Our list of the most innovative executives of the year spotlights the people that are pushing the envelope with new products and channel programs to bring solution providers to new heights.
Find out which executives made the grade and held their own, despite the great IT downturn of 2009.
Most everyone loves Thanksgiving turkeys. But IT industry turkeys? Not so much. We look at 10 examples of 'turkeys' that have disappointed the tech industry this year.
Inside This Issue: October 15, 2007
(*includes CRN Solutions Inc. Magazine)
Cover Story
News Analysis Distribution 2.0 Gates Pitches VoIP To VARs
Demand Generator ShadowRAM: October 15, 2007
CRN Solutions Inc. Magazine: October 2007
Cover Story
Toughest Notebook Challenge
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.
>> Questions And Answers: Well, Aren't We Nosy ...
SLIDE SHOW:
>> CRN Tough Notebook Test
Channel Pay Day
Good news from this year's CRN Channel salary Survey: Compensation for execs and managers is climbing.
>> 2007 Salary Survey Calculator
SLIDE SHOW:
>> Salary Survey
GTDC attendees assess the road ahead in a CRN roundtable.
SLIDE SHOW:
>> The GTDC Attendees Look To The Future
New business opportunities are expected for channel partners as Microsoft launches its long-awaited unified communications portfolio.
Three-Tiered Service
Online data backup and storage is hot, and everybody wants a cut..
Specialist Focus: Home Integration
All-In-One For Less
VARs answer the call of home consumers who want it all, for less.
Tech Focus
The Power Of Peripherals
Multifunction printers get popular; VARs gget to pitch whole solutions.
>> Raidon Stardom SR2760-2S-S2 Makes RAID Simple
>> Custom Systems: Nero 8 Does It Again
Hold All Your Calls Folks, We Have A Winner; Seen And Heard.
The Virtual Race
The race is far from over, but Convergent Computing's Rand Morimoto is betting on Microsoft to take the lead in virtualization. Should you?
Trend Watch
Signs Of Simplicity
Life's about to get easier for partners as Microsoft simplifies its customer volume licensing contracts.
Solutions
Diagnosis: Paper Overload
The medical industry is drwning in a sea of paper. Here's how VARs can save the day with a document management solution.
Under Development
Tug-Of-War
Solution providers are finding their voice as Microsoft and Cisco's pledge to interoperate reshapes the unified communications space.
Systems
The Two-Factor Factor
PC makers bullish on biometric security.
Display Of Affection
Vista fuels hunger for wide-screen displays.
Speaking Out
The Answer's In Front Of You
Michael Cocanower of itSynergy says the key is to leverage the Microsoft stack.
These articles were mentioned in this issue of CRN.
• Storage VARs Perplexed By Missing White House E-Mails
• Ballmer Envisions A New Course For Microsoft
• Get Ready For Virtualization-As-A-Service
• Sun Looks To SPARC Its Server Sales
• Office 2007 Trial Version: Boon For Microsoft, Bane For Partner
• IBM VAR Adds Security Focus With Solution Provider Buy
• Fortinet Dumps Synnex And Westcon
• Slide Show: 2007 Tech Innovators Awards
• Slide Show: 2007 Tech Innovators Finalists
• Make Way For Microsoft
• Microsoft Unveils Pricing For Small Biz VoIP System
• Microsoft Nears D-Day For VoIP Launch
• 5 Reasons Why Google Docs Beats Office Live Workspace
• Microsoft's Ballmer: Google Reads Your E-Mail
• Did The White House Lie About Solution Provider's Role In Loss Of 5 Million E-Mails?
• Apple's Leopard Launch: Halloween Trick Or Mac-toberfest?
• 5 Products System Builders Are Talking About Now
COLUMNISTS
Robert C. DeMarzo:
Channel Centric
Tech Innovation Is Alive And Well
Tech Innovators winners have bragging rights for a full year, which draws attention from our lyal readers andd online community.
Robert Faletra: Robert C. DeMarzo:
On The Record
Nobel Prize Committee Should Be Gored
If energy hog Al Gore can win a Nobel Peace Prize, then my lifetime body of work in the channel surely deserves one, too.
Tech Talk
Solutions Inc. Is A Community Effort
In this issue of CRN Solutions Inc. Magazine we tackle several key subjects of importance to the Microsoft developer and solution providers, including our cover story on virtualization.
