COSTA MESA, Calif., March 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that Everything Channel's CRN magazine named Emulex's vice president of worldwide channel sales, Steve Marconi, a 2008 CRN Channel Chief for the third straight year, and recognized the Company with a Silver 5-Star award for communication in the VARBusiness 2008 Partner Program Guide.
CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies. Marconi was selected as a Channel Chief for his achievements in driving the expansion and re-launch of the Emulex Reseller Program. The Emulex Reseller Program delivers efficiency and profitability for Emulex's channel partners, and has expanded Emulex's network of server and storage integrators, VARs and channel consultants that recommend and deploy storage area network (SAN) solutions.
"I'm honored to be recognized by CRN and believe this award is a testament to the expansion and growth of the Emulex Reseller Program," said Steve Marconi, vice president of worldwide channel sales, Emulex Corporation. "Reseller partners are an integral part of Emulex's success and direct involvement is essential to understanding their business objectives, which ultimately leads to the Company's success."
Emulex was recognized as a Silver 5-Star Winner in the VARBusiness 2008 Partner Program Guide, which acknowledges the commitment and strength of a vendor's partner program for its channel resellers, IT integrators and technology consultants. Of the hundreds of entries reviewed for inclusion in the 14th annual VARBusiness Partner Program Guide, Emulex was one of only 10 Silver 5-Star Winners recognized in its category.
"The quality of a vendor's partner program reflects the true commitment they have to the thriving Solution Provider Channel, and this year's 5-Star partner programs guide winners are the cream-of-the-crop of channel-friendly vendors," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. "Further, effective channel executives consistently ensure that the channel's voice is heard when strategic decisions are being made and this year's CRN Channel Chiefs, including Emulex's Steve Marconi, are strong channel advocates and we applaud them for their successful partner programs and strategies."
This is the sixth consecutive year that CRN has developed the Channel Chiefs list, and the 14th for the VARBusiness Partner Program Silver 5-Star Awards. Winners for both awards were chosen based on criteria, including policy and program innovations made during the past year; the amount of revenue the company generates through partners; willingness to speak publicly on behalf of the channel; and the number of years they have dedicated to channel activities.
To read more about Steve Marconi's accomplishments over the past year, see his profile as published by CRN at http://www.crn.com/crn/chiefs/2008cc.jhtml?c=32. Emulex is also featured in the VARBusiness Partner Program Guide 2008, appearing in the March issue of VARBusiness and can be found online at http://www.channelweb.com.
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation creates enterprise-class products that intelligently connect storage, servers and networks. The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex award-winning HBAs, intelligent storage platforms and embedded storage products, including switches, bridges, routers and I/O controllers, to build reliable, scalable and high performance storage and server solutions. Emulex is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX) and corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
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