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CIO Insight, a sister publication to eWeek’s Channel Insider, recently published the findings of its annual Top 10 Vendor Value survey, which measures end-user value perceptions of leading vendors. Dell ranked #5 in CIO Insight’s survey.

In addition, Dell ranked as #2 in eWeek’s revised list of Top ROI Vendors, with an ROI rating of 77.8 percent. Channel Insider notes “While individual ratings for problem solving, increasing revenues and others evaluation categories were slightly better than average, Dell’s solid performance across the survey metric propelled it to the top of the list for overall ROI.”

With the one year anniversary of Partner Direct this week, these surveys reinforce Dell’s commitment to our current and prospective partners about our competitiveness in the marketplace as a vendor of choice.

In a recent article posted by eWeek, author Pedro Pereira, talks about our current economic time and how important it is for vendors to stay focused and true to the channel. Pedro writes, “As the economy continues to slide, some vendors might be tempted to fight the slump by driving up direct business and cannibalizing channel sales. They should think twice. ***, think thrice. Any short-term gains from such a misguided move are sure to be overshadowed by deleterious effects in the long run.”

Dell agrees with the above statement and we remain steadfast on our channel momentum. Dell is growing, not cannibalizing the channel business and looking at partners as part of our growth strategy. As we approach our first year anniversary, we’ll talk more about how our commitment on this blog and other channel industry sites.

Dell participated in the annual Channel Awards put on by the magazine CompuChannel (Central America & the Caribbean). The ceremony took place in the Dominican Republic yesterday and it’s the first time Dell has participated in these awards.

Dell won awards in the following categories:

· Best PC for SMBs (Vostro 200)

· Best Portable Projector (M209X)

Thank you to our Dell Channel team and our partners for your continued support.

HP’s latest move is playing catch up to Dell’s acquisition of EqualLogic and what that acquisition has offered our Partners. With the purchase of EqualLogic over a year ago, our Partners were offered an ease-of-use, intelligence and automation of EqualLogic’s systems.

It’s no secret that Dell is #1 in iSCSI SANS worldwide, with our momentum behind EqualLogic and the clear advantages with our offerings, it’s no wonder so many Partners are choosing Dell.

You can read more about Dell’s perspective on our Inside IT Blog.

MSPmentor is hosting their annual 100 survey that identifies top managed service providers. The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and provides a ton of free publicity for the top tier.

Remember this is a global survey so location doesn’t matter!!

Read more and ask questions, if you have them, at MSPmentor.net.