CRN Names EMC Vnxe Most Innovative Storage Technology

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), Hopkinton, Mass., has announced that the EMC VNXe unified storage solution won CRN's 2011 Tech Innovator award in the storage category. The award honors new products or solutions introduced within the last year that drive advances in technology to the channel. Companies on this exclusive list recently implemented innovative methods to bridge the gap between current challenges and solutions facing channel executives today. The Tech Innovator recognition is the latest in a series of channel-related accolades EMC has received. In August 2011 /CRN/ named EMC "Company of the Year" in three ARC award categories - SMB Network Storage, Enterprise Network Storage and Backup & Recovery Software. This was EMC's first-ever inclusion and recognition in the SMB Network Storage category, a direct result of the VNXelaunch in January and successful channel-centric go-to-market strategy for it. In February EMC's Gregg Ambulos, Senior Vice President of Global Channel Sales, was named a Channel Chief by CRN for his leadership of EMC's global go-to-market strategy for Velocity solution provider and distribution partners, including implementing several new programs that provide opportunities for partners to increase their profitability through more efficient and cost-effective training and the ability to deliver more value- added services.