The 13th Varindia Star Nite Awards 2014 celebrated outstanding contributions in the IT industry, with participation from key figures in the sector and various IT companies. Awards were based on companies' ability to generate business value through innovative technology and services against competing organizations. The event also included discussions on ethical practices in e-tailing among IT associations.

1. 13TH VARINDIA STAR NITE AWARDS
2014
HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA TODAY, OKHLA, NEW
DELHI
Media Kit- CLS 2014

2. 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%

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Voter Profiles :www.varindia.com
The ultimate voice of India Value added resellers(VARs)

6. 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.,

7. 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

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

9. Audience in Rapt Attention Mode