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Inside This Issue: June 25, 2007
(*includes Custom Systems Magazine)
Cover Story
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CRN Industry Hall Of Fame
This year's inductees--Check Point's Gil Shwed, Avnet's Roy Vallee and Xerox's Anne MulcahyŃhave their companies poised for a bright future.
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SLIDE SHOW:
>> INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION EVENT
News Analysis
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Franchisers Building Broad Push Into IT Services
Step up and place your order: MSP franchisors are becoming a hot managed services meal ticket.
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>> Franchise Interactive Map
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>> Franchise Database
Demand Generator
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Leading The Way: One VAR's Twist On Lead Generation 101
After countless (and fruitless) vendor leads, one VAR takes lead generation into his own hands with his very own call center--and a few telemarketers plucked from the ranks of Dell.
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Market Focus
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A Smarter Serve
Distributors rally around Cisco's Smart Business Communication System VoIP products..
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Tech Focus
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NBA Reveals The Bigger Picture
As Network Behavior Analysis gains in popularity, VARs are learning the worth of its "big picture" strength.
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>> Custom Systems: DriveClone's Got Your Backup
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>> Custom Systems: Recording's Digital Awakening
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Custom Systems Magazine: June 2007
Leaders
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Desktops In Decline
Servers, notebooks and storage drive growth for the custom systems channel as the once-dominate desktop slips to 67 percent of volume.
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The List
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36 Leading System Builders
Servers, storage and notebooks continue to outpace desktops as the enginesof growth for the channel's top system builders on the annual list, according to the 2007 Leading System Builders Survey.
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10 White-Hot Performers
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Managed Services, Recycling Revive Declining PC Sales
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On The Straight & Narrow
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Smart Buying, Government Sales Give Chipco A Boost
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Proactive Technologies' Latest Inititaive Is Living Up To Its Name
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VAR Finds Its Niche
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A Smart Bet In A Growing Market Has Big Payout
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Leaping One Step Forward
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Taking Business From The Big Box Retailers
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Grooming Relationships
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AGS Finds Growth In Homeland Security Arena
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COLUMNISTS
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Robert Faletra:
On The Record
Hurd, The Channel, And HP's Consistency
Hurd has been consistent in saying he wants solution providers to make HP a bigger part of their business, and it's paying off.