Bio

Established in 1982, and written for executives in the microcomputer reseller industry. Designed to keep them abreast of technological and business developments in the industry and serves a wide range of resellers, from VARs and VADs to more traditional members of the reseller community, such as dealers and retail stores. Editorial also consists of trend analyses, product reviews and case studies. Security and encryption is also covered, including SSL and TLS. All types of products are covered if they are available on the reseller market. Each issue contains the following coverage: Features, News, Columns: For the Record and ShadowRAM; Opinion/Editorial section; Hard Facts section; CRN Selling Small Business section; Special Reports and CRN Test Center. Also contains sections previously found in VARBusiness magazine: the State of the Market, State of Technology Reports, VARBusiness 500, Partner Program Guide and Annual Report Card. Also features: Channel Pulse, exclusively devoted to channel coverage-any issue, event or program that will impact all or part of the channel; Infrastructure, covering networking, hardware, software, operating systems, other platforms and emerging technologies; Behind the Scenes, featuring case studies of resellers working clients as well as solutions provider businesses in transition; Service Providers, a section on ASPs, ISPs, MSPs and XSPs, as well as CRM and PRM issues and carrier news; Distribution, a section on developments, news follow-ups and channel reaction about distribution; White-Box Solutions, covering component issues for white-box manufacturers, new component-level products and test center sneak previews. Selling Small Business is CRN’s monthly report for solution providers serving the small business market, generally defined as companies with 100 or fewer employees. It features a strong focus on the technologies, products and strategies that solution providers need to succeed.