13TH VARINDIA STAR NITE AWARDS 
2014 
HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA TODAY, OKHLA, NEW 
DELHI 
Media Kit- CLS 2014
Voter’s profile 
Vendors----------------------------------------------- 8% 
Distributors-------------------------------------------- 9% 
System Integrators/Network Integrators------ 11% 
ASPs/ISPs/ISVs------------------------------------ 5% 
VARs ------------------------------ 31% 
Assemblers/System Builders------------------- 14% 
Corporate Resellers------------------------------- 5% 
Resellers/Retailers--------------------------------- 16% 
Others------------------------------------------------ 1%
Introduction 
The august presence of Shri. Sunil Soni,IAS, Director General,BIS, GOI 
,Shri. S.N.Tripathy,IAS, J.S.-MSME-GOI , Shri. Savtur Prasad, PCDA-Indian 
Army-GOI, Shri. Vipin Tyagi, E.D-C DOT and Industry honchos 
,leading IT Associations from various parts of the country, represented by 
their (President/Secretary), CEO’s and top management of leading national 
and International IT companies and various Value Added Resellers during 
the 13th Star Nite Awards( SNA) – 2014, DNA of Channel was a vision of 
the VARINDIA family which was gloriously upheld . Bringing those who are 
considered to the heart and soul of the IT Industry together under one roof 
to commemorate a series of revolutionary achievement is itself a milestone. 
The companies selected for this year's 13th Star Nite Awards were from 
organizations dealing in IT peripherals, PCs to server & Storage, Mobile 
and software with their global powerhouses. Companies demonstrated not 
only their ability to create new value using IT and execute their projects well 
but also how they did so in an uncommon and innovative way: pioneering a 
new technology, applying a familiar technology to a new purpose, setting 
the bar higher for their competitors. We also took into consideration the fact 
that how IT companies weather today’s economic challenges and survive 
vis-à-vis their competitors.
Methodology for Selection of 
Awards 
 We examine as to how each company stands up against 
others at a time of cut throat competition, keeping in view the 
submissions that tell the best stories about generating 
business value through creative and cutting-edge technology 
and value-added services (VAS) on the basis of : 
 Price Performance 
 Product availability 
 Pre- and post-service support 
 Training and Certification 
 Marketing Communication 
 Brand Building 
 Vendor–Partner relationship
Voter Profiles :www.varindia.com 
The ultimate voice of India Value added resellers(VARs)
August Presence of Distinguished 
Delegates and guests 
(The guests present in the event includes; ( From Left to Right) Mr. Suresh Reddy, Vice President- Enterprise- 
Huawei Telecommunications,Mr. Laxmi Narayan Rao, CTO - Technology Services – HP India, Mr. Asoke K.Laha , 
M.D. & CEO-Interra IT ,Mr. Ajay Kaul, Director & GM-GCC–Dell India,Mr. N Ravi Shanker, IAS, Addl. Secy & 
Adminstrator, (USOF),DOT,GOI ,Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Director- C-Dot , GOI ,Mr. Subroto Das, Director, India & South 
Asia - Western Digital ,Mr.Manoj Chugh- Global Head (Business Development), Tech Mahindra, Mr. Deepak 
Kumar Sahu, Publisher, VAR INDIA, Mr.Sanjiv Bhavnani, CEO- Mentorpreneur , Mr. Himanshu Chawla, Director 
Channel Sales – Microsoft India,Kshitij M Kotak, President – ASIRT, Mr. Jagannath Pattnaik, Director- Sales- 
Kaspersky lab., Mr. Sandeep Dutta, System Storage, IBM-STG-India/SA-IBM India Pvt Ltd. Ms. Senapati Mohini 
Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA, Mr. Sivakumar N.- V.P. - PC Business - Toshiba India , Mr. Ramesh Natrajan, V.P.,
Channel leadership award 2014 
Check Point Software Technologies receives as the Best UTM being honored 
by Prof. Shriram Hegde, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT-Delhi and Mrs. 
