Amazon Consulting Launches New Exclusive Channel Research on Engaging the Services Partner; Free Webinar Discusses Findings on May 20 at 11am PST

Mountain View, Calif. (Vocus) May 11, 2010

Amazon Consulting, a leading partnering services firm dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering, today announced the release of it newest exclusive channel research focused on services business engagement models. The company will host an in-depth panel discussion on May 20th at 11 a.m. PST and will include panelists Paul Cronin, Chief Executive Officer of InService and Susan McKay, Director of Strategy and Alliance Development at EMC. Visit http://www.AmazonConsulting.com to register for the webinar or click here.

This webinar tackles questions around what channel service-based business models are successful, which services grow fastest, and what field engagement models are most effective between vendor and partner in delivering services to the customer, said Diane Krakora, Amazon Consulting CEO. Vendor channel professionals wanting to understand what type of program support solution providers need should definitely plan on listening in.

Weve had a lot of interest in this topic over the last 18 months, indicated Beth Vanni, Amazon Consultings Director of Market Intelligence. Our research and consulting work shows us that having a clean engagement model and strong channel program for partners delivering professional services, managed services or support has been an area targeted for improvement with many leading vendors. We think this research bring more details to light about how vendors should be engaging these emerging services-based partner types over the next 12-18 months.

The companys full research on this topic includes an Executive Brief of findings, two detailed research reports and the webinar featuring a panel discussion of the findings on May 20th at 11:00 a.m. PST. The research reports are available exclusively to subscribers of Amazon Consultings annual market intelligence subscription service called PartnerG2.

PartnerG2

Amazon Consulting offers market research studies through a comprehensive annual market intelligence subscription program called PartnerG2. Fueling channel management professionals with valuable research, analysis, thought leadership tools and expert advice to guide partnering success, PartnerG2 offers unlimited users under a corporate subscription, quarterly studies based on industry hot topics, a complete library of thought leadership materials and 4-hours of complementary consulting services. Channel industry analyst and speaker Beth Vanni is the Director of Market Intelligence for Amazons Partner G2 program and can be followed at http://amazonconsultingblog.wordpress.com/ or http://twitter.com/bvanni.

About Amazon Consulting

Amazon Consulting, LLC is a partnering development firm based in Silicon Valley, California, wholly dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering. We achieve this by effectively designing, implementing and automating channel and alliance models. We offer services ranging from channel models and program development plans to partnering operations and program execution. PartnerPath

Amazon Consulting Launches New Exclusive Channel Research on Engaging the Services Partner; Free Webinar Discusses Findings on May 20 at 11am PST

Amazon Consulting Unveils The Ecosystem of the Cloud, A Two-Part Series on the Channel Implication of Cloud Computing

Mountain View, Calif. (Vocus) May 18, 2010

What started as an ex-Oracle executive designing a simpler way to deliver customer relationship management software at Salesforce.com is now an IT revolution — Cloud Computing. Amazon Consulting, a leading partnering services firm dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering, just published two thought leadership briefs titled, ”The Ecosystem of the Cloud.” To access this two-part series analyzing the channel implications of cloud computing, go to http://www.amazonconsulting.com . On June 17th at 9am PST, Amazon Consulting will host a free webinar with cloud-savvy industry leaders to further discuss this cloud computing channel analysis.

After interviewing leading vendors and more than a dozen solution providers who are deeply invested in the success of this new technology delivery model, we packaged some thought provoking insights about the critical role of channel partners to share with the industry, said Amazon Consulting President and CEO Diane Krakora.

Driven by constrained budgets and the rise of virtualization, worldwide spending on cloud services is projected to grow almost threefold to US$ 42B by 2012. Despite the security and data integrity concerns of public cloud implementations, leading cloud and SaaS players are gaining customers and marketshare in all sectors. However, many have questioned the future role of indirect channels in advancing and implementing cloud-based services. ”The Ecosystem of the Cloud” discusses the implications of this trending technology into the role and business models of the IT channel.

We think its important to address the market fear, uncertainty and doubt around the role of indirect channel partners in the cloud space. Not only will ISVs, SIs and even some resellers not be disintermediated, but their roles in evangelizing cloud computing will be more important than ever, said Beth Vanni, Amazon Consultings Direct of Market Intelligence. Both the webinar and thought leadership briefs tackle such issues as, what are the emerging roles for cloud-savvy solution providers, what are the blended business models of successful cloud integrators, how are solution providers making money and what are the critical support requirements solution providers have of vendors, said Vanni.

