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
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
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
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