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Hot Topics' New HomeWith the launch of our new community Channelweb Connect, I've packed up Hot Topics and moved into a sweet new location. The new url for Hot Topics is http://community.crn.com/blogs/hottopics, and the new feed link is at http://community.crn.com/blogs/hottopics/feeds/posts. Hot Topics will continue to point you to the best new content on ChannelWeb -- including your contributions -- and we've got a far more robust platform for communicating back and forth with the solution provider world. Posts here will remain live for the time being, but come on over and see what all the fuss it about! Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:05 AM, March 16, 2009 Our New Community SiteWe've just launched a major upgrade of our discussion forums. In addition to commenting on articles, we've added functionality for any Channelweb participant to share documents, blog, conduct polls, create groups, and maintain a personal home page. Powered by Jive Software's Clearspace, it's a new era in our community capabilities. Current accounts--and the existing posts--should already be migrated to the new system. Try it out, and let me know if you encounter any problems. Visit http://community.crn.com/ and make yourself at home! Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:40 AM, March 9, 2009 Federal CIO Chosen, CTO Still To ComeWe reported yesterday that President Obama named Washington D.C. CTO Vivek Kundra to the newly created post of federal chief information officer: "Kundra's CIO role, according to the Washington Post, will be to oversee all federal technology spending and also manage how government agencies purchase and use IT. " Over at Information Week, they're on the story, as well. Rob Preston likes the focus that Obama has set for Kundra -- leaving broad policy issues for a still-unnamed CTO, while giving Kundra the power to both launch and shut down government IT systems. Bob Evans asks 10 Questions Our New Federal CIO Needs To Answer, and Alex Wolfe has video of Kundra championing the use of Google Apps for the D.C. Fire Department and other agencies. Meanwhile the CTO spot remains unfilled, while Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior continues to be considered a top candidate. Last month, we looked at the emerging vision of the national CTO's role, Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:56 AM, March 6, 2009 Hunt The Wild Boar of SuccessReluctant to get pulled into off-site, all-weekend, team building exercises? Who can blame you? Aiming to confront partner's trepidations head-on, Microsoft's U.K. branch reached out to Rebel Virals to produce Camp Network, a spoof of hyper-active partner engagement. You'll be H.A.P.P.Y. you watched! For the record, our events are almost completely unlike Camp Network. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:17 PM, March 5, 2009 Does Anyone Remember February?Take a break from the snow (many of you), and test your recall with our February News Quiz. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:14 AM, March 2, 2009 Quality Time With The Channel ChiefsIn our 2009 Channel Chiefs special report, posted this week, we introduce over 150 partner program executives from the top channel vendors. We've given each a chance to spell out, in their own words, what theve accomplished in their channel programs, and where they intend to drive them in the coming year. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:49 PM, February 26, 2009 Our Virtual Trade Show -- Opening Now!We've just opened the doors on our first Virtual Trade Show of the Year: Finding the Growth in Security and Storage. For the next seven hours, solution providers, vendors and Everything Channel editors will be examining opportunities for growth in practical solutions for businesses large and small. And you can participate right from your desktop, for free. Highlights include Robert Faletra's panel, 'Finding the Growth in Security in 2009' (starting now) and Robert DeMarzo's 2:30 ET panel: 'Growing Your Storage Practice in Challenging Times.' The day also includes sessions from Platinum sponsors Sonicwall, Symnatec and CA, and a live exhibit hall and lounge featuring additional sponsor information and business networking opportunities. Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:09 AM, February 25, 2009 Follow Us On TwitterIt's become the go-to home for instant publishing of news ranging from hardware deals, to product launches, and even to Gmail outage reports, and now it's our home, too. Follow ChannelWeb on Twitter. The enormously popular micro-blogging service offers new opportunities for organizations to connect to customers and engage the Web 2.0 world. At Forbes, David Ewalt went from calling Twitter users "self-obsessed nerds", to, you guessed it, becoming a Twitterer. At Information Week, John Foley has some advice on Tuning The Signal-To-Noise Ratio On Twitter, to make sure you reap the benefits without losing your day. Meanwhile, our Jennifer Bosavage looks at the characteristics of Twitter users--if they sound like your customers, or your potential customers, dive in.
Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:36 AM, February 24, 2009 Magazine MovesRobert DeMarzo runs down some changes in the lineup here at Everything Channel: "As some of you may have read online, Everything Channel, CRN's parent company, decided to stop publishing VARBusiness as a stand-alone magazine and integrate its management strategy coverage into CRN... We will now serve the market with one major magazine, one that was founded during the channel's very beginning." As an old VARBusiness hand, I'm certainly sorry to see the print magazine go. Online, though, we'll continue to bring you the VARBusiness research packages that made VARBusiness so unique, including State of the Market and State of Technology, the upcoming Partner Programs Guide, and of course, the VARBusiness 500, coming this summer. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:34 PM, February 23, 2009 Up Is The New UpWe've just surveyed over 100 solution providers on their take on business, and guess what? They've got no time for gloom. In fact, many are sticking with their growth plans for 2009. And they've helped us pull together our latest VARBusiness cover story: 7 Ways To Grow In A Down Economy: "Part of the reason for all that potential growth might actually be those corporate cutbacks, VARs said. Several VARs said their business was thriving because they could offer their customers ways to do more with less. Such productivity-enhancing solutions are quickly becoming this season's best-sellers." Also in the latest issue, Chad Berndtson looks at opportunities arising out of the just-signed economic stimulus package: "The savviest VARs are already spotting opportunities, from total modernization upgrades to the General Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense, to green infrastructure initiatives and broadband expansion." Meanwhile, the economy may be turn out just fine on it's own. Ed Moltzen is scanning the landscape and already sees Light at the End of the Tunnel: "Even as market indicators remained scary, and have been since the banking meltdown last September, some observers out there are giving reasons to keep a stiff upper lip... Michael S. Malone has written an interesting item on what he sees as light at the end of the tunnel of economic malaise, and that light is coming from Silicon Valley."
Posted by Joe Caponi at 03:41 PM, February 18, 2009 VARBusiness 500 Deadline: February 19Okay, you've got a little more time. The nomination period for the 2009 VARBusiness 500, our annual listing of the top solution providers in North America, ranked by revenue, has been extended one additional week. You've got until next Thursday, February 19, for the chance to include your organization among technology's best. Entries are free, and can be found at crn.com/v500reg. Posted by Joe Caponi at 03:07 PM, February 12, 2009 In Search Of Lost (Small Business) TimeSmallBizResource's Gayle Kesten is back from the Small Business Summit 2009 with insight into how small businesses can leverage Web 2.0 tools "to find and keep customers for life:" "The good news is that no one had to be sold on the merits of blogging, using Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn, and having a Web site. Everyone understood the importance of becoming a thought leader, and how technology enables it at little, or no, cost. Recently, our Steven Burke highlighted timesaving the key proposition for VARs to take to small business owners. "Focus squarely on the time savings that come with helping business owners get rid of that big IT headache." Posted by Joe Caponi at 01:07 PM, February 5, 2009 |
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