The 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors For 2013

Each year, CRN looks at the hot IT startups making an impact on the channel on our Emerging Vendors list. The list includes startups that were established no earlier than 2007 and know the value of good channel partnerships; a strategy to leverage the channel to go to market is also a requirement. Here we present to you the 25 coolest startups to be included on the Emerging Vendors list for 2013.

Also, check out a breakdown of each company on this year's list by technology expertise:

• Big Data/Business Intelligence Vendors
• Business Applications
• Cloud Vendors
• Data Center Vendors
• Mobility Vendors
• Networking And VoIP
• Security Vendors
• Storage Vendors
• Virtualization Vendors