Panasonic Announces 2011 Reseller of the Year Award Winners

SECAUCUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic, a leader in delivering technology solutions for government, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced honorees for its 2011 Reseller of the Year Awards. The awards recognize reseller partners of the B2B solutions company, Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, who demonstrated an outstanding year, both in revenue growth and in developing new market opportunities for Panasonic’s broad product portfolio. The awards were unveiled at the annual Panasonic Solutions Partner Summit 2012 this week in Phoenix, AZ. The annual meeting brings together Panasonic executives and the company’s premier reseller, distributor and third-party solution partners to review B2B products, solutions and programs.

“We look forward to continuing to work closely with our winners and all of our partners to continue our mutual growth and success next year and beyond.”

Winners were selected by Panasonic’s sales and channel leadership based upon three major criteria: revenue performance and growth, strength of partnership and level of proactive business development. Winners mirror the company’s vertical market and product solutions focus.

The 2011 Reseller of the Year Award winners are as follows:

Reseller of the Year: Paradigm Systems Solutions, Inc.
Hall of Fame Inductee: Troxell Communications
Top Federal Reseller: Red River Computer Company, Inc.
Top State and Local Government Reseller: BAYCOM, Inc.
Top Enterprise Reseller: Bizco Technologies
Top Healthcare Reseller: DataSource Mobility
Top Higher Education Reseller: Digital Networks Group, Inc.
Top Toughbook Reseller: PCS Mobile
Top Projector Reseller: Fowler Inc.
Top Professional Display Reseller: Whitlock
Top Mobile Video Reseller: Insight
Top Security Reseller: Netech Corporation
Top POS Reseller: DUMAC Business Systems
Top Professional Video Reseller: Omega Broadcast Group
Top Media & Production Services Reseller: MCCOM Inc.
Top Document Imaging Reseller: Denali Advanced Integration
Top Unified Communications Reseller: ATG Group Inc. dba Advanced Telesystems

“Our resellers are dedicated to equipping their customers with reliable, valuable and customizable solutions and to improving year-to-year sales across the enterprise, government and SMB markets. These awards are a testament to their hard work and dedication last year,” said Bill Brennan, senior director, channel sales – resellers, Panasonic System Communications Company. “We look forward to continuing to work closely with our winners and all of our partners to continue our mutual growth and success next year and beyond.”

Panasonic System Communications Company of North America’s unified business communications, mobile computing, security and surveillance, retail point-of-sale, office productivity, high definition visual conferencing, visual communications (professional projectors, displays, digital signage) and HD and 3D video production solutions are sold exclusively through an extensive channel network of resellers. The company is dedicated to providing its resellers with sales opportunities and offers a wide range of marketing and sales support tools to grow their business and equip their customers with technology solutions for nearly any application.

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Built on a celebrated engineering foundation, Panasonic architects business technology solutions that help build a better world. Customers in government, healthcare, production, education and a wide variety of commercial enterprises, large and small, depend on integrated solutions from Panasonic to help them acquire, manage and interpret the information that drives innovation. The complete suite of Panasonic solutions addresses unified business communications, mobile computing, security and surveillance, retail point-of-sale, office productivity, high definition visual conferencing, visual communications (professional projectors, displays, digital signage) and HD and 3D video production. As a result of its commitment to R&D, manufacturing and quality control, Panasonic engineers reliable and long-lasting solutions as a partner for continuous improvement. Panasonic solutions for business are delivered by Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, which is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC).

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About Panasonic Corporation of North America

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Corporation of North America provides a broad line of digital and other electronics products and services for consumer, business and industrial use. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC), and the hub of Panasonic’s U.S. branding, marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic is committed to becoming the electronics industry's leader in green innovation by its one-hundredth anniversary in 2018. In the 2012 Interbrand Annual Best Global Green Brands ranking, the Panasonic brand jumped four spots to number six: http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/Best-Global-Green-Brands/2012-Report.aspx. As part of its continuing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, Panasonic Corporation of North America will relocate its operations to a new eco-efficient office tower adjacent to a mass transit hub in Newark, NJ in 2013. Information about Panasonic Eco Ideas initiatives is available at http://panasonic.net/eco/ecoideas. Information about Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is also available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.