Everything Channel Presents the XChange Managed Services Conference

One-Day Seminar Offers Tools and Insight to Build and Maintain a Successful Managed Services Business

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IRVINE, Calif.
May 15, 2008

Everything Channel's (formerly CMP Channel), XChange Managed Services commences in Irvine at the Fairmont Hotel. The one-day seminar is designed to provide the tools and insight to build and maintain a successful managed services business.

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"Managed Services is one of the most dramatic and powerful trends in the channel," said Nancy Hammervik, Vice President, Everything Channel Events. "XChange Managed Services is chock full of insight, education and tactics on building and growing a successful managed services business. This is a great opportunity for attendees to discover new market and partnership opportunities."

Everything Channel's Institute for Partner and Education Development (IPED) will deliver best practices within the Managed Service model to uncover opportunities which exist for IT businesses, while expert speakers including Lisa Mackenzie, Vice President and Associate Publisher, Everything Channel and Carolyn April, Principal Analyst, IPED, will discuss best practices within the Managed Service model and what future and current opportunities exist for IT businesses. Managed Services Providers will have the opportunity to test new Managed Services Providers enabling technologies, share ideas and network with technology leading vendors and peers.

For additional information on XChange Conferences, contact Allison Cohen at accohen@everythingchannel.com or visit http://www.everythingchannel.com/.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel, formerly CMP Channel, is the global leader in technology sales and serves as the one stop shop for the sales channel that drives 75 percent of technology sales throughout the world. IT suppliers and Solution Providers turn to Everything Channel to manage and accelerate their business. Everything Channel provides the answer to strategy and branding, online marketing, research/market intelligence, lead generation, branded and custom events, education and workflow tools targeted to those who buy and sell through the Channel. Everything Channel is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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  Everything Channel
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  kspellman@everythingchannel.com

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