UBM Channel & UBM Studios Highlight Opportunities to Interact at COMDEXvirtual

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Channel in partnership with UBM Studios will open COMDEXvirtual - Capturing the Next Wave of IT - today at 10:30am Eastern Time. The two day event is the largest independent virtual gathering of the IT Channel, bringing together solution providers and technology vendors from around the globe to network, learn about the latest technologies and trends, and solidify both new and existing partnerships. This year, special features and functionality have been put in place to create a more interactive environment and a more engaging experience for attendees. For example, attendees will be greeted with a custom D&H "Booth Bus" when they reach http://www.comdexvirtual.com/. This year's event also contains more opportunities for solution providers and vendors to interact with each other both within the event environment and through social media.

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Features include:

Show your COMDEXvirtual pride!
+ Build-a-Badge kiosk located in the COMDEXvirtual lobby (sponsored by Microsoft) - create your own conference badge which can easily be posted to Facebook
+ COMDEXvirtual specialty badges - earn the High Roller badge by collecting points throughout the event or receive a Channel@Work Champ thank you badge for making a charity:water donation - and post to Facebook to spread the word

Spend some quality one-on-one time
+ VAR Bar networking lounge (sponsored by StorageCraft) - chat with your peers, meet CRN Editors, and click on your virtual drinks to deplete and refill just for fun
+ Tech Talk moderated chat session - join one of these scheduled topics and participate in a live chat with the speaker and other attendees
+ Best Companies to Partner With - find out which technology vendors made it into the Top 25 list in CRN's latest new research project, then stop in the Best Companies to Partner With showcase to learn more and listen to interviews with some of the winners

Share your experience
+ Twitter feed - keep your eye on the feed within the event environment or follow @comdexvirtual and @ubmchannel or #comdex for live updates throughout the event and give us your thoughts
+ Auditorium - watch scheduled keynote and on-demand conference sessions from this upgraded interface and rate each session

Give back!
+ Channel@Work charity:water Challenge - unite with the channel community in support of a great cause: providing clean water for those in need; make a monetary contribution or cash in your prize points in exchange for a donation in your honor

"We wanted to create an experience that was both valuable and compelling. We gathered leaders from the industry to deliver sessions that address the key concerns and interests of the IT channel today. Then we added in elements of entertainment as well as opportunities to chat live with other attendees, sponsors, and speakers in a meaningful way. We hope that the solution providers take advantage of all of the information and access that we are offering," said UBM Channel CEO and longtime Channel veteran, Robert Faletra.

+ Registration: http://everythingchannel.omeda.com/data/comdex2011?p=CORP_PR
+ Agenda & Content Overview: http://everythingchannelevents.com/files/COMDEXvirtual_conference_catalog_1-1.pdf
+ Follow us on Twitter: @COMDEXvirtual

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. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ubmchannel.

About UBM Studios

UBM Studios is a global leader in interactive digital events, environments and communities transforming the way audiences connect, educate and engage. UBM Studios offers a complete global marketing service from content and audience to creative and analytics creating world-class user engagement. For additional information on UBM Studios, visit www.ubmstudios.com.

About UBM LLC

UBM LLC 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.

UBM Channel Press Contact:
Betzi-Lynn Hanc, Marketing Manager
UBM Channel
508.416.1182
betzi.hanc@ubm.com

UBM Studios Press Contact:
Michele McPhail, Vice President of Product Development
UBM Studios
773 687 4321
michele.mcphail@ubm.com

SOURCE UBM Channel

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