VentureTech Network in the News

2008.03.03
Travelblogue: Partnering among partners
Solution providers, by their very nature, know how to partner. Most of your vendors refer to you simply as “partners.” You partner with your customers. But increasingly, you’re partnering amongst yourselves.
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2008.03.02
Ingram Micro outlines plans for VentureTech future
NEW ORLEANS – VentureTech Network should be on the minds of tech CEOs around the industry, Kirk Robinson, vice president of channel marketing for Ingram Micro North America told attendees of the reseller group’s Spring Invitational conference here.
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2008.01.14
Connecting Point Acquires Kortek in Vegas VAR Merger
VAR purchase will see Connecting Point add 120 customers and increase its Microsoft competency.Connecting Point announced Jan. 14 it has acquired Las Vegas-based Kortek Services, adding 120 Kortek customers and strengthening its Microsoft competency.
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2007.10.22
VAR's VOICE: Handling Objections in Unified Threat Management
Eighty-eight percent of Ingram Micro's VentureTech Network members are partnering with each other, up from 77 percent in 2006. Other VARs and distributors should take note.
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2007.10.01
CRN Fast Growth Companies Share Their Tips for Attracting and Retaining the Best Employees
Bob Cox, president of Nothing But Net (Fast Growth #35) added educational reimbursement to his healthcare and 401K offerings to set him apart.
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2007.09.23
Member Weighs in on IMSN and Best Buy Partnership
Tony Williams, vice president and CTO of Texas-based RIATA Technologies, comments on the recent partnership announcement between IMSN and Best Buy.
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2007.08.17
More U.S. Solution Providers Going International
With more VARs going global, we study the strategies, benefits and obstacles. Mark Hawkins, vice president of sales and CFO of I.T. Works, based in Bellaire, Texas, wasn't looking to do business outside the U.S. The opportunity found him.
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2007.07.27
The Most Powerful Women of the Channel
The CRN list includes new and seasoned VTN members.
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2007.06.18
Member's Thoughts about Microsoft's Managed Services Venture
In June 25, 2007, CRN, Tracy Butler, president of Illinois-based Acropolis Technology Group, discussed Microsoft's play for managed services at the NXTcomm 2007 conference in Chicago.
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2007.06.15
Data Leak Prevention Solution Start-up Costs
Dyn Tek of Irvine, Calif. was recently featured in a CRN Tech article discussing the start-up costs associated with data leak prevention solutions.
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2007.06.14
Channel Insider Podcast Features VTN Member's Thoughts on Firewalls
Deepak Thadani, CEO of SysIntegrators in Woodside, New York recently spoke to the Channel Insider about Firewalls.
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2007.06.11
Exigent Technologies Weighs In on Best Buy's New Partner Program
Alex Zaltsman, managing partner at Exigent Technologies in Morristown, N.J., recently was quoted in the CRN article "Is Best Buy for Real?"
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2007.06.11
VTN Member Shares Event Ideas with CRN
For those of you hesitant to host an end-user event, just talk to anyone from Camera Corner Connecting Point in Green Bay, Wis. Featured in a recent CRN article, they sure know how to marry their manufacturer partners and clients; all 1,100 of them.
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