What makes the channel strong? The quality and depth of the relationships VARs and MSPs have with their vendors and distributors, and the support they receive from the organizations they join.
The all-stars in this guide-chosen by readers via surveys and phone interviews, as well as by the ChannelPro-SMB editorial team based on research and news gathering throughout the year-are a kind of “Angie’s List” of strategic, vetted companies, programs, IT organizations, and solutions. This is the channel community our readers rely on when making IT recommendations to their SMB clients and when planning to invest in their own businesses.
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2013 All-Stars: From providers of cloud and mobility solutions to those offering hardware, software, services, and educational and partnering opportunities, these all-stars are at the top of our readers’ lists of most trusted and valuable partners:
Security
ANTI-VIRUS VENDORS
GFI Software (Viper)
www.gfisoftware.com
Kaspersky Lab
www.kaspersky.com
Symantec Corp.
www.symantec.com
Trend Micro Inc.
www.trendmicro.com
EMAIL SECURITY VENDORS
Barracuda Networks Inc.
www.barracuda.com
Cisco Systems Inc.
www.cisco.com
Symantec Corp.
www.symantec.com
Trend Micro Inc.
www.trendmicro.com
SECURITY HARDWARE VENDORS
Barracuda Networks Inc.
www.barracuda.com
Cisco Systems Inc.
www.cisco.com
Dell Inc. (SonicWall)
www.sonicwall.com/us
Fortinet Inc.
www.fortinet.com
Netgear Inc.
www.netgear.com
SECURITY SOFTWARE SUITE VENDORS
BitDefender
www.bitdefender.com
Kaspersky Lab
www.kaspersky.com
Norton by Symantec
http://us.norton.com
Storage
BACKUP AND DISASTER RECOVERY VENDORS
Continuum Managed Services LLC
www.continuum.net
Datto Inc.
www.dattobackup.com
Dell Inc. (AppAssure)
www.dell.com
Intronis Inc.
www.intronis.com
StorageCraft Technology Corp.
www.storagecraft.com
CLOUD BACKUP AND DISASTER RECOVERY VENDORS
Carbonite Inc.
www.carbonite.com
Intronis Inc.
www.intronis.com
VaultLogix LLC
www.dataprotection.com
CLOUD STORAGE VENDORS
Amazon.com Inc.
www.amazon.com
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
SugarSync Inc.
www.sugarsync.com
STORAGE HARDWARE VENDORS
Buffalo Americas Inc.
www.buffalotech.com
Hitachi Data Systems
www.hds.com
Cloud Computing
CLOUD EMAIL/COLLABORATION SOLUTIONS
Google Apps
www.google.com/apps/business
HyperOffice
www.hyperoffice.com
Intermedia.net Inc.
www.intermedia.net
Microsoft Office 365
http://office.microsoft.com
CLOUD ERP/CRM/LINE-OF-BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
http://crm.dynamics.com
Salesforce.com
www.salesforce.com
SAP AG
www.sap.com
MANAGED HOSTING/CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS
1&1 Internet Inc.
www.1and1.com
Amazon.com Inc.
www.amazon.com
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
Rackspace US Inc.
www.rackspace.com
PRIVATE CLOUD COMPUTING VENDORS
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Zenith Infotech Ltd.
www.zenithinfotech.com
DESKTOP HARDWARE VENDORS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
www.asus.com/us
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Lenovo
www.lenovo.com
LAPTOP/ULTRABOOK VENDORS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
www.asus.com/us
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Lenovo
www.lenovo.com
MONITOR VENDORS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
www.asus.com/us
ViewSonic Corp.
www.viewsonic.com
SERVER HARDWARE VENDORS
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Oracle Corp.
www.oracle.com
UPS AND POWER CONDITIONING VENDORS
APC by Schneider Electric
www.apc.com
CyberPower Systems (USA) Inc.
www.cyberpowersystems.com
Emerson Network Power
www.emersonnetworkpower.com
Minuteman Power Technologies
www.minutemanups.com
Distribution
DISTRIBUTORS
D&H Distributing Co.
