A CRN NetSeminar is a FREE one-hour seminar broadcast live on the Web with streaming audio and video. Each event provides a fully interactive learning environment, an educational presentation and features online polling, and a real-time question and answer session with the speakers. Additionally, the live event is archived for your future on-demand/convenience use. All are tailored towards the unique needs of you, our Solution Provider audience.

Airdate:
Tues., Jan. 27, 2004
2 p.m. ET
What Every VAR Should Know: CRM In The Mid-Market
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by ACCPAC
ACCPAC NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Airdate:
Tues., Feb. 3, 2004
2 p.m. ET
Emerging Trends For Applications Vendors: Getting More From Your Data
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Fujitsu
FUJITSU NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Original airdate:
Tues., Dec. 16, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Linux For SMB: The Economics Behind This Lucrative New Market
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Net Integration
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Original airdate:
Wed., Dec. 10, 2003
2 p.m. ET
You Can Take It With You: Mobile Software For Today's Intelligent Wireless LANs and WANs
A CMP Media E-Seminar
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Original airdate:
Tues., Dec. 9, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Gigabit Networking And Your Small Business Customer: Increase Productivity And Profits
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Intel and Cisco
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Original airdate:
Tues., Dec. 2, 2003
2 p.m. ET
The Future Of Storage
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Fujitsu
FUJITSU NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Original airdate:
Tues., Nov. 18, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Perimeter Security: Protect Your Customers Profitably
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Trend Micro
TREND MICRO NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Airdate:
Wed., Nov. 12, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Channel Loyalty: A Two-Way Street
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Microsoft
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Original airdate:
Tues., Oct. 21, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Opening Doors In The Networking Market
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Hewlett Packard
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Original airdate:
Tues., Oct. 14, 2003
2 p.m. ET
The Evolution Of Server Technology: Virtualization And Beyond
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by AMD
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Original airdate:
Tues., Oct. 7, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Firewalls With Integrated Security: Better Than The Sum Of The Parts
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Symantec
SYMANTEC NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Original airdate:
Thurs., Oct. 2, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Security In The Real-Time Enterprise
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by MOCA and NAI
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Original airdate:
Tues., Sept. 23, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Storage Today And Tomorrow: Serial ATA And Beyond
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Adaptec and Maxtor
ADAPTEC NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Original airdate:
Tues., Sept. 16, 2003
2 p.m. ET
PC Graphics Reality Check
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by ATI
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Original airdate:
Tues., Sept. 9, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Spam And Beyond; Content Security
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Surf Control
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Original airdate:
Wed., Sept. 3, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Hosting Reality Check: What You Can't Afford To Ignore
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by NTT/Verio
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Original airdate:
Tues., August 19, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Intrusion Detection: A Serious Business
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Symantec
SYMANTEC NETSEMINAR SWEEPSTAKES
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Original airdate:
Tues., August 5, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Trends In Data Protection, Bringing Enterprise Backup Capabilities To The SMB Market
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Quantum
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Original airdate:
Tues., July 29, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Dynamics Of The Replacement Market - Ripe For The Picking And Growing All The Time
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Synnex and Intel
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Original airdate:
Tues., July 22, 2003
2 p.m. ET
Save The Data: Backup Scenarios for the SMB Market
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Exabyte
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Original airdate:
Tues., July 8, 2003
2 p.m. ET
The Digital Backbone: Seamless Collaboration
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by PTC
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Original airdate:
Thru July 3, 2003
Small Step. Giant Opportunity
Webinars sponsored by Microsoft Business Solutions
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Original airdate:
Tues., July 1, 2003
IP Telephony: New Business Opportunities for SMB: A How-To Guide
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Avaya
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Original airdate:
Tues., June 24, 2003
Data In Context: Real-Time Information Management
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Fast Search & Transfer ASA
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Original airdate:
Tues., June 10, 2003
Blended Threats: Securing The Virtual Enterprise
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Symantec
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Original airdate:
Tues., May 6, 2003
Next Generation Healthcare Solutions
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Fujitsu
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Original airdate:
Tues., April 22, 2003
IP On The Move
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Sprint
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Original airdate:
Tues., April 8, 2003
HIPAA Opportunities: From Large Hospitals To The Clinical Level
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Check Point
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Original airdate:
Tues., March 25, 2003
Intelligent Switching: Should Your Customers Make The Switch?
CRN/Network Computing NetSeminar sponsored by Cisco
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Original airdate:
Tues., March 11, 2003
Wireless Standards:
Rapidly Becoming The Standard Networking Technology In Any New Engagement

CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Buffalo Technology and Tech Data
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Original airdate:
Tues., Feb. 11, 2003
Expanding Your Opportunities With Serial ATA
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Seagate
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Original airdate:
Tues., Jan. 14, 2003
Small Business Security: More Profitable Than You Think
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Check Point
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airdate:
Dec. 4, 2002
Intel Brings You. . .
iSCSI: A Promising Solution For Your Customers And Prospects
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Intel
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airdate:
Nov. 13, 2002
Business Process Management
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Corel
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Original
airdate:
Nov. 5, 2002
IP Enablement For The SMB Market
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Sprint
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airdate:
Oct.16, 2002
XML: The Integration Promise
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Corel
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Original airdate:
Sept. 17, 2002
Security: Certifications That Pay
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Check Point & Westcon
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Original airdate:
Sept. 10, 2002
Intrusion Detection: Techniques To Assess Security
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by WatchGuard
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Original airdate:
July 16, 2002
Survive: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Novell
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Original airdate:
June 20, 2002
Secure Your Wireless World and Increase Your ROI
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by 3Com
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Original airdate:
May 21, 2002
Enhancing Partner Effectiveness
Web Seminar sponsored by ChannelWave Software
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Original airdate:
March 19, 2002
Secure Mobility From Anywhere
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by Imperito
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Original airdate:
Feb. 7, 2002
Security - Beyond The Firewall
CRN NetSeminar sponsored by SurfControl
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Original airdate:
Jan. 10, 2002
Outlook 2002
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What Every VAR Should Know: CRM In The Mid-Market

Airdate: Tuesday, January 27, 2004
11:00 a.m. PT, 2:00 p.m. ET

With over 75-percent of organizations poised to spend the same or more on CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions in the next twelve months*, optimism is running high for Solution Providers eyeing this area. Why is this happening now? What are the contributing factors? How can you play in this space?

• The key features that make CRM prospects say YES
• Getting the order early - offering hosted or on premise to win business FASTER
• Sales pitfalls - things to avoid when selling CRM
• Delivering - how to keep making money from satisfied customers
• What to look for in a vendor partner

Join
CRN Editor Heather Clancy live on Tuesday, January 27th at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and get in the profitable CRM game.

* Meta Group survey, July 2003

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Enter the ACCPAC Netseminar SWEEPSTAKES



Emerging Trends For Applications Vendors Getting More From Your Data

Airdate: Tuesday, February 3, 2004
11:00 a.m. PT, 2:00 p.m. ET

More than ever corporations have access to a myriad of data across the enterprise. With this unprecedented access, leveraging data across the enterprise and across applications has become an imperative. Providing data management capabilities across reporting and compliance requirements and offering a common platform for risk analysis are but just a few of the advantages of deploying an Xtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) solution.

This NetSeminar examines the business opportunities behind XBRL and explores:
• New revenue opportunities for financial application vendors and integration platform providers - and, naturally, their channels.
• The compelling, differentiating capabilities that help customers meet stringent reporting regulations.
• XBRL: A critical component enabling the real-time enterprise.

Join CRN West Coast Bureau Chief Rochelle Garner -- who has covered the software industry for more than 15 years, on Tuesday -- February 3rd at 11 am PST/2 pm EST for a FREE CRN interactive learning session about this potential revenue stream.

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Enter the Fujitsu Netseminar SWEEPSTAKES





Linux For SMB: The Economics Behind This Lucrative New Market

Original airdate: Tuesday, December 16, 2003

As solution providers begin testing the waters for solutions involving Linux for their small and medium sized customers, a fundamental question arises; can Linux play in the SMB market?

This FREE interactive learning event will explore:

• The new economic drivers behind the Linux Revolution.
• The challenges and opportunities of using Linux.
• Can solution providers make a profit selling Linux?
• Can solution providers implement Linux easily and economically?

CRN Editor-In-Chief Michael Vizard investigates these and other Linux issues with Ozzy Papic, President & CEO of Net Integration Technologies. Live on Tuesday, December 16th at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET.

