Brocade Honors 2012 Channel Partner Summit Award Winners
Award Ceremony Recognizes Partner Achievements in Technical Expertise, Innovation and Business Excellence
(firmenpresse) - SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/28/12 -- (NASDAQ: BRCD) today announced the winners of its fifth annual Channel Partner Summit Awards. The 14 distributors and resellers were recognized for their exceptional performance in delivering Brocade® networking solutions and services in 2011. The award winners were honored at the 2012 Brocade Channel Partner Summit, an exclusive event for strategic channel partners, held from March 26 to 28 in Las Vegas.
Winners were selected based on a broad set of criteria, including technical certification and expertise, revenue growth, overall business performance and demonstration of "out-of-the-box- thinking" to drive high-impact programs that generate increased business opportunities, while capitalizing on current technology trends.
All winners are part of the (APN) program in which partners are measured based upon technical certifications and expertise rather than on strict revenue requirements. Additionally, partners have access to a wide array of tools, resources and program initiatives that help them achieve profitability quickly with minimal up-front investment.
The 2012 Channel Partner Summit Award winners are:
Distributor of the Year --
Federal Distributor of the Year --
Fast Start Partner of the Year --
Growth Partner of the Year --
Technical Excellence Partner of the Year --
Campus Partner of the Year --
Ethernet Fabric Partner of the Year --
Innovator Partner of the Year --
Fast Start Federal Partner of the Year --
Technical Excellence Federal Partner of the Year --
SAN Federal Partner of the Year --
LAN Federal Partner of the Year --
Mexico & Caribbean and Central America (CACE) Partner of the Year --
Spanish-Speaking Americas (SSA) & Brazil Partner of the Year --
"The channel's proximity to the end customer makes them a natural fit as the 'first mile to the cloud,' which is why we've been keenly focused on delivering innovative technology solutions coupled with high-value channel programs that enable them to be successful in this era of transformation," said Laurie Potratz, senior director of North American Channel Sales at Brocade. "As the channel continues to evolve and experience change at a pace unlike any we've seen in recent years, our channel partners have shown an amazing ability to not only adapt, but to grow and embrace new business opportunities."
The fifth annual Brocade Channel Partner Summit brought together distributors and VARs to discuss best practices, share selling strategies, participate in meetings with Brocade executives, and network with peers. This year's Summit agenda also featured a keynote from New York Times Award Winning Author, , as well as discussions highlighting the strategic value for the channel around Brocade's vision for "™."
To learn more about the Brocade APN program, visit .
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