S Mohini Ratna, editor-VAR INDIA
Round Table Discussion : 
Moderated by Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahu,Chief editor, VAR INDIA 
30 IT Associations from across the country on a discussion to taking 
action against the e-tailing companies in India on unethical trade 
practices 
MR. CHAMPAK RAJ GURJAR,CHAIRMAN,TAIT-MUMBAI,MR.KSHITIJ M KOTAK,PRESIDENT,ASIRT-MUMBAI,MR.K L 
LALANI,EXECUITVE PRESIDENT,COMPASS-KOLKATA,MR.HIREN SHAH,JT. SECRETARY,ACMA-AHMEDABAD,B 
HARI,PRESIDENT,CITA-KOLKATA,MR.NALIN R PATEL,VICE-PRESIDENT/FITDAK-BANGALURU,MR.ARUN KUMAR 
DEY,PRESIDENT,ITAO-BHUBANESWAR,MR.M.VEERA SWAMY ,PRESIDENT,TCCDA-HYDERABAD,MR.NATARAJAN MUTHU 
SAMI,PRESIDENT,COFED OF IT ASSOCIATION-COIMBATOR, MR.LIJU,VICE-PRESIDENT,AKITDA-COCHIN, 
MR.SENTHILKUMAR M,PRESIDENT- CHENNAI IT ASSOCIATION-CHENNAI,MR.ANIRUDDHA MENAVLIKAR,PRESIDENT-PUNE, 
MS.KAVITA SINGHAL,VICE CHAIRMAN,ISODA,MR.ALOK GUPTA,PRESIDENT,PCAIT-DELHI,MR.SWARAN SINGH,JOINT 
SECRETARY,DCTA-DELHI,MR.GURPREET SINGH SUNNY,PRESIDENT,PACT-LUDHIANA,MR.AMARJIT 
SINGH,PRESIDENT,JCDA,MR.YOGENDRA DIXIT,MR.MANOJ JAIN,MR. PRAVEEN KHANDELWAL,NATIONAL GENERAL 
SECRETARY-CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA TRADERS,MR. R K MALHOTRA,EX-PRESIDENT-PCAIT,MR. SANJEEV
Audience in Rapt Attention Mode

Star Nite Channel leadership award 2014 : Check Point Software Technologies

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    13TH VARINDIA STARNITE AWARDS 2014 HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA TODAY, OKHLA, NEW DELHI Media Kit- CLS 2014
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    Voter’s profile Vendors-----------------------------------------------8% Distributors-------------------------------------------- 9% System Integrators/Network Integrators------ 11% ASPs/ISPs/ISVs------------------------------------ 5% VARs ------------------------------ 31% Assemblers/System Builders------------------- 14% Corporate Resellers------------------------------- 5% Resellers/Retailers--------------------------------- 16% Others------------------------------------------------ 1%
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    Introduction The augustpresence of Shri. Sunil Soni,IAS, Director General,BIS, GOI ,Shri. S.N.Tripathy,IAS, J.S.-MSME-GOI , Shri. Savtur Prasad, PCDA-Indian Army-GOI, Shri. Vipin Tyagi, E.D-C DOT and Industry honchos ,leading IT Associations from various parts of the country, represented by their (President/Secretary), CEO’s and top management of leading national and International IT companies and various Value Added Resellers during the 13th Star Nite Awards( SNA) – 2014, DNA of Channel was a vision of the VARINDIA family which was gloriously upheld . Bringing those who are considered to the heart and soul of the IT Industry together under one roof to commemorate a series of revolutionary achievement is itself a milestone. The companies selected for this year's 13th Star Nite Awards were from organizations dealing in IT peripherals, PCs to server & Storage, Mobile and software with their global powerhouses. Companies demonstrated not only their ability to create new value using IT and execute their projects well but also how they did so in an uncommon and innovative way: pioneering a new technology, applying a familiar technology to a new purpose, setting the bar higher for their competitors. We also took into consideration the fact that how IT companies weather today’s economic challenges and survive vis-à-vis their competitors.
  • 4.