Join us for ”The Ecosystem of the Cloud” discussion at our upcoming webinar on June 17th at 9 a.m. PST. You can register on our site at Cloud Webinar – Register.

PartnerG2

Amazon Consulting offers market research studies through a comprehensive annual market intelligence subscription program called PartnerG2. Fueling channel management professionals with valuable research, analysis, thought leadership tools and expert advice to guide partnering success, PartnerG2 offers unlimited users under a corporate subscription, quarterly studies based on industry hot topics, a complete library of thought leadership materials and 4-hours of complementary consulting services. Channel industry analyst and speaker Beth Vanni is the Director of Market Intelligence for Amazons Partner G2 program and can be followed at http://amazonconsultingblog.wordpress.com/ or http://twitter.com/bvanni .

About Amazon Consulting

Amazon Consulting, LLC is a partnering development firm based in Silicon Valley, California, wholly dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering. We achieve this by effectively designing, implementing and automating channel and alliance models. We offer services ranging from channel models and program development plans to partnering operations and program execution. PartnerPath

Amazon Consulting Unveils The Ecosystem of the Cloud, A Two-Part Series on the Channel Implication of Cloud Computing

Amazon Consulting Unveils Exclusive New Channel Research: "From Rookie to Rockstar: Accelerating the Development of Channel Partnerships"

Mountain View, Calif. (Vocus) October 21, 2010

Ramping partners quickly and effectively from new recruits to productive sellers has been an age-old vendor challenge. Amazon Consulting, a leading partnering services firm dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering, just published exclusive channel research entitled, ”From Rookie to Rockstar: Accelerating the Development of Channel Partnerships.” An executive brief of the studys findings can be accessed at Amazon Consultings website.

”With the collaboration of Arrow ECS, we interviewed 47 leading vendors and nearly 200 solution providers to better understand what it takes to efficiently develop a successful channel partnership,” said Amazon Consulting CEO Diane Krakora. This executive brief addresses how long it should realistically take a vendor to elevate a partner from new in their channel program to being a productive seller; what are the key steps along the way, where does the process stall, and what kind of support are solution providers looking for from their leading vendors to accelerate the process?

According to the research, solution providers are willing to invest for up to 12 months in a new vendor line before realizing revenue. But, both vendors and their partners would like to be actively selling within 6 months. Issues such a rebounding economy, new technologies that cause shifts in new practice investments, and industry consolidation are impacting the time and cost of developing solid vendor/solution provider partnerships.

Amazon Consultings recent study identifies key areas that can boost the time to market and ROI for vendors and solution providers. For example, vendors indicate that it only takes their partners 30 days to enroll and get activated in their program, and another 2-4 months to begin actively selling and marketing, after training. Solution providers consistently indicate that throughout these development steps, they rely on vendors staff in sales, technical, services and marketing to accelerate their ramp. They do value some other on-line systems and automation, but the value of people in building new channel relationships remains key.

”We have analyzed this data in depth from both the vendor and solution provider perspectives to better understand the disconnect between the vendor and solution provider communities expectations,” said Beth Vanni, Amazon Consultings Director of Market Intelligence. ”The findings of this particular study validate the common vendor challenge of having 20% of partners producing 80% of their revenue. But, it forces vendors to look more closely at aligning their support along the partner development continuum to what their partners need most. For instance, we found many vendor support programs are unused or under-valued. We also found that the vendors and solution providers had quite different expectations of their distributors for development support. Bottom line, vendors need to spend smarter, know what programs are most valued and used, and clearly identify distributors role in support.”

To learn more about the complete research findings from the ”Rookie to Rockstar: Accelerating the Development of Channel Partnerships,” click here. Full details of this analysis are available through a subscription to Amazon Consultings PartnerG2 market intelligence service.

PartnerG2

Amazon Consulting offers market research studies through a comprehensive annual market intelligence subscription program called PartnerG2. Fueling channel management professionals with valuable research, analysis, thought leadership tools and expert advice to guide partnering success, PartnerG2 offers unlimited users under a corporate subscription, quarterly studies based on industry hot topics, a complete library of thought leadership materials and 4-hours of complementary consulting services. Channel industry analyst and speaker Beth Vanni is the Director of Market Intelligence for Amazon Consultings Partner G2 program and can be followed at http://amazonconsultingblog.wordpress.com/ or http://twitter.com/bvanni .

