SDM is pleased to announce the nominees in its second annual Channel Partners Awards program.
These awards are presented to manufacturers and distributors in the security industry based on nominations and votes received from SDM magazine subscribers via a two-part online survey process conducted by Clear Seas Research.
In the first phase, conducted last December, nearly 12,000 SDM subscribers were given the opportunity to nominate a manufacturer or a distributor that they work with and believe performs the best in terms of:
- Sales Support
- Technical Support
- Marketing Support
- Technically Advanced Products
- Brand Reputation
Recognizing the superior support they provide to the dealer and integrator channel, here are the nominees you chose:
ADI
Altronix
AMAG Technology
American Dynamics
ASSA ABLOY
Axis Communications
Bosch Security
Brivo
CoVi Technologies
Dedicated Micros
Digital Monitoring Products
Digital Security Controls
DSX Access Systems
DVTel
ELK Products
EverFocus
Fargo
Fire-Lite Alarms
First Alert
Galaxy Control Systems
GE Security
HID
Home Automation Inc. (HAI)
Honeywell
IndigoVision
Inovonics
International Electronics, Inc.
JVC
Keri Systems
Keyscan Access Control Systems
Lenel Systems International
NAPCO Security Group
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NUVICO
Panasonic
Pelco
Samsung | GVI Security
Samsung Techwin
Sanyo
Securitron
Silent Knight
Software House
Sony
Speco Technologies
System Sensor
Tyco
Vicon
The second phase of the survey took place in February. From the list of nominees, survey participants voted online for the companies they believe perform the best in the above-mentioned categories. For each category, voters were able to select up to three companies.
The results have been tallied and the winners determined. The 2009 SDM Channel Partners Awards winners will be announced at ISC West on April 1. Check back right here to find out which companies will take home a top award.
The group of nominees represents a set of companies that truly understands your opportunities and challenges in growing your security business. By selecting them through your votes as Channel Partners nominees, you — SDM’s readers — made a strong statement that these firms are industry partners in the best sense of the word.
