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NASBA Pays Tribute to Channel Leaders
The
Association of Channel Resellers Recognizes Members for Business
Innovation, Top Performance, Customer Care and Community Service
 ACE Computers, Eurocom
Corporation, Alpine Consulting, and Instant InfoSystems were recently
honored for their outstanding industry and community accomplishments
during IT ChannelVision Fall 2005 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San
Diego.
NASBA Awards were presented in the following categories:
Top Performing Business Award
ACE Computers, with 22 years in the industry, continues to “grow like a
start-up” by continually refocusing its strategy to markets of
opportunity.
In 2005, ACE designed the
Powerworks™ Storage Server Series 33K for the U.S. Navy with a custom
software stack. This unique solution allows the Navy to perform archival
backup on their systems without custom hardware and is being extensively
used onboard surface ships and subs at Naval facilities in Newport, RI,
Keyport, WA, and Dahlgren, VA. The storage servers offer absolute
security, data encryption, access to source code and a highly competitive
price.
“We saw our Federal sales for FY2005 increase by 524% over FY2004”, said
John Samborski, Vice-President of ACE Computers, “and our backlog for 2006
already exceeds last year’s total.”
But it doesn’t mean that ACE is sitting still. They have plans in place
for 2006 that include exhibiting several new Home/Professional Media
Servers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) at the launch event of
Intel® Corporation’s new ViiV™ Technology brand for Digital Entertainment
in the Home, participating in the NASBA Digital Home/Edge Program, and
from there making the best of what’s coming in the home media server
arena.
“We’re passionate about the industry and about technology itself,” said
Samborski, “and that’s the true secret of our success.”
Ace Computers is one of the Midwest's leading suppliers of information
technology solutions and one of the Top 100 Custom System Builders in the
nation. See why at www.acecomputers.com.
New Business
Innovation Award
The recent initiatives of the Canadian Federal Government to centralize
"green projects"
and move into "green purchasing" based on Kyoto Agreement objectives has
brought a heightened awareness of the green computing issue to the general
public. It also prompted Canada-based Eurocom Corporation to address the
growing problem of high energy consumption, and design, develop and offer
its customers low-power computing solutions.
“The ‘Green PC’ L570w gives IT buyers a choice in how their computing
decisions contribute to ergonomic and environmentally sound purchasing
while not sacrificing technical requirements,” said Ryan Valley, Director
of Business Development, Eurocom.
Eurocom was awarded the NASBA New Business Innovation Award for the
versatile L570w low-power, 64-bit AMD all-in-one Portable PC. This system
goes beyond environmentally friendly, and meets and exceeds technical
requirements in terms of future upgradeability, processing power, and
network integration.
“IT customers will value the environmental, ergonomic, and technical
benefits of the full-featured, energy efficient all-in-one design and
resellers will enjoy higher margin sales as the trend of enviro-friendly
ROI transcends commodity-based purchasing in many GEM and corporate
markets,” said Valley.
Since 1989, Eurocom Corporation has led the Desktop Replacement Notebook
industry with over 950 dedicated resellers and agents worldwide. For more
information on Eurocom green computing, visit
www.eurocom.com.
Community Service
Award
At Alpine Consulting, giving back to the community is one of the tenets
the company was founded upon and will always continue to be a part of the
corporate culture.
“We support giving back to the community as the benefits go well beyond
the work that we do,” said Stan Duda, Managing Partner of Alpine
Consulting. “It helps foster a team environment, and our employees
genuinely enjoy helping others.”
NASBA awarded Alpine Consulting the Community Service Award for their
ongoing support of the Illinois Chapters of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society (NMSS) and the Muscular Dystrophy Society (MDS). Between
these two organizations, Alpine has volunteered thousands of hours,
donated nearly $50,000 in IT services, and directly raised over $250,000
through corporate teams.
“With close personal ties to both diseases, Alpine management is fully
behind these associations and support our employees’ volunteer efforts
before, during and after the work day,” added Duda.
The Alpine team consists of 46 cyclists and 40 volunteers who raised
$67,208 in 2005 alone – the highest per rider fundraising level among the
larger teams. Through their leadership efforts, Alpine has also helped
turn the NMSS event from a 700 rider weekend raising $500,000 in 2002 to a
1,600 rider weekend raising $1.4 million this year.
Established in 1996, Alpine Consulting was founded by four seasoned IT
consultants with the goal of running a professional services firm the
"right way" for both the client and the consultant. Visit
http://www.alpineinc.com to learn more.
Customer Care Award
Success at Instant InfoSystems (IIS) is built on understanding customers’
business and technical environments, while custom-designing solutions that
meet their strategic and tactical needs.
“Our Fortune 1000 customers rely on us for full resolution of their
technical support issues,” said David Klein, Chief Executive Officer of
Instant InfoSystems, “and we provide it through a certified team that
undergoes rigorous training, education and testing.”
IIS has earned the NASBA Customer Care Award as well as customer trust,
which is reflected in a support contract renewal rate of over 90%. The IIS
support team uses telephone, email, fax and remote access software in the
process and hold Microsoft, CISCO, and RightFax training and support
certifications. With Help Desk technicians who have an average of 10 years
of experience, their unmatched technological expertise in products earned
them Captaris “Partner of the Year” for the last three years.
“IIS has done an excellent job of integrating and supporting our RightFax
solution. They understand that in banking we need quick resolution of
technology issues that arise and provide immediate response,” said Erik
Ott, AVP/Technology Manager, Wells Fargo Bank.
Instant InfoSystems delivers innovative document delivery, management and
processing solutions that enable customers nationwide to optimize business
processes and comply with complex information management regulations by
maintaining strategic relationships with leading technology providers
including Captaris, Brooktrout Technology, and SNAPS. Learn more by
visiting
www.instantinfosystems.com.
About NASBA
NASBA -The Association of Channel Resellers - is the largest professional
trade association for IT resellers in North America, serving over 14,000
member companies that are white box builders, integrators, VARs, and
solution providers. We promote growth in the industry with research,
promotions, unique member-only services, events, and business and
strategic relationships. NASBA members, who account for a significant
share of IT market sales in North America today, experience enhanced
profitability through exclusive programs, services and cost-saving
opportunities. Visit
www.nasba.com.
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