New Awards Program From CMP Media's VARBusiness Magazine Honors 'Vars of the Year'Recognizes Solution Providers for Excellence in Business Innovation and TechnologyPRNewswire Leading value-added resellers (VARs) and IT solution providers will be recognized for excellence in business innovation and technology in the inaugural "VAR of the Year" awards from the CMP Media Channel Group's VARBusiness magazine. The industry's first such competition rewards the contributions made by the top technology integrators who are driving demand for IT solutions across business and government. In announcing the call for nominations, Lawrence M. Walsh, editor of VARBusiness, the biweekly that covers the business of technology integration, says, "the diverse nature of North America's 90,000 solution providers is reflected in our establishing six distinct award categories. Eligible firms offer unique, yet complementary skills and expertise to organizations and companies who use technology to build their businesses." VARBusiness will confer VAR of the Year awards in the following categories: Homegrown Technical Innovation; Sales Excellence/Demand Generation; Advanced Technology Deployment: Security; Advanced Technology Deployment: Mobility; Customer Return-On-Investment; and Business Ingenuity. Nomination applications are available online at http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/research/varoftheyearform.jhtml. Submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 30. There is no cost to enter. Each application will be reviewed by a panel of judges that includes VARBusiness editors, editorial advisory boards of VAR/solution-provider peers and third-party industry experts. VAR of the Year winners will be showcased in VARBusiness' annual State of the Market issue, published Nov. 28. They also will be promoted online at VARBusiness.com -- both in text and audio formats -- and at an upcoming special awards event. 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 (http://www.cmp.com/) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results. Contact: Gordon Plutsky
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