VIENNA, Austria, June 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTDC SUMMIT EMEA - The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) has announced the recipients of its esteemed EMEA Rising Star Awards, which recognize technology companies with exceptional sales growth through European distributors over the past year. The awards were presented June 13 during the 2017 GTDC Summit EMEA conference at the Palais Hansen Kempinski in Vienna, Austria.
“The Rising Star winners for 2017 are innovative, forward-thinking and fast growing, encompassing a wide array of product categories and market segments,” said Tim Curran, GTDC CEO. “These companies are among many driving new overall industry growth and demonstrate the power of distribution partnerships in this era of disruption.”
Gold, Silver and Bronze Rising Star Award winners were selected in five revenue categories based on sales growth over the past year, as tracked by the CONTEXT SalesWatch Distribution Panel.
| €1B and Above | |
| Company | Rising Star Ranking |
| HP | Gold |
| Apple | Silver |
| Dell | Bronze |
| €500 Million - €1B | |
| Company | Rising Star Ranking |
| Huawei | Gold |
| Epson | Silver |
| Intel | Bronze |
| €100 Million - €500 Million | |
| Company | Rising Star Ranking |
| iiyama | Gold |
| Logitech | Silver |
| Motorola | Bronze |
| €25 Million - €100 Million | |
| Company | Rising Star Ranking |
| Pure Storage | Gold |
| ZTE | Silver |
| NVIDIA | Bronze |
| Software | |
| Company | Rising Star Ranking |
| Veeam | Gold |
| Red Hat | Silver |
| Dell EMC | Bronze |
Rising Star Awards Methodology
To be eligible for a Rising Star award, vendors must have sold corresponding products through GTDC members for at least two years. Selections for Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each revenue category are based on CONTEXT SalesWatch data from April 2016 – March 2017.
About CONTEXT
CONTEXT’s market intelligence, performance benchmarks and opportunity analysis empower clients to optimise operations and accelerate tomorrow’s revenues. With over 30 years of industry partnership and of experience reporting on large datasets, CONTEXT delivers analytics at all points in the value chain, providing clients with actionable insights rooted in concrete data and a profound understanding of customer needs. CONTEXT is headquartered in London, with over 250 staff across the world.
About The Global Technology Distribution Council
The Global Technology Distribution Council is the industry consortium representing the world’s leading tech distributors. GTDC members drive more than $130 billion in annual worldwide sales of products, services and solutions through diverse business channels. GTDC conferences support the development and expansion of strategic supply-chain partnerships that continually address the fast-changing marketplace needs of vendors, end customers and distributors. GTDC members include AB S.A, ABC Data, Almo Corporation, Arrow Electronics, Computer Gross Italia, D&H Distributing, ELKO Group, Exclusive Networks, Ingram Micro, Intcomex, Logicom, Pinnacle, SiS Technologies, ScanSource, SYNNEX, Tarsus, Tech Data, TIM AG and Westcon-Comstor.