Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open, standards-based
unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), received CRN's
respected 5-Star Rating for the Polycom
Choice Partner Program for the fourth year in a row. Polycom also
will be featured in CRN's 2013 Partner Program Guide. The 5-Star Partner
Program rating recognizes elite vendors who give solution providers the
best partnering elements in their overall channel programs.
Polycom, with 7,000 alliance and channel partners worldwide, won its
fourth 5-Star rating in the Enterprise category, which comprises
companies with more than $1 billion in revenues. The list methodology is
based on objective criteria that takes into account each vendor’s
investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner
training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales
support and communication. Vendors are assessed using information
provided in their completed applications.
The Polycom Choice Partner Program provides Polycom’s partners the tools
and training they need to succeed and grow by extending the value of the
Polycom® RealPresence® Platform’s unified communications environment to
new users, and by working with Polycom alliance
partners, technology
partners and developers to deliver complete UC&C solutions to new
and existing customers. The Choice Partner Program rewards partners for
consistent performance and superior level of investment in Polycom
specializations, and helps drive higher profitability for channel
partners. The program emphasizes skills development, certification and
specialization, and other value-added activities to help partners meet
users’ needs, expand mindshare, and increase customer loyalty.
“The companies listed in CRN’s 2013 Partner Program Guide represent a
comprehensive list of the best channel programs in the market today,”
said Kelley Damore, senior vice president and editorial director, for
UBM Tech Channel’s CRN. “The 5-star award is reserved for
vendors, such as Polycom, that understand a successful partnership does
not rely solely on the technology. By offering their partners tools,
education and regular updates, vendors on this list go above and beyond
traditional support to ensure a mutually beneficial partnership.”
“The Polycom Choice Partner Program has earned CRN’s 5-star ranking four
years straight because, unlike many typical partner programs, our goal
is to make our channel partners not only better salespeople, but to
become trusted partners who are highly valued by their customers,” said
Ron Myers, Polycom's Senior Vice President of Global Channels. “The
Polycom Choice Partner Program equips our partners with superior tools,
training and resources that enable them to excel in the trusted partner
role.” The “CRN 2013 Partner Program Guide” will be featured on CRN.com
and the 5-Star Partners listing will be highlighted in the March 2013
issue of CRN.
About Polycom
Polycom is the global leader in open, standards-based unified
communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions for voice and video
collaboration, trusted by more than 415,000 customers around the world.
Polycom solutions are powered by the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform,
comprehensive software infrastructure and rich APIs that interoperate
with the broadest set of communication, business, mobile and cloud
applications and devices to deliver secure face-to-face video
collaboration in any environment. Polycom and its ecosystem of over
7,000 partners provide truly unified communications solutions that
deliver the best user experience, highest multi-vendor interoperability,
and lowest TCO. Visit www.polycom.com or
connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to
learn how we’re pushing the greatness of human collaboration forward.
About UBM Tech Channel
UBM Tech Channel, a UBM company, is the premier provider of IT
channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and
marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, UBM
Tech Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated
solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment,
enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology
sales. To learn more about UBM Tech Channel, visit us at: www.ubmchannel.com.
UBM llc (www.ubm.com)
UBM llc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets
and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in
print and provide them with the information they need to do business
successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities,
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than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these
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