The VAR500 from VARBusiness 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, Siemens Medical Solutions, Verizon Enterprises, and Oracle Consulting.
The VAR500 is evaluated, categorized, and published by VARBusiness - the publication which provides unique strategic business and technology insight to successful IT Solution Providers.
Professional Solution Providers included in the VAR500 are Systems and Network Integrators/VARs, Web Integrators/Developers/Internet Specialists, ASPs (Application Service Providers), ISPs (Internet Service Providers), Service Providers (MSPs, SSPs), Communications/Telephony Integrators, Telecom VARs, Interconnects, e-Business Consultants/IT Consultants, Software Developers/ISVs, Systems Builders, and Distributors.
Selections Available on the VAR500 from VARBusiness file are:
PRIMARY BUSINESS:
• Systems Integrator/VAR = 3,387
• Network Integrator/VAR = 738
• IT/e-Business Consultant = 2,349
• Managed Service Provider (MSP) = 639
• Communications/Telephony Integrator,Telecom VAR = 586
• Software Developer/Web Developer/ISV = 850
BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
• Total or custom solutions = 5,955
• IT Consulting Services = 5,446
• Development Custom Proprietary Software = 4,367
• Security Services/Solutions = 4,722
• Network/Infrastructure Design & Implementation = 4,752
• Storage Services/Solutions = 4,405
• Voice Over IP (VoIP) Integration = 3,654
• Internet Services & Solutions = 2,978
• Hosting/Application Hosting = 2,680
• Service Provider (ASP/ISP/MSP/SSP) = 2,990
• Builder of Custom Systems/Servers = 2,676
• Small Office/Home Office = 2,089
• Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity = 3,299
• General Business Consulting/Professional Services = 3,460
JOB FUNCTION:
• Executive Management = 1,736
• Corporate Management = 965
• Departmental Management = 1,438
• Technical Management = 1,965
• Technical Staff = 1,311
• Sales/Marketing Management = 1,082
• Sales Staff = 510
MARKETS COMPANY TARGETS:
• Financial Services/Accounting/Banking = 5,095
• Education = 4,456
• Defense Contractor/Military = 4,511
• Federal Government = 4,871
• State/Local Government = 4,983
• Homeland Security = 3,824
• Health/Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical = 4,827
• Engineering/Scientific = 3,950
• Insurance = 4,078
• Legal = 3,533
• Manufacturing = 3,978
• Real Estate = 3,183
• Entertainment/Media/Publishing = 3,522
• Construction = 3,293
• Retail = 3,880
• Telecommunications = 3,979
• Utilities (Inc. Oil & Gas) = 3,509
• Hospitality/Food Service = 3,289
• Transportation/Distribution = 3,372
• SoHo (Small Office/Home Office) = 1,971
SIZE/TYPE OF ORGANIZATION SOLD TO/SERVICE:
• Fortune 500/1000 = 5,025
• 1,000 or more employees = 4,926
• 500-999 employees = 4,022
• 100-499 employees = 3,623
• 20-99 employees = 3,256
• Less than 20 employees = 2,898
• Public Sector (Fed/State/Local) = 3,317
• Consumer/Home = 1,266
EMPLOYEE SIZE:
• 5,000 or more employees = 3,044
• 1,000 - 4,999 employees = 851
• 100 - 999 employees = 1,604
• 20 - 99 employees = 755
• 10 - 19 employees = 247
• 5 - 9 employees = 204
• Less than 5 employees = 182
TECHNOLOGIES INVOLVED IN:
• Custom Application Development = 4,327
• Security = 4,596
• Voice Over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony = 3,848
• Networking = 2,218
• Wireless = 573
• Storage = 2,062
• Custom Systems = 2,210
• Auto ID/POS, Retail POS = 775
• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) = 1,033
• Linux/Open Source = 866
PRODUCTS/SERVICES RECOMMENDED/SPECIFIED/APPROVED:
Storage
• Disk Drives-Enterprise/Server = 4,758
• Disk Drives-Desktop = 4,145
• Back-up Systems = 4,429
• Network Attached Storage (NAS) = 4,197
• Storage Area Networks (SAN) = 4,306
• RAID/Hard Disk Arrays = 3,628
• Storage Management Software = 3,369
• Virtualization/IP Storage = 2,847
Networking Communications
• Routers/Switches,Networking = 3,352
• Gigabyte Ethernet = 3,834
• Voice Over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony = 3,957
• Wired LANs = 3,599
• Wireless LANs = 4,123
• WANs = 3,159
• Remote Access = 3,230
• Network/Systems Management = 3,176
• KVM Switches = 2,431
Security
• Spam/Content Filters = 3,163
• Security Appliances = 3,482
• Firewall = 4,154
• Encryption = 3,601
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention = 3,544
• Anti-Virus = 3,794
• Vulnerability Assessment/Control = 2,782
• Identity Management = 2,918
• Security Management Software = 3,177
• VPN = 2,532
Software
• Development Tools (Software) = 3,708
• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) = 2,595
• Enterprise Application Integration = 2,998
• Accounting Software = 2,339
• Financial Applications = 2,289
• CRM (Custimer Relationship Mgmt) = 2,548
• CAD/CAM = 1,614
• Databases/Data Mgmt Software = 3,276
• Back Office Server Suites = 2,402
• Document Management/Imaging = 2,477
• Office Productivity Software = 2,415
• Systems Management Software = 2,758
• Mobile Applications = 1,896
• Grid/Utility Computing = 1,451
• Business Intelligence/Mgmt = 2,300
• POS/Retail/Inventory Mgmt = 1,667
• Application Management = 2,205
• Linux Server/Desktop Applications = 2,043
Operating Systems
• UNIX = 3,038
• NetWare = 2,225
• Linux = 3,476
• MAC = 2,032
• Windows Client = 3,945
• Windows Server = 4,000
Peripherals/Components
• Display/Flat Panels/Monitors = 3,143
• Microprocessors/Motherboards = 3,005
• Printers = 3,073
• Memory = 2,988
• Barcode Scanners (POS) = 2,579
• Power Management/UPS = 2,726
• Projectors = 2,289
• Digital Video Product/Cameras = 2,154
• Multifunction Printers (MFP) = 2,320
• Audio Products/Speakers = 1,913
• Keyboards/Mice/Joysticks = 2,202
• Cases/Chassis = 1,714
• Document Scanners = 2,115
Systems
• Desktops/Advanced Workstations = 3,432
• Laptops/Notebooks/Tablets = 4,040
• Entry Level Servers (under $25,000) = 3,421
• Midrange Servers ($25,001 and up) = 3,336
• Custom Systems-Desktops,Servers = 2,918
• Blade Servers/Rack Systems = 2,845
• Hand Held/Wireless Devices = 2,512
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