How it works

1. Submit your best entry before 5.00pm Friday 21 January 2011
   Submissions may be made from 26 October 2010 to 5.00pm to Friday 21 January 2011, using our easy online submission form. No late submissions will be accepted.
   
2. Every customer put forward as an entry will be interviewed within 72 hours of entering. Please make sure your customer is available to speak to us. Please indicate in your entry form, the best time to reach your customer. Duration of interview will be a maximum of 30 minutes.
   
3. Let the judging begin!
   The judges will review all submissions for each category and will draw up a short-list of no more than four finalists per category.
   
4. Announcement of finalists
   The finalists for each category will be announced in the 4 March 2011 magazine edition of Reseller News. Each finalist will be contacted prior to this to confirm their finalist status.
   
5. Selection of winners
   Individual category winners will be selected from the finalist short-lists and a Supreme Winner will be selected from the following categories: Smart Work, New Intelligence, Dynamic Infrastructure, Green & Beyond. All category winners will be judged by independent industry leaders / experts from NZ Reseller News and IBM.
   
6. Editorial coverage of finalists
   There will be editorial coverage of finalists in the Reseller News 4 March 2011 edition.
   
7. Announcement of winners
   Winners will be announced at a cocktail evening event in Auckland on 10 March 2011, and will be announced in the Reseller News 18 March 2011 edition. Please note the IBM BP Awards cocktail evening is by invitation only.