The 13th Annual CMP Channel XChange Solution Provider Conference Hosts Solution Providers and Channel Vendors in Los AngelesCRN's Channel Champions Awards Program to Take Place in Conjunction with EventPRNewswire-FirstCall MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Channel will host the 13th annual XChange Solution Provider conference March 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. XChange Solution Provider brings together more than 225 pre-qualified executive-level technology sellers with over 90 industry leading channel vendors to meet, network and build relationships. The CMP Channel is the number one destination for technology vendors and marketers looking to reach the $390 billion technology sellers channel. Event highlights include:
-- Keynote presentation by Robert Faletra, President, CMP Channel:
"Live, On the Record"
-- IPED Leadership Forum
-- Vendor World Premieres from HP, IBM and VMware
-- Keynote from Juniper Networks
-- Tech Symposiums from CA, Oracle, Panasonic and Ricoh
In addition, CRN's Channel Champions event will take place at XChange Solution Provider. Celebrating its 18th year, CRN's Channel Champions is one of the largest and broadest-based technology sellers market study in the industry and measures overall technology sellers perceptions of vendor products and services, creating a premier resource used by VARs and technology integrators throughout the industry to evaluate vendors and their programs. This year's event will feature a formal dinner and entertainment from comedian, Jay Mohr. CRN Channel Champions is supported by platinum sponsor, Samsung and gold sponsors, ADTRAN, Microsoft, Symantec and Toshiba. "We are looking forward to kicking-off a new year of exciting and informative events," said Nancy Hammervik, Vice President, Events, CMP Channel. "The channel is morphing and moving at such a rapid pace. XChange Solution Provider will continue its long tradition of exploring and highlighting the most critical market dynamics while providing the Channel community an opportunity to establish their plans and create partnerships for profitable growth." The Channel's XChange conferences provide vendors and Solution Providers with face-to-face opportunities to meet in an intimate setting over the course of two to three days. XChange is supported by its sister properties CRN, VARBusiness, GovernmentVAR, ChannelWeb and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED). In 2008, CMP Channel Events will host face-to-face events to provide a platform for vendors, distributors and Solution Providers to meet, define and redefine their relationships. The XChange Conference Group continues to reinforce its wide portfolio of channel events with conferences scheduled as follows: XChange Managed Services '08, April 2, Irvine, CA; XChange Managed Services '08, April 16, Garden City, NY; Government Integrator '08, May 7-9, Washington, DC; XChange '08, August 17-20, Dallas; XChange Latin America '08, September 8-10, Miami; and XChange Tech Innovators '08, November 17-19, San Jose. For additional information on CMP XChange Solution Provider, contact Allison Cohen at accohen@cmp.com or visit http://www.cmpxchange.com/xsp08. About XChange Conferences CMP Channel's XChange 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 and 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 (IPED), the ChannelWeb network and GovernmentVAR. 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, Online Services 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 and workflow tools for solution providers and 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 Allison Cohen CMP Channel (516) 562-7870 accohen@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP CONTACT: Allison Cohen of CMP Channel +1-516-562-7870, accohen@cmp.com Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |