CMP Channel Inaugurates Groundbreaking Research on the State of the 2008 Channel Market in ChinaFirst-of-a-Kind Research Will Compare Channel Markets GloballyPRNewswire-FirstCall MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Channel, the number one destination for technology vendors and marketers looking to reach the $390 billion Solution Provider channel, today announced that it has commenced groundbreaking research on the State of the IT Channel market in China. The research will capture information from Chinese Channel Partners and will be fielded by the Channel's Institute for Partner Education and Development (IPED) and CBI, the top local IT media company with expertise and intelligence in the IT channel in China. This first-of-a-kind research will also compare global Channel market data from the United States, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russia and the United Kingdom. The research will yield a macro and micro view of channel trends in emerging markets as well as the dynamics of each market. It will also identify what investments IT vendors need to make and where they should be allocating their resources to secure the highest return on investment. Lastly, the research will touch upon global business models for Solution Providers as well as opportunities and challenges for growth. The research results will be shared exclusively with CMP's Channel Leadership Forum, an elite group of top executives from leading vendors, on March 6 at CMP XChange Solution Provider. CMP XChange Solution Provider, which will take place March 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, brings together C-level, pre-qualified Solution Providers with channel vendor companies to meet, network, build relationships and do business with one another. In 2007, CMP Channel conducted research on the State of the Market in Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. "CMP Channel is the only media company to conduct research on this scale for the global IT channel marketplace. We are very excited to be working with CBI to produce this exclusive data and deliver recommendations that accelerate global channel revenue," said Toni Clayton Hine, VP, Managing Director, IPED. For additional information about CMP XChange Solution Provider, visit http://www.cmpxchange.com/xsp08. About Institute for Partner Education & Development IPED The Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED) empowers technology companies with channel education, intelligence and analysis to develop, deploy and execute channel strategies and programs that drive revenue. IPED content is based on two-decades of channel experience and more than 50,000 annual surveys of business partners and end customers. IPED is a business unit of CMP Channel, publishers of CRN and VARBusiness; host of ChannelWeb, the gated Internet community for solutions providers; and organizers of the XChange Conferences. With 25 years of experience and institutional knowledge about the channels of distribution for IT products, the Channel is recognized as the premier source of information on the channel, including news and analysis, research, Internet tools, face-to-face events, and training and education. Additional information on IPED is available at http://www.iped.com/. About XChange Conferences CMP's XChange Conference Group is the global leader in face-to-face channel events. XChange Conferences bring together new markets, customers and revenue opportunities for solution providers and technology vendors. XChange Conferences offer the best recruiting, training, education and networking opportunities in three & four day events filled with keynotes, lectures, debates and discussions revolving around critical channel issues and trends. XChange Conference information can be found online at http://www.cmpxchange.com/ CMP Channel hosts a complete suite of integrated media and business solutions whose asset portfolio includes, CRN, VARBusiness, XChange Conferences, Institute for Partner Education & Development, the ChannelWEB Online Network and GovernmentVAR Magazine. About CMP Channel (http://www.cmpchannel.com/) 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, XChange Events 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 CMP (http://www.cmp.com/) is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP 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. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news. Contact Kate Spellman CMP Channel Group (516) 562-7383 kspellman@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP CONTACT: Kate Spellman of CMP Channel Group, +1-516-562-7383, Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |