WALTHAM, Mass., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell was named
an Overall Winner of the 2011 CRN Channel Champion awards in the
category of Network Security Software and sub-categories of
Technical Satisfaction and Support Satisfaction. Novell received
the award at a ceremony in Orlando,
FL on March 8, 2011 at the
XChange Solution Provider conference. The CRN Channel Champions are
awarded in 25 technology categories and are based on surveys
conducted with top solution providers. Novell was recognized
for delivering exceptional security products to partners including,
Novell® Access Manager™, Novell Sentinel™ and Sentinel Log Manager
and Novell ZENworks® Endpoint Security Management.
The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall solution
provider perceptions of vendor products and services. Solution
providers were asked to evaluate the importance of partner
technology, support and financial criteria in the channel. They
were then asked to rate vendor performance in these areas, based on
their perceived importance. CRN Channel Champion awards are based
on these survey results. Awards are distributed in 25
technology fields and in four categories – technical
satisfaction, support satisfaction, financial factors and overall
champion.
"We are honored to be recognized by CRN as a leading channel
vendor in the competitive Network Security category," said John
Dragoon, senior vice president, chief marketing officer and channel
chief at Novell. "We are especially proud of this award since the
voting was done by solution providers. Novell provides partners
with superior support and enables end users to cost-effectively
manage and secure complex IT environments. Our customers benefit
from our partners' outstanding IT and industry-leading skills and
the excellence of Novell's security portfolio of solutions."
Kelley Damore, Vice President and
Executive Editor at CRN, said, "The Channel Champions award
recognizes the most innovative, reliable and channel-friendly
vendors, as voted on by solution providers. These awards recognize
vendors whose technical innovation and product quality has
surpassed the competition, helping to drive increased revenue for
their channel partners. This survey is an essential resource for
the Channel community. We congratulate these leading technology
vendors on this recognition."
The list of Channel Champions award winners and the related
study will be published in the April 25,
2011 issue of CRN magazine and online at www.crn.com.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), a leader in intelligent workload
management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage
computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing
environments. We help customers reduce the cost, complexity and
risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for
identity and security, systems management, collaboration and
Linux*-based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software
and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT
environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For
more information, visit www.novell.com.
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Novell, the Novell logo, the N logo, and ZENworks are
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trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other
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