CMP Channel's VARBusiness Announces Call for Entries for 2007 XChange Tech Innovator AwardsDEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 10, 2007PRNewswire-FirstCall MANHASSET, N.Y., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The CMP Channel's VARBusiness today announced the call for entries for the 2007 XChange Tech Innovator Awards. The awards program honors the most innovative, emerging products and/or technologies in the technology marketplace currently sold through the Channel. The deadline to nominate a product or technology is September 10. The nomination form can be found at: http://www.crn.com/var/research/ti07.jhtml;jsessionid=XXRVAMV1HDZ5KQSNDLPSKHSC JUNN2JVN (Due to length of URL, please cut and paste into browser.) The 2007 XChange Tech Innovator Award categories include: Managed Services; Voice over IP; Virtualization; Storage; Wireless; Servers; PCs/Workstations; Handhelds; Portable PCs; Display/Projection; Connectivity/Data Networking; and Security. The 2007 XChange Tech Innovator Award rules include:
-- Product must have been introduced after October 1, 2006
-- Product must have been shipped by September 30, 2007
-- Product must be sold through the Channel
-- Product must be readily available
-- Vendor must be able to demonstrate why their product is a 'game
changer'
-- Vendors should be prepared to provide up to three solution provider
references
Products will be judged in two stages. During the first stage, the Channel's team of technology editors will evaluate each submission. The second round of evaluations will be performed by a select panel of judges from the solution provider community. Products will be scored based upon price/performance; technological impact for the channel; revenue potential (margins & services); and support for channel partners. "Innovation is the engine that drives IT and XChange Tech Innovators. The XChange Tech Innovator Awards help introduce Solution Providers to new products and services that can increase sales revenue and improve customer satisfaction. It's a great opportunity to all vendors, big and small," said Robert C. Demarzo, vice president and editorial director, CMP Channel. The XChange Tech Innovators conference brings together more than 130 of the channel's most unique, forward thinking integrators with the objective of helping them identify and consider alternative technologies and companies to do business with. Event highlights include: educational Sessions conducted by senior editors and analysts of CRN and VARBusiness, World Premieres led by the industry's Top Vendors and networking opportunities presented throughout the event. Award winners will be announced on October 8 at an awards ceremony at the XChange Tech Innovators conference. To learn about the many opportunities available at XChange Tech Innovator, contact Allison Cohen at 516-562-7870, or accohen@cmp.com About VARBusiness (www.varbusiness.com) For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities 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 offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. About The CMP Channel The CMP Channel is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, the Group's XChange worldwide face-to-face conferences and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors. About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. Contact Dan Neel CMP Channel 516.562.7236 dneel@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Technology CONTACT: Dan Neel, CMP Channel, +1-516-562-7236, or dneel@cmp.com Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |