The VAR500 from CRN/Computer Reseller News mailing list offers the Solution Providers, IT consultants, and integrators working for the top service organizations in North America (ranked by revenue), as reported annually by United Business Media's VARBusiness magazine. Companies leading the VAR500 include: IBM Global Services, EDS, Lockheed Martin IT, HP Services, Accenture, Compter Sciences, Siemens Medical Solutions, Verizon Enterprises, and Oracle Consulting.
Professional Solution Providers included in the VAR500 are Systems Integrators, Network Integrators, VARs, ASPs, ISPs, e-Business and IT Consultants, Web Integrators, Software Developers, ISVs, Communications Integrators, Interconnects, Service Providers and Systems Builders. These influential professionals are qualified subscribers to United Business Media's CRN/Computer Reseller News magazine - the publication regarded in the industry as the authority for those in the business of defining and driving technology solutions.
Selects available on the VAR500 from CRN/Computer Reseller News file include:
PRIMARY BUSINESS:
• Systems Integrator/VAR = 3,247
• Network Integrator/VAR = 720
• IT/e-Business Consultant = 1,177
• Web Integrator/Internet Specialist = 684
• Communications/Telephony Integrator,Telecom VAR = 713
• Distributor = 2,114
BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
• Total or custom solutions = 2,966
• IT Consulting Services = 4,524
• Development Custom Proprietary Software = 3,583
• Security Services/Solutions = 3,735
• Network/Infrastructure Design & Implementation = 3,034
• Storage Services/Solutions = 3,046
• Voice Over IP (VoIP) Integration = 5,709
• Internet Services & Solutions = 3,284
• Hosting/Application Hosting = 4,982
• Service Provider (ASP/ISP/MSP/SSP) = 4,786
• Builder of Custom Systems/Servers = 2,414
• Small Office/Home Office = 4,453
• Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity = 5,933
• General Business Consulting/Professional Services = 3,658
JOB FUNCTION:
• Executive Management = 1,442
• Corporate Management = 851
• Departmental Management = 1,834
• Technical Management = 1,498
• Technical Staff = 1,897
• Sales/Marketing Management = 1,105
• Sales Staff = 558
MARKETS COMPANY TARGETS:
• Financial Services/Accounting/Banking = 3,536
• Education = 4,744
• Defense Contractor/Military = 4,030
• Federal Government = 3,817
• State/Local Government = 5,121
• Homeland Security = 5,181
• Health/Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical = 4,921
• Engineering/Scientific = 4,030
• Insurance = 3,510
• Legal = 3,533
• Manufacturing = 3,965
• Real Estate = 3,353
• Entertainment/Media/Publishing = 5,154
• Construction = 4,249
• Retail = 3,528
• Telecommunications = 3,847
• Hospitality/Food Service = 4,790
• Transportation/Distribution = 4,339
• SoHo (Small Office/Home Office) = 3,868
• Other = 3,875
SIZE/TYPE OF ORGANIZATION SOLD TO/SERVICE:
• Fortune 500/1000 = 3,221
• 20-99 employees = 3,252
• Less than 20 employees = 3,775
• Public Sector (Fed/State/Local) = 4,218
EMPLOYEE SIZE:
• 5,000 or more employees = 3,236
• 1,000 - 4,999 employees = 1,001
• 100 - 999 employees = 1,334
• 20 - 99 employees = 649
• 10 - 19 employees = 213
• 5 - 9 employees = 178
• Less than 5 employees = 170
TECHNOLOGIES INVOLVED IN:
• Custom Application Development = 919
• Security = 690
• Voice Over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony = 2,272
• Networking = 5,182
• Wireless = 1,321
• Storage = 4,627
• Custom Systems = 1,092
• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) = 861
• Linux/Open Source = 4,360
PRODUCTS/SERVICES RECOMMENDED/SPECIFIED/APPROVED:
Storage
• Disk Drives-Enterprise/Server = 4,626
• Disk Drives-Desktop = 4,105
• Back-up Systems = 4,462
• Network Attached Storage (NAS) = 4,375
• Storage Area Networks (SAN) = 4,382
• RAID/Hard Disk Arrays = 3,878
• Storage Management Software = 3,626
• Virtualization/IP Storage = 3,098
Networking Communications
• Routers/Switches,Networking = 3,420
• Gigabyte Ethernet = 3,923
• Voice Over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony = 3,961
• Wired LANs = 3,896
• Wireless LANs = 4,124
• WANs = 3,437
• Remote Access = 3,476
• Network/Systems Management = 3,496
• KVM Switches = 2,594
Security
• Spam/Content Filters = 3,094
• Security Appliances = 3,492
• Firewall = 4,107
• Encryption = 3,623
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention = 3,600
• Anti-Virus = 3,788
• Vulnerability Assessment/Control = 2,779
• Identity Management = 2,985
• Security Management Software = 3,305
• VPN = 2,574
Software
• Development Tools (Software) = 3,810
• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) = 3,002
• Enterprise Application Integration = 3,448
• Accounting Software = 2,713
• Financial Applications = 2,704
• CRM (Custimer Relationship Mgmt) = 3,014
• CAD/CAM = 1,885
• Databases/Data Mgmt Software = 3,679
• Back Office Server Suites = 2,813
• Document Management/Imaging = 2,783
• Office Productivity Software = 2,772
• Systems Management Software = 3,016
• Mobile Applications = 2,186
• Grid/Utility Computing = 1,737
• Business Intelligence/Mgmt = 2,556
• POS/Retail/Inventory Mgmt = 1,701
• Application Management = 2,508
• Linux Server/Desktop Applications = 2,349
Operating Systems
• UNIX = 3,219
• NetWare = 2,299
• Linux = 3,471
• MAC = 2,214
• Windows Client = 4,190
• Windows Server = 4,175
• Other Operating Systems = 586
Peripherals/Components
• Display/Flat Panels/Monitors = 3,622
• Microprocessors/Motherboards = 3,226
• Printers = 3,527
• Memory = 3,420
• Barcode Scanners (POS) = 2,813
• Power Management/UPS = 3,144
• Projectors = 2,734
• Digital Video Product/Cameras = 2,573
• Multifunction Printers (MFP) = 2,740
• Audio Products/Speakers = 2,281
• Keyboards/Mice/Joysticks = 2,571
• Cases/Chassis = 1,946
• Document Scanners = 2,196
Systems
• Desktops/Advanced Workstations = 3,663
• Laptops/Notebooks/Tablets = 4,133
• Entry Level Servers (under $25,000) = 3,734
• Midrange Servers ($25,001 and up) = 3,623
• Custom Systems-Desktops,Servers = 2,837
• Blade Servers/Rack Systems = 3,086
• Hand Held/Wireless Devices = 2,562
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