LONGMONT, Colo., March 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:HILL), a trusted supplier of innovative, enterprise-class storage systems, today announced it has been awarded a 5-Star rating in the CRN 2014 Partner Program Guide. The annual directory is the definitive listing of technology vendors that work with solution providers or provide products through the IT channel. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.
To determine the 2014 5-Star recipients, The Channel Company's Research team assessed each vendor's application based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support and communication.
The Dot Hill Connections Partner Program is a high-touch model that offers a compelling value proposition to North American and European partners. Dot Hill resellers can access deal registration, event-marketing support, and lead generation programs. Partners and customers can also take advantage of Dot Hill's Try & Buy, Evaluation, and Demo programs. These programs allow Connections Partners to quickly bring Dot Hill AssuredSAN™ storage solutions into customers' hands where they can test-drive Dot Hill's intuitive user interface and validate the performance of products, such as the new AssuredSAN 4004 and Ultra48 solutions, in real-world environments.
"We focus on developing strong, personal relationships with our partners and making it easy for them to do business with Dot Hill," said Brad Painter, vice president of channel sales, Dot Hill. "As we continue to aggressively pursue opportunities in our key vertical markets such as media & entertainment, oil & gas, telecommunications, big data analytics and digital image archiving, Dot Hill looks to the expertise of our Dot Hill Connections partners to help us meet the unique storage requirements of these customers."
"Solution providers have a lot of choices when it comes to selecting vendor partners. Identifying the right vendor, with the right technologies, and the right approach can make all the difference," said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. "Our annual Partner Program Guide and 5-Star rating recognizes the very best channel programs available in the market today to help solution providers determine which vendor delivers the best partner elements for their individual business goals."
The 2014 Partner Program Guide will be featured on CRN.com and the 5-Star Partners listing will be highlighted in the April issue of CRN.
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED, and SharedVue. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.
About Dot Hill
Leveraging its proprietary Assured family of storage solutions, Dot Hill solves many of today's most challenging storage problems – helping IT to improve performance, increase availability, simplify operations, and reduce costs. Dot Hill's solutions combine breakthrough software with the industry's most flexible and extensive hardware platform and automated management to deliver best-in-class solutions. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
For more information, visit us at www.dothill.com.
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