By John Kalvin, VP, GM Global Partners & Support at Intel
Intel Corporation awarded 24 of its partners in the Asia, Pacific, and Japan region with Intel Partner Awards for their breakthrough innovation, market acceleration, and growth. We also named two individuals to our Distributor Hall of Fame.
I am extremely proud of all of our Intel Partner Alliance members in APJ for achieving success, building Extreme Partnership, and unleashing the future with us!
Breakthrough Innovation Award Winners
·      NexCOBOT
·      Kloudspot
·      Tk3c – Tw
·      Tech Mahindra Limited
·      WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan
Partners awarded with a Breakthrough Innovation award prove to be continually improving and enabling IT ecosystem partners in their ability to be innovative and bold.
To qualify as a winner in the Breakthrough Innovation category, organizations must be a member of the Intel Partner Alliance as well as demonstrate over the past year a commitment to innovation and a proven track record of bringing new products and solutions to the market that feature the latest Intel technologies.
Market Acceleration Award Winners
·      Walton Digi-tech Industries Limited
·      Red Hat Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
·      ICS-MEK Peripherals India Private Limited
·      HCL Technologies
·      Intech & CompanyÂ
Organizations awarded in this category continually go to market effectively with Intel products and help drive ongoing go-to-market (GTM) improvements. Intel partners demonstrated a clear understanding of market intelligence, market segmentation, and product messaging around Intel products. These organizations have built successful strategies for driving brand awareness of Intel product launches and engage in co-branded activities to advance joint business goals.
To qualify as a winner in this category, organizations must be a member of the Intel Partner Alliance; demonstrate a commitment to continuously improve GTM and sales motions through engagement with Intel; provide insights and actionable GTM feedback; and/or develop strategies to address the growing total addressable market.
Growth Award Winners
·      Third Wave Corporation
·      Accton-Taiwan
·      Lanner-Global
·      Ricoh-Japan
·      Videonetics-India
·      Pt Agres Info Teknologi-Indonesia
·      TmaxA&C-South Korea
·      Accenture-Global
·      Tekwind Co., Ltd.
·      Rashi Peripherals, Ltd.
·      Okaya (EIA)
·      Savex Computers Limited (Branded)
These organizations were awarded for continually applying their expertise in ways that help Intel’s products outshine competitors and win customers. They have made significant contributions to revenue and increasing the number of channel partners reached on behalf of Intel.
To qualify as a winner in this category, organizations must be a member of the Intel Partner Alliance; demonstrate year over year (YoY) growth, as well as an increase in overall partner revenue, number of partners adopted, and/or is well-positioned to increase their expected YoY growth.
Distributor Hall of Fame Award Winners
·      Rashi Peripherals Limited: Rajesh Goenka
·      Sertek: Grace Lin
Goenka and Lin were recognized as a Hall of Fame recipients for making significant contributions in advocating and driving Intel priorities with industry, government, or ecosystem partners. They both have proven to be an active voice at various Intel forums with market insights and feedback and has been an invaluable contributor to Intel’s business for several years.