ShoreTel Named to Inaugural CRN Cloud Partner Program Guide

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple phone systems and unified communications (UC) solutions, announced today it has been named to the inaugural CRN Cloud Partner Program Guide, a list of the leading technology vendors with cloud-related partner programs designed to benefit members of the indirect IT channel and their cloud initiatives. This guide offers solution providers a valuable resource for locating and exploring the IT industry's top cloud technologies, programs and offerings, and a way to connect with the organizations making these cloud technologies and partner programs available specifically through the IT channel.

Earlier this year, ShoreTel expanded its innovative Champion Partner Program with a focus on cloud communications, and already more than 160 of its U.S. partners are selling cloud services. ShoreTel offers its channel partners a simple, customizable and lucrative program for growing and differentiating their cloud communications businesses, enabling partners to accommodate the growing demand by end-users for cloud services. The program has three tiers – Enabled, Approved and Referral.

"ShoreTel's cloud tiers represent flexible ways of partnering with us, compensating partners in proportion to their performance and level of engagement, while their customers receive the UC solution that best meets their needs," said Heather Tenuto, vice president of worldwide channel programs and sales enablement at ShoreTel.

"Cloud computing is a game-changing technology, and it's imperative that the IT channel be able to quickly identify those organizations most deeply committed to helping solution providers grow their cloud-related revenue," said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company, publisher of CRN. "Each cloud provider and vendor noted by the CRN editors has been chosen based on its robust cloud partner program, as well as the unique and enthusiastic ways in which it has embraced the channel as a go-to-market strategy."

For U.S. resellers interested in selling ShoreTel cloud services, please visit here for more information. The Cloud Partner Program Guide will be featured in the October issue of CRN and can be viewed online at www.crn.com.

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About ShoreTel, Inc.
ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR) is a leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems and unified communications solutions. Its award-winning on-premises IP-PBX solution and cloud-based hosted phone system eliminate complexity and improve productivity. Recognized for its industry-leading customer experience and support, ShoreTel's innovative business phones, application integration, collaboration tools, mobility, and contact center applications enable users to communicate and collaborate no matter the time, place or device, with minimal demand on IT resources. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has regional offices and partners worldwide. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com.

About The Channel Company
The Channel Company is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED, and SharedVue. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com

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