These up-and-coming storage companies from the 2008 CRN Emerging Vendor list have a winning view on the storage space.
Solution providers interested in a refreshing take on VoIP from young, up-and-coming companies need look no further. The 2008 CRN Emerging Vendor list includes six VoIP vendors on the rise.
We picked the top of the line. Check out the these companies, selected from our database of 178 emerging vendors.
Inside This Issue: April 28, 2008
Cover Story
2008 Channel Champions
They scratch, claw, innovate, develop, tilt, enhance, manage and shape the channel: the spotlight's on and 2008 Channel Champions are here.
>> Methodology
>> Enterprise Business Software Suites
>> SMB Software Suites
>> Data and Information Management
>> Collaboration Software
>> Middleware
>> Network Security Appliance
>> Client Security Software
>> Network Security Software
>> Enterprise Networking Hardware
>> Enterprise WLAN Products
>> Systems and Network Management Software
>> SMB Networking Hardware
>> VoIP Technology
>> SMB WLANs
>> Midrange Servers (>$25,000)
>> Notebooks and Mobile Computers
>> SMB Volume Servers (<$25,000)
>> Client and Server Processors
>> High Capacity Hard Drives (300GB+)
>> Network Storage (SAN or NAS)
>> Storage Management Software
>> External Data Backup
>> Flat-Panel Displays 19" - 30"
>> Workgroup Color Printers
>> UPS and Data Center Power Management Products
>> Multifunction Printers
>> Slide Show: The Results
>> Slide Show: Inside The Satisfaction Ratings
>> Slide Show: 2008 CRN Channel Champions Awards
Starting Line
Calling Out Salesforce: Competitive Hardball
Ingram, N-able Tailor SaaS Position
Downgrade Rights A Go
EMC In Perspective
Tap-Tap-Tap, AMD?
More For The Middle
Gilroy Exit Redux
IPED: From Our Research Arm: Better Partner Outreach
Market Focus: Midmarket Wireless Voice/Data
Cisco's Alternative Route
Parsing the networking giant's Linux-based ISR reveals a new inroad for customized solutions.
Tech Focus
Into The Wild
Fiberlink Communications Corp. offers adaptable MSP security to protect every road warrior.
>> Cool To Touch, Hot To Trot
ShadowRAM: April 28, 2008
Taking The Plunge--For Real; Dollar Signs & Swan Songs; Seen And Heard.
These articles were mentioned in this issue of CRN.
• 25 Hot Products From RetailVision
• As Windows XP Deadline Looms, OEMs Turn To Vista Downgrade Rights
• Touble At Arrow: Company Loses Key Executive, Key Vendor
• Microsoft Exec: UAC Designed To 'Annoy Users'
• 25 Bizarre Scenes From RSA 2008
• Video: VAR Practices The Art Of Influence
• Slide Show: 25 (Tropical) Scenes From Cisco Partner Summit
COLUMNISTS
Robert C. DeMarzo:
Channel Centric
Wanna Be A Champ? 5 Things You Must Do
A vendor without a services strategy is like the Yankees without Alex Rodriguez or the Red Sox without Manny Ramirez.
Craig Zarley: Steven Burke:
Larry Hooper:
On The Front Lines
Navigating The Rough Economic Waters
My feeling is that war, politics and a chaotic housing market aren't going to throw smart solution providers off the scent.
The Final Cut
The Retail Whammy
Solution providers that ignore the fast-moving and innovative retail computer market are doing their customers a disservice and putting their livelihoods at risk.
Under The Radar
The End Of XP Is Near
April 29 is the beginning of the end of Microsoft Windows XP, it's the day that users first begin to receive XP Service Pack 3.
