Intel Celebrates 2025 North America Partner of the Year Award Winners

Intel has announced the recipients of its 2025 Partner of the Year Awards that celebrate the achievements of key partners across the North America region who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to customer success, ecosystem collaboration and technology innovation. The announcement took place during a virtual awards ceremony.

This year's honorees represent excellence in categories critical to driving ecosystem growth and delivering customer value – ranging from AI solutions and services across cloud and edge to data center and AI PC innovations that are fundamentally transforming the PC experience. Intel also proudly introduced a new class of Distribution Hall of Fame Inductees, partners whose sustained excellence and strategic collaboration have left a lasting impact on Intel's business and the broader technology landscape.

"In this fast-moving industry, we recognize our partners who continue to pioneer innovations, shape the future of AI and solve the world's biggest challenges," said Greg Ernst, corporate vice president of the Sales and Marketing Group and general manager of Americas Sales at Intel. "Through this year's 2025 awards, we celebrate our partners for their key contributions driving technological innovation, resulting in real-world impact. Today and every day, we appreciate the strong collaboration with our partners, as we collectively work toward bringing world-changing AI solutions to businesses, organizations and customers across the globe."

A Shared Commitment to Success
Winners were selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of performance across key areas, including revenue growth, executional excellence, marketing innovation and ecosystem impact. These partners have proven instrumental in delivering Intel-powered solutions across client computing, data center, AI, embedded and edge markets, and in helping customers meet today's performance and productivity demands.

"Our partners are at the heart of delivering breakthrough technologies that transform how businesses operate, innovate and grow. From millions of PCs and edge devices to powerful platforms like Intel vPro® and Intel® Xeon®, their efforts have driven exceptional customer outcomes at scale," said Dave Guzzi, vice president of the Sales and Marketing Group and Global Channel Chief at Intel. "As we enter a new era powered by AI, these partners are also leading the way by helping to bring intelligent solutions to life across industries. We're honored to celebrate their achievements and excited for what we'll continue to build together as a stronger, better- equipped ecosystem together."

The North America Partners of the Year 2025 are:

U.S. Distributors:

• AI PC – TD SYNNEX, for setting the pace for the exciting opportunity that lies ahead of us. AI PCs are the future, and this distributor ensured partners had everything they needed to drive momentum and success.
• Branded Systems – Ingram, for its outstanding performance, execution and strategic alignment. With a significant portfolio of Intel-based branded systems and a timely go-to-market approach for Intel® Core™-powered solutions, its results speak for themselves.
• Client Components – TD SYNNEX, for defying expectations, not only sustaining the business but driving it forward by demonstrating resilience, innovation and unwavering commitment to success.
• DCAI Components – ASI, for staying ahead of the market, facing new challenges and supporting, side by side, the Intel Xeon strategy and achieving impressive growth and results.
• Embedded – AVNET, for demonstrating exceptional strategic planning and execution, excelling in Intel's new program by turning diverse opportunities into revenue streams more effectively than anticipated, and showcasing adaptability, commitment and growth.
• Solutions Aggregation – TD SYNNEX, for its vision, execution and ecosystem impact. By combining advanced solution development, comprehensive reseller enablement and a sharp focus on end-user demand generation, TD SYNNEX redefined what it means to lead with a solution-centric approach in today's channel.

Global Systems Integrators:

• AI PC – Accenture, for its deep collaboration with Intel to unlock the full potential of AI PCs at scale. Accenture is also leading the way with cutting-edge use cases, all designed to drive real business outcomes. Its support positions the AI PC as a core enabler of agentic workflows.
• Data Center – Deloitte Consulting LLP for its outstanding collaboration and solution development across data center, cloud and AI. Deloitte Consulting’s contributions have delivered significant impact in advancing Intel’s cloud-to-edge strategy. Its leadership in driving major clouds and ERP migrations, as well as solution optimization, has fueled mutual growth and delivered exceptional value to customers.

U.S. Solution Providers and Integrators:

