IBM was named 2011 CRN Channel Champion as the top vendor in the Middleware, Backup & Recovery Software, and Midrange Servers categories. In addition, IBM was also recognized for its commitment to technical satisfaction and support in all three award categories.
The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall Solution Provider perceptions of vendor products and services and polled more than 100 solution providers.
These solution providers were asked to rate vendor performance based on technical satisfaction, support and financial criteria.
IBM won three overall Channel Champion awards and 11 total awards in the following categories:
Backup & Recovery Software: Won overall and three subcategory wins, including technical satisfaction, support and financial factor. That included IBM Tivoli Backup and Recovery Solutions.
Middleware: Overall winner and three subcategories wins, including: technical satisfaction, support and financial factor. These include IBM WebSphere, Cast Iron and ILOG.

Midrange Servers: Won overall and two subcategories, including technical satisfaction and support. These include IBM Power systems and System z.
About TxMQ
Since it’s inception, TxMQ has specialized in Mainframe software and mainframe systems support offerings. As mainframe software and mainframe applications and subsystems like DB2, z/OS, CICS, MQ, and DB2 continued to grow in popularity, so too did TxMQ’s offerings.
These expanded to include technologies like virtualization solutions including Linux Virtualization, network Virtualization (Cloud Computing), and desktop Virtualization, as well as mainframe modernization.
As the web became more prevalent and a part of the enterprise, we followed IBM’s offerings and added skilled resources and SME’s in areas like WebSphere, BPM and SOA, including both Lombardi, and Metastorm (now a part of open text), as well as DataPower.
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