FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, August 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Everything Channel (formerly CMP Channel), the leader in accelerating
global technology sales channels, today announced that it will name the
VARBusiness Annual Report Card (ARC) award winners at an event at XChange '08
on Monday, August 18 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in
Dallas.

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"For 23 years we've asked Solution Providers to grade their vendor
partners on criteria such as product quality and innovation, partner programs
and support, and each year the results of these grades have created the
VARBusiness Annual Report Card which reflects the level of commitment vendors
have to the channel and to their Solution Provider partners. We look forward
to releasing this year's ARC award winners," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior
vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel editorial.

The ARC recognizes outstanding partner programs and superb vendor service
in 18 major product technology categories and are based on vendor's ratings
of satisfaction with their own partners. Being named a VARBusiness ARC
Company of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the IT industry.
In addition, VARBusiness will announce the Channel Executive of the Year.

The ARC Awards Event features a formal cocktail reception, an elegant
sit-down dinner, awards presentation and comedy by special guest Steve
Bridges.

Sponsors of the Annual Report Card event include platinum sponsor Samsung
as well as gold sponsors Cisco, Symantec and Toshiba.

Additional information about the ARC can be found online at
www.channelweb.com.

About VARBusiness (www.varbusiness.com)

For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the
gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider
community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities
provides strategic insight for technology integrators through
industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative
Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for
their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead
vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful
strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the
recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel, formerly CMP Channel, is the one-stop-shop for
accessing, enabling and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding
and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology
marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market
intelligence combined with an unparallel audience loyalty and credibility
serving all technology sales channels. Through innovative sales and marketing
solutions, Everything Channel arms the sellers of technology with the
resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results. Everything
Channel is a subsidiary of United Business Media 
(http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution
and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than
US$2.5 billion.

Contact
    Dan Neel
    Everything Channel
    +1-212-600-3326
    dneel@everythingchannel.com

    Web site: http://www.channelweb.com
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