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Apptix Named to Everything Channel's VAR500 List for Second Year-in-a-Row
[June 17, 2011]

Apptix Named to Everything Channel's VAR500 List for Second Year-in-a-Row


(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 17 June 2011 Release date- 15062011 - Herndon, VA - Apptix, the premier provider of hosted business communication services, today announced it has been recognized by Everything Channel as a part of CRN's 2011 VAR500 list, which ranks the top technology integrators in North America.



Featuring the highest producing technology integrators and solution provider organizations in the IT channel, the VAR500 rankings consider earnings from hardware sales, software sales and managed IT services. Apptix placed number 364 in the 17th annual ranking; an improvement from its number 400 ranking on the 2010 list.

The VAR500 is a list of the largest value-added resellers, solution providers and integrators in North America by revenue size. Revenue size is determined by the amount of annual products and services sold over the course of 2010.


'Apptix earned its second year-in-a-row spot on the VAR500 as a result of our tremendous success adding major channel partners including Network Solutions, Cox Communications of Virginia, CMIT of Rhode Island, and CPA2Biz as well as expanding our relationship with Fujitsu America,' said David Ehrhardt, President and CEO of Apptix. 'Channel partners turn to Apptix because of our flexibility to tool business models to meet our partners' needs, the breadth of our service offerings, and the experience and expertise of our fully on-shore customer support and network operations teams.' 'The VAR500 represents the top performing solution providers in the IT community,' said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. 'Vendors of all sizes rely heavily on the VAR500 list to find those solution providers best suited to sell their products. VAR500 honorees are considered trusted business advisors, integration experts, and invaluable partners. Even more importantly, they solve customers' biggest IT business problems through product integration, training, consulting and services.' VAR500 Executive Conference and Awards The 2011 VAR500 list was announced at the VAR500 Executive Conference and Awards, an elite two-day conference designed for high level executives to meet with VAR500 companies to discuss business models, technology offerings, and partnerships.

Held June 13-14 at the Sawgrass Marriot in Jacksonville, Florida, the conference focused on channel marketing strategies and direction, offering actionable content to the top Solution Provider organizations in North America. Attendees learned the secrets for uncovering new market opportunities from industry experts, peers and fellow VAR500 companies.

A sample of the VAR500 list will be published in print and online at CRN.com on June 20, 2011.

About Apptix Apptix (OSE: APP) is the premier provider of hosted business communication services for businesses of all sizes - from SOHO to enterprise - with particular expertise serving legal, financial, and health care firms.

The extensive Apptix product portfolio includes integrated solutions (e.g. Unified Communications) and point solutions including Exchange, VoIP, SharePoint, Web Conferencing, and Secure IM with Presence. Services are delivered over a highly reliable network leveraging best-in-class technology, housed in SAS 70-compliant data centers, and backed by U.S.-based 24/7 support. For more information, visit www.apptix.com or follow at www.twitter.com/apptix.

Everything Channel Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com.

United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com) UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists - with integrated events, online, print and business information products.

Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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