) January 9, 2009 -- It's hard to find a business or industry that isn't affected by the economic recession. Yet, companies continue to be under increased pressure to meet their business objectives while cutting costs. Sound channel management solutions are the key to channel partner development and engaging channel partners to improve performance and drive growth. Maritz, the leading provider of sales and marketing services, has released a whitepaper that addresses how vendor companies can improve their channel alignment strategies, build stronger business relationships and foster channel partner loyalty programs.

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eEye Digital Security (www.eeye.com), an expert in integrated security and threat-management solutions, today announced it has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top information-technology (IT) vendors for its channel partner program.

eEye Digital Security (www.eeye.com), an expert in integrated security and threat-management solutions, today announced it has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top information-technology (IT) vendors for its channel partner program.

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Carlsbad, Calif. -- Sept. 8, 2008 -- MaintenanceNet, Inc., the leading provider of extended warranty and maintenance contract management services, is empowering manufacturers and their channel partners to increase revenues through best-practice partner relationship management (PRM) processes built into its Service360 service contract management platform. To further enhance supply chain PRM initiatives, MaintenanceNet today announced that research results are now available for a MaintenanceNet-supported Aberdeen Group study titled, "Channel Sales: The Renaissance in Partner Management." Designed to uncover proven PRM approaches employed by best-in-class companies, the study results are available at no charge for a limited time from the following link:

Amid online "store" closings from retailers like Canadian Tire, new research finds that cross-channel retail initiatives play a critical role in increasing a retailer's profits, sales, and customer satisfaction. Cross-channel product and pricing consistency are no longer differentiating for the successful retailer - they have become table stakes. Perhaps more importantly, retailers enabling cross-channel inventory, order, and customer visibility achieve significant and quantifiable results from those initiatives. RSR's latest research defines and discusses those results. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2009)

) July 24, 2009 -- Intelestream, Inc., the leader in open source CRM consulting and developer of the popular on-demand CRM application intelecrm, today announced the company has been recognized by CRN as a Top 140 Emerging Technology Vendor.

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Navix Distribution to provide Uplogix Secure Remote Management systems to channel partners in Southern Africa

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PHONE+ ranks TalkSwitch among prestigious list of best channel programs voted by industry sales partners

) February 22, 2009 -- "Marketing Service Contracts in a Down Economy" is the focus of a new web seminar that MaintenanceNet™, Inc., the leading provider of extended warranty and maintenance contract management services, will host on Wednesday, March 4 at 10 a.m. Pacific.

The premise behind the free 30-minute web seminar is that current market conditions are driving companies to look beyond traditional sales methods to identify profitable new revenue streams. Service sales represent an area that can be highly lucrative, but is often overlooked.

) November 7, 2008 -- Toronto-based Single Entry Point today announced that it's beginning its long-awaited search for qualified channel partners and resellers across North America and Europe.

"Through our fine-tuned Channel Partner program, we're offering the top digital marketing agencies, web design firms, software development companies and consulting organizations a rare opportunity to bring unrivaled expertise onto their team," stated Mike Lascut, founder of Single Entry Point.

Channel partners of Single Entry Point will immediately be able to bring their clients enterprise-level expertise in search engine marketing, email marketing and web analytics at extremely competitive rates without the need to hire new staff.

) September 20, 2008 -- PHONE+ magazine, a resource for the telecommunications indirect sales channel, announced that TalkSwitch has been selected as a Top 50 Channel Program. The results of this contest will be published in the magazine's 2008 Channel Program Guide special issue, due out Oct. 15.

) June 16, 2009 -- From that first report card, to playing kickball in the schoolyard, we quickly learn the importance of "keeping score" and gaining a competitive edge -- life lessons that certainly apply to business. In these belt-tightening times, when the need to drive revenue and battle for market share becomes particularly intense, a new SiriusDecisions b-to-b channel survey reveals that "a mixed approach" is now generating the most demand.

The Channel Computer Concept provides channel customers with a key system building block that has been developed to ensure the customer’s final product’s operating thermal, electrical and functional performance have been fully tested and engineered to deliver a reliable system.

These days a new Urban TV Shopping Channel has come to surface, creating opportunities for Minorities in the Urban Communities to sell their products on a national TV Shopping Channel called the Black

) September 9, 2009 -- eFolder, Inc, today announced that Jan Spring, VP Channel Development, has been recognized by Everything Channel's CRN Magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in the Channel. The Top 100 Women in the Channel were chosen by the editors of the magazine based on their achievements as executives and the amount of influence they wield over the technology channel. The Top 100 Women in the Channel represent a changing trend in a traditionally all male industry.

Infor, the world's third largest business software company, selects Business Solutions Alliance Inc.(BSA) as its Certified Channel Partner marketing and supporting Infor ERP VISUAL across Canada.

Channel One Networks launches web-based television channel with search engine.

Channel One Networks launches web-based television channel with search engine

) March 19, 2009 -- It aligns business objectives to channel activities, drives demand creation, boosts productivity, ramps up ROI, tracks spending and monitors results. If you're expecting to hear "but wait, there's more," no one would blame you. However, while it may sound like a nice fit for an "amazing product" infomercial, the new SiriusDecisions TRED model specifically created to support channel marketers really is designed to deliver all of the above.

