In the Channel Insider 2010 Market Pulse Survey, we asked solution providers which vendors they thought would go out of business or be acquired in 2009. The results may shock you – or they may not. While never a true measure of which firms will see their fates altered this year, the solution providers’ rankings do indicate what they think about a vendor’s stability and overall performance. Based on their perceptions and predictions, the following are the vendors that made the going list of those that might not be here in 2011.
SymantecSecurity
AMDProcessors
VMWareVirtualization
XeroxPrinting, Imaging and Document Management
CitrixVirtualization, Web Conferencing
Salesforce.comCRM, Cloud Computing Platform
McAfeeSecurity
JuniperNetworking
CAInfrastructure Software
NetAppStorage
Check PointSecurity
NovellInfrastructure Software
Sun MicrosystemsData Center Infrastructure