SME Reseller of the Year sponsored by
Founded in 1991, with corporate offices in Europe, the US and the UK, AVG is focused on providing home and business computer users with the most comprehensive and proactive protection against computer security threats. AVG has 110 million users worldwide and 14 million in the UK.
AVG employs some of the world’s leading experts in software development, threat detection and prevention and risk analysis. AVG is uniquely positioned to spearhead innovation in the industry. The company continues to invest in R&D, teaming with leading universities to maintain its technological edge.
With us, IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU. That’s 100% channel only focus, providing our partners with unrivaled UK account management, pre-sales technical support and UK based after-sales service through a dedicated partner hotline. Our growing partner network is the result of continuous partner program developments combined with one of the most generous margin and commission structures within the industry.
Within the last 12 months, we have built upon our strong SME Reseller base and are working closely with larger partners that are keen to exploit the often hard to reach SMB markets, providing support with lead generation activity, co-branded campaigns, dedicated end user technical assistance and a product that is specifically engineered with SMBs in mind – a truly faster, safer, easier to use security solution.
To discover the AVG difference please visit www.avg.co.uk/reseller
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Hardware Distributor of the Year sponsored by
Brother UK has a 40 year history of staying ahead in a competitive market. By maintaining a reputation for quality and reliability, whilst working in partnership with its resellers, the company actively demonstrates its commitment to working at the side of customers and channel partners.
Brother provides its partners with tailored market data, intelligence and information on market issues to enable them to identify new opportunities - ensuring their business runs smoothly and increases sales.
With a range of 98 products, from mono laser printers to colour inkjet multifunctions and label printers (with everything in between) Brother’s product offering enables its channel partners to cover all their customers’ requirements.
In addition to leading edge product innovation, Brother has put green design at the heart of what it does and is widely seen as an industry leader in this field.
Brother was also named the most ethical company in the tech sector for a fourth year running by the The Ethical Company Organisation. It has maintained Blue Angel and Energy Star accreditation, and among a plethora of other successes is also fully compliant with WEEE, RoHS, the Battery Directive, and REACH.
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Reseller Solution of the Year sponsored by
Comms-care is a leading provider of channel network & server support solutions. We assist over 400 channel partners who in turn provide support to over 7000 end users.
Our commitment to the channel means we have become the UK and Ireland’s number one choice for resellers looking for a trusted ‘channel only’ specialist technology partner to fulfill their clients’ IT support requirements.
Our extensive technical knowledge, channel experience, infrastructure and customer care philosophy results in reduced costs, improved service quality and greater operational efficiency across the networks we support.
Comms–care manage all aspects of ongoing IT support and maintenance covering technologies such as Voice & Unified Communications, Security and Wireless as well as support across network devices that include Servers, Desktops, Routers and Switches to name a few.
To see how we can assist your business please visit us at www.comms-care.com
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Emerging Reseller of the Year sponsored by
COMPUTERLINKS is Europe’s leading value-added security distributor. With 18 wholly owned outlets worldwide and professional services coverage in over 60 countries, this visionary company is the distribution partner of choice for UK resellers wishing to benefit from their economies of scale and global capabilities.
COMPUTERLINKS maintains the highest standards of customer service and relationship management in the channel and has an innovative, visionary and dynamic approach to helping its reseller partners tap into lucrative new growth areas. COMPUTERLINKS also continues to build its reputation for excellence in Professional Services, Support and Training. The company strives to ensure that its 1200 UK partner resellers have all the support they need to deliver excellent services to their customers. In a customer survey last year, 89% of respondents ranked their services as equal as or better than other distributors that they regularly use. Quality of service is evidenced by the awards won over the recent years, including the Microscope Aces Security Distributor of the Year Award.
The distributor boasts a portfolio of market leading vendors. Twelve of COMPUTERLINKS’ partner vendors are positioned in Gartner’s leading upper quartiles for their respective technologies.
For more information please visit
www.computerlinks.co.uk
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Networking Vendor of the Year sponsored by
Computer 2000 is the UK's largest distributor of IT products and services. Through its collection of specialist business units, which include Azlan, Maverick, Brightstar and Datech, it provides resellers with a unique combination of focused expertise in key areas of the market and unrivalled stock-holding, logistics, and financial services.
The company has strong partnerships with all the industry's leading vendors, including Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Symantec, and Samsung. By making constant investments in its people and the on-going development of reseller competency, and by aligning its activities with key value propositions, and driving effective sales and marketing programmes and greater levels of efficiency in its systems and processes, Computer 2000 enables its partners to elevate and accelerate their growth and move towards their strategic objectives.
Computer 2000 offers over 30,000 product lines and serves 10,000 reseller customers throughout the UK and Ireland. The company is part of the Tech Data Group, one of the world's largest distributors of technology products. Ranked 102nd on the 2009 FORTUNE 500(R), Tech Data generated $22.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.
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Public Sector Reseller of the Year sponsored by
Fujitsu is a IT hardware and service based company that provides product solutions to suit the requirements of a wide range of customers throughout the UK. From enabling airline bookings and driving licenses through to banking transactions, high street shopping and much more besides, Fujitsu touches the lives of millions of people every day.
