The name used to describe a company that partners with a manufacturer or producer to market and sell the manufacturer’s products, services, or technologies- usually through a co-branding relationship. Channel partners may be distributors, vendors, retailers, consultants, systems integrators (SI), technology deployment consultancies, and value-added resellers (VARs) and other organizations. See also channel.
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