CMP Media's XChange Tech Builder Announces General Session Speakers

PRNewswire-FirstCall
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Apr 28, 2003

CMP Media's XChange announces Omid Rahmat, General Manager of Operations at Tom's Hardware, with more than 15 years of experience in the PC industry, will co-moderate the OPENING GENERAL SESSION at the XChange Tech Builder event with Robert DeMarzo, Vice President and Editorial Director of VARBusiness Magazine. They will engage with channel executives at the event, May 7-9th at the Loews Coronado Hotel, San Diego, California.

The session will focus on industry trends and opportunities in the white box market, which accounts for nearly 40% of all PC sales. This market, second largest after the traditional PC, is growing substantially in the server and notebook space. CRN's State of the White Box Market research, to be released May 5th, will provide additional detailed information about this expanding market.

XChange Tech Builder is the ONLY EVENT OF ITS KIND where top industry system builders and solution providers will meet face-to-face with over 40 vendors and distributors, to discuss and view the latest white box market technology. The CRN Test Center will kick off the Ultimate Custom Solutions competition by building the Ultimate PC, Server and Storage Solution, live on stage. Attendees will take part in educational seminars, world premiers, networking and social programs.

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide.

About the Technology Solutions Group

The Technology Solutions Group of CMP Media LLC is the publisher of CRN and VARBusiness, host of ChannelWEB, the gated Internet community for Solutions Providers, organizer of the XChange Conferences, and founders of the Institute for Partner Education & Development. With 20 years of experience and institutional knowledge about the channels of distribution for IT products, the Technology Solutions Group is recognized as the premier source of information on the channel, including news and analysis, research, Internet tools, face-to-face events and training and education.

About XChange Conferences

XChange Conferences (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.

   Contact: Nancy Hammervik
            Managing Director of XChange Conferences
            516.562.7679
            nhammerv@cmp.com

SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Nancy Hammervik, Managing Director of XChange Conferences
+1-516-562-7679, nhammerv@cmp.com

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