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Network Appliance was certified as a Five-Star Partner, acknowledging the commitment and strength of the NetApp VIP program for government and commercial IT integrators and resellers. In addition, Leonard Iventosch, vice president, Channels at Network Appliance and Mark Weber, vice president and general manager, NetApp Federal Systems were named Top Channel Executives in recognition of their leadership in the channel community.
Of the more than 250 vendor-program entries reviewed for the past year, only 60 companies received the coveted Five-Star honor in the 13th annual Partner Programs Guide issue.
The Top Executive and Top Government Leaders listings are sponsored by CMP Channel Group's VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR magazines and honor innovators and leaders in the most dynamic technology companies involved in the information technology market. Top Executives are hand-selected by the editorial staff for outstanding merit and accomplishment through a stringent criteria analysis. For additional information on VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR or to read more about the Top Executives and Top Government Leaders feature, visit www.varbusiness.com.
"We applaud vendors like NetApp for demonstrating best practices and for the leadership roles they have achieved within the IT distribution channel,"Â said VARBusiness editor Lawrence M. Walsh.
"At NetApp we have always focused on building long-term relationships with all of our partners based on trust, integrity, and predictability,"Â said Leonard Iventosch, vice president, Channels at Network Appliance. "Receiving Five-Star recognition further validates our VIP program for both commercial and government customers and for channel partners who have chosen NetApp as their strategic partner. VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR are premier technology publications recognized for their editorial quality and keen industry analysis, and this certification means a lot to NetApp and our partner community"Â - Network Appliance.
Posted March 21st, 2007 by Nymphadora
