Everything Channel Creates the Defacto Channel Community, Encompassing All
Markets -- Retail, International, Specialized IT, End-User and Government
Targeted Events Aligned to Serve All Channel Needs
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Everything Channel (formerly CMP
Channel), the global leader in technology sales, has created the defacto
Channel community. Everything Channel delivers content, research, events,
professional services, business tools, research, recruiting, analytics and
training in all markets, including the value add of channel, retail, direct to
end user channel, public sector and international.
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Everything Channel will align its events to better serve the needs of the
technology channel. IT Channel Vision Fall will merge with XChange '08 and
will take place August 17-19 in Dallas, while IT Channel Vision Spring will
merge with XChange Solution Provider taking place next March 8-11, 2009 in New
Orleans. In addition, Everything Channel plans to invest in targeted one-day
events as well as an online community that will bring event attendees and
exhibitors together. The new community-based website will be available in the
fall of 2008.
"We have created a Channel community powerhouse that is the number one
destination for technology sellers bringing together suppliers, distributors,
sellers and buyers looking to do business with one another," said Nancy
Hammervik, Vice President, Everything Channel Events. "By aligning our event
portfolio and through our highly anticipated online community, we are now
better able to deliver the best possible experience for attendees and help
vendors meet their revenue targets."
Everything Channel continues to produce the top brands in print and
online, including CRN, VARBusiness and ChannelWeb. It is the number one
producer of channel-focused face-to-face events and through the Institute for
Partner Education & Development (IPED), Everything Channel is the number one
channel market intelligence and research company.
Earlier this year Everything Channel acquired Vision Events, a leading
producer of highly focused business events that bring resellers and end users
together with leading and emerging technology providers in private boardroom
appointments and case study presentations to form strategic partnerships and
secure new business in the technology sector. The events expand the
Everything Channel event portfolio to offer the Channel with additional face-
to-face events that promote partnerships and deal-making.
Everything Channel's portfolio of upcoming 2008 Channel events include:
-- VARBusiness 500, June 3, New York, NY
-- Project & Portfolio Management Summit North America, June 16-18,
Orlando, FL
-- Midsize Enterprise Summit Europe, June 17-19, Barcelona, Spain
-- RetailVision Fall, August 25-28, San Diego, CA
-- XChange Latin America '08, September 8, Miami, FL
-- Midsize Enterprise Summit West, September 14-17, Grapevine, TX
-- CRN Fast Growth, October 16, Chicago, IL
-- Retail Vision Middle East, November 3-5, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
-- Healthcare Summit, November 16-19, San Diego, CA
-- XChange Tech Innovators '08, November 17, San Jose
-- Project & Portfolio Summit, December 3-5, Bonita Springs, FL
-- Printing & Imaging Summit, December 3-5, Bonita Springs, FL
-- IT ChannelVision Government Edition, December 9-11, Hollywood, FL
For more information on Everything Channel's events, go to:
http://www.visionevents.com/sales/Event_Calendar/EC_VEcal_CVE08%20final.pdf
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.
Contact
Kate Spellman
Everything Channel
(516) 562-7383
kspellman@everythingchannel.com
SOURCE Everything Channel
Kate Spellman of Everything Channel, +1-516-562-7383,
kspellman@everythingchannel.com
