Everything Channel Announces the Fourth Annual GovernmentVAR AwardsPRNewswire Everything Channel (formerly CMP Channel), the global leader in technology sales, today announced the winners of the fourth annual GovernmentVAR awards at a reception last night at the XChange Government Integrator conference. Each year the editors of GovernmentVAR recognize leading vendors, solution providers and systems integrators who demonstrate excellence in meeting the needs of today's public sector customers spanning the federal market, state, local and education channel as well as the vendors who consistently provide the essential programs needed for success in the channel. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080505/NYM117LOGO-a ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080509/NYF032LOGO ) "These awards highlight the great strides solution providers and vendors have made in the public sector; they understand the needs specific to this marketplace and have consistently delivered successes within the Channel. Congratulations to all of our winners for this honor," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. Organizations and individuals are honored for their innovative partner programs or for achieving outstanding customer satisfaction or for record exceptional financial performance. The winners are Solution Providers who possess a clear understanding of the IT requirements of government and education customers, or are vendors who support partners with resources and benefits that drive success in this challenging market. The editorial staff of Everything Channel determined the winners based on extensive research, satisfaction studies, interviews with leading solution providers and partner executives in the public sector, expert analysis as well as reviews of financial performance. The awards recognize excellence in the state, local, education and federal markets as well as a Government Channel Executive of the Year. The 2008 GovernmentVAR awards winners include: -- State and Local Solution Provider of the Year: Carahsoft Technology
-- Education Solution Provider of the Year: CDW-G
-- Government Channel Solution Provider of the Year: SRA International
-- Federal Solution Provider of the Year: Lockheed Martin
-- Integrator of the Year: EDS
-- Small Business Solution Provider of the Year: Bluewolf
-- Government Channel Executive of the Year: Michael Humke Vice President,
Public Sector, Solution Partners Organization, Hewlett-Packard
-- Government Channel Program of the Year: Trend Micro
-- Top SLED Program of the Year: Symantec
-- Top Federal Program of the Year: Panasonic
-- Government VAR Satisfaction Award: Cisco Systems
Sponsors of GovernmentVAR Awards reception were Oracle and Symantec.
In 2008, Everything Channel Events will host a series of face-to-face events that provide a platform for vendors, distributors and Solution Providers to meet, define and strengthen their relationships. The XChange Conference Group continues to deepen its portfolio of channel events with the following conferences: XChange Managed Services '08, May 15, Irvine, CA; VARBusiness 500, June 3, New York, NY; XChange '08, August 17-20, Dallas, TX; XChange Latin America '08, September 8-10, Miami, FL; XChange Tech Innovators '08, November 17-19, San Jose, CA; and CRN Fast Growth, Chicago, IL. For additional information on XChange Conferences, contact Allison Cohen at accohen@everythingchannel.com or visit http://www.everythingchannel.com/ About XChange Conferences (www.cmpxchange.com) Everything Channel's XChange Conference Group is the global leader in face-to-face channel events. XChange Conferences bring together new markets, customers and revenue opportunities for solution providers and technology vendors. XChange Conferences offer the best recruiting, training, education and networking opportunities in three and four day events filled with keynotes, lectures, debates and discussions revolving around critical channel issues and trends. Everything Channel hosts a complete suite of integrated media and business solutions whose asset portfolio includes, CRN, VARBusiness, XChange Conferences, Institute for Partner Education & Development, the ChannelWEB Online Network and GovernmentVAR. 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: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080509/NYF032LOGO AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN7 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/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |