Disaster Recovery: Limiting Your Business Risk
June 29, 1:00 p.m. CST
Webinar

Securing Today’s Convergence Networks
July 13, 8:00 a.m. PST
Webinar

FOSE 2011
July 19-21
Washington, DC

Imaging Channel Managed Print Summit
July 19
Las Vegas, NV

Quick Start to Unified Communications
July 20, 1:00 p.m. CST
Webinar

World Expo 1105 Media
July 20-21
Las Vegas, NV

ASCII Success Summit
July 21
Orlando, FL

Quick Start to Healthcare IT
July 27, 1:00 p.m. CST
Webinar

CompTIA Breakaway
August 1-4
Washington, DC
  - Browse intense channel training and
    education sessions
  - Great hotel rate available – book today

CompTIA Tech Summit
August 4
Washington, DC

Innovation Nation
August 23
Washington, DC

Channel Partners Conference & Expo
August 24-26
Chicago, IL

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Cloud Training Workshop

Cloud Quick Start Guide

RingCentral Reseller Channel Program Expands Rapidly
More than 500 VAR and MSP partners signed up in six months with RingCentral to provide reliable and affordable cloud-based business phone systems to the SMB market. Learn more.

How Is IT Impacting Education
Technology is advancing how students learn, how teachers teach and how efficiently and effectively education services can be delivered. With emerging technologies such as tablets, interactive whiteboards and wireless solutions gaining ground in the classroom, the reliance on IT by the education market will only grow in the years ahead. That translates into serious opportunities for IT vendors and the channel. CompTIA’s new research report, IT Opportunities in the Education Market, provides insights into the education market’s use, consumption and purchase plans for technology. Read more.

Find Best Practices & New Opportunities in IT Security
Advancements in cloud computing, wireless capacities and smart technologies all create greater business potential while raising many security questions. At Breakaway this August in Washington, D.C., explore the challenges and opportunities in the IT security field. Find out about security-specific best practices, industry standards and CompTIA member-driven initiatives. Participants in the CompTIA IT Security Channel Training Course at Breakaway will receive CompTIA Education Credits and the CompTIA 10-Week Guide to Accelerating Your IT Security Business. Service providers can get the download on the CompTIA Security Trustmark™ with a dedicated workshop. Plus, during the co-located CompTIA Cybersecurity Summit on Thursday, August 4, learn how government organizations are tackling cybersecurity threats.

Support Federal Funding for Career and Technical Education
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is a principal vehicle for funding career and technical education in this country. Over the past decade, funding levels have remained virtually stagnant, and in 2011 the Perkins Act was cut by more than $140 million (11%) to $1.1 billion. The President’s 2012 budget recommends additional cuts to Perkins. We face difficult fiscal times, but the proposed reductions in Perkins funding are short-sighted and could have far reaching consequences in diminishing the preparation of a “career ready” workforce. In May, 52 members of Congress signed a “dear colleague” letter to fully fund Perkins at $1.27 billion (2008 levels). Read more.

Threats and Countermeasures
Certification Partners, a CompTIA partner on CTP+ certification, is hosting a webinar series on July 13 at 8:00 a.m. PST on securing today’s convergence networks. James Stanger, Certification Partners president and chief certification architect, will discuss the steps that organizations can take to prepare their convergence networks for today's threats. Learn how foundational steps such as network segmentation and more specific measures can help protect your company's valuable assets against botnets, viruses and other threats. Register with code CTIA1002.

Nurture New Leads Every Month
Virtual Marketing Outreach (VMO) from Bright Blue Marketing provides high-tech companies with a different marketing activity to choose from each month with content and design templates at an affordable subscription cost. Now available to CompTIA members at a discounted price, VMO is a Web-based marketing-in-a-box program that integrates the concept of lead nurturing.