Everything Channel Announces the 2010 VAR500 List of North America's Top Technology Integrators

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com), a division of United Business Media, today announced the 2010 VAR500 -- the definitive list of the largest solution providers in the North American IT reseller channel. The VAR500 ranks the leading revenue producers among solution provider organizations in North America. These organizations play a critical role in providing the proper IT strategies companies need to help drive their business forward. To view the full list visit (http://www.crn.com/it-channel/224900679).

"The VAR500 is the who's who of the solution provider community. Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Symantec, among others, are highly reliant on the VAR500 to sell their products to businesses and, collectively, this audience generated more than $500 billion in sales in 2009. Even more importantly, they helped solve customers' biggest IT business problems through product integration, training, consulting and services. In companies large and small, the VAR500 are considered integration experts, trusted business advisers and invaluable partners. We are honored to compile this list and represent this audience," said Kelley Damore, Vice President, Editorial Director, Everything Channel.

This year's list reflects the strength of the technology reseller channel, including 182 new companies -- with 4 percent of those new entrants landing in the Top 100. Solution provider revenue ranges from $55 billion at No. 1 to $18 million at No. 500.  

Highlights of the VAR500 research include:

• An impressive number of companies -- 70 -- came in at the $1 billion revenue mark. Ten years ago, our billion-dollar club had 52 solution providers, up from 42 companies in the 2000 ranking.
• Backup and recovery was the most popular technology, sold by 67.9 percent of respondents.
• The mean revenue of the average VAR on our list grew nearly 6 percent.

The VAR500-CIO50 Conference and Awards (http://everythingchannelevents.com/var_cio), which will take place in New York City on June 8, includes networking, educational sessions and an awards gala for industry leaders, vendors and solution providers. VAR500 attendees will learn the secrets of success from fellow VAR500 companies and learn about the economy's impact on technology from featured presentations. Notable speakers include Kevin Hooper, VP, Emerging Growth Accounts, Enterprise Business, HP; Ed Rigsbee, President, Rigsbee Research; and Boomer Esiason, Veteran Quarterback of the NFL.

Event sponsors include APC, CA, Dell, Epson, HP, IBM, Microsoft and Novell.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.crn.com)

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting and sales and marketing services. With more than 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. 

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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