Everything Channel Announces the 2010 Partner Program Guide and Five-Star Rating16th Annual Guide Recognizes the Commitment and Strength of Partner ProgramsPRNewswire Everything Channel, a UBM company, today announced the 2010 Partner Program Guide and Five-Star rating. The 16th annual Partner Program guide recognizes North America's top information technology (IT) vendors for their partner programs for reseller partners, which includes IT integrators, technology solution providers and consultants. The Five-Star rating recognizes the elite subset of Partner Program Guide vendors who give Solution Providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100329/NY77355LOGO) "We are pleased to deliver to the Channel an exclusive list of the leading vendor channel programs with details about key technologies, program opportunities, and information on the hottest new program offerings," said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. "The quality of a technology vendor's partner program determines how profitable its partners will be. For their commitment to their business partners and their efforts to build quality programs, we congratulate this year's Partner Program Guide and five-star rating winners for helping to drive greater revenue in the channel." The 2010 Partner Program Guide and Five-Star rating, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows: ENTERPRISE/LARGE COMPANIES --GREATER
THAN $1 BILLION ANNUAL REVENUE
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5-Star
Vendor Name Rating Program Name
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ACC Business ACC Business Agent Program
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Advanced Micro Devices 5-Star Fusion Partner Program
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APC by Schneider Electric 5-Star APC Channel Partner Program
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AT&T Alliance Channel AT&T Alliance Program
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Avaya 5-Star Avaya Connect
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BMC Software BMC Partner Network Program
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Brocade Communications Alliance Partner Network
Systems, Inc. 5-Star Program
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CA Internet Security CA Internet Security
Business Unit 5-Star Business Unit
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CA Recovery Management
CA, Inc 5-Star Partner Program
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Cisco Channel Partner
Cisco Systems, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Citrix Systems, Inc. 5-Star Citrix Partner Network
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D-Link Systems, Inc. 5-Star Value in Partnership Program
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PowerAdvantage Partner
Eaton Corporation 5-Star Program
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EMC Corporation 5-Star EMC Velocity Partner Program
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Epson ImageWay Partner
Epson America, Inc. Program
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Fujitsu Accelerator Partner
Fujitsu America, Inc Program
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Business Advantage Partner
Global Crossing Program
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Gomez- The Web Performance
Division of Compuware Gomez PartnerFirst Program
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Hewlett-Packard 5-Star HP PartnerONE
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Hitachi TrueNorth Channel
Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. 5-Star Partner Program
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IBM XIV Storage Channel
IBM Corporation 5-Star Program
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IBM Corporation 5-Star IBM PartnerWorld
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Intel Channel Partner
Intel Americas, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Intuit Solution Provider
Intuit Inc. Program
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Juniper Networks J-Partner
Juniper Networks 5-Star Program
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Konica Minolta Business Konica Minolta Partner
Solutions USA, Inc. Program
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Lenovo 5-Star Lenovo Partner Network
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Level 3 Business Partner
Level 3 Communications 5-Star Program
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Level Platforms Certified
Level Platforms 5-Star Partner Program
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McAfee SecurityAlliance
McAfee 5-Star Partner Program
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Microsoft 5-Star Microsoft Partner Network
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Motive Systems Inc. M-Files Partner Program
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Motorola Enterprise Mobility
Motorola, Inc. 5-Star Solutions Channel Program
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NCR NCR Partner Program
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NetApp 5-Star NetApp Partner Program
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Oracle Corporation 5-Star Oracle PartnerNetwork
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Panasonic Computer Panasonic Toughbook Premier
Solutions Company 5-Star Partner Program
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Polycom Inc. 5-Star Choice Partner Program
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Qwest Communications -
Qwest Business Partner Qwest Business Partner
Program Program
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Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Rewards
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Salesforce.com Partner
Salesforce.com 5-Star Program
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Samsung Electronics
America, Inc., IT Division 5-Star Samsung P3 Program
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SAP PartnerEdge CHannel
SAP 5-Star Partner Program
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SAP PartnerEdge Program for
Channel Partners for the
SAP BusinessObjects
SAP 5-Star Portfolio
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Siemens Enterprise
Communications 5-Star Go Forward! Partner Program
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Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software 5-Star Solution Partner Program
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Symantec Corporation 5-Star Symantec Partner Program
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Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc. Digital
Products Division 5-Star Preferred Partner Program
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ViewSonic Corporation 5-Star Finch Club
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VMware, Inc. 5-Star VMware Partner Network
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Seagate Partner Program
Seagate Technology (SPP)
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Western Digital SelectWD
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Xerox Corporation 5-Star Xerox Peak Reseller Program
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MIDSIZE COMPANIES --BETWEEN $100
MILLION AND $1 BILLION IN ANNUAL
REVENUE
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5-Star
Vendor Name Rating Program Name
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Acronis Channel Partner
Acronis, Inc. Program
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ADTRAN ADantage Partner
ADTRAN, Inc. 5-Star Program
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ArcSight Connections Channel
ArcSight, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Aruba Networks PartnerEdge
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Avocent, a division of
Emerson Network Power 5-Star Take Command
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Axis Communications, Inc. Axis Channel Partner Program
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Black Box Reseller Partner
Black Box Network Services Program
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Blue Coat Systems 5-Star Channel Advantage Program
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Check Point Software PureAdvantage Partner
Technologies, Ltd. Program
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North American
CommVault PartnerAdvantage Program
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Compuwarre 5-Star Compuware Partner Network
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Dot Hill Authorized Partner
Dot Hill Systems Corp. 5-Star Program
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Enterasys Networks 5-Star Secure Advantage
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Edgecore Networks (formerly Edgecore Partner Program
SMC Networks) (EPP)
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Emulex Emulex Edge Partner Program
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Epicor's Partners for Growth
Epicor Software Corporation 5-Star Program
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ESET North American Channel
ESET 5-Star Partner Program
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F5 Networks F5 Advantage Partner Program
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Fortinet 5-Star FortiPartner Program
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InFocus Corporation InFocus Bright Projections
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Isilon Systems 5-Star Preferred Partner Program
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Green Team Channel Partner
Kaspersky Lab (Americas) 5-Star Program
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MegaPath Channel Partner
MegaPath Program
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NEC Display Solutions of
America 5-Star NEC Partner Net
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NETGEAR 5-Star Powershift Partner Program
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NetSuite Solution Provider
NetSuite Inc. Program
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Novell, Inc. 5-Star Novell PartnerNet
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OKI Data Americas 5-Star ProfitOPS Partner Alliance
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Progress Software Progress Software
Corporation 5-Star Application Partner Program
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PTC 5-Star PTC ChannelAdvantage Program
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QLogic Signature Partner
QLogic Corporation Program
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Quantum Corporation Quantum Alliance
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Red Hat Business Partner
Red Hat, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Riverbed Technology 5-Star Riverbed Partner Network
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RSA, The Security Division
of EMC 5-Star RSA SecurWorld Program
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Sage Partner Advantage
Sage 5-Star Program
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SGI 5-Star SGI Channel Network
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ShoreTel, Inc. 5-Star Champion Program
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SonicWALL Medallion Partner
SonicWALL, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Sophos 5-Star Sophos Partner Program
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TANDBERG enVision Partner
TANDBERG 5-Star Program
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Trend Micro, Inc. 5-Star Trend Micro Partner Program
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TRENDnet upTREND Partner Program
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Verio Inc. viaVerio Partner Program
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The VeriSign SSL Partner
VeriSign, Inc. Program
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WatchGuard Secure Partner
WatchGuard Technologies 5-Star Program
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Websense ChannelConnect
Websense 5-Star Global Partner Program
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Get IT Together Partner
ZSL,Inc Program
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ZyXEL Communications, Inc. ZyXEL Partner Program
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SMALL COMPANIES --$100 MILLION OR LESS
IN ANNUAL REVENUE
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5-Star
Vendor Name Rating Program Name
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AdvancedEMedia, Inc. WebJaguar Partner Program
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Agility Recovery Solutions
Agility Recovery Solutions 5-Star Partner Alliance
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Alert Logic Partner Success Platform
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AppRiver 5-Star AppRiver Partner Program
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AppSense 5-Star ChannelSense
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Astaro Solution Provider
Astaro Corporation Program
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ATEN 6-Star VAR (6SV) Program
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AVG Technologies, Inc. 5-Star Reseller Merit Program
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BakBone Channel Advantage
BakBone Software, Inc. Program
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BigFix North America
BigFix, Inc. Partners
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BlueArc Partner Acceleration
BlueArc Corporation Program
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Cabinet NG Cabinet NG VAR Program
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Comodo Group Inc. 5-Star Partner Secure
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Compellent Technologies,
Inc. 5-Star Compellent Channel Program
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Cyberoam 5-Star Cyberoam Partner Program
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DataCore Software 5-Star DataCore Partner Program
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DiCentral Corporation 5-Star DiChannels
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Digium 5-Star Digium Partner Program
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docSTAR 5-Star docSTAR VAR
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Double-Take Software
Double-Take Software 5-Star Partner Program
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eFolder eFolder Partner Program
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ExaGrid Reseller Partner
ExaGrid Systems, Inc. Program
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Exinda 5-Star Exinda Partner Program
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FalconStor Partner Dividends
FalconStor Software, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Faronics Technologies USA, Faronics Preferred Partner
Inc Program
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GFI Software 5-Star GFI Partner Program
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Imperva, Inc 5-Star PartnerSphere
