Latest Honor From CRN Follows QLogic's Recognition as CRN Data Center 100 Company
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that Rob Crawford, senior vice president of worldwide sales, QLogic, has been named one of CRN's 2012 Channel Chiefs. This prestigious list of the most influential and powerful leaders in the IT channel recognizes those executives directly responsible for driving channel sales and growth within their organization, while evangelizing and defending the importance of the channel throughout the entire IT Industry.
Selected by CRN's editorial staff, the 2012 Channel Chiefs list is featured in the February issue of CRN Magazine. QLogic was also recently named to CRN's 2012 Data Center 100 list in the January issue. The CRN Data Center 100 recognizes technology vendors for powering, supporting and protecting today's data center services in an environmentally and economically friendly manner, while boosting efficiency and productivity. Both lists are featured online at www.crn.com.
Crawford and QLogic Collaborate with Channel Partners in New Regions and Emerging Markets
Under Crawford's leadership, QLogic grew its partner network by approximately 500 new solution providers worldwide over the past year. Crawford added new benefits and resources to the QLogic Signature Partner Program, including an enhanced partner portal, expansion of sales incentives, and the introduction of new technology tracks that create opportunity to grow status within the program. Crawford and QLogic also established in-country channel account management teams in new regions across Europe and Asia.
"Our global partner network grew significantly over the past year, largely due to our expansion into new product categories and geographic regions," said Crawford. "A key focus for QLogic in 2012 will be to provide enhanced training and benefits to ensure we collaborate effectively with new partners in growth markets such as 10Gb Ethernet and data migration."
For the ninth consecutive year, Channel Chiefs were selected by the CRN editorial team based on channel experience, program innovations, channel-driven revenue, and public support for the importance of IT Channel Sales.
"The 2012 Channel Chiefs list recognizes vendor executives dedicated to driving channel programs in the IT marketplace," said Kelley Damore, vice president, editorial director, UBM Channel. "Our annual Channel Chiefs issue is a must-read for IT solution providers evaluating new vendors or looking to expand solution offerings. These are the people, the products and the programs that any savvy solution provider needs to know. We congratulate this year's Channel Chiefs for their stellar record of business innovation and applaud them for their continued dedication to the partner community."
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