, www.dattobackup.com
NORWALK, CT – The ASCII Group, Inc., the world’s largest IT SolutionProvider community announced on April 3, 2012 that Datto Inc. won theASCII Boston Success Summit ‘Best Cloud Solution’ award for theirbusiness continuity solution, SIRIS. In addition, Datto was also honored with their first ‘Best of Show’ award at an ASCII Success Summit. Read more….
ASCII Group Success Summit Goes on Six City Tour
http://ITTradeAssociations.com Belong to the ASCII Group? Find out howthe ASCII Success Summit six-city tour helps MSPs, VARs, and IT solutionproviders network and learn. Copyright (C) SP Home Run Inc. Read More….
ASCII Success Summit Boston Award Winners Announced, ChannelPro, by Elaine Hom, April 9, 2012
On Thursday, April 5, ASCII Success Summit Boston 2012kicked off at the Hyatt Harborside. One of the highlights of everyASCII event is the Success Summit Awards, as voted on by the attendeesand handed out at the end of the evening. Read More….
Intronis Wins Second Award for Best Customer Support at ASCII Success Summit Los Angeles, Intronis.com, April 4, 2012
BOSTON – April 4, 2012 – Intronis,the world’s leading cloud backup and recovery solution for the ITChannel, today announced that the company won its second Best CustomerSupport Award in 2012 at the ASCII Success Summit in Los Angeles. Read More….
Datto Inc.’s SIRIS Wins Second Consecutive ‘Best Cloud Solution’ Award at ASCII LA Success Summit, www.dattobackup.com, March 28, 2012
NORWALK, CT, March 28, 2012 – The ASCII Group, Inc., the world’s largestIT Solution Provider community announced on March 22, 2012 that DattoInc. won the ASCII LA Success Summit ‘Best Cloud Solution’ award fortheir business continuity solution, SIRIS. Read More….
Rise Offers Discounts to ASCII Members, ChannelPro-SMB, March 23, 2012
Rise, a cloud computing and hosted IT services provider, is sponsoring the ASCII IT Success Summit in Los Angeles, taking place March 22. Rise recently joined The ASCII Group and is offering discounts to fellow members who join the Rise partner program discounts, including free cloud infrastructure services during the first month for the first five reseller contracts. Read more….
Datto Inc.'s SIRIS Wins ‘Best Cloud Solution' Award At The ASCII Orlando Success Summit 2012, BusinessSolutions, March 20, 2012
Datto Inc., the leading provider of hardware based on-site andoff-site backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions,won the award for ‘Best Cloud Solution’ for their hybrid cloud solution,SIRIS, at an ASCII SMB IT Success Summit.
Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) – The ASCII Group, Inc., the world’s largestIT Solution Provider community, announced on March 1, 2012 that DattoInc. won the ASCII Orlando Success Summit ‘Best Cloud Solution’ awardfor their business continuity solution, SIRIS. Read More….
Bradford.Cloud Named Best New Product at the ASCII Group Summit, Bradford Networks, March 6, 2012
Managed Service Providers Select Bradford for Delivering Network Security and Control over BYOD via the Cloud
CAMBRIDGE, MA – March 6, 2012 — Bradford Networks, the best choice to enable secure network access for corporate issued and personal mobile devices, today announced that Bradford.cloud, the industry’s only pure Network Access Control (NAC) Security-as-a-Service offering (SaaS), was named the Best New Product at the ASCII Success Summit Orlando. Bradford.cloud was selected by the Managed Service Providers (MSP) attending the conference for its ability to deliver network security via the cloud. Read More….
ASCII Success Summit 2012: Orlando, ChannelPro-SMB, Elaine Hom, March 6, 2012
ASCII‘s first Success Summit of 2012 was a huge success for the community of IT solution providers. The one-day event took place from February 29 to March 1 in Orlando. ASCII‘s Success Summits aim to provide busy business practices for channel partners and educate IT pros on new technologies. Read more….
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