Access Is Ranked In CDN’s Top 100 Solutions Providers of 2021
For Immediate Release
TORONTO – Access Group Inc, of Toronto was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Solution Providers during a special ceremony held April 30.
The annual ranking is produced by Channel Daily News (CDN) with verification provided by IT business intelligence and analysis leader IDC Canada. The rankings are based on 2019 revenue submitted by Canada’s leading channel players.
“The impact of the COVID-19 shutdown has hit the channel hard, but with the cumulative 2019 revenue from the 100 highest-ranking players topping $10 billion for the first time, it shows there was strength in the sector going into the storm,” said ITWC President and ranking champion Fawn Annan.
For over 25 years, Access, a Value Added Reseller has been providing technology solutions to solve business problems. Situated in mid Toronto, Access supports small to medium size companies in the GTA and large companies across Canada. In the meantime, Access has developed expertise in providing IT solutions to such industries as: professional services, financial services, distribution, manufacturing, non-profit, retail, insurance, printing, graphics, medical and various public institutions.
CDW Canada, a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education, and healthcare, topped the list. IT services giant Softchoice, took the second spot. Both companies reported revenue in excess of $1 billion. Insight Canada, on the strength of its 2019 acquisition of PCM inc., jumped into the 3rd spot from 7th position last year.
Fourth and fifth spots were claimed by Compugen and Compucom, respectively, both of whom have been prominent on the Top 100 list for years. The full ranking can be found here.
The 2020 gala was the first-ever virtual event. Using the CDN-TV platform, attendees were able to not only watch live and prerecorded gala segments but also meet with peers and event sponsors in virtual meeting rooms.
Several other companies were recognized during the gala:
Newcomer of the Year award: Benchmark Corp.
Fastest Riser award: (tie) SoftwareONE Canada, ProServeIT
Customer Sucess Award: Annex Consulting Group
Ingram Micro’s Vendor Value Award: Cisco
This year’s Top 100 gala was sponsored by Ingram Micro, Dell Technologies, HP, Jabra, Samsung, and VMware.