About Amazon Consulting

Amazon Consulting, LLC is a partnering development firm based in Silicon Valley, California, wholly dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering. We achieve this by effectively designing, implementing and automating channel and alliance models. We offer services ranging from channel models and program development plans to partnering operations and program execution. PartnerPath

Amazon Consulting Unveils Exclusive New Channel Research: "From Rookie to Rockstar: Accelerating the Development of Channel Partnerships"

ISTEC Works with SPEED to Debut Global Student Channel, Powered by eDoorways" PowerChannel

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 9, 2011

The Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, that it has created the ISTEC Student Channel, driven by eDoorways’ (Pink Sheets: EDWY) PowerChannel technology, to facilitate a global relationship dynamic and to innovate curricula among all students of the world.

The ISTEC Student Channel will be essential in providing equal opportunity education, development, and scholarships to students specializing in science, technology, engineering, and math. With this action, ISTEC is bringing together the brightest students and faculty from around the world to ensure their counterparts have equal access to information and resources to provide opportunities and advancements in the science fields.

Enter the world’s engineering students. An integral component of the Student Channel is ISTEC’s collaborative affiliate, the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED). SPEED is the world’s first and only global organization of engineering students, advancing engineering education by providing a platform for global communication among students and other stakeholders.

SPEED’s members come from virtually every developed nation and many emerging countries. ISTEC is collaborating with SPEED members to share resources. The goal – give the world’s future engineers and scientists every opportunity available to innovate via scholarships, student contests, incentivized creativity initiatives, and interactions with some of the most respected members of the field of science.

The creation of a global Student Channel and introduction of the world’s engineering students into the creative mix is a significant development for ISTEC. For eDoorways International Corporation, the implications may also loom large. SPEED students will be joining others from Latin America and around the world to collaborate using an emerging global innovation platform operated with eDoorways technology.

For more information on eDoorways International Corporation and/or the “eDoorways” (http://www.eDoorways.com) initiative, e-mail a package request to info@eDoorwaysCorp.com. Visit the corporate Web site at eDoorwaysCorp.com (http://www.eDoorwaysCorp.com), make comments via the corporate blog (http://www.eDoorways.wordpress.com), or follow the company on Twitter.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecast results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product demand, market competition, risk inherent in the company’s domestic and international operations, imprecision in estimating product reserves and the company’s ability to replace and expand its holdings.

Contact:

Heritage Corporate Services, Inc.

Jeffrey Staller, President, 561-210-5675

Jeffrey(at)HeritageCorporateServices(dot)com

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Amazon Consulting Launches New Exclusive Channel Research on Business Influencers

Mountain View, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 15, 2011

Amazon Consulting, a leading partnering services firm dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering, today announced the release of it newest exclusive channel research entitled Influencing the Influencers. This research analyzes the key requirements of the business influencer channel community and compares it to the type of partner support and investments currently in place among IT vendors. The research was conducted in conjunction with Consulting Magazine and their unique audience of 20,000 global business consulting firms. Amazon Consulting will host an in-depth panel discussion of the research results on Thursday, February 17th at 9 a.m. PST Visit http://www.AmazonConsulting.com to register for the webinar or click here. To access the executive brief of this study click here.

IT vendors are increasingly focused on providing industry-specific solutions that address business pain-points. They rely heavily on the vertical-industry expertise of their solution providers to help them be successful here, said Amazon Consultings Vice President, Beth Vanni. However, vendors arent always providing the right kind of tools and support that these business influencers need to be successful. Our research not only identifies some of the obstacles that have hindered vendors partnering success, but we identify which vendors are actually supporting the system integrators business solutions focus best and why.

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Amazon Consulting Launches New Exclusive Channel Research on Business Influencers

Building an Ecommerce Channel: Gorilla Launches OMG The Jeans Store on Magento Enterprise

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 11, 2011

Gorilla, an award winning ecommerce solutions provider and 2010 Magento Partner of the Year, has successfully launched omgjeans.com, the first online store for fast-growing New York fashion retailer, OMG The Jeans Store. In creating OMGs initial ecommerce channel, Gorilla developed a site built around the brand, its products, and the need for OMG to intimately engage their strong Facebook following.

Choosing Gorilla as our partner for this project was a smart decision said Boaz Lev Ari, General Manager at OMG. They really know what theyre doing with Magento, and because they perform all design and development in-house, it really gave us the level of control and accountability we were looking for.

