VARBusiness Hosts 17th Annual Report Card Awards EventPRNewswire-FirstCall CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine today announced that the results of the 2002 VARBusiness Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards -- the definitive industry study that identifies information technology's top-rated vendors -- will be presented at a gala event on August 22 at the CMP Breakaway XChange Conference in San Diego, California. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010808/UNEWYLOGO ) Conducted by an independent research firm, more than 5,000 systems integrators, IT consultants, value-added resellers (VARs) and software developers were surveyed about their level of satisfaction with their vendor partners. In total, 15 product categories ranging from servers to software and over 70 programs maintained by the leading technology vendors were evaluated. Partner programs were judged on both product quality and functionality as well as on relationship criteria that included revenue and profit potential, pre- and post-sales support/service, administration of VAR program and ease of doing business. "Now in its 17th year, the highly anticipated VARBusiness ARC Awards allow solution providers an opportunity to acknowledge exemplary vendor service. Not only do solution providers benefit from the collective experience of their peers but vendors receive crucial feedback on where their efforts need improvement," said Robert C. DeMarzo, Vice President/VARBusiness Editorial Director. The multimedia awards presentation is sponsored by bFlat, Lexmark, Novell Inc., Seagate Technology and Symantec. Hosts for the awards ceremony will include CMP's Technology Solutions Group President, Robert Faletra, Vice President and Editorial Director, Robert C. DeMarzo and VARBusiness Publisher, Michael R. Uliss. Stand-Up Comedian of the Year, John Pinette will provide the evening's entertainment. About VARBusiness magazine For the past 15 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the IT Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for Solution Providers through research, editorial, events, and 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 editorial and design including the APEX 2002, ASBPE 2002 and 2002 Co-Gold Circulation Excellence Award. For additional information about VARBusiness products, events, and services, please visit our Web site at http://www.varbusiness.com/ About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.cmpnet.com/. Contact: Alyse Chiariello VARBusiness (516) 562-7817 achiarie@cmp.comPhoto: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010808/UNEWYLOGO SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Alyse Chiariello of VARBusiness, +1-516-562-7817, Web site: http://www.cmpnet.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |