CMP Media's VARBusiness 500 Awards Event Honors North America's Top IT Solutions ProvidersFormer NYC Mayor Giuliani to be Featured SpeakerPRNewswire-FirstCall North America's top information-technology (IT) solution providers will be honored at the fifth annual VARBusiness 500 Awards event, on Tuesday evening, June 14, at the fabled Rainbow Room in New York City's Rockefeller Center. The event, sponsored by CMP Media's VARBusiness, the biweekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration, will feature former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as guest speaker. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010808/UNEWYLOGO ) Robert C. DeMarzo, the magazine's publisher, explains that the awards event "is the most prestigious, talked-about channel experience of the year. It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity that brings together executives from top VARBusiness 500 firms, sponsoring vendor companies and the VARBusiness editorial and management teams." The awards event and seminars held during the day provide a unique opportunity for sponsoring IT vendors to access key executives from the solution provider community. This year's sponsors include IBM, Samsung and Symantec at the platinum level and APC, Avnet, Business Objects, Novell, Oki Data, Seagate, SonicWall, Sun Microsystems and Toshiba at gold. During his two terms as mayor, Rudy Giuliani led the best-known example of the resurgence of urban America. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, he led the city's recovery during its darkest hour. In his presentation, "Principles of Leadership," Giuliani looks back at the important lessons he learned in a lifetime of public service and how he drew on those lessons to provide strength at a defining moment in America's history. Previously an attorney and associate U.S. attorney general, Giuliani currently heads a professional-services firm specializing in emergency preparedness, public safety and leadership during crises. The VARBusiness 500 awards event celebrates the top-placed firms among North America's approximately 90,000 third-party companies that help corporations and institutions best apply IT strategies and systems. The definitive revenue-based ranking is derived from formal research among solution providers, IT consultants, integrators and service organizations. About VARBusiness Magazine For the past 18 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in- depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, http://www.varbusiness.com/. About CMP Media CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing. Contact: Gordon Plutsky VARBusiness Magazine (516) 562-7766 Jason Chupick Plesser Associates (212) 420-8383 x208 Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010808/UNEWYLOGO ) SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Gordon Plutsky of VARBusiness Magazine, +1-516-562-7766; or Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |