2018 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Software Vendors (Part 2)

Software Superstars

The IT industry today is all about software. There are, of course, the technologies that have long made up the software world, from core operating systems, to database software and middleware, to business and personal productivity applications. But in recent years, with the advent of software-defined data centers, software-defined networking and software-defined storage, software is pretty much where it's at.

That's why solution providers need to be at the top of their game in the software arena. And that's why solution providers have a greater need for technical, marketing, sales and financial assistance from the software vendors they partner with.

The CRN 2018 Partner Program Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs.

As part of the Partner Program Guide, CRN designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the first set of 5-Star designees in the software space, vendors L through Z.

Other slideshows in the Five-Star Partner Program Guide series running this week include companies that provide systems and data center, cloud, network/unified communications, storage, peripherals and security technologies.

O-R | S-T | U-Z

Laserfiche

Program Name: Laserfiche VAR Program

Year Program Established: 1990

Partner Program Tiers: Laserfiche Winners Circle - Platinum Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle - Gold Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle – Silver Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle – Bronze Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle, Laserfiche VAR Program

North American Channel Chief: Hedy Belttary

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=142

Lenovo Data Center Group

Program Name: Lenovo Data Center Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Stef Bockhop

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=144

Lexmark

Program Name: Lexmark Connect

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Greg Chavers

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=145

Macola Software

Program Name: Macola Unity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Unity Gold, Unity Silver, Unity Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Lisa Wise

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=147

Microsoft Corporation

Program Name: Microsoft Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Gold Competency, Silver Competency, Action Pack Subscriber, Network Member

North American Channel Chief: David Willis

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=153

NCR Corporation

Program Name: Interact

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Advanced

North American Channel Chief: Kathryn Alexander

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=156

NEC Display Solutions

Program Name: NEC Partner Net

Year Program Established: 2002

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Jennifer Cheh

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=157

Nerdio

Program Name: Nerdio Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Paul Guerin

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=159

NetApp

Program Name: NetApp Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Partner Program Tiers: Star, Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Jeff McCullough

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=160

Nexsan

Program Name: Nexsan Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2001

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Gregg Pugmire

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=164

Omnitracs

Program Name: Omnitracs Partner Advantage

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum Certified, Gold Certified, Silver Certified, Referral Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Don Quatacker

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=169

One Identity

Program Name: One Identity Partner Circle Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Roger G. Moffat

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=170

Oracle Corporation

Program Name: Oracle PartnerNetwork Program

Year Program Established: 1999

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Bill Swales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=174

Palo Alto Networks

Program Name: NextWave Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Karl Soderlund

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=177

Panzura

Program Name: Panzura Freedom Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Steve Simpson

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=181

Pax8

Program Name: Pax8 Cloud Wingman

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Ryan Walsh

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=183

Pitney Bowes Software Inc.

Program Name: Pitney Bowes Software Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Value Based Program

North American Channel Chief: Shannon McWilliams

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=185

Polycom Inc.

Program Name: Polycom Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized, Registered

North American Channel Chief: David Bankemper

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=190

PTC

Program Name: PTC Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2000

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Gary Smith

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=193

Puppet

Program Name: Puppet Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Corporate

North American Channel Chief: John Schwan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=195

Qlik

Program Name: Qlik Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Select, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Chris Moore

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=197

Red Hat Inc.

Program Name: Red Hat Connect

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Premiere, Advanced Business, Ready

North American Channel Chief: D. Robert Martin

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=205

Revolabs Inc. (Part of Yamaha UC Department)

Program Name: CORE Reseller Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Mike Fitch

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=207

RingCentral

Program Name: RingCentral Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Zane Long

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=210

Ruckus Wireless

Program Name: Rusckus Ready Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Elite Partners, Select Partners, Distribution Partners

North American Channel Chief: Raelyn Kritzer

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=213

Sage Intacct

Program Name: Sage Intacct Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Sage Intacct VAR Partner Program, Sage Intacct Accountants Program

North American Channel Chief: Taylor Macdonald

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=215

Samsung Electronics America

Program Name: STEP – Samsung Team Of Empowered Partners

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Greg Taylor

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=217

SAP

Program Name: SAP PartnerEdge Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Marc Monday

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=218

Scale Computing

Program Name: Scale Partner Community

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Referral

North American Channel Chief: Scott Mann

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=219

Schneider Electric

Program Name: EcoXpert Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Master EcoXpert, Certified EcoXpert

North American Channel Chief: James Mylett

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=220

Seceon

Program Name: SecuRIGHT

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum

North American Channel Chief: Lalit Shinde

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=222

ServiceKey

Program Name: Independent Service & Maintenance Organization

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: No Tiers

North American Channel Chief: Danielle Lee

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=226

Sharp Electronics Corporation

Program Name: Sharp Alliance Plus

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Pro AV Certified Reseller program

North American Channel Chief: John Sheehan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=227

Siemens PLM Software

Program Name: Siemens PLM Solution Partner – Channel Sales Program

Year Program Established: 2007

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Craig Radomski

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=229

Silver Peak Systems Inc.

Program Name: Global SD-WAN Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Summit, Ascent, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Derek Dal Ponte

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=230

Snow Software Inc.

Program Name: Snow Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized, Referral Only

North American Channel Chief: John Clark

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=233

SolarWinds MSP

Program Name: SolarWinds MSP Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Distributors, MSP Elite, MSP

North American Channel Chief: Frank Colletti

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=234

SOTI Inc.

Program Name: SOTI Altitude Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Elite Advisor, Expert, Professional, Associate, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Sonya Verheyden

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=237

Splunk

Program Name: Splunk Partner+ Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Associate

North American Channel Chief: Ken Marks

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=240

Star2Star Communications

Program Name: Star2Star Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Accardi

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=241

StorageCraft

Program Name: StorageCraft Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2009

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Lee Schor

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=242

SugarCRM

Program Name: SugarCRM Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Elite Partners, Advanced Partners, Basic Partners

North American Channel Chief: Patrick Pahl

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=243

Symantec Corporation

Program Name: Symantec Secure One

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Keith Weatherford

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=245

Tech Data

Program Name: TechSelect

Year Program Established: 1999

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Joe Quaglia

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=248

Tech Data

Program Name: Tech Data Practice Builder

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Joe Quaglia

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=249

Tripp Lite

Program Name: Tripp Lite Partner Program & Premier Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1998

Partner Program Tiers: Premier Partner, Tripp Lite Partner Program, Channel Partners Group

North American Channel Chief: Shane Kilfoil

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=255

Turbonomic

Program Name: Turbonomic Partnership Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Alliance, Emerald, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Chris Sullivan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=258

Unitrends, Inc.

Program Name: Unitrends Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: 5 Star, 3 Star, 1 Star

North American Channel Chief: Clark Brown

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=259

VASCO Data Security

Program Name: VASCO Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Eddie DeWolfe

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=260

Veeam Software

Program Name: Veeam ProPartner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Kevin Rooney

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=261

Verizon

Program Name: Verizon Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Member

North American Channel Chief: Bill Hooper

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=263

Vertiv

Program Name: Vertiv Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Bob Nahorski

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=264

Viavi Solutions

Program Name: Velocity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Frank Griffith

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=265

Virtual Instruments

Program Name: The Virtual Instruments Partner Network (VPN)

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: VIP Platinum, VIP Gold, VIP

North American Channel Chief: Paul Brodie

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=267

VMware

Program Name: VMware Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2003

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Enterprise, Professional

North American Channel Chief: Frank Rauch

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=268

Xerox Corporation

Program Name: Xerox Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Member

North American Channel Chief: Pete Peterson

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=274

Zebra Technologies

Program Name: Zebra PartnerConnect

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Premier Solution Partner/Premier Business Partner, Solution Partner/Business Partner, Broadline Technology Reseller, ISV, Registered Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Tom Sheahen

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=276

Zerto

Program Name: Zerto Alliance Partner (ZAP) Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: ZAP Platinum, ZAP Gold, ZAP Silver, ZAP Registered

North American Channel Chief: Mariah West

Partner Program Details: /slide-shows/applications-os/300101551/2018-partner-program-guide-5-star-software-vendors-part-2.htm/pgno/0/11