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You Can Take It With You: Mobile Software For Today's Intelligent Wireless LANs and WANs

Original airdate: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

This E-Seminar will focus on the key issues that developers, enterprise IT and solution providers need to know to build and deploy mobile applications for today's wireless infrastructure and will concentrate on the key issues of designing applications to work intelligently across different wireless LANs and wireless WANs.

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Gigabit Networking And Your Small Business Customer: Increase Productivity And Profits

Original airdate: Tuesday, December 9, 2003

A still-vibrant 30-year-old, Ethernet is now enjoying its third generation of widespread adoption as Gigabit Ethernet becomes mainstream for small and medium business customers as well as the enterprise. How is end-to-end Gigabit technology enabling higher user productivity? What are the most cost-effective ways for small and medium businesses to take advantage of Gigabit technology? What should small and medium businesses consider when deploying this technology?

This FREE interactive NetSeminar explains the changing landscape to Solution Providers and answers the fundamental questions:
• How can your customers benefit from end-to-end Gigabit Solutions?
• Does it represent strong revenue potential for your business?
• How can you take advantage of the Y2K refresh to prepare your customer for the next millennium in computing and networking.

Join CRN's Heather Clancy and guests Intel and Cisco live on Tuesday, December 9th at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET and explore speeding up connections for your small and medium business clients and prospects.

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The Future Of Storage

Original airdate: Tuesday, December 2, 2003

The CRN Test Center analyzes and discusses the factors driving storage innovation today with a focus on miniaturization.

In this interactive online learning seminar, learn more about:

• The benefits to both the channel and its customers of getting small when it comes to storage.
• The technology and target markets of small form factor products.
• The price/performance challenge.

• Pointers for achieving seamless migration.

Join CRN Lab Director John Yacono live on Tuesday, December 2 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET and get the inside track on new storage technology.

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Perimeter Security: Protect Your Customers Profitably

Original airdate: Tuesday, November 18, 2003

These days, viruses are launching more successful attacks than ever, leaving behind a path of destruction in their wake. The damages for the recent SoBig virus alone are estimated between $500 million to $1 billion in lost productivity and lost sales. All told, the expense of Internet-based worm and virus attacks in 2003 could top $11 billion.

So how can VARs best protect their customers? This no charge online seminar will discuss
:

• The current malicious code climate and existing corporate security vulnerabilities.
• Which market segments are most vulnerable to viruses and worms.
• Why perimeter-based security could be your customers' best protection strategy.

• Innovative, new product announcements from Trend Micro, a leader in server/gateway-based content security solutions.

Join CRN Contributing Editor Kelley Damore on Tuesday, November 18th at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET and learn how to protect your customers profitably from today's viruses, worms and spam.

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Channel Loyalty: A Two-Way Street

Original airdate: Wednesday, November 12, 2003

The most successful channel programs are ones in which dialogue is encouraged -- and fostered -- on a regular basis. As VARs, ISVs, system builders, and service providers embrace a solutions-focus to better serve their customers, the nature of their relationships with vendors continues to evolve. This interactive learning event will address the following themes and questions:

• How can smaller Solution Providers garner more marketing support and services from their vendor partners?
• How can vendors and their channel partners work better together - to close deals - without compromising the solutions nature?
• What are the real benefits of certification?


Join CRN Editor Heather Clancy on Wednesday, November 12th at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET and find out how you can make the most of your vendor relationship.

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Opening Doors In The Networking Market

Original airdate: Tuesday, October 21, 2003

While customers have been holding their purse strings tight during the economic downturn, key advances in networking technology have led to dramatically reduced prices for what were once considered only enterprise technologies. Meanwhile, midmarket customers are facing the same challenges that enterprise customers face in securing their networks while making them accessible to mobile users.

Learn more about these affordable networking upgrades with significant ROI for your midmarket and SMB customers:

• Layer 3 technology.
• Gigabit Ethernet.
• Power Over Ethernet.

• Wireless technologies.

Let CRN Infrastructure Editor Larry Hooper show you the possibilities for your clients and prospects live on Tuesday, October 21st at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET.

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The Evolution Of Server Technology: Virtualization And Beyond

Airdate: Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Current market trends, financial contraints as well as future computing demands are all driving the evolution, not revolution, of 64-bit computing. How can Solution Providers better understand and thereby profit from the technology? How can we get from here to there?

This interactive learning session focuses on:
• The standard applications for 64-bit computing.
• Today's killer application: server virtualization and consolidation.
• Reducing the operating costs of current systems.
• The migration dilemma and solution.
• Increasing the performance of 32-bit applications.


Join CRN Lab Director John Yacono live on Tuesday, October 14th at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET for valuable technology and market analysis to benefit your customers and keep you ahead of the competition.

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Firewalls With Integrated Security: Better Than The Sum Of The Parts

Original airdate: Tuesday, October 7, 2003

Industry experts favor a multilayered approach to security as the most effective way to protect critical corporate data, so it's not surprising tha appliances integrating firewalls with more than one security function are gaining ground with enterprises of all sizes.

Among topics to be covered in this interactive learning event:

• The benefits of deploying a firewall appliance with integrated security vs. several different products.
• Deployments where this approach makes the most sense.
• Skills VARs should develop to participate in this sector.


Join CRN Editor Heather Clancy live on Tuesday, October 7th at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET, and find out where both your small business clients and larger clients with branch offices can benefit, generating you more revenue.

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Security In The Real-Time Enterprise

Original airdate: Thursday, October 2, 2003

Today's always-on, always-connected Net has transformed business into a 24/7 real-time enterprise. As Web services and wireless technologies connect companies to their suppliers, partners, and customers, the opportunities for security attacks are increasing exponentially. To fight back, companies must turn from reactive to proactive strategies. This NetSeminar will explore:

• Building a Business Case for Security.
• Noise Reduction: Finding the Right Balance of Relevant Data with Event Correlation.
• Zen and the Art of SPAM Maintenance - Balancing Positive and Negative Heuristics.
• After the Fall: Outbreak Management Best Practices.
• Moving from Intrusion Detection to Prevention.


Join CRN Contributing Editor Steve Gillmor on October 2nd at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET, and learn more about how you can prepare your customers while profiting from these new opportunities

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Storage Today And Tomorrow: Serial ATA And Beyond

Original Airdate: Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Has Serial ATA delivered on the hype? Where does Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) fit in? Tune into this NetSeminar for an analysis of Serial ATA and the future of storage from CRN's Test Center. Learn more about:

• The benefits of Serial ATA.
• Deploying Serial ATA beyond the desktop.
• How Serial ATA will help answer today's security and backup demands.
• What's coming to answer the demands Serial ATA can't.
• An upcoming resource for White Box/Custom Systems Builders from CMP's Nancy Hammervik, managing director, XChange.


Join CRN Lab Director John Yacono live on Tuesday, September 23rd at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET and get the scoop on how to profit from these technologies today and tomorrow.

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PC Graphics Reality Check

Original airdate: Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Today, the commercial IT market is paying greater attention than ever to PC graphics. Factors such as cheaper PC storage have resulted in more high-quality, flat-panel digital displays sold than ever before. Applications including videoconferencing, high-quality PowerPoint presentations, and richer, fuller Web sites are rapidly outpacing ‘90s and early ‘00s graphic technology – giving Solution Providers increasing opportunities to integrate new graphic hardware and software into common systems.

This NetSeminar will explore:
• Why high-quality graphics abound in the workplace.
• How graphics technology is being integrated into systems with the latest processors, storage and networking to bring about solutions that are growing in popularity in the market.
• What are all the profit points in leading with cutting-edge graphics technology in commercial desktop and notebook solutions?

Join CRN Senior Editor Ed Moltzen live on Tuesday, September 16th at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and find out why more Solution Providers and system builders are leading with graphics solutions in closing the IT sale..

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Spam And Beyond: Content Security

Original airdate: Tuesday, September 9, 2003

As part of its special series on Spam, the CRN Test Center delves deeper into the issues and checks out methods to secure electronic content, thereby protecting businesses and their employees from potential law suits and loss of productivity.

Learn more about:
• Spam: how big a threat is it? What about other e-mail risks like the inadvertent disclosure of confidential information?
• Browser control technologies.
• Peer to-Peer Networks and Instant Messaging – productive? Or do they create more problems than they solve?
• Selling Content Filtering - target markets, privacy concerns, and user expectations.
• Tips for planning your deployments.

Join the CRN Test Center’s Senior Technical Editor Frank Ohlhorst live on Tuesday, September 9th at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and explore this lucrative market for new revenue.

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Hosting Reality Check: What You Can't Afford To Ignore

Original airdate: Wednesday, September 3, 2003

As businesses begin to think about spending anew on information technology, corporate interest in hosted applications is rising. Line of business managers, looking for ways to fund new systems that support core business processes, increasingly are moving toward the hosted option. IT departments are turning toward hosting providers to manage infrastructure concerns, while investing in new technology. Either way, the flexibility or cost-effectiveness of hosting services cannot be ignored.

This NetSeminar will explore:
• Why hosting is gaining credibility.
• Where solution providers may find interest in the hosting message.
• Qualities VARs and systems integrators should look for in a solid hosting provider.

Join CRN's Editor Heather Clancy live on Wednesday, September 3rd at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and find out more about your payback from offering hosting services.

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Intrusion Detection: A Serious Business

Original airdate: Tuesday, August 19, 2003

How can an organization build an effective security strategy if it doesn't know what's at risk? This CRN Netseminar will focus on the sometimes misunderstood area of intrusion detection and its role in a multi-layered approach to protecting a company's technology and intellectual assets. The discussion will address points including:

• Why intrusion detection continues to be a serious business opportunity for VARs and systems integrators.
• Tips for building an intrusion detection practice.
• Liability issues
• Best in breed technology vs. the suite approach.

Join CRN's Editor Heather Clancy live on Tuesday, August 19th at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and get the real scoop on intrusion detection and how it can help you generate more revenue.

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Trends In Data Protection, Bringing Enterprises Backup Capabilities To The SMB Market

Original airdate: Tuesday, August 5, 2003

Hear Frank J. Ohlhorst, CRN's Senior Technical Editor, discuss backup solutions for the burgeoning SMB market.

Solution providers will learn what works best for protecting data without breaking the budget, time-tested and emerging backup trends, and the sales equation for those supporting small and medium business.

Frank takes a look at:
• Backup best practices.
• Tips for disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
Current and future trends in backup technology.
Judging ROI.
• What to look for from your vendors.

Quantum Discusses:
• Current and future solutions for standalone drives and tape automation
• Channel programs to maximize your profitability
• Case studies

Join the CRN Test Center's Senior Technical Editor Frank Ohlhorst live on Tuesday, August 5 at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and explore the opportunities for Solution Providers in the SMB market

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Dynamics Of The Replacement Market - Ripe For The Picking And Growing All The Time

Original airdate: Tuesday, July 29, 2003

With nearly four years since the last PC replacement cycle, and signs that business technology spending is increasing, or at least stabilizing, this market is "ripe for the picking." Dr. John Roberts, CRN's director of editorial research, takes a look at CRN research data showing the growing opportunity in this area, among companies of all sizes.

Learn:
· What are the options for the corporate refresh?
· Why are companies looking at notebooks as a possible replacement standard?
· What is the opportunity for wireless connectivity?
· How will maintenance, security and performance be affected?

Literally all Solution Providers should mark their calendar for this event as Dr. John takes a close look at the market and the opportunities--in hardware, storage, wireless, security, and performance--that are opening up as the fourth year in the current replacement cycle dawns.

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Save The Data: Backup Scenarios For The SMB Market

Original airdate: Tuesday, July 22, 2003

As server hard drive capacities expand, the chance that valuable data may be lost or corrupted increases. This educational session will discuss the backup scenarios available to SMB/Departmental customers, including the impact of the Internet and new technologies on once-intractable problems.

Among topics to be discussed:
• Behind the technology - why tape continues to work.
• Backup's dirty little secrets.
• Disaster recovery in the on-demand age.
• The capacity dilemma.
• Using hard drives as a backup option.
• The role of managed services.

Join CRN Contributing Editor Steve Gillmor on Tuesday, July 22 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET and learn new strategies to persuade your price-sensitive customers to invest in these solutions.

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The Digital Backbone: Seamless Collaboration

Original airdate: Tuesday, July 8, 2003

When it comes to product life-cycle management (PLM), the goal is seamless collaboration across a company's internal work groups and external partners. A natural extension of the computer-aided design and manufacturing worlds, sales of collaborative software to help automate this business process for manufacturers are on the upswing.

Learn more about:
• The vertical markets where PLM is finding a fast following (automotive, aerospace, industrial and high-tech).
• The value of database skills.
• The 3-D transition.
• The need for business process knowledge.
• The Web Services future.

Join CRN Editor Heather Clancy live on Tuesday, July 8th at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET and explore the untapped PLM opportunity for Solution Providers, especially those with enterprise integration skills.

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Small Step. Giant Opportunity

Begin offering Microsoft Business Solutions products and help grow your business. To learn how, watch a Webinar at www.microsoftbusinesssolutionspartnernow.com/vip05 and receive a FREE laptop bag. Become authorized by August 15, 2003 and your organization will be entered to win a FREE Tablet PC!

Microsoft Business Solutions looks for focused partners that have the technical and organizational structure necessary to provide a total mid-market solution. In turn, we provide a unique level of commitment to partners to ensure that they have the training, support and superior business opportunities they need to succeed. To learn how Microsoft Business Solutions products can help grow your business, watch a Webinar to discover how you can provide industry leading solutions to thousands of customers.

We have over 20 live Webinars slated to take place on different industries, and they're running from Tuesday, June 24 to Thursday, July 3. These events are from 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m CDT.

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IP Telephony New Business Opportunities for SMB:
A How-to-Guide

Original airdate: Tuesday, July 1st, 2003

The CRN Test Center evaluates the challenges and opportunities facing Solution Providers seeking to bring IP based telephony solutions to the small and medium business markets.
Topics include:
• Infrastructure challenges

• Traditional PBX features vs. IP based solutions
• Integration features
• Vendor support issues

Join the CRN Test Center's Senior Technical Editor Frank Ohlhorst live on Tuesday, July 1st at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET and explore the opportunities for both non-traditional and traditional telephony Solution Providers.

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Data In Context: Real-Time Information Management

Original airdate: Tuesday, June 24, 2003

With more data created in the last two years than in the sum total of human existence, the need for creating user-centric value through real-time information management is paramount. The ultimate question is how to put the data in the proper context and make it work to its full potential?.

Tune into this NetSeminar and learn about:
• Market Potential and Revenue Opportunities.
• Technology advances in the areas of work flow, document management, content management and search engines.
• What types of data, file formats and multi-media applications are being managed.
• Data integration and overload: solving the complexity crisis, unifying access, understanding customers, heading off possible litigation and managing intellectual property.
• Real-time user access and data manipulation.
• The new model for the way users access and interact with data in real-time - context computing.

CRN Editor-in-Chief Michael Vizard invites Solution Providers to find out more on Tuesday, June 24th at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET.

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Blended Threats: Securing The Virtual Enterprise

Original airdate: Tuesday, June 10, 2003

The emergence of a super-class of malicious virus and worm attacks has changed the face of enterprise security, reducing the time to react from days and hours to minutes and seconds. This group of blended threats combines user-targeted macro viruses and e-mail worms with sophisticated server-based denial of service and backdoor remote control attacks.

Learn more about:
• Blended threat architecture.
• Code Red, Nimda, and beyond.
• Layered defense strategies.
• Vulnerability assessment in a downsized environment.
• Security in a service-oriented architecture.

Join CRN Contributing Editor Steve Gillmor on Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET and investigate the new security revenue opportunity for Solution Providers.

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Next Generation Healthcare Solutions

Original airdate: Tuesday, May 6, 2003

In the U.S. healthcare expenditures have reached one trillion dollars per year and are growing at an annual rate of 10%. With the advent of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the amount of time and money spent in this area is projected to increase further and to cause sweeping transformation in the healthcare information systems industry.

Healthcare providers will be facing a series of challenges as they struggle to comply with HIPAA and get as complete a view of the patient as possible. More users will need to access more data - meaning information systems must be integrated to create a holistic view of the patient. This means that as content flows through healthcare information systems as a whole, it will carry more types of mission critical data that needs to available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

In this NetSeminar, find out how you can make the most of this new and dynamic healthcare environment. Join CRN Editor-In-Chief Michael Vizard on Tuesday, May 6th at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST.