As a channel organisation, we invest in growing our business through trusted partners. Only by continuing to work with channel community as we have in the past will Fujitsu succeed in reaching our targets and goals over the long term. As such we have and will continue to invest in partnerships where channel partners are looking for a reliable, long term and focused hardware vendor.
For further information please visit – www.fujitsu.com/uk
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Mid-Market Reseller of the Year sponsored by
Firmly at the forefront of the storage industry, Hammer is a specialist distributor with 19 years worth of unrivalled focus, knowledge and passion for storage.
Providing an all-encompassing, end-to-end product portfolio, backed by first-class support and a proactive approach to developing business, Hammer works closely with its world-class vendors and market-leading resellers to address ever-changing business needs unfulfilled by traditional storage offerings. It is dedicated to ensuring each customer avails from bespoke service, and its innovation and flexibility facilitates unique ways of adding value.
In short, for every storage requirement, Hammer is, and will continue to be, first for storage.
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IT Support Company of the Year sponsored by
Kaseya is the global standard for IT automation, empowering IT service providers and IT departments in 32 countries. Kaseya’s IT systems management platform provides a unified set of tools that proactively monitor, manage and control IT assets remotely, easily and efficiently from one integrated Web-based platform.
The Kaseya Master IT Service Provider Edition (MITSE) is the ultimate solution for automating recurring IT tasks. With Kaseya, IT Service Providers can offer extended service capabilities with better service delivery. And, with optional configurations, maximum scalability and multiple domain capabilities, IT Service Providers of all sizes can experience the rewards of IT automation.
IT Automation is a key factor in being able to deliver a proactive, results based IT service model. Kaseya provides unparalleled automation of periodic IT tasks required to manage and maintain systems and devices.
Through IT Automation, the Kaseya MITSE provides pro-active service delivery capabilities that result in increased productivity, consistent service levels, increased utilization of staff, expanded service capabilities, cost reduction and much more!
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Software Vendor of the Year sponsored by
Micro-Peripherals Ltd, established in 1980, is one of the oldest and largest Distributors of IT and Technology products in the UK Reseller market.
It has grown its business significantly based upon professional customer service, consistency of execution and integrity. Micro-P services its UK-wide customer base from state of the art facilities in Altham (Lancs) and Basingstoke (Hants). its excellent logistics systems ensure same-day or next-day delivery services and Micro-P's Customer Service team pride themselves on resolving the rare issues that arise.
Micro-Ps expert sales staff have industry leading experience and are rewarded on their ability to serve customers. Micro-P is proud to support world-class partners such as Acer, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Western Digital and Netgear. Whatever your technology needs, Micro-P can help.
Micro-P is a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC Plc, one of Ireland's largest companies, and a world class Sales, Marketing and Value Added Services organisation.
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Software Distributor of the Year sponsored by
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently than any other company. Our company’s unique focus is to eliminate risks to information, technology and processes independent of the device, platform, interaction or location.
Since its inception in 1982, Symantec has grown into a Fortune 500 company through a combination of internal development, strategic acquisition and partnering with industry leaders. At every step in the company’s growth we have expanded both our technological expertise and our understanding of customer needs. Our ability to successfully integrate internally developed with technologies we acquire has kept Symantec at the front of its industry and enabled us to provide best-of-breed solutions for millions of corporate and individual customers in more than 40 countries. It is what has earned the company almost every major technology award and top-tier rankings from industry analysts.
For more information please visit http://www.symantec.com/en/uk
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Security Distributor of the Year sponsored by
Trusted by organisations like BT, AMEC and Orange Business Services, for more than 20 years, Trend Micro’s leadership has pioneered cloud-based, layered content protection technologies.
Powering #1 rated Internet Security solutions*, Trend Micro’s Smart Protection Network provides constant protection, blocking real-world web and messaging threats in-the-cloud before they impact a business. 9 global R&D centres and more than 3600 employees are committed to protecting desktop, mobile, server, network and gateway vulnerabilities every second of every day.
For data in use, in motion and at rest, see how Trend Micro protects your web world.
For more information please visit http://uk.trendmicro.com/uk/home/
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Enterprise Reseller of the Year sponsored by
Established in 1976, Wick Hill is a market-making, value added distributor specialising in secure infrastructure solutions. The company sources and delivers best-of-breed, easy-to-use products, with a portfolio that covers security, performance, access, networking, unified communications and hosted solutions.
Wick Hill works with its channel partners to identify and deliver solutions that provide good margins and service revenues, with ongoing annuity opportunities. The company provides pre- and post-sales partner support, including engineers, as well as technical support services, implementation, training, marketing and sales support, creative financing and logistics.
Wick Hill has a strong focus on gateway and remote access protection, as well as the security issues around the growing use of mobile and wireless devices.
Solutions are available from a wide range of vendors such as WatchGuard, Check Point, Kaspersky Lab, Samsung, NETGEAR, Barracuda Networks, M86 Security, VASCO, CRYPTOCard, LogLogic, Allot, Gamma Telecom and Oak.
These include a range of convergence options, in addition to firewall/VPNs, UTM/XTM appliances, 2-factor authentication, anti-malware, anti-spam, endpoint security, data leakage protection, SIEM/logging solutions and network management.
