2010 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Programs I-N

Each year, we bring you the details on hundreds of vendor partner programs in our Partner Programs Guide (coming March 29). Of those, a few get our five-star award, based on their commitment to the channel, breadth of program offerings and services offered to their partners. What follows is the third entry in our listing of the five-star partner program winners for 2010. You'll find information about each program, their goals for recruiting solution providers in 2010, and the technology markets they serve.

Name of channel program: IBM PartnerWorld

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Name of channel program: IBM XIV Storage Channel Program

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Name of channel program: PartnerSphere

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Name of channel program: InMage Parnter Advantage Program

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Name of channel program: Intel Channel Partner Program

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Name of channel program: IronKey Elite Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Preferred Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Juniper Networks J-Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Green Team Channel Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Technology Revenue Success (TRS) Program

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Name of channel program: Lenovo Partner Network

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Name of channel program: Level 3 Business Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Level Platforms Certified Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Partner Network

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Name of channel program: M86 PartnerFocus

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Name of channel program: McAfee SecurityAlliance Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Microsoft Partner Network

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Name of channel program: Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions Channel Program

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Name of channel program: N-able Technologies Channel Partner Program

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Name of channel program: NComputing Channel Partner Program

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Name of channel program: NEC Partner Net

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Name of channel program: NetApp Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Powershift Partner Program

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NitroSecurity

Name of channel program: NitroConnect Partner Program

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Name of channel program: Novell PartnerNet

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