Everything Channel's VARBusiness 500 Salutes North America's Top Technology Integrators and Executives2008 List Reflects the Robust Growth of the Technology Reseller ChannelPRNewswire-FirstCall Today at the VARBusiness 500 awards event in New York City, North America's top technology integrators and executives will be honored by Everything Channel's (formerly CMP Channel) VARBusiness, the business magazine that provides strategic insight for technology integrators. The VARBusiness 500 event is powered by Everything Channel's XChange conferences. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080603/NYTU012LOGO ) "The indirect sales Channel for technology products and services drives two-thirds of all technology sales in the U.S. and the Solution Providers who make up the Channel are the primary influencers of business technology decision making. This is why the VAR 500 is such an important list," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. "These are the top Solution Providers in the industry, and we salute each of them for their stellar performance." The VARBusiness 500 is the definitive list of the biggest and best solution providers in the North American IT reseller channel. The list ranks companies that are the leading revenue producers among solution provider organizations in North America and plays a critical role in providing the proper IT strategies and systems to corporations and institutions to help drive business forward. The 2008 VARBusiness 500 list includes 113 new companies with 10.6 percent of them in the Top 100 of the list. In addition, the starting point of the list -- the revenue of company number 500 -- rose to $33.4 million, up 35.2 percent, from $24.7 million in 2007. This increase reflects the strength and robust growth of the technology reseller Channel. The top ten solution provider organizations, by 2007 revenue, include:
1. EDS
2. Accenture
3. BT Global Services
4. Computer Sciences Corp.
5. Northrop Grumman Corp.
6. Cap Gemini S.A.
7. Lockheed Martin - Information Systems and Global Services
8. Deloitte Consulting
9. General Dynamics - Information Systems and Technology
10. Atos Origin
Top ten vendor services arms, by 2007 revenue, include:
1. IBM Global Services
2. Microsoft
3. Sprint Nextel Corp.
4. Verizon Communications Inc.
5. T-Systems North America
6. Oracle
7. HP
8. SAP AG - Services
9. Motorola - Home and Networks Mobility Segment
10. Xerox (Services)
Other awards include:
-- VARBusiness 500 Newcomer Award: Axispoint
-- VARBusiness 500 Newcomer Award: HPM Networks
-- Best Partnership Award: JDM International
-- Top Technology Practices - Unified Communications: ePlus
-- Top Technology Practices - Healthcare: NWM Corp.
-- Top Technology Practices - Storage: The Ergonomic Group
-- Top Technology Practices - Business Process Management: Total Tec
-- Top Technology Practices - Virtualization: ZSL Inc.
-- Top Revenue Generator (Under $50 Million): BlueWater Communications
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-- Top Revenue Generator ($50-$250 Million): Carahsoft
-- Top Revenue Generator ($250 Million-$1 Billion): DLT Solutions
-- Top Revenue Generator (Over $1 Billion): Accenture
-- VARBusiness Editors' Choice for Business Excellence: CXTec
-- Company of the Year: Presidio Networked Solutions
-- Executive of the Year: Rich Fennessy, CEO, Insight Enterprises, Inc.
-- Lifetime Achievement Award: Bruce Geier, CEO, Technology Integration
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The one day conference, which is taking place at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel and Gotham Hall in New York, includes networking, educational sessions and an awards program for industry leaders, vendors and solution providers. VARBusiness 500 attendees will learn the secrets of success from fellow VARBusiness 500 companies as well as presentations from Todd Bucholz, Former White House Director of Economic Policy and CNBC Regular and Rick Pitino, head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. The VARBusiness 500 sponsors include executive platinum sponsor HP, platinum sponsors Avnet and AMD as well as sold sponsors Oracle and Sun. The complete listing of the VARBusiness 500 and a comprehensive editorial package was featured in the May 26 issue and can be found online at www.varbusiness.com/var500. About VARBusiness (www.varbusiness.com) For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com) Everything Channel, formerly CMP Channel, is the global leader in technology sales and serves as the one stop shop for the sales channel that drives 75 percent of technology sales throughout the world. IT suppliers and Solution Providers turn to Everything Channel to manage and accelerate their business. Everything Channel provides the answer to strategy and branding, online marketing, research/market intelligence, lead generation, branded and custom events, education and workflow tools targeted to those who buy and sell through the Channel. Everything Channel is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. Contact Kate Spellman Everything Channel 516 562 7383 kspellman@everythingchannel.com First Call Analyst: PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com SOURCE: Everything Channel CONTACT: Kate Spellman of Everything Channel, +1-516-562-7383, Web site: http://www.everythingchannel.com/ |