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Intronis Volume Reseller
Intronis Program
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Ipswitch File Transfer File Transfer Partner
Division Program
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Ipswitch, Inc. Partner Program
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Iron Mountain Global Partner
Iron Mountain Digital Program
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Kerio Technologies, Inc. Kerio Partner Program
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Technology Revenue Success
Laserfiche 5-Star (TRS) Program
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LogLogic, Inc. 5-Star Partner Network
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M86 Security 5-Star M86 PartnerFocus
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N-able Technologies Channel
N-able Technologies 5-Star Partner Program
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NCP engineering, Inc. NCP Partner Program
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NitroSecurity 5-Star NitroConnect Partner Program
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Panda Security 5-Star Partner Program
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Passlogix Passlogix Partner Program
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PGP Corporation 5-Star PGP Global Partner Program
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Q1 Labs 5-Star Q-Alliance
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Qwest Communications -
Qwest Business Partner Qwest Business Partner
Program Program
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Raritan Inc. 5-Star Raritan Partner Advantage
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ReliaCloud ReliaCloud Channel
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SafeNet United Partner
SafeNet Inc 5-Star Program
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Seagate Partner Program
Seagate Technology (SPP)
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SECNAP Network Security SECNAP Channel One Partner
Corporation Program
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Sourcefire Global Security
Sourcefire, Inc. 5-Star Alliance
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SpectorSoft Passport Partner
SpectorSoft Corporation Program
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Spectra Logic Corporation 5-Star SpectraEDGE
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Storagepipe Service Provider
Storagepipe Solutions Partner Program
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STORServer, Inc. SP3
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Telarus, Inc. VAR Network
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Thunderstone Reseller/
Thunderstone Software LLC Channel Partner Program
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TippingPoint Security
TippingPoint 5-Star Partner Program
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Visioneer 20/20 Perfect Vision Program
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Voltage Security Entourage
Voltage Security Partner Program
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Webroot 5-Star Channel Edge Partner Program
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WildPackets, Inc. Peeks Partner Network
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Wyse Technology Wyse Partner Network
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Xiotech Corporation Xcel Channel Partner Program
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EMERGING -- FOUNDED 2004 OR LATER
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5-Star
Vendor Name Rating Program Name
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2X Software 5-Star 2X Partner Program
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A10 Networks 5-Star A10 Partners Program
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Acumatica Acumatica
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Akorri 5-Star Partner Point
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FireScope, Inc. 5-Star FireScope Partner Program
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InMage Parnter Advantage
InMage Systems, Inc. 5-Star Program
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IronKey Elite Partner
IronKey 5-Star Program
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NComputing Channel Partner
NComputing, Inc. 5-Star Program
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Palo Alto Networks 5-Star NextWave
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Red Condor TALON Partner Program
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Reflexion Networks, Inc. Partners in Success
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RELDATA 5-Star RELDATA Partner Program
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Ruckus Wireless, Inc. 5-Star BIG DOGS
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Scale Computing Channel
Scale Computing Program
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StorageCraft Technology StorageCraft MSP Partner
Corporation Program
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StorageCraft Technology StorageCraft Reseller
Corporation Partner Program
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Storwize Inc. Orli Amir
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SugarCRM 5-Star SugarCRM Partner Program
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Talend North America
Talend Inc. Channels Program
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Veeam Veeam ProPartner
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Research for the 2010 Everything Channel Partner Program Guide and the Five-Star Program was conducted by Everything Channel's research department. Everything Channel analyzed 130 vendor programs rating vendors' responses to in-depth questions about their partner programs in the five elements of sales support, partner profitability, partner ecosystem development/management, partner communication/marketing, and demand generation. To ensure fair comparisons, companies were placed in one of four categories based on company size (Enterprise, MidSized, Small and Emerging). Questions from each section were scored individually and weighted appropriately. The Five-Star Partner Program rating recognizes the elite subset of Partner Program Guide vendors who give solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. The Five-Star rating is bestowed on programs whose overall rating is among the elite based on company size. For additional information on the Everything Channel Partner Program Guide and Five-Star Rating, visit: www.channelweb.com. About Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com) Everything Channel, headquartered in Framingham, MA, is a technology marketing and sales solutions company. Through its "Complete Technology Channel Solution," Everything Channel offers the right business tools to accelerate technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to the sellers of technology to achieve measurable and significant results. About United Business Media Limited UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetisation of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com. Contact Maureen Park Everything Channel 516 562 5942 Maureen.park@ec.ubm.com First Call Analyst: AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/ PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com SOURCE: Everything Channel CONTACT: Maureen Park, Everything Channel, +1-516-562-5942, Web Site: http://www.everythingchannel.com/ |