Channel Champions 2007In Channel Champions 2007, CRN asked more than 2,000 of its readers to select their top vendors in 27 different product categories. Each vendor was rated on the tecnical quality of their products, the strength of their partner programs, and, new this year, on their capacity to generate financial opportunities for VARs. With 54 vendors in total participating, some of the highlights included: HP took top honors in desktop PCs and notebooks; Microsoft beat out Oracle in databases and Red Hat in network operating systems; Viewsonic edged out the pack in a tight displays category; and IBM won in the data backup category. UPDATE: Steven Burke surveys the results and declares it a rout for HP over IBM and Dell: "What HP Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd has done in a relatively short period of time is cleaned up a lot of conflicting sales motions, instituted some no-nonsense compensation metrics and driven a new level of channel excellence... To put it simply: HP's gain is IBM's pain." Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:07 AM, May 7, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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