Opengear Named to Open Source 50 Opengear Named to Open Source 50
Leader in Console Server Solutions recognized with Sun, Novell, Red Hat, as top open source company in the channel
SANDY, UT - January 27, 2009 - Opengear (www.Opengear.com), a leading provider of next-generation console server
solutions, today announced that they had been named to the Open Source
50 and recognized as one of the top 25 open source companies in the
channel.
The Open Source 50, a report compiled by Nine Lives
Media and IT channel site TheVARGuy.com, takes variables such as
overall partner ecosystem, percent of revenue derived from channel
partners, and annual partner network growth to rank open source channel
programs, selected the top 25 overall for their Best of the Best list,
on which Opengear appeared at 18, along with companies such as Sun
Microsystems, Novell and Red Hat.
"Opengear's inclusion as one of the Best of the Best is a sign of our
commitment to our channel partners," said Bob Waldie, Founder and CEO
of Opengear. "We expect 2009 to be a banner year for open source
adoption and recognize that our channel program is a major part of our
mission to bring open source to the console server market."
Opengear recently launched the Opengear Reseller Program for VARs,
systems integrators and technology providers, offering sales and
support tools, marketing resources and technical support, as well as an
integrated partner portal. Offering 25% margins in a market where 3-5%
is typical, Opengear expects to add more than 60 partners in 2009,
doubling their reseller network.
About Opengear
Opengear (www.opengear.com)
designs and manufactures next-generation infrastructure management
solutions for secure remote access and control of network devices such
as routers, switches, servers, firewalls, uninterruptible power
supplies, power distribution units and environmental monitoring devices
in distributed networks. Opengear's open source platform gives network
managers and system integrators the most flexible, extensible,
infrastructure management solution on the market today with integrated
console server and management software, for serial console ports,
service processors, power solutions and environmentals. Opengear
provides network managers the virtual hands to access networking
equipment in remote offices, data centers and colocations all over the
world. Equipment can be remotely configured, rebooted and power cycled.
Opengear's extensive support for out-of-band management solutions
ensures our customer access and control even when the main network is
down. The result is a drastic reduction in the need for expensive
on-site technical staff, on-site visits and an accompanying
acceleration to problem resolution and critical network availability.
