Slide Show: Inside The Satisfaction Ratings

Of the 116 vendors rated in in the 2008 Channel Champions Survey, these 20 vendors received the highest overall satisfaction ratings from our solution provider respondents.

Of the 116 vendors rated in in the 2008 Channel Champions Survey, these 20 vendors received the lowest overall satisfaction ratings from our solution provider respondents.

Vendors competed against rivals in 26 different product categories and were rated by solution providers in three main areas: Technical, Financial, and Program and Support. Here are the top scorers in the Technical area.

Here are the top scorers in the Financial area.

Here are the top scorers in the Program and Support area.

Here are the low scorers in the Technical area.

Here are the low scorers in the Financial area.

Here are the low scorers in the Program and Support area.

When evaluating the Financial side of their relationships with vendors, solution providers scored their partners in each product category on their "Services Attach Rate." These are the top scorers in that criterion.

The 26 product categories rated by solution providers were grouped into six technology categories. These are the top five scorers in each technology category.