And the Winners Are...

You voted and the winners of this year’s Best of Breakaway Awards are:

• Best Product – Software: ConnectWise
• Best Product – Hardware: CharTec
• Best Partner Program: Reflexion Networks Inc.
• Best Channel Strategy: Autotask
• Best New Product: ClearCenter
• Best of Show: ConnectWise

From our recruitment contest which encouraged partners and vendors to bring the most attendees to Breakaway, MSP University joined the Winner’s Circle.

From our PitchIT video contest in which attendees and vendors submitted three-minute videos to explain why they were the best company or had the hottest product, two lucky winners received $500 American Express gift certificates.  ConnectWise won for the sponsor category, and Clever Ducks won for the attendee category.  Clever Ducks already promised to use its winnings to help a computer lab for students in Bosnia.  Check out their videos and the other finalists on our PitchIT website. 

Thanks to everyone who voted and to the winners.  We hope to see you all back at Breakaway in 2011, August 1-4 in Washington, D.C.

Last Chance to Vote for Best of Breakaway and PitchIT Awards

Vote before 5:30 to make sure your vote counts! Winners will be announced tonight at the Awards Dinner.

Vote for CompTIA's Best of Breakaway Awards and Pitch IT Video Contest. Visit the official online voting form: http://comptia.breakaway.sgizmo.com

* You may access the form via a web browser using a computer or smartphone.

* You may also vote via iPad - look for the roaming CompTIA staff in bright green shirts.

* If you prefer a paper ballot, they are available in the CompTIA member booth

All voters are required to enter their Badge Number to participate. Your Badge Number can be found on the second piece of your badge.

Here are the categories:

Best Software Product

Best Hardware Product

Best Partner Program

Best Channel Strategy

Best New Product

Best of Show

PitchIT Video Contest - Sponsor

PitchIT Video Contest - Attendee

Best of Breakaway Awards -- Vote by 5:30pm Wednesday

Vote for CompTIA's Best of Breakaway Awards and Pitch IT Video Contest. Visit the official online voting form: http://comptia.breakaway.sgizmo.com

• You may access the form via a web browser using a computer or smartphone.
• You may also vote via iPad - look for the roaming CompTIA staff in bright green shirts.
• If you prefer a paper ballot, they are available in the CompTIA member booth

All voters are required to enter their Badge Number to participate. Your Badge Number can be found on the second piece of your badge.

Winners will be announced at the Wednesday night awards dinner.

MSPU CEO discussion

Great discussion right now on traits of a leadership in the MSPU CEO track- Lee Ellis, founder and president of Leadership Freedom, LLC

MSPU CEO discussion

Thanks for the post Brian. Mr. Ellis is indeed a great presenter and has much more information that has helped MSP University change the way we work together internally.

If anyone would like additional information on how to get in touch with Mr. Lee Ellis, please send a request for information to bcadmin@mspu.us

Own the Customer Relationship in the Cloud

Service providers don’t need to drop all their on-premise solutions in favor of new cloud-based options, but they do need to position themselves to start investigating cloud computing opportunities, an IT industry research panel said at Breakaway today.  Read more at http://blog.comptia.org/2010/08/09/own-the-customer-relationship-in-the-cloud/.

Own the Customer Relationship in the Cloud

Independent consultant Larry Walsh also gives his review of the industry analyst panel yesterday and discusses how the channel can maximize the cloud.  http://blog.comptia.org/2010/08/10/in-the-cloud-business-models-make-the-difference/

Share your Breakaway 2010 exprience online - use the BKWY10 tag!

Are the person who hosted a session for E2C members on the subject of new media? If so you showed a video that featured college kids holding up signs. Could you send me the link to that video.

Thank you,

John Carrera

johncarrera@nisd.net

Share your Breakaway 2010 exprience online - use the BKWY10 tag!

Hi - Yes, that was me! Here is the link to that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

and if you want all of the links from our presentation, they are gathered here: http://www.delicious.com/scato/e2cresources

Hopefully this helps!

Susan

Hanging at the CompTIA Corral

Colonial saying ... "We must all hang together ... or most certainly, we will all hang separately.

Tony Serino ... check out www.ChannelCARMA.com