Finalists revealed for Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026
- Advantage
- Both Brains
- Delta Insights
- iT360
- Lexel Systems
- Vega Global
Regional
- Both Brains
- Custom D
- Yorb
TECH PARTNER: Recognises partners leveraging established and emerging solutions to enhance customer innovation levels with Cloud; Security; Digital Transformation; and Emerging Technology segments. Please note: Projects mentioned in the nomination must be less than two years old.
Cloud
- Both Brains
- Datacom
- TEAM IM / TEAM Cloud
Digital Transformation
- Datacom
- Delta Insights
- Digital Island
- Figure8
- RUSH
Emerging Technology
- 2degrees
- Arcanum AI
- Arinco
- ASI Solutions
- Custom D
- Datacom
- Easycoder
- Kōwhai
- Lexel Systems
- One NZ
- RUSH
- Scopious IoT
- Systems Advisory Services
Security
- Advantage
- Nectar
- Securecom
START-UP: Recognises market-leading start-ups building unique businesses to bring innovative new technologies to the New Zealand market, delivering value to specific market verticals and entrepreneurs developing new ventures.
Entrepreneur
- Wendy Folau-Kennedy – Attune Solutions
- Nilesh Kapoor – Blacklock Security
- Ankita Dhakar – Capture The Bug
- Dalia Raphael – Delta Insights
- Kathleen Webber – LiveRem
Product
- Blacklock Security
- Caitlyn AI
- Capture The Bug
- LiveRem Limited
- Minimum Viable Protection
- Overcyte
- Possibl AI
- Scopious IoT
- Spotto
VENDOR: Recognises vendors helping partners deliver transformative solutions and services to customers, operating market-leading approaches to engagement and enablement across the key technology segments of Cloud, Cyber Security, Hardware, Software and SaaS, and Specialist.
Cloud
- AWS
- Exaba
- HPE
- TEAM IM / TEAM Cloud
Cyber Security
- Blacklock Security
- ESET
- Fortinet
- KnowBe4
- Palo Alto Networks
Hardware
- Dell
- Everpure
- HP New Zealand
- HPE
- Lenovo
- Logitech
Software/SaaS
- Exaba
- Overcyte
- Possibl AI
- Salesforce
- UiRev
Specialist
- Exaba
- Jabra
- Schneider Electric
DISTRIBUTOR/PLATFORM: Recognises distributors and marketplaces leading ecosystem innovation and growth through transformative approaches to vendor engagement and partner enablement, spanning the categories of Hardware, Software, Specialist, Marketplace and Creativity.
Creativity
- Chillisoft
- Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
- Dicker Data
- Entelar Group
- Netpoleon New Zealand
- NEXTGEN
- Westcon-Comstor
Hardware
- Dicker Data
- Ingram Micro
- NEXTGEN
- Westcon-Comstor
Marketplace
- Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
- Dicker Data
- Ingram Micro
- Pax8
Software
Specialist
- Chillisoft
- Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
- Entelar Group
- Netpoleon New Zealand
- NEXTGEN
- Westcon-Comstor
PERSONAL INNOVATION: Recognises standout individuals who contribute to customer, company and channel success through a transformative approach to management, channel, sales, technical and marketing positions.
Channel Excellence
- Igor Portugal – Blacklock Security
- Richard Fata – Entelar Group
- Russell Andrews – Everpure
- Laura Peddie – HP New Zealand
- Malama Purcell – Ingram Micro
- Jani Van Wyk – NEXTGEN
- Paul Proctor – Mahi Tahi Collective
- Rachel McBeth – Schneider Electric
Marketing Excellence
- Daneka Graham – Acquire
- Lars Asveld – First Focus
- YoungJae Lee – Nodero
- Anamika Mitra – Ricoh
- Alaina Luxmoore – RUSH
- Leema Rodrigues – Schneider Electric
- Jeannine Barnes – Westcon-Comstor
Sales Excellence
Partner
- Keryn Algie – Acquire
- Andrew Lall – Digital Island
- Alisha Singla – Easycoder
- Matthew Goodey – Lexel Systems
- Carl Black – Systems Advisory Services
Vendor
- Victoria Cotton – HP New Zealand
- Tom Fraser – HPE
- Raj Unnikrishnan – Palo Alto Networks
- Samantha Tang – Sophos
Distributor
- Anjo Lazaro – Entelar Group
- Serina Yeo – Ingram Micro
- Donovan Olsen – NEXTGEN
- Brad Stansell – Pax8
- Paul Dromgool – Westcon-Comstor
Technical Excellence
Partner
- Abhy Singla – Easycoder
- Pete Randall – Liquid IT
- Marco Huang – netQ
- Athar Imtiaz – Nodero
- Ian Hayton – Systems Advisory Services
Vendor/Distributor
- Craig Galloway – Ingram Micro
- Nathan Leong – NEXTGEN
- Shaun Stuart – Palo Alto Networks
- Bharathwaj Gopalakrishnan – Pax8
- Tony Cosma – Sophos
- Grant Woodbury – Westcon-Comstor
Management Excellence
- Waleed Elgharably – Advantage
- Jenni Powell – Both Brains
- Matthew Hill – CorPlan
- David Wilson – iT360
- Clare Thomas – Nodero
- Vasely Sapunov – Palo Alto Networks
- Mark Dalton – PB Technologies
- Danushka Abeysuriya – RUSH
- Iain Boyd – Softsource
- Jaco Viviers – Systems Advisory Services
Hall of Fame will be revealed on the night.
