10. VMWare - Brian Sullivan

9. Symantec - Brian Sullivan

8. Citrix Systems - Brian Sullivan

7. Sun Microsystems - Brian Sullivan

6. AMD - Brian Sullivan

6.(tie) CA - Brian Sullivan

6.(tie) Juniper Networks - Brian Sullivan

5. Salesforce.com - Brian Sullivan

4. McAFee - Brian Sullivan

3. Checkpoint - Brian Sullivan

2.Netapp - Brian Sullivan

1. Novell - Brian Sullivan

Salesforce? you've got to be kidding me. This list is bullshit. - Robert Scoble

I can see 3 there who's demise would cause a serious headache for the IT management where I work. - Greg Gannicott

Most lists are(bullshit): "In the Channel Insider 2009 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. Based on their perceptions and predictions, the following are the vendors that made the going list of those that won’t be here in 2010." ;-) - Brian Sullivan

I can't see any purpose for this list other than to cause me to click on a page on channelinsider.com. I agree with the bullshit sentiment. - Joe Lima

I personally won't be able to do much about whether the businesses on this list make it through 2009. What I would find more interesting is to see a list of local businesses that are struggling in this economy and may not make it through this year. I've been in touch with some of these folks and they've told me how tough it is right now. I'll start the list. Feel free to add to it. 10. Fattoush Restaurant - Church St. San Francisco - Joe Lima

Novell is an easy one. They haven't been "around" for years now. But the rest? We should call this a "Dire List", for if you wrote this, the only reason to is for garnering clicks. What a crap-load. - barl0w