2014 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Software Vendors (Part 2)
Software Superstars
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 Programs 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 second of two parts of the 5-Star designees in the software computing space.
N-able by SolarWinds
Program Name: N-able by SolarWinds Channel Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2001
Number of North American Partners: 1,600
North American Channel Chief: Mike Cullen
URL: www.n-able.com
NCR
Program Name: NCR Interact Global Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2011
Number of North American Partners: 359
North American Channel Chief: Kathy Damiani
URL: www.ncr.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
NetApp
Program Name: NetApp Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2002
Number of North American Partners: 1,020
North American Channel Chief: Regina Kunkle
URL: www.netapp.com
NetSuite
Program Name: NetSuite Solution Provider Program
Year Program Established: 2002
Number of North American Partners: 169
North American Channel Chief: Craig West
URL: www.netsuite.com
Nexthink
Program Name: Nexthink Global Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2013
Number of North American Partners: 25
North American Channel Chief: Mike Oleksinski
URL: www.nexthink.com
Oracle
Program Name: Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized
Year Program Established: 1999
Number of North American Partners: 5,330
North American Channel Chief: Rich Geraffo
URL: www.oracle.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
Progress Software
Program Name: Progress Partner+
Year Program Established: 2001
Number of North American Partners: 581
North American Channel Chief: Kimberly King
URL: www.progress.com
PTC
Program Name: PTC Channel Advantage Program
Year Program Established: 2000
Number of North American Partners: 18
North American Channel Chief: Gary Smith
URL: www.ptc.com
Red Hat
Program Name: Red Hat Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2006
Number of North American Partners: 1,220
North American Channel Chief: Jerry Lumpkin
URL: www.redhat.com
Riverbed Technology
Program Name: Riverbed Performance Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2004
Number of North American Partners: 763
North American Channel Chief: Randy Schirman
URL: www.riverbed.com
Sage North America
Program Name: Sage Partner Advantage Program
Year Program Established: 2003
Number of North American Partners: 1,271
North American Channel Chief: Joe Langner
URL: www.sage.com
Salesforce.com
Program Name: Salesforce.com Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2003
Number of North American Partners: 6,353
North American Channel Chief: Ron Huddleston
URL: www.salesforce.com
SAP
Program Name: SAP PartnerEdge Program
Year Program Established: 2006
Number of North American Partners: 2,950
North American Channel Chief: John Graham
ServiceKey
Program Name: Independent Service & Maintenance Organization (ISMO Program)
Year Program Established: 2004
Number of North American Partners: 225
North American Channel Chief: Danielle Thiery
URL: www.servicekey.com
Silicon Graphics International
Program Name: SGI Channel Network Program
Year Program Established: 2009
Number of North American Partners: 200
North American Channel Chief: Alison Ryan
URL: www.sgi.com
Siemens PLM Software
Program Name: Americas Channel Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2007
Number of North American Partners: 85
North American Channel Chief: Kevin Piccola
SimpliVity
Program Name: SimpliVity Channel Program
Year Program Established: 2012
Number of North American Partners: 109
North American Channel Chief: Rich Shea
URL: www.simplivity.com
Sonus Networks
Program Name: Sonus Partner Assure
Year Program Established: 2012
Number of North American Partners: 101
North American Channel Chief: Joe McLaughlin
URL: www.sonus.net
Soonr
Program Name: Soonr Success Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2013
Number of North American Partners: 102
North American Channel Chief: Victoria Grey
URL: www.soonr.com
Star2Star Communications
Program Name: Star2Star Certified Partner program
Year Program Established: 2006
Number of North American Partners: 833
North American Channel Chief: Colin Johnston
URL: www.star2star.com
Steelwedge Software
Program Name: Steelwedge Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2013
Number of North American Partners: 15
North American Channel Chief: Michelle Jones
URL: www.steelwedge.com
StorageCraft Technology
Program Name: StorageCraft Profit-Ability Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2011
Number of North American Partners: 8,922
North American Channel Chief: Fred Trovato
URL: www.storagecraft.com
STORServer
Program Name: STORServer Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2000
Number of North American Partners: 250
North American Channel Chief: John Pearring
URL: www.storserver.com
Symantec
Program Name: Symantec Partner Program
Year Program Established: 1999
Number of North American Partners: 9,581
North American Channel Chief: John Eldh
URL: www.symantec.com
Tarmin
Program Name: Tarmin Overdrive Program (TOP)
Year Program Established: 2012
Number of North American Partners: 10
North American Channel Chief: Peter Cmaylo
URL: www.tarmin.com
Unify
Program Name: Go Forward Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2008
Number of North American Partners: 136
North American Channel Chief: Bill Przybylinski
URL: www.unify.com
Unitrends
Program Name: UniRewards Partner Program
Year Program Established: 2012
Number of North American Partners: 1,090
North American Channel Chief: Bob Gagnon
URL: www.unitrends.com
Veeam Software
Program Name: Veeam ProPartner Program
Year Program Established: 2006
Number of North American Partners: 5,700
North American Channel Chief: Chris Moore
URL: www.veeam.com
Vision Solutions
Program Name: Vision Solutions Partner Community
Year Program Established: 2003
Number of North American Partners: 1,300
North American Channel Chief: Ron Gabin
VMware
Program Name: VMware Partner Network
Year Program Established: 2003
Number of North American Partners: 17,585
North American Channel Chief: Frank Rauch
URL: www.vmware.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