UBM Channel Extends Midsize Enterprise Summit

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Channel today unveiled the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) Regionals, three one-day forums taking place in Boston, Dallas and Toronto this fall. The new series, "Making Sense of It All: Matching Business Priorities to CIO Strategies," will bring together prequalified and recruited IT executives with content providers and leading and emerging vendors, locally. The exclusive one-day forums include a full agenda of industry panels, keynote, and rich content sessions as well as a networking reception and product exhibits, designed specifically for those working in and selling to the midmarket. In addition, UBM Channel will feature a virtual event to extend the MES experience to potential attendees nationally. With lead content partner industry analyst firm, Gartner, the event sponsors include Dell, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, Quantum, Spotfire, VMware and Websense.

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MES Goes Virtual

On December 6th, UBM Channel will host MES Virtual, featuring content highlights of the 2011 MES Regional Series, extending the MES experience while eliminating all geographic travel boundaries. Each event will feature the latest midmarket research from industry analyst firm Gartner, and IT executives will hear about the specific midmarket issues, trends and solutions from both horizontal and vertical industry perspectives. To learn more about the virtual event, please visit: http://everythingchannelevents.com/mesr11_virtual.

Regional Series Schedule:

    --  Boston, October 13th - Taking place at the Waltham Westin, this forum
        will feature a keynote from Peter High, President, Metis Strategy, LLC,
        "World Class IT:  Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs."  To learn
        more about this event, please visit:
        http://everythingchannelevents.com/mesr11_boston
    --  Dallas, November 3rd - Taking place at the Park Central Westin, the
        forum will feature a keynote from Susan Cramm, Executive Coach &
        President, Valuedance, "Closing the IT Demand-Supply Gap."  To learn
        more about this event, please visit:
        http://everythingchannelevents.com/mesr11_dallas
    --  Toronto, October 20th - Taking place at the Hilton Suites Toronto
        Conference Centre & Spa, this forum will feature James Quin, Lead
        Research Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group, "Understanding and
        Addressing the Security Implications of Mobile Devices in a Corporate
        Environment." To learn more about this event, please visit:
        http://everythingchannelevents.com/mesr11_toronto

"We recognize there is a significant industry need for midmarket specific content and based on the success of our annual MES events, we wanted to extend our unique offering to IT executives across the country," said Robert C. DeMarzo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Content, UBM Channel. "The regional series and virtual event offers those executives access to world class research, keen industry insights and best practices not otherwise available. We will continue to leverage technology to extend our events in a virtual environment and identify opportunities to replicate our large industry events, regionally to meet market demand."

To learn more about this event, please visit: http://everythingchannelevents.com/mesr11

About UBM Channel

UBM Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With more than 30 years of experience and engagement, UBM 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. UBM Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about UBM Channel, visit us at http://www.ubmchannel.com.

UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

Press Contact:Betzi-Lynn Hanc, Marketing ManagerUBM Channel508.416.1182betzi.hanc@ubm.com

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