InMage’s Director of North American Channel Sales Chris Stack Recognized as a 2010 Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 22, 2010 – InMage (www.inmage.com), the leading independent software vendor of disk-based, business application recovery solutions for mid tier and larger enterprises, today announced that Director of North American Channel Sales Chris Stack has been named a 2010 Channel Chief by the Everything Channel’s CRN. Channel Chiefs are leaders in creating effective channel programs for solution providers.  They consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.

Under Mr. Stack’s leadership, InMage made significant strides in expanding its nationwide channel organization. As a result of its partner contributions and channel-dedicated programs, InMage increased its customer base by 25% in its core vertical markets (financial services, healthcare, education, legal and government) in 2009. And with its channel-centric focus, a significant 85% of InMage’s 2009 revenue was generated through the channel. And in 2009, InMage also formed a strategic OEM relationship with storage industry leader Hitachi Data Systems, showing its support of the OEM partner community and significantly increasing its base of storage-centric VARs.

For the eighth consecutive year the Channel Chiefs were chosen based by Everything Channel editorial on criteria including policy and program innovations made during the past year, the amount of revenue their company generates through partners, their willingness to speak out publicly on behalf of the channel, and the number of years they have dedicated to channel activities.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by CRN for our commitment to the channel,” says Stack. “In 2009, we significantly increased partner training and resources. InMage introduced new programs that provided partners with made-to-measure end user marketing resources in the form of educational mailers, webinars and events focused on industry-specific solutions, such as healthcare and virtualized environments. We also introduced new post-sales training efforts; better enabling partners to provide implementation assistance to the end user community. This year, we will continue attracting the next generation of solution providers with enhanced lead generation programs, product enhancements and a strong focus on the fast-growing virtualization market.”

“Being named a Channel Chief is one of the most prestigious honors in the IT industry.  This year’s Channel Chiefs offers tremendous insight into the who’s who of the Channel,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel.  “Top channel executives consistently ensure that the Channel’s voice is heard when strategic decisions are being made and continually nurture mutually profitable relationships.  We applaud the 2010 Channel Chiefs for their successful partner programs and strategies.”

For additional information on the CRN Channel Chief list, visit www.channelweb.com.  The Channel Chief list was published in the February 22, 2010 issue.

About InMage
InMage is the leading independent software vendor of disk-based, business application recovery solutions for both physical and virtualized environments. The company’s integrated recovery software supports both local and remote backup and disaster recovery, performing exceptionally well in heterogeneous IT infrastructures with mixed platforms and storage. Customers can address stringent disaster recovery requirements, backup problems and application availability with one product, where multiple products were once required. InMage is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit www.inmage.com.

About Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)
Everything Channel, headquartered in Framingham, MA, is a technology marketing and sales solutions company.  Through its “Complete Technology Channel Solution,” Everything Channel offers the right business tools to accelerate technology sales.  From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database.  Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to the sellers of technology to achieve measurable and significant results.

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