www.dandh.com
Ingram Micro Inc.
www.ingrammicro.com
Tech Data Corp.
www.techdata.com
Mobility
MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT VENDORS
AirWatch LLC
www.air-watch.com
Citrix Systems Inc. (ZenMobile)
www.citrix.com
Fiberlink Communications Corp.
www.mas360.com
Good Technology Corp.
www.good.com
MobileIron Inc.
www.mobileiron.com
SMARTPHONE VENDORS
Motorola, a Google company
www.motorola.com
Samsung
www.samsung.com
TABLET VENDORS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
www.asus.com/us
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
Managed Services
MANAGED PRINT VENDORS
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Lexmark International Inc.
www.lexmark.com
OKI Data Americas Inc.
www.okidata.com
Xerox Corp.
www.xerox.com
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTOMATION VENDORS
Autotask Corp.
www.autotask.com
ConnectWise
www.connectwise.com
Dell Inc. (packetTrap division)
www.packettrap.com
NetSuite OpenAir
www.openair.com
Tigerpaw Software Inc.
www.tigerpaw.com
QUOTING SOLUTIONS
VARStreet
www.varstreetinc.com
REMOTE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT VENDORS
Continuum Managed Services LLC
www.continuum.net
Dell Inc. (packetTrap division)
www.packettrap.com
Kaseya Int’l Ltd.
www.kaseya.com
LabTech Software
www.labtechsoftware.com
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Virtualization
DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION VENDORS
Citrix Systems Inc.
www.citrix.com
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
VMware Inc.
www.vmware.com
SERVER VIRTUALIZATION VENDORS
Citrix Systems Inc.
www.citrix.com
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
VMware Inc.
www.vmware.com
STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION VENDORS
FalconStor Software
www.falconstor.com
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Hitachi Data Systems
www.hds.com
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
Programs
VENDOR PARTNER PROGRAMS
Cisco Systems Inc.
www.cisco.com
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
Microsoft Corp.
www.microsoft.com
Additional Categories
DIGITAL SIGNAGE VENDORS
BroadSign International LLC
www.broadsign.com
Hewlett-Packard Co.
www.hp.com
NEC Display Solutions of America Inc.
www.necdisplay.com
Panasonic Corp. of North America
www.panasonic.com
Samsung
www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/digital-signage
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SOFTWARE VENDORS
Aprima Medical Software Inc.
www.aprima.com
eClinicalWorks LLC
www.eclinicalworks.com
Greenway Medical Technologies Inc.
www.greenwaymedical.com
IT COMMUNITIES
ASCII Group Inc.
www.ascii.com
HTG Peer Groups
www.htgmembers.com
SMB Technology Network (SMBTN)
www.smbtn.org
NETWORKING VENDORS
Black Box Network Services
www.blackbox.com
Cisco Systems Inc.
www.cisco.com
Juniper Networks Inc.
www.juniper.net/us
Netgear Inc.
www.netgear.com
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS/VOIP VENDORS
BroadSoft Inc.
www.broadsoft.com
Cisco Systems Inc.
www.cisco.com
Computer Components
MEMORY VENDORS
Kingston
http://www.kingston.com/
Crucial
http://www.crucial.com/
Corsair
http://www.corsair.com/us/
SSD VENDORS
Intel
http://www.intel.com/
Kingston
http://www.kingston.com/
SoC (SYSTEM ON CHIP) VENDORS
Intel (Atom)
http://www.intel.com/
NVIDIA (Tegra)
http://www.nvidia.com/
POWER SUPPLY VENDORS
Corsair
http://www.corsair.com/us/
Cooler Master
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/
COOLING SYSTEM VENDORS – FAN
Cooler Master
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/
Thermaltake
http://thermaltakeusa.com/
Arctic
http://www.arctic.ac/en/
COOLING SYSTEM VENDORS – LIQUID
Corsair
http://www.corsair.com/us/
