WELCOME TO THE 2007 CANADIAN SYSTEM BUILDERS
CHOICE AWARDS

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for taking part in the System Builder Choice Awards. Your vote counts! CRN Canada, eChannelNEWS and ChannelNEXT System Builder Canada has come together to bring you this national awards program dedicated exclusively to the Canadian system builders and OEM vendors. Your vote tells the vendors if they are doing a good job to service your needs or where they need to improve.

You will be rating the vendors on the following subjects: Product quality and reliability, Product compatibility and salability, Price/performance, Profitability, Vendor responsiveness, Product availability, Marketing and sales support, Technical support.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE?

Only Canadian system builders are allowed to vote. A system builder is a company who buys either components or completely/partially assembled un-branded systems to build, customize and resell.

PRIVACY OF YOUR INFORMATION?

All participants' contact information and voting data is strictly confidential. Your contact information is only used to identify the authenticity of your vote and will not be use for any other purpose whatsoever. All votes are amalgamated into one summary to result in a winner.

WANT TO NOMINATE A VENDOR NOT ALREADY ON A BALLOT?

If you do not see your favorite vendor already listed in the Current Vendor Nominees below, you can nominate the vendor by clicking here to Nominate a Vendor and complete the short form. Once approved, the vendor will be added to the list within 24 hours. You will be asked for your contact information.

Please review the list of already nominated vendors below per category. If you are happy with the nominated vendors, you may proceed directly to cast your vote.

Current Vendor Nominees

Display

Acer
Amptron Peripherals
AOC Display/Envision Peripherals
ASUS
BenQ Corporation
Eizo
Hewlett Packard
LG Electronics Canada Inc.
NEC Display Solutions
Philips Electronics
Proview Technology
Samsung Electronics Canada
Sceptre Technologies
Sony Canada
SVA USA
ViewSonic Canada

Distributor

Bell Micro
Comtronic
Elco Systems
Ingram Micro
Samtack
Supercom
Synnex
Tech Data
TSR Silicon Resources Inc.

DVD/CD Drive

BenQ Corporation
LG Electronics Canada Inc.
Mitsumi Electronics
Pioneer Electronics
Plextor
Samsung Electronics Canada
TEAC America

Hard Disk/Capacity

Fujitsu Canada
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Seagate Technology
Western Digital Corp.

Hard Disk/Performance

Fujitsu Canada
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Samsung Electronics Canada
Seagate Technology
Western Digital Corp.

Keyboard/Mouse Combo

Adesso
Belkin Components
BTC
Creative Labs, Inc
Fujitsu Canada
iKey
Kensington
Logitech
Microsoft
Zippy Technology

Memory Modules

Buffalo Technology
Corsair
Crucial Technology
Edge Tech Corporation
Kingston Technology Corp.
Mobel Electronics
Mushkin Enhanced Memory Systems
OCZ Technology Canada
Patriot Memory
Shikatronics Inc
Transcend Information
Viking Interworks

Motherboard

ABit Computer
AOpen America
ASRock
AsusTek Computer Inc.
Epox
Intel
MSI (Micro-Star International)
Soyo Group
Tyan
VIA Technologies
Walton Chaintech

Network Interface Card

3Com Corporation Canada
Belkin Components
Buffalo Technology
Cisco Systems
D-Link Canada Inc.
Hawking Technology
Linksys
NETGEAR
SIIG, Inc.
SMC Networks
Soyo Group
Transition Networks
Zonet
Zyxel Communications Corp.

OEM Software

Corel
Microsoft
Nero
Novell
Red Hat Foundation

Power Supply

Antec
Apevia
Belkin Components
Cooler Master
Enermax
Enlight
ePower Technology
FSP/Sparkle Power
In Win Development
SilverStone Technology
Zippy Technology

Processor

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Intel Corporation
NVidia

SCSI HBA

3Ware/AMCC Storage
Adaptec
High Point Technologies Inc.
LSI Logic
Promise Technology

Sound System

3D Labs
Creative Labs, Inc
Diablo Tek
Voyetra Turtle Bleach

Speaker System

Altec Lansing Tech. Inc.
Creative Labs, Inc
Cyber Acoustics
Logitech
Yamaha Canada

System Case

Antec Incorporated
Aspire International
Chenbro
Cooler Master
In Win Development
Silverstone Technology
Thermaltake

Video System

AMD
AVerMedia Technologies, Inc
Diablotek
EVGA
FIC International Computer
LSI Logic Storage Systems
MSI (Micro-Star International)
NewTek
Nvidia Corp.
Pinnacle Systems
Sapphire Technology
Transcend Information

READY TO VOTE?

You get to choose your favorite vendor in each of 17 different categories. Just click here to cast your vote

THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPORTANT VOTE AND TIME!

As a token of our appreciation, every participant will be automatically entered into a draw to win an ScanSnap S510 Document Scanner. The winner will be announced on November 26th. When you vote, they will listen.

WHEN WILL THE VOTING STOP AND AWARDS HANDED OUT?

Voting will stop on November 16, 2007 at midnight. Winners will be announced on November 26, 2007.

 

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