CompTIA Blog

  • Make Your Voice Heard

    Aug 1, 2011, 12:11 PM by Lisa Fasold
    CompTIA is becoming a more known quantity around Capitol Hill, but the average lawmaker’s understanding of the IT community is still skewed. We’re out to show them how small IT companies are a vital part of the equation, when policymakers draft tech-related laws. Some of our top issues focus on business taxes, cybersecurity and privacy concerns, health IT integration, and tech workforce funding. We need your input and involvement. Sign up at TechVoice.org so that you contact yo ...
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  • Vendors & Distributors: Benefit with CompTIA and Network at Breakaway

    Jul 31, 2011, 15:13 PM by Lisa Fasold
    Vendors and distributors at Breakaway in Washington, D.C., are welcome to attend our breakfast and forum on Tuesday morning, August 2nd. From 8:00- 9:00 a.m. in the Gunston West Room at the Washington Hilton, meet with Nancy Hammervik, senior vice president of industry relations at CompTIA, and network with other vendors and distributors.  Learn about CompTIA member benefits such as free market research and live channel training courses for you and your partners.  CompTIA membership includes the ...
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  • Vendor Cloud Solutions Available at Breakaway

    Jul 29, 2011, 20:45 PM by Lisa Fasold
    Cloud computing is the biggest change driver in the IT industry, and IT vendors are rising to the challenge with a host of new products, services and solution packages to help solution providers maximize their business growth.  See a host of them on display at Breakaway in Washington, D.C., this week.Box announced programs for certified reseller and solution providers, designed to accelerate and optimize the adoption of Box's cloud content management solution within businesses of all sizes. Thes ...
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  • Get More Than You Put In

    Jul 29, 2011, 18:35 PM by Lisa Fasold
    CompTIA communities are the foundation of our initiatives, programs, education and research. These member-driven groups collaborate to advance specific technologies, vertical markets or business segments that are vital to the IT industry. IT professionals, vendors, distributors and thought- leaders work together on the issues and programs that will shape the future of the IT industry.Nearly all of our 10 communities will meet at Breakaway next week in Washington, D.C. Attend the meetings to see ...
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  • ChannelTrends: New Prescriptions for Building a Healthcare IT Practice

    Jul 29, 2011, 14:09 PM by Brian Sherman
    With so many negative business trends in the news these days, one of the rare exceptions seems to be the continuing opportunities in healthcare IT, particularly with the push to adopt electronic medical records (EMR). A significant number of hospitals, clinics and physicians’ offices are making the transition to the new technologies, leading to refresh and system upgrade opportunities for solution providers. While many are focused on the healthcare IT business model’s revenue poten ...
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  • NICE: Top-Down Cybersecurity Guidance for Grass Roots Change

    Jul 29, 2011, 13:40 PM by Janet Pinkerton
    What’s it going to take to strengthen cybersecurity in the U.S.? Explaining to an 80-year-old grandmother that she downloaded spyware when she played online games? Teaching middle-schoolers good cyber hygiene and cyber etiquette, along with the math and science fundamentals they will need to understand how tablet PCs, smartphones and wireless networks work? Outlining cybersecurity competencies and required certifications for a system administrator job description? Persuading Fortune 500 companie ...
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  • D.C. Fly-in Coming Soon, Save the Date

    Jul 28, 2011, 12:33 PM by Matthew L Evans
    Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau once said, “The essential ingredient of politics is timing.”  While he certainly has a point, we also believe it is a matter of time … how much time you have to get your message across. Elected officials make decisions every day, many of which directly affect your business.  Remembering a constituent’s face and the message that they sharply delivered can make the difference in how they cast their votes or develop policy.We would like to invite you to come t ...
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  • House Panel Approves Data Security Bill

