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GTDC recognizes vendors with Rising Star awards: - echannelLine article on the GTDC Awards given out at the Annual Vendor Summit on September 19-20.. http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=21199 "Laying a New Foundation": A focus on solutions and services puts distributors on the path to growth and profitability. http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170701969&flatPage=true "Reseller Loyalty In Spotlight at GTDC Summit": A CRN Article outlining how the GTDC is looking for ways to improve vendors' channel programs. http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171000820&flatPage=true “Turning Up The Volume”: At CRN’s annual Volume Distribution Roundtable, distribution executives explained how the SMB business outlook could lead to more services opportunities, how they play a role in the demand creation cycle, and what represents the single greatest technology opportunity for solution providers today. http://www.crn.com/sections/interview Electronics Supply & Manufacturing article about "green law" compliance challenges facing distributors in the European Union. http://www.my-esm.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=57702342 "A Winning Secret: Distributor Dynamics." A Washington Technology special report. http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/19_6/cover-stories/23776-2.html Special Report: Imaging Products & Distribution A CRN special report of imaging technology sales through distribution and the channel. http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=52600820&flatPage=true Special Report: Enterprise Products & Distribution A CRN special report of enterprise product sales through distribution and the channel. http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=29112531&flatPage=true “Tech Data Takes Aim At Special Pricing” ARBusiness article detailing the ways Tech Data has begun to attack the issue of special pricing--also known as ship and debit--because of the escalating administrative costs that result when product prices are adjusted after the shipment goes out. http://www.varbusiness.com/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=29100059 “GTDC Summit: Distributors Look To Improve Lead Generation” CRN article on the ways distributors and vendors can work together to create demand. http://vb.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/50141.asp. “Special Pricing Woes” CRN article examining the ways vendors, distributors seek to limit this increasingly common practice. http://vb.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/50016.asp “Can EMC Manage Conflicts Between Dell And The Channel Long-Term?” CRN article about EMC's big challenge: keeping the peace. http://vb.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/50004.asp “The VARBusiness Distribution 25” A rank-ordered listing of the top 25 distributors based on fiscal worldwide IT wholesale-only revenue. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/main/2004d25.asp “Whose Job Is It To Generate Demand--Vendor, Reseller Or Distributor?” – A VARBusiness article that discusses the roles of the vendor, reseller and distributor in generating interest in and demand for products and solutions. http://www.varbusiness.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21700194 “The Big Distribution Rebound” A VARBusiness article that shows how, after an extended downturn, distribution has bounced back with a vengeance. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/research/research.asp?articleid=49845 “Storage Centric” A VARBusinessarticle that discusses Bell Micro’s storage offerings. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/research/research.asp?articleid=49842 Fear Factor: Distributors Hold Key To Growing Security Market A VARBusiness article that shows how distributors can be important extensions of VARs' sales teams as they try to keep pace with security's fast growth and evolution. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/research/research.asp?articleid=49841 Mobile Momentum A VARBusiness article that examines the ways VARs and distributors fuel the hot wireless market. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/research/research.asp?articleid=49843 Clear Connection: VoIP A VARBusiness articles that shows how VoIP rings in a strong VAR-distributor relationship. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/research/research.asp?articleid=49844 Special Report: Wireless Technology & Distribution A CRN special report on wireless technology sales through distribution and the channel. http://vb.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/50312.asp "Specialty Distributors Speak Out," an article in CRN that examines why specialty distributors' popularity is rising with vendors and solution providers: <http://newsletter.crn.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/egID0FYPEk0ElM0CSco0Ae> "Avnet’s Roy Vallee Takes the Helm of The Global Technology Distribution Council," an article in VARBusiness about the 2004/2005 chairmanship of the GTDC and several of the GTDC’s current initiatives: <http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/var/48140.asp> " CRN Interview: Avnet's Roy Vallee," a one-on-one interview with the GTDC’s 2004/2005 chairman in CRN: <http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/47494.asp> "Security Software," the first of four Distribution Snapshot special reports in CRN based on U.S. sales-out data reported by Global Technology Distribution Council members to the NPD Group research firm: <http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/47988.asp> "Distribution: A New Lease On Life, " a roundtable discussion among the GTDC’s top distribution executives and the resultant article, published in early 2004, in VARBusiness: <http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/var/47694.asp> "Everybody Loses, " a mid-2003 CRN roundtable discussion with GTDC member executives that began with the issue of vendors taking sales direct: <http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/42048.asp> CRN’s Distribution Outlook, a report on the respective stability of distributors despite declining market conditions: http://www.crn.com/sections/Special/distribution/distribution.asp?ArticleID=39672 CRN’s Research Center includes strategic reports on solution providers, vendors and business trends: http://www.crn.com/sections/research/research_report.asp VARBusiness 500, a ranked listing of the top 500 solution providers in the country: http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/main/2002vb500.asp 2002 Distribution 25 is VARBusiness’ exclusive list of the top 25 wholesale distributors in the country ranked by revenue; this link offers a tool to search the database by category, vendors sold or services offered: http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/apps/2002dist_search.asp A listing of the key research data available from CRN and VARBusiness on channel issues: http://www.channelweb.com/sections/research/default.asp A collection of articles and information presented by Computerworld that cover topics like inventory management and just-in-time systems, logistics and supply chain issues, and procurement and purchasing practices: http://www.computerworld.com/services/research/linkspage/0,4848,LNK523,00.html A list of recent press releases by industry research organization Forrester: http://www.forrester.com/ER/Press/Releases/0,4661,,FF.html A list of recent press releases by industry research organization Gartner Inc.: http://www4.gartner.com/5_about/press_releases/list2003.jsp A list of recent press releases by industry research organization IDC: http://www.idc.com/en_US/browse/viewPressReleaseHome.jhtml A collection of white papers and other resources from the Web site of Supply Chain Management Review magazine, which focuses on broad supply chain issues primarily outside the IT arena: http://www.manufacturing.net/scm/index.asp?layout=siteInfoWebzine&view=Detail&doc_id=29761 A page of links to other publications and articles hosted by the Web site of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), a purchasing and supply chain trade organization that covers supply chain issues in a broad sense, not strictly focused on the IT arena: http://www.ism.ws/Pubs/index.cfm Press releases from the Supply Chain Council (SCC), an organization dedicated to improving supply chain efficiencies in multiple industries: http://www.supply-chain.org/News/ News from the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, an organization serving the needs of wholesale distributors in every industry: http://www.naw.org/news.html |
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