Collecting data from customer benchmark surveys, a channel survey and 2009 corporate marketing budgets, the research and advisory firm has constructed the TRED model to address the following four most common -- and critical -- layers of b-to-b channel investment:

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) October 1, 2008 -- AireSpring, one of the fastest growing telecom carriers in the industry with over 3 billion calls processed annually, has been cited by Phone + Magazine as having one of the top 50 channel partner programs in the industry. AireSpring is one of only a short list of network providers to be so honored. The award, in its second year, will be announced publicly in the October 2008 Phone + Channel Program Guide.

When specifying what agents should look for in a channel program, Phone + Magazine said indirect sales partners need to evaluate essential criteria, including product viability, financial stability and ease of operation.

) January 22, 2009 -- The partnership is focused on both the end user and value added reseller alike. "The challenge throughout the industry has been the ability to scale a legacy file conversion at an affordable price"- says Jeff Frankel, Vice President of Business Development for docSTAR. "Many of our resellers just don't have the capabilities to securely and efficiently tackle a large project. Prior to our partnership with ImageDoc USA our people would have to defer the project to others, now they can offer a complete and comprehensive solution at a truly competitive level."

The Black Shopping Channel has created job opportunities for anyone who is serious about making money while being in business for themselves. The Black Shopping Channel will issue anyone who goes thro

Avega Inc joins an initial group of North American Telecom and Technology Agencies to build an association whose mission is to promote the growth and success of Indirect Sales channel Partners. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1432784.htm

) May 6, 2009 -- Avangate, full service provider of electronic software distribution and reseller management solutions for software vendors, today announced the launch of version 3.0 of ARMS - its proprietary Reseller Management System. ARMS 3.0 has been optimized to assist software vendors manage their channel activity easier and more efficiently through improved usability and enhanced dashboard.

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) June 23, 2009 -- Marketo (www.marketo.com), the fastest growing provider of marketing automation and revenue-building best practices, today announced that Everything Channel has selected Marketo as a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The company's ecosystem of alliance partners includes marketing agencies, systems integrators, resellers, industry experts and technology leaders.

Next-Generation Open Source Console Servers Offer Channel Partners 25% Margins.

The Black Shopping Channel has created job opportunities for anyone who is serious about making money while being in business for themselves. The Black Shopping Channel will issue anyone who goes thro

Manu Koshy, the new Senior Vice President – Channel & Marketing, will look to forge new business alliances with vendors and develop Optimus’ channel in the MENA region.

) December 11, 2008 -- Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today announced the winners of the Company's 2008 Channel Partner Awards. Recipients were chosen by Aspire based on exceptional performance in customer growth, satisfaction, overall dedication, total sales and commitment to QuoteWerks.

Aspire Technologies Announces 2008 Global Partner Awards

) January 6, 2009 -- Unison™ unified communications, the world's first free enterprise software, has been named one of the ten best products of 2008 by eWeek Channel Insider, a leading publication for the IT channel. Selected by Senior Technology Editor Frank Ohlhorst, the products were judged in terms of innovation, up-sell opportunities for the channel, value-added service opportunities and market potential.

) November 20, 2008 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that eCopy, Inc. has named the company a 2008 eCopy Office Equipment Channel Partners Best Practices Award winner in the category of Best Executive Sponsored Initiative in the United States and Europe.

) October 23, 2008 -- nQueue, Inc., the leading provider of integrated cost recovery software, today announced the addition of four new clients for its popular Embedded™ cost recovery and information accountability platform. nQueue's partner channels continue to gain traction with the addition of the following firms: San Francisco's Krieg, Keller, Sloan, Reilley & Roman LLP; Tempe, Arizona's Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, LLP; and Kopon Airdo LLC and Cremer Shaughnessy Spina Jansen & Siegert LLC, both of Chicago. nQueue provides expense management, tracking and cost recovery software for more than 10% of the largest 250 law firms in the United States, and more than 150 clients worldwide.

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NetSuite Inc. announces its plans to enable NetSuite Solution Providers and other qualified channel businesses to re-sell all OpenAir products and NetSuite Services Resource Planning (SRP), the industry's first on-demand enterprise solution for the overall management of a professional services business that was unveiled today in Boston, Mass., at the OpenAir User Summit. (PRWeb Oct 15, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/netsuite/services/prweb1476244.htm

) October 29, 2008 -- The Travel Channel today announced its decision to extend its ongoing partnership with Room 214 through 2009. The Colorado-based social media agency has been involved with several new social media strategy and word of mouth marketing efforts for Travel Channel since April, 2008. Key components of programs provided include: social media intelligence, key influencer identification, online community management and blog development.

Travel Channel Selects Room 214

SyberWorks, a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System industry, announced today that Akorri, Inc. selected the SyberWorks Hosted Learning Management System (LMS) to provide channel sales, technology partner, and end user product training for their BalancePoint Cross-Domain Performance Management Software for the virtualized data center. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1488634.htm

) August 4, 2009 -- Marketers can cost-effectively reach and influence millions of consumers and business decision-makers via the "Advocate Channel," according to a new report issued today by Zuberance the leading Word of Mouth company.

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The "Advocate Channel" combines Word of Mouth - the world's most trusted form of communications - with the reach and scale of the Social Web. The Advocate Channel leverages unpaid Advocates, consumers and business buyers who frequently recommend brands and products and are the most trusted source of information, to deliver relevant content and offers.