By Editor
The Gala Awards night was held on 6th May at the Oberoi and saw a large gathering of the who’s who from the ICT industry
The 9th edition of the prestigious VAR COC (Choice of Channel) Awards were presented to winners at a gala event held on 6th May at the Oberoi. The VAR COC awards recognized the outstanding performance of IT and Mobility Brands in the region over the past year across several categories.
For the first time ever, the Awards introduced several categories from the smartphone and Mobility segment, in recognition of the convergence that has gained further ground in the industry and go to market models between IT and Telecom. The Gala Awards were attended by a large number of dignitaries from the IT and Telecom industry of the region.
The Awards process included a detailed process of receiving online nominations from companies in relevant categories and this was followed subsequently by voting from the channel on www.varonline.com. The voters included members of IT and Telecom channels. The voting was concluded on 15th April 2015. For the time ever, the COC Awards had on board a three member neutral Jury panel comprising of eminent personalities who have held senior roles in the industry. There was a Jury vote as well before the final results were declared. Following that, the winners were finalized.
M. Vivek Sharma, Founder and CEO of VAR Magazine said, “I would like to congratulate all winners who truly deserve applause for their excellent work in the past year. As an organization, we are completing 10 years this year and the publication has now broadened the focus to include the Telecom retailer segment as well along with the existing focus on the IT channel. The Awards this year therefore introduced new categories to include that broader focus on both IT and telecom channels.”
The Awards also included a few editor’s choice categories that recognized some of the outstanding efforts by new entrants among Brands as well as some of the visionary initiatives by some of the established companies and Brands.