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IP On The Move

Original airdate: Tuesday, April 22, 2003

The rapid growth of IP-based technologies is now spreading from the data network to the communications arena. With broadband achieving dramatic growth in a time of server consolidation and Web standards, the bundling of voice and data technologies via IP is finally reaching a critical mass. Solution Providers are facing a daunting set of unfamiliar technologies, strategies, and services.

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• The technologies behind IP bundling, rich media types, and QOS.
• The challenges of spanning the worlds of voice and data networks.
• The impact of growth, dispersed operations, and mergers and acquisition on IP
networks.
• Best practices for consolidating LAN/WAN communications.
• How business continuity drives IP adoption in challenging times.
• What to look for from a VOIP vendor.

Join CRN Contributing Editor Steve Gillmor live on Tuesday, April 22nd at 11 am PST, 2 pm EST and discover a wealth of opportunity with these new markets.

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HIPAA Opportunities: From Large Hospitals To The Clinical Level

Original airdate: Tuesday, April 8, 2003

The world of IT healthcare is turning upside down. Tune into this NetSeminar and learn about the key opportunities and repercussions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

To comply with HIPAA, healthcare organizations will be moving towards total electronic documentation (most for the first time), and using integrated applications to protect individual privacy, while preserving the individual's right to see their medical history. This is a massive undertaking affecting the largest hospitals on one extreme and the smallest physician practices on the other.
Highlights include:
• Key provisions of HIPAA.
• The adoption of new applications.
• Opportunites for all sized Solution Providers.
Join CRN's Editor Heather Clancy live on Tuesday, April 8th at 11 a.m. PST, 2 p.m. EST and find out more about the opportunities radical change can bring.

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Intelligent Switching: Should Your Customers Make The Switch?

Original airdate: Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Log-on and learn:
• What is intelligent switching?
• Why are security, mobility and convergence driving the intelligent switching market?
• Why should mid-sized business customers consider intelligent switching?
• What are the key criteria in evaluating an intelligent switching solution?
• Why are Solution Providers an important resource for the mid-size business customer considering intelligent switching?
• What are some misconceptions about intelligent switching implementation?
• How can you help your customers ensure a succcessful intelligent switching implementation?
Join CRN Editor Heather Clancy and Network Computing Contributing Editor/Principal Analyst Enterprise Infrastructure at Current Analysis Joel Conover live on Tuesday, March 25th at 11 a.m. PST, 2 p.m. EST and hear about this important market from both the end user and the solution provider perspective.

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Wireless Standards: Rapidly Becoming The Standard Networking Technology In Any New Engagement

Original airdate: Tuesday, March 11, 2003

The emergence of multiple standards and security concerns has created a labyrinth of issues for Solution Providers delving into the wireless world. Successfully navigating the maze requires a working knowledge of the applications, benefits and interoperability of competing standards.
Join CRN Senior Technical Editor Frank Ohlhorst live on Tuesday, March 11th at 2 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. PST.

Log-on and learn:
• Technical information about 802.11g
• The challenges of deploying wireless networks.
• Differences between the standards (802.11a,b,b+,G)
• Best initial practices for securing networks.
• How to do a site survey.
• What to look for from a wireless vendor.

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Expanding Your Opportunities With Serial ATA

Original airdate: Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Join CRN Senior Editor Joseph Kovar live on Tuesday, February 11th at 2 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. PST.

Log-on and learn:
• What is Serial ATA?
• What does Serial ATA means to your customers?
• What is driving the move towards Serial ATA technology?
• Will Serial ATA replace all current storage interfaces?
• Who are the leaders in the Serial ATA technology?
• How can I profit from providing this technology to my customer base?

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Small Business Security: More Profitable Than You Think

Original airdate: Tuesday, January 14, 2003

This session will cover:
• Vulnerabilities particular to SMB security prospects
• Common security myths
• Techniques for approaching this customer set with appropriate, cost-effective solutions. Small businesses may believe they are beneath the notice of hackers and other cyber-troublemakers, but Solution Providers know better.

Join CRN's Editor Heather Clancy live on Tuesday, January 14th at 11 a.m. PST, 2 p.m. EST and find out more about the hottest revenue opportunity for 2003.

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