You voted. We listened. They took home the crystal. Familiar faces and a host of newcomers shared center stage this week at the 2001 VARBusiness Annual Report Card gala, held in conjunction with CMP's Breakaway XChange in Orlando, Fla.
More than 700 vendors, partners and solution providers joined VARBusiness editors and staffers for the event, which was sponsored by Avaya, Front-Range, Lexmark, Novell, PTC, Qwest and Seagate. Entertainment was provided by comedian Jeff Foxworthy.
The ARC, in its 16th year, asks solution providers to rate their vendor partners on various criteria, including product/pricing, support and partnership potential. This year, more than 5,000 solution providers were surveyed, evaluating more than 70 vendor programs across 15 product and service categories.
Top honors went to the following vendors:
%95 Sun Microsystems (advanced desktops and workstations, and network storage)
%95 Compaq Computer (notebook computers)
%95 IBM (entry-level and midrange servers)
%95 Cisco Systems (voice and data networking)
%95 Seagate (disk drives)
%95 ViewSonic (display technology)
%95 Novell (enterprise operating platforms)
%95 Microsoft (database software)
%95 Veritas (storage management software)
%95 Tivoli (security management software)
%95 Macromedia (application development and deployment tools, and Internet application server software)
In addition, WorldCom walked off with a win in business-class IP services, a new ARC category this year.
Two awards were also given for overall performance. ViewSonic was honored with VARBusiness' third Lifetime Achievement Award for placing first in its category for five consecutive years, while Veritas was singled out as ARC Breakthrough Player of the Year.
For more on the gala and complete coverage of all ARC results, check out www.varbusiness.com/sections/main/2001arc.asp.
|
10 Challenges That HP Wants Partners To Tackle Right Now CRN speaks with HP's business unit chiefs to get a sense of where they'd like partners to focus in the coming year, as well as how CEO Meg Whitman is making a difference. |
|
VAR500: IBM Strikes Deal With Ukraine Bank; HP Bolsters Health-Care Practice CRN VAR500 solution providers win health-care contracts, work on European banking solution, create a platform for microlending, sharing info on cloud computing and more. |
|
Five Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week For the week ending Feb. 3, CRN looks at five companies that were either asleep at the wheel or just didn't make good decisions. |
 More
Slide Shows |
- 2001 Annual Report Card
- FAQ: Understanding the ARC Scores
- 2001 Annual Report Card Methodology
- Unlocking the Secret To Successful Relationships
- Understanding VARs' Needs
- Cognizant Sales Soar, Exec Promotions Follow
- VAR500 Company EPAM Systems: IPO Update
- The Daily App: KyWiki for iPad
- The Daily App: Scan To PDF Free For Android
- Despite Recession, VARs Project Moderate Growth In 2009
- Key Takeaways From The 2009 State Of Technology: Peripherals Study
