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D-Link Awarded Bronze for Wireless Networking in MVP Survey

D-Link has been awarded as the second runner up in the Wireless Networking domain in the Most Valued Principal survey conducted by ChannelWorld Magazine. The Channel World Most Valued Principal survey was conducted online during October-November 2009. Channel partners were invited to rate the performance of vendors in 12 different categories across six key parameters- Technology Solutions, Marketing Assistance, Training & Certification, Customer Support, Financial Terms, and Management styles.

D-Link was rated consistently well across all the parameters by its partners. Anantharam VV, Director of Webcom Information Technology, said, “D-link has a comprehensive range of products and they also focus on giving good pricing to us. They have good partner schemes that have helped us in many ways. Most importantly, they do a lot of joint marketing activities to help us get more deals. They are in constant touch with us and provide us with efficient support.”

The market for enterprise networking equipment in India is estimated to grow to $1.7 billion by 2012, recording a CAGR of 15 percent, says a recent study done by Springboard Research. Market analysts predict that 2009 has seen the growth coming from industry verticals like BFSI, telecom and government. Wireless networking constitutes a key part of this market and all the networking players are quite active in this space. Most of the vendors have now diversified their products lines to cover wireless technologies as well.