    Jul 27, 2011, 15:25 PM by Elizabeth Hyman
    A look at the week of July 25 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, a House subcommittee approved a data security bill.  The Obama Administration is moving forward with plans to close 40 percent of its IT data centers.  A Brookings reports reveals that cloud technology raises concerns about nebulous export control laws.House Panel Approves Data Security Bill — Republicans pushed a data security bill through a House subcommittee despite complaints from Democrats that the measure does ...
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  • The Technology Pulse of Small Business

    Jul 27, 2011, 12:24 PM by Seth Robinson
    It would not be a stretch to say that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) form the backbone of the American economy. According to the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses represent 99.7 percent of the six million U.S. employer firms and create more than half of the non-farm private GDP. Clearly these smaller firms are a significant group, even if they do not necessarily generate the biggest headlines.SMBs do not have the same resources for lobbying ...
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  • IT Vendors Offer New Partner Programs and Services at Breakaway

    Jul 26, 2011, 19:15 PM by Lisa Fasold
    At Breakaway, more than 160 vendors and distributors will showcase their latest hardware, software, services and partner programs.  Attendees can vote on which products they think are the best.  In fact, they even receive tag points to win a chance at some mega prizes if they vote.So what will exhibitors have on display at Breakaway?  Check out our round-up of introductions below and keep coming back to the CompTIA blog to see new posts this week and next.Cisco’s new Small Business Unified Comm ...
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  • Top 10 Things to Get the Most out of Breakaway

    Jul 26, 2011, 13:31 PM by Lisa Fasold
    Are you ready for the premier education and training event for the IT industry, Breakaway, in Washington, D.C.  Do you have your packing list in order?  Is your calendar booked with appointments?.  You have been networking with other attendees via MyBreakaway this summer, right?  Have you put together your must-see/must-hear list of things to do on-site?  If not, keep reading.  Here’s our Top 10 Things to Get the Most out of Breakaway: Read the Conference Guide: Get detailed descriptions of exhi ...
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  • IT and D.C. Policy Leaders to Meet this August

    Jul 25, 2011, 13:16 PM by Elizabeth Hyman
    In this summer of debt ceiling brinksmanship, CompTIA’s Breakaway Conference comes to Washington, D.C., August 1-4.  While there is certainly quite a bit of drama taking place along the six-mile stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, Breakaway is looking to have a calm, constructive focus on policy issues that impact your business.  The co-located CompTIA Tech Summit on August 4th at Breakaway promises to deliver high-level panelists and thoughtfu ...
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  • Congressional Support Grows for Repeal of 3% Withholding Requirement

    Jul 21, 2011, 17:02 PM by Lamar Whitman
    We have written earlier concerning our opposition to this new withholding requirement.  Enacted into law in 2006, this provision requires all federal, state and local government entities and instrumentalities to withhold three percent of payments made for goods and services.  Initially set to go into effect in 2010, legislative extensions had pushed the effective date to January 1, 2012.  And by regulation, the IRS further extended the enforcement to January 1, 2013.It seems pretty clear that n ...
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  • Registration Opens for CompTIA EMEA Member Conference 2011

    Jul 21, 2011, 13:20 PM by Rachel Fabro
    400 industry leaders. Three session tracks. One day.  That's what you'll find at this year’s CompTIA EMEA Member Conference on 9 November in London.Join your peers at the Hilton Metropole to hear the latest industry insights from leaders who have been instrumental in the developments that have affected the IT industry this year. This is your chance to get tips on how to help boost your bottom line—even in a struggling economy. Registration is just £69 for CompTIA members and £109 for nonmembers. ...
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  • Vendors Can Learn a Lot at Breakaway Too

    Jul 20, 2011, 16:22 PM by Brian Sherman
    One of the best ways to meet new channel partners and create beneficial business relationships has always been through the face-to-face connections at industry events. Regardless of your place in the IT channel ecosystem, connecting one-on-one with other industry contributors helps you better understand the issues others are facing and discuss ways to take advantage of the latest opportunities. In addition to these strategy sessions, events typically provide educational and/or training sessions ...
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