Channel Partners Evolution Award Winners Announced

Channel Partners editors today announced four Best in Show, three Channel Influencer and three Channel Partners Choice Award winners. The award presentations took place at the Evolution Hub in the expo hall at Channel Partners Evolution in Austin.

Best in Show winners are selected by Channel Partners Evolution attendees along with a panel of editors. Show-goers were able to vote for their favorites in four categories by way of a mobile app, online or by stopping at the Channel Partners booth.

The Best in Show winners were:

• Best New Exhibitor: Pax8
• Best Booth Design: TPx Communications
• Best Giveaway/Promotion: ScanSource (Swagtron T1 hoverboard)
• Best New Product: Broad Sky Networks’ FaaST Failover

Three Channel Influencer awards were presented — one to a carrier or cable company, one to a master agent or distributor, and one to next-gen solution provider — for going above and beyond in bringing their partners to the conference. Winners were determined by the number of attendees who booked expo passes using dedicated codes.

The Channel Influencer winners were:

• Carriers & Cablecos: AT&T
• Masters & Distributors: Avant
• Next-Gen Solution Providers: AireSpring

Channel Partners Choice Awards recognize suppliers for innovations in their channel programs. Nominations for the awards are submitted by partners.

The Channel Partners Choice Award winners were:

• Intermedia (nominated by Just Call the IT Guy)
• Nitel (nominated by TVX Partners)
• Jive (nominated by BDNet Corp.)

The Evolution Hub is sponsored by Star2Star Communications.