Cordicate IT Named to Inaugural CRN Tech Elite 250

List recognizes VARs with deep technical expertise and premier certifications in North America

Philadelphia, PA, February 23, 2011 – Cordicate IT has been named to the inaugural CRN Tech Elite 250. The Tech Elite 250 serves as the industry’s definitive list of VARs with both deep technical expertise and premier certifications. Cordicate IT has been recognized as a best-of-breed integrator who has invested in technical know-how and earned premier certifications in data center and infrastructure practices with the following vendors: EMC, VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, HP, Symantec, and Cisco for North American customers.

CRN Editors worked with solution providers and outside experts to define the most important technical certifications in the market today. By mapping certifications against the key technology opportunities as defined by CRN’s State of the Market, and Midmarket study, the Tech Elite 250 recognizes the VARs most committed to helping customers innovate while reducing costs.

Sean Baird, Cordicate IT Co-Founder and Managing Partner, commented: "We are extremely honored to have been selected among the elite in the IT industry with this first-ever award, and will continue to build upon our long history of delivering world class IT services and solutions with our premier partners in order to continue to deliver superior value to our clients.    This award really belongs to our engineers and is proof that all of the hard work they put into earning these certifications is worth it, not only to them, but in providing high-caliber solutions to our clients."

“The Tech Elite 250 recognizes an elite group of VARs who are successfully navigating the dynamic IT channel market,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President, Editorial Director at Everything Channel. “By adapting to new customer purchasing patterns and redefining best practices, these solution providers are delivering the strategies and value customers demand to compete in today’s competitive economic environment.”

About Cordicate IT

Cordicate IT is a leading provider of best-in-class information technology services and solutions. Founded in 2001, Cordicate IT provides business-driven IT services delivered on-time and on-budget. Through its proprietary IT Wellness™ approach, Cordicate has shown a proven ability to deliver solutions and strategies that result in greater cost predictability, greater technology productivity, and incremental increases in business health. Cordicate IT is headquartered outside of Philadelphia in Conshohocken, Pa. For more information please visit www.cordicate.com.

About Everything Channel 

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.

About United Business Media Limited 

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.

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