The “Best Distributors 2009” on the Russian IT market

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 19, 2010 -- The leading business channel on the Russian IT market – @ASTERA (www.astera.ru) – presents the results of its 6th annual the “Best Distributors” survey.

Being a part of the “Rating of IT Companies” project, the survey was carried out during the period from October 1 to December 31 in 2009. The main idea of the “Best Distributors” survey was to find out the positions of distributor companies on the Russian IT market, according to Russian IT resellers’ opinions.

This time during the survey 168 distributor companies were assessed. Traditionally, twenty top companies were included in the “Best Distributors” rating according to the survey's results. The most frequently mentioned companies were also announced.

Last year was a period of change for all participants of Russian IT market and especially for distributor companies. They have come under pressure both from changes of external conditions, coming from foreign vendors and internal troubles connected with grave consequences of economical recession. Existing situation made distributors to change their tactics and take decisive actions for saving their business. In this connection the results of the “Best Distributors 2009” rating, based on resellers’ opinions, show in many ways the ability of Russian distributors to reconstruct their business in compliance with needs of new economic situation and keep relations with business partners.

There are some losses in the top list of the best distributors in comparison with the previous year. During the year it has missed six participants. However, the losses of Russian IT market are heavier. Among the best companies which have kept their status of the best distributor in this time are 3Logic, ELKO, Landata, MERLION, MICS, Mont, OCS, AXOFT, AK-Cent, LANIT Distribution, Lank, Marvel, NetLab, Fun.

Certainly, there are some new names in the rating. For the first time for the history of the project the Top20 includes A1 TIS, Resource-Media, Superwave, AUVIX.

In this year, the title of the Best Distributor, which has been given to twenty companies, obtains the highest value for the six year history of the project. The assessment of companies was conducted during the most difficult economic situation with uncertain future. The market players haven’t ever faced with such extreme challenges previously. To be the best is always much more difficult.

More information about the “Best Distributors 2009” on the Russian IT market: http://www.astera.ru/it-rating/bestdistributors/2009/ (available on Russian).

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