For the third consecutive year, VARBusiness magazine has named Computer Associates International, Inc (CA) as one of North America`s top IT vendors for the support it provides to value-added resellers (VARs) of its products. The Five-Star Rating for CA, the magazine`s highest honour, reflects the excellence of its channel partner programme for IT dealers and consultants.
"This award underscores CA`s commitment to providing channel partners with a programme that delivers business-enabling resources for ensuring customer satisfaction and partner success," said George Kafkarkou, senior vice-president of worldwide channel operations at CA. "More than ever before, the reseller channel is critical for delivering CA`s eTrust, BrightStor and AllFusion products to customers and supporting them with essential value-added services."
CA`s no-fee Channel Partner Programme features an extensive lead generation component which VARBusiness magazine cited as one of the industry`s top 10 programme elements. Additional programme benefits include an aggressive automated rebate programme, unlimited free technical support, and expanded training and certification courses to assist partners in their efforts to market, sell and support CA`s solutions. The programme has no enrolment or renewal fees and members are automatically featured in CA`s Web-based Global Reseller Locator database for maximum exposure to IT buyers.
CA partners have received more than 45 000 highly qualified, quoted and configured sales opportunities over the last seven months through a streamlined, Web-based distribution system.
To determine the most robust vendor-partner programmes and to select those with a five-star ranking, VARBusiness scored vendor`s programmes on breath and depth of programme elements. Answers Research, a Solana Beach, California-based market research and consulting firm, tabulated the results. CA's channel programme also won the best service/support programme award at the recent CMP XChange conference in Nashville, Tennessee where more than 200 solution providers voted.
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Computer Associates International, Inc (NYSE:CA), one of the world`s largest software companies, delivers software and services that enable organisations to manage their IT environments. Focus areas include network and systems management, storage and security management, portal and business intelligence, and application lifecycle management. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, NY, and operates in more than 100 countries. For more information on CA, please visit http://ca.com.