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2008 Nominations
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2007 Results
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Submissions for all awards have now closed.

Reseller Awards All resellers are invited to submit entries for the 2008 CRN Reseller Awards. Vendors and Distributors are also encouraged to nominate their resellers.

Enterprise or Regional Reseller of the Year
The Enterprise category is for resellers that cover three states or more, while the Regional category is for resellers that cover one or two states.

Most Innovative Solution
All resellers, regardless of how many states they cover are eligible to submit an entry for the Most Innovative Solution award. This category will consider any specific projects that resellers may have implemented throughout the last 12 months.

Winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of vendor and distributor representatives who will review a shortlist chosen by the CRN editorial team.


Channel Champion Award The Channel Champion Award is open to resellers, vendors and distributors.

The Channel Champion will be judged by CRN Magazine editorial team.


Vendor and Distributor Awards Nominations for the Vendor and Distributor awards are now closed.

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Giving back to the Cancer Council This year we are hoping to raise the bar even further for the Cancer Council of Australia.

Our Live Charity Auction and Silent Auction were a great success last year and we will be auctioning a variety of fantastic items at this year's event. We will again be donating all proceeds from table sales and encourage the Channel to get behind the event and enjoy the enthusiasm of the live auction.


Charity Auction 2007 Three hundred and fifty of the channel’s top players gathered at Sydney’s Shangri-La Hotel to network, receive a diverse range of awards and raise money for the worthy cause of the Cancer Council of Australia.

The auction brought in approximately $62,500, but Jeremy Vaughan, Haymarket Media’s managing director generously rounded up that amount to $70,000 on behalf of the company.

A combination of a silent auction and a hugely animated live auction achieved the massive total. Top-selling items included a Rolling Stones-signed Fender electric guitar which went for $10,000 and a Roger Federer-signed tennis racket going for a enormous $15,000.


LIVE AUCTION ITEMS 2007
  • Jack Nicklaus-signed US Masters pin flag. The greatest legend of golf and winner of 16 majors.
  • Michael Schumacher-signed Ferrari F1 racing glove, framed with action photos.
  • Roger Federer-signed tennis racquet as used by Roger, box-framed.
  • Rolling Stones-signed Fender electric guitar. Signed by Jagger, Richards, Watts and Wood.
  • Wallabies-signed and box-framed 2007 jersey – the entire squad of rugby World Cup quarter finalists have signed this famous piece.
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS 2007
  • Andre Agassi-signed, framed ball, framed with action photograph.
  • Daniel Craig–signed, framed picture from Casino Royale.
  • David Beckham-signed, framed photo of the LA Galaxy, Real Madrid and Manchester United star.
  • Sir Paul McCartney-signed, framed photo with replica mini guitar as used by the legendary Beatle.
  • Robbie Williams-signed, framed double photo piece.
  • Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi dual signed large central photo, flanked by action shots of both.
  • Sean Connery-signed, framed photo of the 007 star.
  • The Simpsons Movie poster – full-sized, official movie poster, signed by creator Matt Groening.
  • Shangri-La dinner, breakfast and stay package.
  • D-Link Australia, together with Stone Brothers Racing, donated two tickets to ride in the SBR 3 UP V8 Supercar.
  • Altech donated a set of boxing gloves signed by Kostya Tzu.
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Who will be the Champions of 2008?

This year we will recognise the new winners of our CRN Channel Champion Awards, as voted by our readers.

We have introduced the Enterprise Reseller and Regional Reseller of the Year Awards and will also crown the winner of CRN's Most Innovative Solution Award.


2007 CRN Awards Results

Industry Achievers

Distributor of the Year
sponsored by Symantec
Express Data

Vendor of the Year
sponsored by Ingram Micro
Hewlett-Packard

Channel Champions

Reseller - Wayne Small

Vendor/Distributor - Michael Costigan

Vendor Awards

  • Consumer Hardware Vendor of the Year
    Winner
    • Toshiba
    Nominees
    • ASUSTeK
    • Hewlett-Packard
  • Networking Vendor of the Year
    Winner
    • Linksys
    Nominees
    • Avaya
    • Cisco
  • Software Vendor of the Year
    Winner
    • Microsoft
    Nominees
    • Adobe
    • CheckPoint
  • Storage Vendor of the Year
    Winner
    • Hewlett-Packard
    Nominees
    • IBM
    • Network Appliance
  • Security Vendor of the Year
    Winner
    • Bluecoat
    Nominees
    • Symantec
    • Trend Micro
  • Best Marketing Campaign
    sponsored by Avnet
    Winner
    • ASUSTeK
    Nominees
    • Hewlett-Packard
    • IBM

Distributor Awards

  • Consumer Hardware Distributor of the Year
    Winner
    • Ingram Micro
    Nominees
    • Dicker Data
    • Synnex
  • Networking Distributor of the Year
    sponsored by Linksys
    Winner
    • LAN Systems
    Nominees
    • Express Data
    • ITX
  • Software Distributor of the Year
    Winner
    • Express Data
    Nominees
    • Ingram Micro
    • Scholastic
  • Security Distributor of the Year
    sponsored by Trend Micro
    Winner
    • ITX
    Nominees
    • Distribution Central (Firewall Systems)
    • LAN Systems
  • Storage Distributor of the Year
    sponsored by EMC
    Winner
    • Ingram Micro
    Nominees
    • Avnet
    • Express Data

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Last year the CRN Channel Champion Awards sold out and many channel players missed out.

Table sales are already being taken for the 2008 event so make sure you book your place early at the channel's night of nights.

Table Bookings:
Download one of these forms to book a Table or a Seat, complete and fax to CRN on 02 8399 3622:

For further enquires about attending the Awards, please email events@haymarketmedia.com.au

Sponsorship Opportunities:
cwallbank@haymarketmedia.com.au


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