| EDITOR'S LETTER Heather Clancy takes a trip down memory lane to tout CRN's role as an advocate and challenges solution providers to prove their own might |
| WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND From retail to outbound corporate sales, a solution provider's business has never been dull |
| WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO. . .? Although these companies have been out of the headlines for at least two years, they're about to generate some new ones Introduction CompuCom MicroAge Entex CRN Interview: Siemens Business Services U.S. Execs |
| THE ADVOCATES These channel superstars helped legitimize solution providers' status |
| 20 PRODUCTS FROM BREAKTHROUGHS TO MUSEUM PIECES Cutting-edge technologies have helped propel the industry into new solution areas year after year |
| DISTRIBUTION GROWS UP Their adolescence may have been rocky, but distributors have matured into specialization experts |
| LOOKING AHEAD: In essays and one-on-one interviews, eight visionaries share their thoughts on the 20 years to come
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| ON THE RECORD Robert Faletra reminisces about some of the true characters, innovators and passionate drivers of the industry over the past two decades |
| 1982-2002 CELEBRATING 20 YEARS Visit CRN's 20th Anniversary Web site and lend your voice to our discussion forum. |
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10 Challenges That HP Wants Partners To Tackle Right Now CRN speaks with HP's business unit chiefs to get a sense of where they'd like partners to focus in the coming year, as well as how CEO Meg Whitman is making a difference. |
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VAR500: IBM Strikes Deal With Ukraine Bank; HP Bolsters Health-Care Practice CRN VAR500 solution providers win health-care contracts, work on European banking solution, create a platform for microlending, sharing info on cloud computing and more. |
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Five Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week For the week ending Feb. 3, CRN looks at five companies that were either asleep at the wheel or just didn't make good decisions. |
