2006 CHANNEL CHAMPIONS
Solution Providers Rate The Vendors

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By CRN Staff


3:00 PM EDT Fri. Apr. 14, 2006


If you're looking for insight from fellow solution providers about which vendors are easiest to work with, have the most reliable technology or have the best training and education programs, you've come to the right place.

The 2006 Channel Champions survey asks hundreds of solution providers to rate their satisfaction with more than 100 vendors in 26 product categories. Solution providers rate their satisfaction with the vendors' products and their channel programs.

CRN provides an analysis of the results for each of the 26 categories, which you can find by clicking on category links on the "Inside" bar to the right of the winners list. Drill down further, and you'll find out how solution providers rated each vendor on more than a dozen criteria, ranging from product reliability, price/performance and scalability to vendor support, visibility, education and training, consistency, channel conflict, and margins and rebates.

In the stories for each category, you'll find out, for example, why VARs think Sun Microsystems is gaining ground in volume servers, how Intel and AMD stack up as partners in client and server processors, what makes Trend Micro a rising star in network security software, and how Toshiba is capturing attention in notebooks.

SOFTWARE WINNER
Business Software Suites
Microsoft On Top Of Its Game
Microsoft
Databases
Oracle Gains Mind Share With SMB Push
Oracle
Application Integration Middleware
IBM Tops In Multivendor Support
IBM
E-Mail/Collaboration Software
Ease Of Integration Gives Microsoft An Easy Victory
Microsoft
Network Operating Systems
Sun Microsystems A Consistent Partner
Sun Microsystems
SECURITY
Client Security Software
Trend Micro Delivers Strong ROI
Trend Micro
Network Security Hardware
Price/Performance Trend Micro's Suite Spot
McAfee
Network Security Software
Trend Micro Edges Past Check Point
Trend Micro
NETWORKING
Enterprise Networking Hardware
Cisco Scales Category With Ease
Cisco Systems
Small-Business Networking Hardware
Solution Providers Perfer Cisco Over Linksys
Cisco Systems
Enterprise WLAN Products
Security Puts Cisco In The Spotlight
Cisco Systems
SMB WLAN Products
Cisco Gives Channel An Education
Cisco Systems
VoIP Technology
Cisco Demonstrates Its Passion
Cisco Systems
Systems And Network Management Software
Microsoft Relies On MOM
Microsoft
SYSTEMS
Volume Servers
Education Proves To Be Sun's Edge
Sun Microsystems
Midrange Servers
IBM's Legacy Is Upgradeability
IBM
Notebooks
Toshiba Packs In The Features, Targets The Channel
Toshiba
Advanced Desktops And Workstations
IBM Stands Behind Its Workstations
IBM
STORAGE
Storage Management Software
Partners Praise HP's Integrated Offering
Hewlett-Packard
Network Storage Hardware
IBM, HP Each Have Strong Points
HP, IBM
External Storage Backup Subsystems
HP Nothing But Consistent In Storage
Hewlett-Packard
Server-Class Disk Drives
Seagate Unbeatable Across The Board
Seagate
PERIPHERALS AND COMPONENTS
Client And Server Processors
Solution Providers Love Intel In All Areas But One
Intel
Color Laser Printers
HP Still On Top, Xerox Makes Gains
Hewlett-Packard
Flat-Panels Displays
Sony Monitors Deemed Worth The Price
Sony
UPS And Data Center Power Management Products
APC Makes Clean Sweep
APC


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