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DiCentral Awarded 2009 Everything Channel Five-Star Partner Program Guide Certification
DiCentral Partner Program recognized as exceptional by leading Channel authority
HOUSTON, TX, March 30, 2009 - DiCentral Corporation, a leading innovator in the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and supply chain industry segment, today announced it has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top information-technology (IT) vendors for its DiChannels partner program.
DiCentral was awarded a Five-Star certification in the Everything Channel’s 15th annual 2009 Partner Program Guide (PPG), acknowledging its commitment and strength of its programs for reseller partners which include IT integrators, technology solution providers, and consultants. A list of PPG winners appears in the March 30 issue of CRN magazine, the channel industry’s leading publication, and online at www.Channelweb.com, the world’s largest channel industry portal.
DiCentral provides highly efficient and versatile global supply chain solutions. DiChannels, the partner program for DiCentral, allows solution providers the opportunity to include software-as-a-service supply chain solutions in their product portfolio. The program includes training and marketing resources, recurring monthly commissions, and dedicated partner support.
Research for the 2009 Everything Channel Partner Programs Guide and the Everything Channel Five-Star Program was conducted by Everything Channel's Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED). IPED analyzed 130 vendor programs rating vendors' responses to nearly 60 in-depth questions about their partner programs in the six elements of sales support, marketing support, partner profitability, channel operations, communications and partner recruitment. To ensure fair comparisons, companies were placed in one of four categories based on company size. IPED weighted the responses to each question about such program elements as sales support and partner recruitment so that the total weight given to a vendor's answers in any of the six elements can potentially be scored as high as 100. The weighting scheme varies depending on the company size and product type and is based on IPED proprietary analysis methodology and intellectual property. In each of the four company categories, the companies with the highest overall weighted scores received the Everything Channel Five-Star Program designation.
“Now more than ever, the quality of a vendor’s partner program determines how profitable its partners will be. So for their commitment to their partners, and their efforts to build quality programs, we congratulate this year’s Five-Star Partner Program Guide winners for helping to drive greater revenue in the channel,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.
“We are pleased to be recognized as a 5-Star partner company,” stated Eric Braswell, DiCentral’s senior director of global channels. “This award reaffirms our commitment to the growth and continuing success of the channel. Establishing alliances with top notch partners and resellers is a main ingredient in DiCentral’s ongoing efforts to deliver value to the global community.”
To view DiCentral’s listing in Everything Channel’s 15th annual 2009 Partner Program Guide, please click here.
About DiCentral - www.dicentral.com
Founded in 2000, today DiCentral is the leading innovator in the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) industry segment. A broad range of Software plus Services solutions enables seamless exchange of data throughout supply chain networks. DiCentral’s integration solutions are scalable to the size, growth, and unique requirements of each business. In addition, DiCentral develops and markets a complementary suite of supply chain applications for EDI testing, Distribution and Logistics, Vendor Managed Inventory, Scan-Based Trading, Replenishment and Data Synchronization.
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United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.