Sponsors to date
Keynote sponsors
One-to-one sponsors
Distributor partners
"Distributors contribute to the health of the IT industry by enabling vendors large and small to train, supply and access the reseller community. We are delighted that finally an event has emerged that recognises our vital role in the value chain and we look forward to using this event to both deepen existing vendor to reseller relationships and develop new contacts"
Christian Magirus
Executive vice-president and COO
Magirus

Keynote sponsors (Alphabetically sorted)

AMD

Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative global technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. As a global semiconductor company with facilities around the world, we offer primarily:

x86 microprocessors, for the commercial and consumer markets, embedded microprocessors for commercial, commercial client and consumer markets, and chipsets for desktop and notebook PCs, professional workstations and servers.

Graphics, video and multimedia products for desktop and notebook computers, including home media PCs and professional workstations, servers and technology for game consoles.

For more information, visit

www.amd.com

HP

HP, the world's largest technology company, provides printing and personal computing products and IT services, software and solutions that simplify the technology experience for consumers and businesses. HP completed its acquisition of EDS on Aug. 26, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at

www.hp.com

IBM

IBM is a globally integrated enterprise, operating in over 170 countries. In addition to being the world's largest IT and consulting services company, IBM is a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to help make the world work better and build a smarter planet.

In doing so, IBM continues to take significant steps to enhance and simplify channel partnerships and programs to meet our clients' needs in an IT industry that is rapidly changing.

www.ibm.com

Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential

www.microsoft.com

Premier one-to-one sponsors (Alphabetically sorted)

APC by Schneider Electric

APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, provides industry leading product, software and systems for home, office, data center and factory floor applications. APC delivers well planned, flawlessly installed and maintained solutions throughout their lifecycle. Through its unparalleled commitment to innovation, APC provides pioneering, energy efficient solutions for critical technology and industrial applications. APC solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, physical security and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruxure® architecture, the industry's most comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution.

www.apc.com

Brocade

From enterprise data centers to the service provider core, Brocade® (NASDAQ: BRCD) develops extraordinary networking solutions that connect the world's most important information.

Brocade pioneered and continues to lead the Storage Area Network (SAN) market, providing the industry's most reliable, energy-efficient solutions. In 2008, Brocade enhanced its offerings by adding high-performance networking capabilities as part of a complete local, metro-, and wide-area switching, routing, security, and application traffic management portfolio.

Delivered directly and through global partners, Brocade end-to-end networking solutions help today's data-intensive organizations optimize information connectivity and maximize the business value of their data.

www.brocade.com

Gateway

Our constant drive to provide you with a partnership of unbridled excellence, even in times of difficulty, is the cornerstone of the way we do business.

Our commitment to you is also prevalent in the support that we provide to our partners - reliable and unconditional.

Gateway's unique brand strategy enables us to differentiate ourselves from other PC companies. Our philosophy is very simple:

Business First, Business Only

Positioning ourselves as a strictly business-to-business (B2B) premium brand, we offer impeccable service and support to professional businesses only. Thus, we concentrate all of our energy into providing you programs, products, solutions and support - entirely for you and your business.

This simple, yet innovative philosophy allows Gateway to focus on your business alone, enabling us to tackle the everyday issues, including providing resolution to the problems that are inherent with maintaining a business and in an IT implementation. Through partnering with a very select network of Value Added Resellers (VARs), Gateway is able to back up our philosophy with a knowledgeable touch.

www.gateway.com/worldwide

Main one-to-one sponsors (Alphabetically sorted)

Juniper Networks

From devices to data centers, from consumers to the cloud, Juniper Networks delivers innovative software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking. The company serves more than 30,000 customers and partners worldwide, and earned more than $3 billion in revenue over the last year. Additional information can be found at

www.juniper.net

Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see

www.lenovo.com

Xerox Europe

Xerox Europe, the European operations of Xerox Corporation, markets a comprehensive range of Xerox products, solutions and services, as well as associated supplies and software. Its offerings are focused on three main areas: offices from small to large, production print and graphic arts environments, and services that include consulting, systems design and management, and document outsourcing. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and information technology outsourcing services.
Xerox Europe also has manufacturing and logistics operations in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, and a research and development facility (Xerox Research Centre Europe) in Grenoble, France.

www.xerox.com

One-to-one sponsors (Alphabetically sorted)

Iomega

Iomega is a well-known industry leader with a powerful brand that is recognized around the world. Iomega is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMC® Corporation, a Fortune 500 company that is the leader in information storage systems and software technology for businesses around the globe. Iomega provides external hard drives, network storage, and multimedia solutions that are reliable and easy-to-use. In 2009 alone, Iomega sold more than 3,569 petabytes of storage capacity for both home and small business users.

www.iomega.com

Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems helps organizations transform raw data into valuable information by making it more accessible and simpler to manage. Our vision is that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable. Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies, services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. As the leader in storage virtualization, only Hitachi Data Systems offers a common, virtualized platform for all data and information. Our solutions cut costs, reduce operational complexity and improve IT agility. Data drives our world - and information is the new currency.

/www.hds.com

McAfee

McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more securely. Backed by unrivaled Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. McAfee secures your digital world.

www.mcafee.com

Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(tm) Smart Protection Network(tm) infrastructure, a next-generation cloud-client innovation that combines sophisticated cloud-based reputation technology, feedback loops, and the expertise of TrendLabs(tm) researchers to deliver real-time protection from emerging threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide.

www.trendmicro.com

Distributor partners (Alphabetically sorted)

AB

www.ab.pl

Actebis

www.actebis.com

Also

www.also.com

Aptec

www.aptecme.com

Arena

www.arena.com.tr

Avnet

www.avnet.com

Bell Micro

www.bellmicro.eu

eD' Systems

www.edsystem.cz

Esprinet

www.esprinet.com

Ingram Micro

www.ingrammicro.com

Magirus

www.magirus.com

OCS

www.ocs.ru

Tarsus Technologies

www.tarsus.co.za

Tech Data

www.techdata.com

Westcoast

www.westcoast.co.uk
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