    Methodology for Selectionof Awards  We examine as to how each company stands up against others at a time of cut throat competition, keeping in view the submissions that tell the best stories about generating business value through creative and cutting-edge technology and value-added services (VAS) on the basis of :  Price Performance  Product availability  Pre- and post-service support  Training and Certification  Marketing Communication  Brand Building  Vendor–Partner relationship
  • 5.
    Voter Profiles :www.varindia.com The ultimate voice of India Value added resellers(VARs)
  • 6.
    August Presence ofDistinguished Delegates and guests (The guests present in the event includes; ( From Left to Right) Mr. Suresh Reddy, Vice President- Enterprise- Huawei Telecommunications,Mr. Laxmi Narayan Rao, CTO - Technology Services – HP India, Mr. Asoke K.Laha , M.D. & CEO-Interra IT ,Mr. Ajay Kaul, Director & GM-GCC–Dell India,Mr. N Ravi Shanker, IAS, Addl. Secy & Adminstrator, (USOF),DOT,GOI ,Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Director- C-Dot , GOI ,Mr. Subroto Das, Director, India & South Asia - Western Digital ,Mr.Manoj Chugh- Global Head (Business Development), Tech Mahindra, Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahu, Publisher, VAR INDIA, Mr.Sanjiv Bhavnani, CEO- Mentorpreneur , Mr. Himanshu Chawla, Director Channel Sales – Microsoft India,Kshitij M Kotak, President – ASIRT, Mr. Jagannath Pattnaik, Director- Sales- Kaspersky lab., Mr. Sandeep Dutta, System Storage, IBM-STG-India/SA-IBM India Pvt Ltd. Ms. Senapati Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA, Mr. Sivakumar N.- V.P. - PC Business - Toshiba India , Mr. Ramesh Natrajan, V.P.,
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    Channel leadership award2014 Check Point Software Technologies receives as the Best UTM being honored by Prof. Shriram Hegde, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT-Delhi and Mrs. S Mohini Ratna, editor-VAR INDIA
  • 8.
    Round Table Discussion: Moderated by Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahu,Chief editor, VAR INDIA 30 IT Associations from across the country on a discussion to taking action against the e-tailing companies in India on unethical trade practices MR. CHAMPAK RAJ GURJAR,CHAIRMAN,TAIT-MUMBAI,MR.KSHITIJ M KOTAK,PRESIDENT,ASIRT-MUMBAI,MR.K L LALANI,EXECUITVE PRESIDENT,COMPASS-KOLKATA,MR.HIREN SHAH,JT. SECRETARY,ACMA-AHMEDABAD,B HARI,PRESIDENT,CITA-KOLKATA,MR.NALIN R PATEL,VICE-PRESIDENT/FITDAK-BANGALURU,MR.ARUN KUMAR DEY,PRESIDENT,ITAO-BHUBANESWAR,MR.M.VEERA SWAMY ,PRESIDENT,TCCDA-HYDERABAD,MR.NATARAJAN MUTHU SAMI,PRESIDENT,COFED OF IT ASSOCIATION-COIMBATOR, MR.LIJU,VICE-PRESIDENT,AKITDA-COCHIN, MR.SENTHILKUMAR M,PRESIDENT- CHENNAI IT ASSOCIATION-CHENNAI,MR.ANIRUDDHA MENAVLIKAR,PRESIDENT-PUNE, MS.KAVITA SINGHAL,VICE CHAIRMAN,ISODA,MR.ALOK GUPTA,PRESIDENT,PCAIT-DELHI,MR.SWARAN SINGH,JOINT SECRETARY,DCTA-DELHI,MR.GURPREET SINGH SUNNY,PRESIDENT,PACT-LUDHIANA,MR.AMARJIT SINGH,PRESIDENT,JCDA,MR.YOGENDRA DIXIT,MR.MANOJ JAIN,MR. PRAVEEN KHANDELWAL,NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY-CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA TRADERS,MR. R K MALHOTRA,EX-PRESIDENT-PCAIT,MR. SANJEEV
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    Audience in RaptAttention Mode