Faces Of The 2012 Next-Gen 250 (Part 1)

Channel Upstarts

As solution providers position themselves to ride the next wave of IT opportunities, they are building their businesses around new models as well as new technologies, such as virtualization, cloud computing, data center and mobility. Whether these next-generation solution providers play to a particular niche or span a variety of technical disciplines, they hone their skills to match anticipated customer needs. Many have alliances with companies such as IBM, HP and even Dell, a company that only five years ago launched its channel program. With other vendor partnerships, such as Amazon, Google and Verizon, also in the mix, these solution providers are set to take the channel by storm.

Here we present Part 1 of CRN's Next-Gen 250 list, representing a sampling of the solution providers that made this year's list. For more, see Part 2 of our list.

Allied Technology Group

www.alliedtechgroup.com
Location
Little Rock, AR
Top Executive
Matthew Humphries, Managing Partner
Top Partnerships
Adtran
APC
Cisco
Dell
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Hosting Services
IT Consulting Services
Unified Communications

Bedroc

www.bedroc.com
Location
Brentwood, TN
Top Executive
Chase Wilkinson, President/CEO
Top Partnerships
Juniper
VMWare
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Content & Document Management
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Mobility

Bit-Wizards Custom Software Solutions

www.BitWizards.com
Location
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Top Executive
Vincent Mayfield, CEO
Top Partnerships
Microsoft-Mobility
Microsoft-Sharepoint
Symantec
Key Technologies
Application Development Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation

Boyer Technologies

www.boyertech.com
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Top Executive
Terry Boyer, CEO
Top Partnerships
Avaya
Barracuda
Cisco
Dell
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Breeze IT

www.breezeit.com
Location
Irvine, CA
Top Executive
Brandon McKennon, Co-Founder/CEO
Top Partnerships
Cisco
HP
IBM
Intel
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Business Class Internet and Voice Solutions
Cloud Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

C Forward

www.cforward.com
Location
Covington, KY
Top Executive
Brent Cooper, President
Top Partnerships
Cisco
Dell
HP
Juniper
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

C5 Insight

www.C5insight.com
Location
Charlotte, NC
Top Executives
Curtis Hughes (left) & Geoff Ables(right), Managing Partners
Top Partnerships
Microsoft
Salesforce
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Carceron

www.carceron.net
Location
Atlanta, GA
Top Executive
Chad Massaker, President/CEO
Top Partnerships
Blackberry/RIM
Dell
Google
Microsoft
SonicWall
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Integration
Mobility

ComputerSupport.com (formerly Sprinet)

www.computersupport.com
Location
Framingham, MA
Top Executive
Alexandric Ho, Owner
Top Partnerships
Amazon
Cisco
Citrix
IBM
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Integration
Mobility

DevFacto Technologies

www.devfacto.com
Location
Edmonton, AB
Top Executive
Chris Izquierdo, CEO
Top Partnerships
Microsoft
Microsoft-Cloud
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Element Blue

www.elementblue.com
Location
Houston, TX
Top Executive
Steven Gerhardt, CEO/Managing Partner
Top Partnership
IBM
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Emerge

www.emerge-ms.com
Location
Erlanger, KY
Top Executives
Richard Brown (left), Darron Scanlon (center), Jesse Kegley (right) & Timothy Witte, Managing Partners
Top Partnerships
Cisco
HP
Microsoft
Symantec
VMWare
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Exafort

www.exafort.com
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Top Executive
Arun Kanchi, President/CEO
Top Partnerships
Amazon
Aruba
Google
Microsoft
Rackspace
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Virtualization Services & Solutions
Website Development

Explore Consulting

www.exploreconsulting.com
Location
Bellevue, WA
Top Executive
Steve Jones, Co-Founder/CEO
Top Partnerships
Amazon
Aruba
Google
Microsoft
Rackspace
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Managed Services
Virtualization Services & Solutions
Website Development

F1 Computer Solutions

www.f1computersolutions.com
Location
Warrenton, VA
Top Executive
Mary Lieb, President
Top Partnerships
Apple
AT&T
Barracuda
Cisco
Dell
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Falkor Group

www.falkorgroup.com
Location
Chicago, IL
Top Executives
Brent Allen & Ben Wilson, Co-Founders
Top Partnerships
Cisco
Citrix
Dell
Intel
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Flagship Solutions Group

www.flagshipsg.com
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Top Executive
Mark Wyllie, President/CEO
Top Partnerships
Citrix
Eaton
Fortinet
IBM
VMWare
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Storage Services & Solutions
Virtualization Services & Solutions

Fuse Networks

www.fusenetworks.com
Location
Seattle, WA
Top Executive
Russ Johnson, President
Top Partnerships
Cisco
Dell
Microsoft
Mitel
VMWare
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Virtualization Services & Solutions

GT Global Services

www.gtglobal.ca
Location
Unionville, ON
Top Executive
Paul Quenneville, President/CEO
Top Partnerships
Alcatel
Avaya
Cisco
EMC
IBM Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility
Virtualization Services & Solutions

HillSouth

www.hillsouth.com
Location
Florence, SC
Top Executive
Robby Hill, Founder/CEO
Top Partnerships
Blackberry/RIM
Cisco
EMC
VMWare
Trend Micro
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Intergation
Mobility

Infinity Technology Solutions

www.infinityit.com
Location
Tampa, FL
Top Executive
Terry Hedden, CEO
Top Partnerships
APC
Apple
Barracuda
CheckPoint
Xerox
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Integration
Mobility

Innovative Integration

www.innovativeii.com
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Top Executive
Nick Hatch, President
Top Partnerships
Bluecoat
Cisco
Citrix
Dell
Microsoft
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Integration
Virtualization Services & Solutions

Integracon Technologies

www.integracon.com
Location
Knoxville, TN
Top Executive
Greg Kill, President
Top Partnerships
APC
Cisco
Citrix
Lenovo
Sun Microsystems
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Integration
Virtualization Services & Solutions

L3 Networks

www.l3networks.com
Location
Cerritos, CA
Top Executives
Kev Toumaian & Steven Griffin (pictured), Partners
Top Partnerships
Amazon
Barracuda
Cisco
Microsoft
Verizon
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Integration
Virtualization Services & Solutions

Managed Solution

www.managedsolution.com
Location
San Diego, CA
Top Executive
Sean Ferrel, CEO
Top Partnerships
Apple
Cisco
ConnectWise
Netgear
Riverbed
Key Technologies
Cloud Services & Solutions
Data Center Services & Solutions
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hardware Resell & Integration
Virtualization Services & Solutions

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