Mark Cuban and Don Yaeger to Speak at XChange Americas Event in August

PRNewswire
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
Jul 22, 2010

WHAT: Everything Channel announced keynote speakers Mark Cuban and Don Yaeger will join the line-up for the XChange Americas conference to share their insights on innovation and greatness with an audience of more than a thousand of the fastest growing and successful solution providers and high-tech suppliers.

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WHO: Cuban is best known as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and as a high-tech innovator. Cuban began his career as a VAR, and his history in the channel is long and diverse - including several years as a contributing columnist for CRN Magazine, where he encouraged his fellow VARs to embrace new technologies while pushing services. After sharing some of his personal business philosophy and strategies, Cuban will be joined by Robert Faletra, Chief Executive Officer, Everything Channel, a division of UBM, for questions and answers.

Four-time New York Times bestselling author, long-time Sports Illustrated editor, and journalist, Yaeger will continue to build on the themes of the event during the gala Annual Report Card celebration. He will share the results of his years of interviews and observations of exceptional people in his "16 Characteristics of Greatness."

  WHERE: Dallas, Texas at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

  WHEN: August 22-25, 2010

  About XChange Americas

XChange Americas is the largest multi-vendor channel event of the year. The exclusive conference has an agenda that not only educates, but also promotes and supports the exploration of opportunities within the high tech channel, and networking among peers, partners, and prospects.

For more information on the event, including the agenda, how solution providers can apply to attend, and how technology suppliers can sponsor, please visit the event website at www.xchangeamericas.com.

Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com/.

United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists - with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

  Contact:
  Betzi Hanc
  Senior Marketing Manager
  508-416-1182
  betzi.hanc@ec.ubm.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: betzi.hanc@ec.ubm.com

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SOURCE: Everything Channel

CONTACT: Betzi Hanc, Senior Marketing Manager, +1-508-416-1182,
betzi.hanc@ec.ubm.com

Web Site: http://www.everythingchannel.com/