Everything Channel's Institute for Partner Education & Development Hosts NetSeminar on 'What's Your Channel Affinity Index?' on May 21, 2008 at 11:00 AM ET

Free NetSeminar Reveals How Solution Providers View Vendors' Sales and Partner Engagement Activities

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
May 12, 2008

Everything Channel's (formerly CMP Channel) Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), the global leader in technology sales, today announced that it will host a NetSeminar entitled "What's Your Channel Affinity Index?" on May 21 at 11 AM ET. To register to attend the free NetSeminar, go to: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=109875&s=1&k=AF97C871CB51CA55A59B163BDE001E57

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Jeannine Edwards, IPED's Senior Engagement Manager, will present what the Channel Infinity Index can reveal and how IT manufacturers can use it to accelerate sales and fine tune partner engagement activities. The Channel Affinity Index provides leading indicators that evaluate a vendor's position in the channel by tracking channel performance, partner engagements and relationships between partners, end-users and the vendor.

  Specifically, attendees will learn:
   -- How IT vendors rank against their competitors and how they are
      specified in channel proposals;
   -- The most critical factors Solution Providers consider when deciding
      whether to include or exclude a specific vendor;
   -- A vendor's total share of proposals and contracts relative to their
      competitive set; and
   -- Where a vendor should focus and prioritize efforts to increase share
      and drive sales


   Contact
   Kate Spellman
   Everything Channel
   (516) 562-7383
   kspellman@everythingchannel.com

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SOURCE: Everything Channel

CONTACT: Kate Spellman of Everything Channel, +1-516-562-7383,
kspellman@everythingchannel.com

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