Everything Channel in Conjunction with the Sightline Group Presents Fresh at XChange Tech Innovator, Highlighting Top New Emerging Technologies

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Nov 18, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, at the XChange Tech Innovator conference, Everything Channel in conjunction with the Sightline Group announced the seven top emerging technology products at Fresh, A First Look at New Technology, a program designed for vendors with new, emerging technologies that are trying to reach the Solution Provider Channel. The XChange Tech Innovator conference is taking place November 17-19 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.

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"Fresh is a highly anticipated 'sneak peak' at the vendors with novel, innovative products that are attempting to get sales distribution and enter the technology industry in the coming months," said Robert Faletra, Chief Executive Officer of Everything Channel. "Our event provides a fast paced and efficient venue for these companies to unveil their new products to the industry's most important decision makers -- those that will ultimately decide if they will sell, install and make technology decisions to fit their customers' needs."

The Fresh presentation highlights the key features of the selected participants' products in a lively multimedia production with a follow-up opportunity to engage with key attendees in one-on-one discussions. Products were presented in a unique stage format to all technology decision-making attendees, interviewed by Ray Robidoux and Fred Brown, partners of the Sightline Group.

  Products presented included:
  --  Raritan - Power Management Solutions
  --  Digium - Switchvox AA350 Appliance for the SMB
  --  Autotask - Autotask
  --  Kerio - Kerio MailServer
  --  Panasonic - Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1
  --  Paragon Software - NTFS for Mac
  --  Netgear - ProSafe Smart Wireless Controller

XChange Tech Innovator is the most unique Channel event of the year. It brings together the latest 'cutting-edge' technology solutions along with the most sophisticated products and live displays in the industry. More than 115 Solution Providers attend the event focusing on diverse technologies. Event highlights include: educational sessions led by editors and analysts of Everything Channel, networking opportunities and the VARBusiness Tech Innovators Award Gala. For additional information on XChange Tech Innovators, visit: http://www.cmpxchange.com/xti08.

The next Fresh, A First Look at New Technology event will be held at RetailVision in Boca Raton, FL, April 27 - 30, 2009. The application form for Fresh can be found at http://www.freshnewtechnology.com/.

Everything Channel (http://www.everythingchannel.com/, http://www.channelweb.com/)

Everything Channel is the one-stop-shop for accessing, enabling and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with an unparallel audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels. Through innovative sales and marketing solutions, Everything Channel arms the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/)

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

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

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SOURCE: Everything Channel

CONTACT: Kate Spellman, Everything Channel, +1-516-562-7383,
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