The 2007 VARBusiness 500Business is brisk for the top solution providers in North America. In the past year, the VARBusiness 500 -- announced today -- pulled in $344 billion dollars in revenue, a new record. Likewise, the online VARBusiness 500 special report is our biggest ever, with tools and analysis to show what it means to become one of the industry's elite, and what it takes to stay there. Start with Lawrence Walsh's look at the issues facing VARBusiness 500 companies, including IT spending, hiring and globalization: "In 2005... the cash started flowing freely again and [VARBusiness 500] revenue jumped 16.5 percent. The revenue increases reflect the innovative technologies produced by vendors and the superior value-added services delivered by the channel... But times are changing rapidly, and the challenges to continued success are mounting." Then dive into the full report, including profiles of #1 company EDS, fastest-grower Presidio, and top newcomer Fishnet; a look at the largest vendor company services divisions, including giant IBM Global Services; a look at mergers and acquisitions among the 500; and a feature on the technology choices of the VARBusiness 500 (complete with slide show). As usual, the online package includes tools such as the advanced search of this year's list and the As I've wanted to provide these detailed maps, powered by Google, for two years now, I'm particularly happy to see them. I do have to give credit here to Mike Williams excellent Google Maps API Tutorial, which I used extensively in preparing the maps. Look for continuing coverage this week of the VARBusiness 500 conference and awards, taking place today and tomorrow in New York. Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:59 AM, June 11, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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