• AI PC – Connection, for its outstanding support and role in spearheading an integrated marketing campaign to drive awareness and new go-to-market motions and delivering results overcoming expectations around Intel® Core™ Ultra, helping Intel drive the AI PC narrative stronger and beyond.
• Client Growth – Zones, for demonstrating exceptional momentum, strengthening its partnership with Intel and achieving impressive results and growth within the client category. Zones' standout performance was a testimony to its strong contributions across different segments.
• Community Impact – WWT, for spearheading solutions dedicated to addressing the digital divide experienced by communities around the world that don't have access to the internet. By orchestrating strategic partnerships, WWT is delivering AI solutions to help tutor kids in rural communities.
• Community Impact – NWN, for showcasing the power of the Intel AI PC by providing interactive experiences to show how AI can enhance learning experiences and educational outcomes for at-risk youth. NWN drove successful youth-oriented programs to raise awareness to benefit local communities and youth.
• Data Center Growth – Insight, for its efforts leading to significant growth, and for helping its sellers in streamlining innumerous processes inspired by a customer-first mentality, bringing additional value to the ecosystem. Insight's commitment is key to working side-by-side and ensuring mutual success.
• Data Center Innovator – WWT, for collaborating closely with Intel to deliver innovative solutions that address complex customer challenges across the data center, edge and cloud. WWT's commitment to partnership and solution-driven innovation has made a significant impact.
• Disrupter of the Year – SHI, for always providing valuable feedback and insights on the growing AI PC market on top of driving numerous deals with large enterprise customers and helping secure training for a wide range of key customers partnering with Intel on customized initiatives to educate people on the potential of the AI PC.
• Education – UDT, for being a key stakeholder with Intel in the education landscape for many years. UDT has successfully championed the power of technology across educational institutions and played a pivotal role in driving digital transformation. By providing Ed Tech as a Service, UDT has helped establish one-to-one device programs and delivered outstanding student outcomes powered by Intel technology.
• Emerging Technology – Computacenter, for its exceptional innovation in advancing cutting-edge technologies across data center and the AI PC. Computacenter is driving the future of AI and high-performance computing. In addition, its emerging client solution offerings play a pivotal role in bringing the AI PC to market and accelerating AI adoption at scale.
• Marketing Collaboration – Presidio, for consistently demonstrating exceptional collaboration and innovation. For working closely with Intel on numerous co-marketing initiatives across data center, cloud and AI sectors. Together, Intel and Presidio showcase the value of numerous solutions through engaging customers webinars, live events, videos and insightful blogs focused on Intel AI.
• Public Sector AI Innovator – GAI, for pushing innovation forward through a robust AI ecosystem and strong relationships with government customers and partners. GAI's contributions to the AI PC ecosystem have been significant, developing impactful tools and use cases tailored for public sector needs. It has also made exceptional strides with Intel® Gaudi®, building multiple solutions on Gaudi 2 and preparing for seamless integration with Gaudi 3.
• Public Sector IT Modernization – Sterling, for its commitment to innovation and modernization, pushing beyond legacy technologies and embracing cutting-edge solutions driving real transformation. Sterling's work empowered customers with smarter, more efficient ways to achieve their goals. This dedication to progress and practical innovation makes this partner a true industry leader.
• Public Sector Marketing – Carahsoft, for its outstanding support in driving awareness and engagement across the public sector by promoting more than a dozen events where key technologies were amplified. From Intel's data center AI software stack, the AI PC and Intel's 5G portfolio, this partner has helped connect hundreds of government agencies with the latest Intel innovations, making a significant impact in advancing technology adoption.
• Thought Leader – CDW, for its commitment to the Intel relationship, remarkable scale, strategic partnership and leadership in navigating an unpredictable IT landscape. As the first Intel partner to build an Intel vPro™ AMT activation practice, CDW has set a new standard in platform deployment.

Canada Solutions Providers:

• AI PC – CDW Canada, for truly embracing the AI PC vision from Day 1, driving immediate momentum and setting the pace for the fastest start in the country. Its commitment to delivering customer value helped it surpass national market sales figures.
• Sales Engagement – Softchoice, for demonstrating outstanding enablement and execution by going above and beyond to educate its entire sales team on the latest in PC innovation devices powered by Intel. By focusing on the new features of the AI PC, Softchoice helped more customers upgrade their technologies, resulting in an impressive growth.
• Sales Growth – Converge Technology, for demonstrating outstanding performance and unwavering commitment to expanding its client device sales over the past year. It achieved remarkable growth over the year and accelerated its momentum in 2024.

Introducing the Distribution Hall of Fame Honorees
During the ceremony, Intel also spotlighted its newest Hall of Fame inductees. These prestigious recognitions celebrate long-term partnerships that exemplify leadership, consistency and mutual growth.

Awarded annually, this honor is reserved for those who have consistently gone above and beyond over a multiyear period, driving success, innovation and lasting impact.

In 2025, representatives from Ingram, D&H and Arrow made the cut as partners who have consistently set new standards and driven exceptional results. These recipients have played a pivotal role in strengthening Intel's partnerships, fostering growth and shaping the future of our channel. Their contributions have set a high standard, and Intel is proud to celebrate their legacy and achievements.

"Our partners are the bridge between Intel innovation and real-world impact. In today's fast-evolving tech landscape, our distribution partners play a pivotal role in accelerating innovation and getting Intel's latest technologies into the hands of customers across every sector," said Mike Green, general manager of North America Partner Sales and U.S. Channel chief at Intel. "We're proud to celebrate these partners who go above and beyond to deliver results, build strong go-to-market strategies and shape the future of computing."

Dorin Vanderjack, vice president in the Sales and Marketing Group and general manager of U.S. OEM and Strategic Accounts Sales at Intel, said, "Today's winners are more than distributors – they are collaborators, strategists and trailblazers. We're honored to recognize these companies not just for a single year of excellence, but for years of partnership and vision."

A Culture of Recognition and Momentum
Intel remains committed to celebrating the vital role partners play in powering the AI PC era, unlocking new use cases from the cloud to the edge and delivering transformative solutions that help customers succeed.

Congratulations to all our 2025 Partner of the Year award-winners. Intel thanks you for your continued partnership and looks forward to reaching new heights together.