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The List: 50 Channel Chiefs (S)

By Heather Clancy, CRN
February 24, 2006    3:00 PM ET

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Carrying The Channel Torch
Part firefighter, part diplomat. Our annual special report on the industry's top Channel Chiefs illuminates why the best vendor channel execs work for every penny they earn

The List: 50 Channel Chiefs
From Acer to Xerox, we have the stats on 50 top Channel Chiefs who are influencing your day-to-day existence. If you're thinking about teaming with one of these vendors, here's where to start.

Global Touch
It's a small world, and these 10 Worldwide Agenda-Setters are aiming to make it smaller with worldwide programs that impact the U.S. market -- and beyond.

New To The Scene
Strategy from freshman execs at Cisco, Intel, Lexmark, Samsung, SonicWall and Toshiba.

Service Allies
Wondering whether that vendor services division is friend or foe? These managers from Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft aim to solve that debate for good.

10 People You Should Know
They may not be on the "Big List," but we're watching these channel executives closely in 2006..

SAGE SOFTWARE
WHO: TAYLOR MACDONALD, Executive Vice President, Channel and Sales Operations
WHY: Launched Fast Track business-development program for accelerating the growth path for smaller VARs.
PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE HANDLED BY U.S. CHANNEL: Channel sales account for 43% of total North America and almost 100% of all midmarket business
TOTAL NO. OF U.S. PARTNERS: 6,000
NO. OF U.S. CHANNEL EMPLOYEES: 532 for North America
BIGGEST MISJUDGMENT OR LESSON LEARNED IN 2005: "That business partners have to be continually educated and convinced of the value of different program offerings. We learned that other Sage partners' successes with our partner programs were the biggest selling points for reluctant partners."
REPORTS TO: Ron Verni, CEO



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