Intellinet Network Solutions® Wins Home Networking Vendor of the Year at DISTREE EMEA

Feb. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Monte Carlo, Monaco & Tampa, Florida – At last night’s DISTREE EMEA Channel Academy 2012 Awards Gala Dinner in Monte Carlo, Monaco, retailers, distributors and other consumer electronics (CE) and information technology (IT) executives from across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region voted to name Intellinet Network Solutions as “Home Networking Vendor of the Year.” In winning this prestigious industry award, Intellinet – a relative newcomer to the CE and IT distribution channel – beat out such industry powerhouses as Linksys (Cisco), D-Link, TP-Link and ZyXEL. This is the first win (and second nomination) for the Tampa, Florida-based company.

According to Michael Thiel, CEO of Intellinet, “Over the last couple years, we have invested an enormous amount of time, effort and energy into developing a strong channel presence for Intellinet, and providing our channel partners with the resources and support they need to be successful supporting the brand. It’s rewarding – to me and the entire Intellinet team – to see those efforts recognized in this way. We are extremely grateful to our distributors and dealers for naming us Home Networking Vendor of the Year, and we look forward to a prosperous future working together.”

As a brand, Intellinet specializes in bringing to market IP-based products for the home and small to medium-sized business markets. Its line of home networking products includes wireless routers and networking devices, network video cameras, Powerline (HomePlug) adapters, desktop switches and accessories like Cat5e patch cables. Although Intellinet has only a little more than two years in the IT and CE distribution channel, the brand has a long-established reputation for delivering reliable networking products at a competitive price.

According to Randy Steen, Director of Global Brand Management for Intellinet, “This is an enormous honor for us, especially when you look at the fact we were nominated alongside such industry leaders as D-Link, Linksys, TP-Link and ZyXEL. We have put a heavy focus on developing reliable, consumer-friendly products that meet today’s and tomorrow’s home networking needs. This has contributed greatly to our explosive growth in the channel, and we see this award as recognition that we are on the right track.”

Vendor of the Year Award nominees were selected based on a survey of leading distributors across the EMEA region. Vendors were graded on such factors as channel strategy, partner engagement, product line evolution, marketing efforts and overall market performance in 2011. Distributors were asked to nominate their top-five vendors in such categories as Storage, Accessories, Audio, Components, Gaming, Printing, Mobile Devices and Home Networking. Winners in each category were selected by live vote at the EMEA Channel Academy: 2012 Awards Gala Dinner on the third day of the DISTREE EMEA – an invitation-only trade show and sales event where the top vendors, distributors, retailers and e-tailers from more than 80 countries across the EMEA region take part in meetings and networking events aimed at building relationships and finalizing deals.

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ABOUT INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS:
Intellinet Network Solutions designs, manufactures and sells IP-based products and accessories that allow consumers to connect to information and entertainment on the Web, as well as communicate and share with other users around the world. Our product line includes wireless routers, IP network cameras, power over Ethernet switches, cables and other accessories that deliver the level of reliability and performance needed in today’s growing, data-intense home and small/mid-sized business environments. All of our networking solutions carry a three-year warranty that offers an outstanding overall value over the lifetime of the product. For more information, please visit http://www.intellinet-network.com.