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Canalys announces largest and most prestigious independent
channels conference ever seen in Europe
- The Canalys Channels Forum, 4-6 September 2007, Monte Carlo
Reading, UK - Thursday, 8 February 2007
For immediate release
Resellers, distributors and vendors will head to France in
unprecedented numbers this September to attend the inaugural Canalys
Channels Forum. An impressive audience is guaranteed through the
participation of the three largest and most influential vendors in
the EMEA channel community: Cisco, HP and Microsoft. Each has taken
a Platinum sponsorship position and will be inviting select partners
from across EMEA to participate in the forum.
This sponsor-led invitation model means large numbers of
resellers from across EMEA will join shoulder-to-shoulder with key
executives from the vendors and distributors. Canalys will be
guaranteeing an independent and open forum with content designed to
inform, educate and entertain. The sweet spot of the agenda will be
aimed to interest mid-market resellers, where so much growth
potential exists.
This conference will not follow the traditional pattern, where
leading sponsors repeat tired messages, aware that their competitors
are listening too. Instead independent third-party experts will join
with Canalys analysts to debate the topics that matter most to the
channel. Likely agenda themes include unified communications,
compliance, the environment, web 2.0, enterprise mobility, the
economy, channel financing and marketing. Canalys will also use the
event to premiere its annual keynote global channel trends
presentation. Top executives from the leading sponsors will
participate in private sessions with resellers by invitation, where
they can safely go into detail on their programmes and plans.
Alan Cardy, VP business development said, “Since we first started
discussing the concept of this event with a few vendors last
September we have been overwhelmed by the positive response. Many
have commented to us that, for several years, EMEA has lacked a
credible and independent annual channels event. There is a need for
a forum where ideas can be shared and innovation encouraged. We know
that many vendors compete fiercely with each other on a daily basis,
but they also share a common interest in encouraging resellers to
invest in a prosperous future. We are confident that, following this
announcement, many more vendors will be rushing to play a major role
in this event.”
Senior analyst Alastair Edwards continued, “Channels are becoming
more important than ever as they reassert their cost advantage over
the struggling direct models. The telecoms and IT industries are
converging rapidly, with applications and services becoming more
important differentiators. Resellers have plenty of opportunities
ahead, and through this event we will help them make the right
decisions.”
The forum will contain a mixture of plenary sessions, open and
invitation-only breakouts, as well as an exhibition and meeting
area. There will be many opportunities for formal and informal
networking, including a one-to-one meeting request service. All
guests will be welcomed at a cocktail reception to open the event
and invited to a glorious open-air gala dinner on Wednesday,
September 5th. The conference is open to all and will appeal most to
IT and telecoms vendors, distributors and resellers. Delegates will
be able to register to attend via the conference web site, and
resellers will also be able to request a funded place from a
sponsor. A limited number of places will be available for the press
too. The main conference will be held at Monte Carlo’s famous
Grimaldi Forum. For more information visit
www.canalyschannelsforum.com or call +44 118 984 0520. For
sponsorship details please contact Rita Chaher on +44 118 984 0539
or e-mail
rita_chaher@canalys.com.
About Canalys
Canalys specialises in delivering high quality market data,
analysis and advice to the world’s leading technology vendors. It is
recognised as a key provider of continuous advisory services and
confidential custom projects for marketing managers and strategists
within blue-chip IT, telecoms, navigation and consumer electronics companies. It
has unrivalled expertise in European routes to market for all kinds
of high technology products and services in the consumer, SMB and
large enterprise segments, and provides worldwide market data and
trends analysis.
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