CMP Media's CRN Fast Growth TechBuilder Innovation Award Winners Announced at the XChange TechBuilder Conference

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
May 11, 2005

Last evening at an awards ceremony at the XChange TechBuilder conference in Las Vegas, CMP Media's CRN, vital information for VARs and technology integrators, unveiled the CRN Fast Growth TechBuilder Innovation Award winners. The XChange TechBuilder conference brought together more than 120 Solution Providers for three days of meeting face to face meetings with top vendors and CRN journalists to focus on the latest and greatest opportunities in the custom systems/white box community.

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   The CRN Fast Growth TechBuilder Innovation Award winners include:
   Desktop/Workstation Solution Innovation - WEB COMMERCE
   Mobile Solution Innovation - Seneca Data
   Server Solution Innovation - Maverick Computers
   Digital Home Solution Innovation - Intellihome Technologies
   Single-Purpose and Embedded Systems Innovation - Beacon Technologies
   Demand-Generator - Seneca Data
   Fast Growth - ClearCube Technology

"We tip our hats to the Solution Providers who have demonstrated innovation in the custom systems market and wish them continued success," commented Dan Dignam, publisher, CRN. "Bringing together leading Solution Providers and vendors in conjunction with CRN journalists at the conference earlier this week to discuss opportunities in the custom systems/white box community went very well."

"Working with these innovative Solution Providers has been exhilarating," said John Longwell, editor of Special Reports, CRN. "They have created ground-breaking solutions for the custom systems marketplace."

The complete list of system builders honored can be found in this week issue of CRN or on the website at http://www.crn.com/.

The CRN Fast Growth TechBuilder Innovation Awards were generously supported by Net Integration and Samsung.

About CRN

CRN provides Solution Providers and Technology Integrators with the crucial information and analysis they need to drive their company's sales. As an advocate for and voice of the Channel, Solution Providers turn to CRN first for immediate information. With more than 20 years of experience, CRN is the most trusted source for 117,000 channel professionals. CRN can be found on the Web at http://www.crn.com/.

About XChange

XChange Conferences (http://www.cmpxchange.com/) is a series of industry- wide forums that provide vendors and pre-qualified solution providers with the unique opportunity to meet face-to-face, establish new business partnerships and gain strategic insight through content delivered by: CRN and VARBusiness.

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com/) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results.

   Contact:
   Ramona Castaldo
   CMP Media's CRN
   (516) 562-7219
   rcastald@cmp.com
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SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Ramona Castaldo, CMP Media's CRN, +1-516-562-7219,
rcastald@cmp.com

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