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Everything Channel Announces the Fourth Annual GovernmentVAR Awards
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
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"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
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