CMP Media's CRN Celebrates 20 Years of Solution Provider HistoryFor Two Decades CRN Has Been the First to Deliver News and Analysis to Empower Solution ProvidersPRNewswire-FirstCall Today, CMP Media's CRN, the newsweekly for builders of technology, debuted its 20th anniversary issue. Introduced in 1982, CRN was the first publication to focus on the channel and continues to be the first media outlet that Solution Providers turn to for news and information about the information technology industry. The 20th anniversary special edition reports on the evolution of the Solution Provider industry for the past two decades. The anniversary issue marks 1,000 issues of the newsweekly. CRN is the publication of record for the information technology industry and the most trusted source of news and analysis for solution providers, integrators, and e-businesses building technology solutions. Throughout its history, CRN has been the first to deliver news and analysis about products, solutions, technology, and programs to empower channel providers to be successful and profitable. The newsweekly also continues to remain as the top selling information technology publication with respect to advertising sales. "Our 20-year reputation demonstrates our commitment to the most dynamic industry in the world," said Lisa MacKenzie, publisher of CRN. "As the voice of the Solution Provider community, we have provided our readers with the experience, advocacy, influence, and insight they need to be profitable." CRN's editorial staff has been at the center of the technology marketplace since its inception. The newsweekly offers a perspective that no other technology publication has to quickly judge events, identify trends, and help readers assess their impact. Over the past two decades the role of the reseller has changed as well as its terminology. For example, CRN coined the term 'Solution Provider.' The anniversary issue includes Solution Provider history including an overview of the biggest stories of the past 20 years; a look at how the role of the reseller has changed; the channel advocates who made the biggest impact on the channel; a highlight of the products of the year for each of the last 20 years; the changing role of the distribution channel and the executives that had a profound impact on the distribution sector; and a look at who was popular 20 years ago. "Acting as an advocacy group to define the channel, CRN has helped change the way companies do business over the past two decades," commented Heather Clancy, editor/strategy, CRN. "No one can predict what the IT marketplace will look like in the future, but one thing is certain, Solutions Providers will be there, delivering the technology solutions and services that drive businesses forward. We will also be there along the way digging up the information our readers need to prosper." For additional information on CRN and CRN's 20th Anniversary issue, go to http://www.crn.com/sections/20anniversary/. For additional information on advertising opportunities with CRN, please visit CRN's online media kit at http://www.crn.com/mediakit. About CRN CRN is the nation's leading trade newsweekly that provides timely industry news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses building technology solutions. It is the most trusted source of news for 117,500 channel professionals. A media leader in the high-tech industry, CRN provides the most comprehensive suite of online resources: http://www.crn.com/, the site where industry news breaks first; CRN Direct, a daily newsletter that brings personalized news to solution providers' desktops; and CRN News Radio, a daily news broadcast covering the solution provider channel and the industry. About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading high-tech 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, custom publishing, testing and consulting. Contact: Kate Spellman CRN 516-562-7383 kspellman@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Media LLC and CRN CONTACT: Kate Spellman of CRN, +1-516-562-7383, kspellman@cmp.com Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |