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.
The ASCII Group Appoints Ted Roller as Chief Community Officer
Washington, D.C.– January 14, 2026 – The ASCII Group, North America’s original and vendor-neutral community for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is pleased to announce the appointment of Ted Roller as Chief Community Officer, a newly created executive role focused on strengthening member engagement and expanding ASCII’s community across the United States and Canada.
In this role, Roller will lead initiatives designed to deepen member connection and engagement, working closely with MSPs to help shape the future of the ASCII community. His focus will be on ensuring ASCII continues to reflect the real-world needs of MSP business owners and remains a trusted resource for peer insight and collaboration.
Roller brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT channel, with a career spanning MSP ownership and senior channel leadership roles. Earlier in his career, he owned and operated an MSP that was recognized locally as one of the Fast 50 fastest-growing companies, providing firsthand experience with the operational and strategic realities MSPs face.
He has since held senior channel leadership positions at LogMeIn, Intronis, Mailprotector, CloudRadial, Zomentum, and FlexPoint, where he helped build partner programs, strengthen community engagement, and support growth through indirect sales models. In addition, Roller has contributed to industry education as faculty for CompTIA and has been recognized by organizations including MSPmentor, The Channel Company, and SMB Nation.
“Ted’s background as both an MSP owner and a channel executive makes him uniquely qualified to lead our community efforts,” said Jerry Koutavas, CEO of The ASCII Group. “His role will be instrumental in strengthening member engagement and expanding ASCII’s reach as we continue to support MSPs across North America.”
“ASCII has always represented something different in this industry,” said Roller. “It is a community built on trust, openness, and shared experience. I’m honored to join the team and look forward to helping shape the next chapter of member engagement and community leadership.”
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.
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Jessica Turner
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Email: jturner@ascii.com
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GreatAmerica to Provide Financing for ASCII Group Members
The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the nation’s oldest and most established community of independent managed service providers, system integrators and solution providers is pleased to announce a partnership with GreatAmerica Leasing. This alliance will provide the ASCII community access to GreatAmerica’s suite of leasing and financial options.
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http://www.greatamerica.com/communications-data/news/greatamerica-to-provide-financing-for-ascii-group-members.aspx
JoomConnect is a proud sponsor of the ASCII Group
ASCII and Joom Connect have partnered up to create a better website to promote their MSP mentoring programs and events. We had so much success that we are teaming up again!
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http://www.joomconnect.com/ascii.html
Intronis Wins Second Award for Best Customer Support at ASCII Success Summit Los Angeles, PRWeb, April,
Intronis, the world’s leading cloud backup and recovery solution for the IT Channel, today announced that the company won its second Best Customer Support Award in 2012 at the ASCII Success Summit in Los Angeles.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9371286.htm
Datto SIRIS Collects another Cloud Solutions Trophy
Channel buying association ASCII Group Inc. has announced Datto Inc. as the winner of its ASCII Boston Success Summit ‘Best Cloud Solution’ award. Recognizing Datto’s business continuity solutions, SIRIS, Datto was also honored with a “Best of Show” award at an ASCII Success Summit.
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https://www.channelprosmb.com/article/29433/Datto-s-SIRIS-Collects-another-Cloud-Solutions-Trophy/?highlight=the+ascii+group
Datto Inc. Wins ‘Best of Show’ and ‘Best Cloud Solution’ Awards at ASCII Boston Success Summit
NORWALK, CT – The ASCII Group, Inc., the world’s largest IT Solution Provider community announced on April 3, 2012 that Datto Inc. won the ASCII Boston Success Summit ‘Best Cloud Solution’ award for their business continuity solution, SIRIS. In addition, Datto was also honored with their first ‘Best of Show’ award at an ASCII Success Summit.
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ASCII Group Success Summit Goes on Six City Tour
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Belong to the ASCII Group? Find out how the ASCII Success Summit six-city tour helps MSPs, VARs, and IT solution providers network and learn.
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/8358247/ascii_group_success_summit_goes_on_2012_six_city_tour_screencast/
ASCII Success Summit Boston Award Winners Announced, ChannelPro, by Elaine Hom, April 9, 2012
On Thursday, April 5, ASCII Success Summit Boston 2012 kicked off at the Hyatt Harborside. One of the highlights of every ASCII event is the Success Summit Awards, as voted on by the attendees and handed out at the end of the evening.
Intronis Wins Second Award for Best Customer Support at ASCII Success Summit Los Angeles, Intronis.com
BOSTON – April 4, 2012 – Intronis, the world’s leading cloud backup and recovery solution for the IT Channel, today announced that the company won its second Best Customer Support Award in 2012 at the ASCII Success Summit in Los Angeles.
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http://www.intronis.com/news/tag/ascii-group/
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 for their business continuity solution, SIRIS.
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http://www.dattobackup.com/news/
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