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Slide Show: VARs Reveal Their Alternative Vendor Favorites

By Marilyn O'Hara & Gayle Kesten
12:09 AM EST Mon. Feb. 19, 2007
From the February 19, 2007 issue of VARBusiness

Some will claim that you always want to go with a market leader, but many solution providers are finding success with alternative brands and technologies. Alternatives provide them with products that complement the technologies offered by market-share leaders. And, in many cases, alternatives give solution providers products that offer higher margins and better sales opportunities.

So which alternative vendors are solution providers turning to? Click through our slide show to learn their top 10 favorites in each of 10 technology categories.