2011 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Programs (Part 2)

The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes the elite subset of Partner Program Guide vendors who give solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.

Here, in Part 2 of our list, you'll find information about each 5-Star program in our channel program guide, including their program size, top executives and the technology markets they serve.

Name of Channel Program:LifeSize Channel Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:LogLogic Channel Program

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Name of Channel Program:M86 PartnerFocus

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Name of Channel Program:McAfee SecurityAlliance Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Microsoft Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:PartnerEmpower

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Name of Channel Program:N-able Technologies Channel Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:NEC Partner Net

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Name of Channel Program:NetApp Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:PowerShift Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:NetSuite Solution Provider Program

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Name of Channel Program:Novell PartnerNet

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Name of Channel Program:OKI Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:OpSource Cloud Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Oracle PartnerNetwork

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Name of Channel Program:Panasonic Solutions Company Premier Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:P3 - Panda Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Pentaho Partner Network

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Name of Channel Program:Choice Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Progress Softwagre Global Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:PTC ChannelAdvantage Program

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Name of Channel Program:Q1-Alliance Channel Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Raritan Partner Advantage

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Name of Channel Program:Riverbed Partner Network Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:RSA SecurWorld Program

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Name of Channel Program:SafeNet Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Sage Partner Advantage Program

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Name of Channel Program:salesforce.com Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Samsung P3 Program

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Name of Channel Program:SAP PartnerEdge Channel Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Scale Computing Channel Program

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Name of Channel Program:ISMO Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:SGI Channel Network

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Name of Channel Program:Champion Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:GoForward! Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Siemens PLM Software Channel Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:SonicWALL Medallion Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Sophos Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Sourcefire Global Security Alliance

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Name of Channel Program:Spectra Edge

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Name of Channel Program:Symantec Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:SYSPRO Reseller Program

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Name of Channel Program:Trend Micro Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Finch Club

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Name of Channel Program:VMware Partner Network

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Name of Channel Program:WatchGuard Secure Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Websense Global Partner Program

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Name of Channel Program:Xerox Peak Reseller Program

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Name of Channel Program:Xcel Channel Partner Program

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For more 5-Star vendors from this year's Partner Program Guide, see Part 1 of our list.