Presenting Websense All-Star Channel Partners
Websense is pleased to announce the winners of its 2010 Websense® All-Star Partner Awards. Websense presented the awards to its top-performing channel partners during the company's 2010 North American Channel Partners Conference, which took place January 20 - 22 in Coronado, Calif.
"We are thrilled to honor the success, perseverance and growth these 25 Websense partners achieved in 2009," said Erin Malone, senior director, Channel Sales, Websense. "By teaming with Websense and leveraging all the programs and resources offered within our ChannelConnect™ Global Partner Program and through our distribution partner Ingram Micro, these channel partners grew their business and prospered during a time of great economic challenge. We applaud their success and thank each of them for their continued loyalty to and partnership with Websense."
The winners of 2010 Websense All-Star Partner Awards include: Accuvant, Anchor Technologies, Attevo, Bell Canada, Business Security Solutions, CDW, Cincinnati Bell, DELL, Evolve Technology Group, FishNet Security Inc., ICM, Gotham Technology Group, Klogix, Longview Systems, NetDirect Systems, Networks Unlimited, New Jersey Business Systems, PC Connection Inc., Patriot Technologies Inc., RKON Technologies, Sentry Metrics, Software House International (SHI), S&L International, SoftChoice and SoftMart. During the awards gala, distribution partner Ingram Micro Inc. received special recognition for the company's ongoing dedication to building the Websense business and enabling its channel partners to successfully market, sell and support Websense security solutions.
In addition, Websense awarded a custom built OC Chopper motorcycle to the 2009 Websense Just Rewards Sweepstakes Program winner Ryan Cramer, Sales Engineer at FishNet Security. Participants received an entry into the sweepstakes drawing for every Websense technical certification earned during 2009.
Recipients of the 2010 Websense All-Star Partner Awards were evaluated on a variety of criteria including achievements against measurable objectives such as overall annual sales billings, year-over-year growth, technical and sales excellence, product competencies, newcomer of the year, percentage of new business earned between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, as well as their overall commitment to Websense.
The 2010 Websense All-Star Partner Awards ceremony was hosted by Erin Malone and Director, Channel Sales, Kristi Houssiere.
For more information about joining the Websense ChannelConnect Partner Program, solution providers can visit http://www.websense.com/site/partners/index.html, contact their Ingram Micro sales representative, or call the Websense channel partner hotline at 866.878.2345.
Please join us in congratulating the Websense All-Star Partner Award winners. Winners are pictured below with Websense executives Gene Hodges, CEO; Didier Guibal, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales; Matt Hines, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales; and Erin Malone, Senior Director of Channel Sales, Americas.
Pictured from left to right: Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Attevo's Mark Mahovlich, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Gene Hodges, Bell Canada's Nick McGregor, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Canada VAR Sales Champion of the Year
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Business Security Solutions' Larry Dannemiller, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Erin Malone, CDW's Stan Oien, Didier Guibal, Matt Hynes -- Awarded US LAR/DMR Sales Champion of the Year
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Evolve's Paul Dhanota, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Gene Hodges, Erin Malone, Fishnet Security's Gordon Shevlin, Matt Hynes -- Awarded US Business Trailblazer
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Gotham Technology Group's Ira Silverman, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Gene Hodges, ICM's Alan Black, Erin Malone, ICM's Chad Caldwell, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Ingram Micro's Bill Brandel, Matt Hynes -- Special Recognition
Klogix's Kevin West, Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Klogix's Kevin Pouche, Matt Hynes -- Awarded US VAR Sales Champion of the Year
Didier Guibal, Gene Hodges, Erin Malone, New Jersey Business Systems' Michael Bolling, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Gene Hodges, Patriot Technologies' Trish Southwell and Joe Ford, Matt Hynes -- Awarded US VAR Sales Advocate
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, RKON Incorporated's Marty Kondziolka, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, S&L International's Tom Murphy, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Didier Guibal, Erin Malone, Software House International's Sheryl Tucker, Matt Hynes -- Awarded Outstanding Commitment to Websense
Additional All-Star Channel Partner winners not pictured:
US VAR Fast Growth – Cincinnati Bell
Canada LAR/DMR Sales Champion of the Year – Softchoice
Canada VAR Sales Advocate – Longview
US LAR/DMR Sales Advocate – Softmart
US VAR Technical Advocate – Accuvant
Canada VAR Technical Advocate – SentryMetrics
US LAR/DMR Technical Advocate – PC Connection
Newcomer of the Year – Netdirect Systems
Outstanding Commitment to Websense - Anchor Technologies
Outstanding Commitment to Websense – DELL
Outstanding Commitment to Websense – Networks Unlimited
