2014 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Peripherals Vendors

Peripheral Powerhouses

The IT industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace: cloud computing, mobile computing, big data, the Internet of Things and software-defined, well, just about everything. The challenge for solution providers is identifying the opportunities and threats posed by the new computing technologies and, if possible, capitalize on them. And that can mean an increased need for technical, marketing, sales and financial assistance from the IT vendors solution providers partner with.

The 2014 Partner Program Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs.

As part of the Partner Program Guide, The Channel Company designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the 5-Star designees in the peripherals space.

Advanced Micro Devices

Program Name: AMD Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 580

North American Channel Chief: Gerald Youngblood

URL: www.amd.com

APC by Schneider Electric

Program Name: APC Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1991

Number of North American Partners: 25,000

North American Channel Chief: Shannon Sbar

URL: www.apc.com

Black Box Network Services

Program Name: Black Box Reseller Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2000

Number of North American Partners: 1,000

North American Channel Chief: Tim Sauer

URL: www.blackbox.com

Dell

Program Name: Dell PartnerDirect

Year Program Established: 2007

Number of North American Partners: 55,000

North American Channel Chief: Jim DeFoe

URL: www.dell.com

Digium

Program Name: Digium Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2007

Number of North American Partners: 1,878

North American Channel Chief: Steve Harvey

URL: www.digium.com

Eaton

Program Name: PowerAdvantage Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: 3,733

North American Channel Chief: Ramesh Menon

URL: www.powerquality.eaton.com

Emerson Network Power

Program Name: Innovation Partnership Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Number of North American Partners: 1,541

North American Channel Chief: Tracy Collins

URL: www.emersonnetworkpower.com

Hewlett-Packard

Program Name: HP PartnerOne

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: NA

North American Channel Chief: Terry Richardson

URL: www.hp.com

Microsoft

Program Name: Microsoft Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: 110,000

North American Channel Chief: Jenni Flinders

URL: www.microsoft.com

Motorola Solutions

Program Name: PartnerEmpower Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: 3,642

North American Channel Chief: Mike deVente

URL: www.motorolasolutions.com

NEC Display Solutions

Program Name: NEC Partner Net

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: 3,727

North American Channel Chief: Ashley Flaska

URL: www.necdisplay.com

Polycom

Program Name: Choice Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: 3,418

North American Channel Chief: Barb Huelskamp

URL: www.polycom.com

Raritan

Program Name: Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Number of North American Partners: 285

North American Channel Chief: Victoria Zona

URL: www.raritan.com

Server Technology

Program Name: Power Rewards Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: 150

North American Channel Chief: Mike Johnston

URL: www.servertech.com

Sharp Electronics

Program Name: Sharp Alliance Plus

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: 500

North American Channel Chief: John Sheehan

URL: www.sharpusa.com

ViewSonic

Program Name: Finch Club

Year Program Established: 2008

Number of North American Partners: 15,000

North American Channel Chief: Brian Igoe

URL: www.viewsonic.com

Wasp Barcode Technologies

Program Name: WaspLink

Year Program Established: 2011

Number of North American Partners: 2,750

North American Channel Chief: Bryan Keepers

URL: www.waspbarcode.com

Xerox

Program Name: Xerox Peak Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2000

Number of North American Partners: 8,500

North American Channel Chief: Tom Gall

URL: www.xerox.com