The document summarizes the 13th Varindia Star Nite Awards event held in 2014. It provides details on the voter profiles that consisted mainly of VARs, vendors, distributors, and system integrators. It also lists some of the distinguished guests present including government officials and industry leaders. Cyberoam Technologies was given an award for being the best security company in India. There was also a round table discussion between 30 IT associations on taking action against unethical trade practices of e-commerce companies in India.

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

2. 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%
Voter’s profile

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

7. Channel leadership award 2014
Cyberoam Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (A Sophos Company) receives as Best
security company In India and Best UTM- Indian Brand being honored by
Shri. Bimal Das, Jt. President- HCL Info Systems Pvt. Ltd. and Shri .
D.K.Sahu, Chief 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

10. Products display in SNA-2014