Denver, CO – August 24, 2009 – Verio Inc., the leading provider in delivering online business solutions to SMBs worldwide, including web hosting, application hosting and Software as a Service (SaaS), today announced that Janine Soika has been recognized by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in the Channel. The Top 100 Women in the Channel were chosen by the editors of the magazine based on their achievements as executives and the amount of influence they wield over the technology channel. The Top 100 Women in the Channel represent a changing trend in a traditionally all male industry.

“We are very pleased to see women executives reaching the highest levels in a wide range of dynamic companies. It is with great pleasure that we honor the women that have made a profound impact in the technology marketplace. We offer our congratulations to Janine for her significant contributions to our industry,” Robert C. DeMarzo, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, Everything Channel.

In her role, Soika has led Verio’s marketing initiatives which included launching the new viaVerio Partner Program and partner portal – www.viaverio.com – in addition to rolling out channel tools and training resources to help partners drive success and fuel growth.

“Janine has been very instrumental in the success we have experienced to date with our viaVerio Partner Program and her new ideas have resulted in significant growth for both Verio and its partners,” said Ken Giffin, Director of Marketing for Verio. “We applaud her for dedication and commitment to the channel and congratulate her on being recognized as a distinguished channel executive.”

A special feature of the Top 100 Women of the Channel is in the August issue of CRN Magazine and expanded coverage will be featured online at www.channelweb.com.

“I am honored to be recognized as one of the Top 100 Woman in the Channel by CRN Magazine,” said Soika. “Verio’s commitment and investment in its viaVerio partner program has made it one of the strongest and most robust in the industry and I am proud to be a part of an organization so committed to its channel partners.”

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)
Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.