D-Link's Michael Hardy Named a Top 50 Midmarket IT Vendor Executive for 2014 by Midsize Enterprise Summit

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link Systems Inc., the networking solutions provider for small business and medium enterprise IT environments, today announced Michael Hardy, vice president of enterprise and channel sales, has been named to this year's Top 50 Midmarket IT Vendor Executive list. Featuring the industry's most influential vendor executives who serve midmarket and midsize customers, the list shines a spotlight on the professionals driving one of the most important customer segments in the industry today. 

"Hardy is an integral member of D-Link's team, and is dedicated to serving midmarket customers and providing the resources, strategic insight and channel ecosystem to help D-Link's partner organizations succeed in today's business landscape," said Albert Ling, executive vice president, D-Link Systems, Inc. "This recognition from XChange Events is truly an honor and underscores D-Link's continued commitment to delivering exceptional solutions to meet the needs of midmarket CIOs and IT leaders."

Hardy oversees all product go-to-market and channel strategies for D-Link and its portfolio of products specifically designed for the midmarket. Under his leadership, D-Link continues to earn market share in the midmarket, selling more complex solutions for connectivity and surveillance into growing businesses. The current D-Link channel program includes loyalty incentives, free online training, volume incentive rebates, and priority tech support. In addition, D-Link's deal registration for enterprise products is rich and protective for resellers, and the range of products offered allows partners and customers the ability to work with a single vendor for end-to-end surveillance solutions delivering cameras, networking, software, and storage.

"The executives named and the companies they represent serve the midmarket with unwavering commitment, and are dedicated to creating solutions that meet the unique needs of this market," said Robert C. DeMarzo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Content, XChange Events. "Our Midsize Enterprise Summit is an ideal venue to honor these deserving leaders, and we congratulate each executive on their success."

For more than 25 years, D-Link has delivered comprehensive end-to-end networking solutions that deliver the speed, performance and breadth of capabilities that leverage the latest technologies and impact the way people and businesses communicate, work and access content over the Internet. D-Link is committed to offering award-winning networking products and services, including the latest in wireless networking, switching, security, surveillance, and storage, coupled with a network of support for its channel partners. 

The Top 50 Midmarket IT Vendor Executive list was unveiled at the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES), Sept. 14-16 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, Texas. In addition, the list of executives is featured in a slideshow on CRN.com, a leading source for IT industry news. Visit http://www.xchange-events.com/mes50 for access to the slideshow.

XChange Events
Part of The Channel Company family, XChange Events connects sellers and users of technology through a diverse number of live and virtual events, designed to help attendees share best practices, network with peers and gain exclusive market intelligence from industry editors and analysts.  Organized into three categories, XChange Events offers channel events, IT executive events and on demand virtual events to address every aspect of today's evolving IT market. For more information, please visit: http://www.xchange-events.com/

About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid-to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit www.dlink.com, or connect with D-Link on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/d-link) and Spiceworks (http://community.spiceworks.com/networking/d-link).

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