Gorilla implemented a design concept centered on the distinctly New York feel of the brands retail outlets. The site targets savvy, brand-conscious consumers, using “negative space” to provide a clear focus on the products and promotions, which set the retailer apart.

To give OMG maximum ecommerce flexibility, Gorilla built the site on the Magento Enterprise platform. To faithfully recreate OMGs unique in-store shopping experience that is so crucial to their success, Gorilla extended Magentos core functionality with over 20 customizations and extensions. The site offers enhanced usability, with navigation and filtering features to simplify product discovery and numerous ways to personalize the shopping experience. The site offers enhanced sustainability with tailored content and customer management tools and full back-end integration with systems including WordPress, QuickBooks, Authorize.net, and RetailPro.

Deepening the connection between OMG and their more than 300,000 Facebook fans was a key element of the project. To achieve this, Gorilla implemented multiple components of Facebook Connect functionality. This allows users to login to Facebook from within the OMG site and interact with friends in numerous ways. In addition to enabling users to like products and share wishlists, they can also view their friends wall feeds, tagged products and even be notified of their upcoming birthdays. All of which combine to increase customers time spent on the site and closely tie together the shopping and social experience.

With the launch of OMG, Gorilla once again demonstrates that design, development and integration are in our genes.

About Gorilla: Since 1994, leading brands, retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers have turned to Gorilla to solve the toughest ecommerce challenges and innovate solutions that elevate businesses across channels. Inspiring design, impeccable development and unmatched experience are why Gorilla delivers a smarter species of ecommerce. http://www.gorillachicago.com

About OMG: OMG The Jeans Store is a family owned and operated retailer, with 10 locations across New York City in addition to a newly launched online store. Through a commitment to delivering personalized service and value, OMG offers a distinctly New York shopping experience that makes buying denim and apparel simple and easy. http://www.omgjeans.com

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Bluehost Introduces New Video Series on Its YouTube Channel Demonstrating How to Create a Website Using WordPress

Provo, UT (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

Bluehost today announced the availability of a new 7-part video series called How to Use WordPress on its YouTube channel. The new series, part of an ongoing effort to produce helpful educational videos, is designed to teach anyone who wants to learn how to create a basic WordPress website from scratch. The videos can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/bluehost under the ‘How to Use WordPress’ playlist.

The Bluehost YouTube channel contains a number of educational and tutorial videos that help individuals learn about, set up, and manage their own website, whether for personal, professional or business use. Other currently available titles on the Bluehost channel include:

How Websites Work

How to Grow Your Business with SEO

What is SEO and How Does It Work?

What is an eCommerce store?

How to Create an Email Account

How to Create an FTP Account

How to Transfer a Domain Name

How to Set Up an Email Forwarder

Feedback from Bluehost customers and other viewers regarding the new educational videos has been very positive. It has helped a number of our customers and other individuals learn more of the basics of web hosting, so that setting up your own website is not so daunting, said Daniel Handy, CEO of Bluehost. Well continue to add more and more videos that will help anyone, even if they are not our customers, learn how to get started and manage their own website.

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Bluehost Introduces New Video About How Websites Work on Its YouTube Channel

PROVO, UT (PRWEB) March 02, 2012

Bluehost today announced the availability of a new video called How Websites Work on its YouTube channel. The new video, part of a series of educational videos, is designed to help anyone who wants to learn more about websites and how they work. The video can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/bluehost.

The Bluehost YouTube channel contains a number of educational and tutorial videos that help individuals learn about, set up, and manage their own website, whether for personal, professional or business use. Other currently available titles on the Bluehost channel include:

How to use WordPress (7-part series)

How to Grow Your Business with SEO

What is SEO and How Does It Work?

What is an eCommerce store?

How to Create an Email Account

How to Create an FTP Account

How to Transfer a Domain Name

Feedback from Bluehost customers and other viewers regarding the new video series has been very positive. It has helped a number of our customers and other individuals learn more of the basics of web hosting, so that setting up your own website is not so daunting, said Daniel Handy, CEO of Bluehost. Well continue to add more and more videos that will help anyone, even if they are not our customers, learn how to get started and manage their own website.

The new videos are part of an overall effort by the company to better connect and help its customers and other interested individuals. The company also recently launched its Facebook page and Twitter social media presence (twitter.com/bluehost or @bluehost). And a new company-sponsored blog will soon augment and complement the companys YouTube channel with relevant information about setting up and managing websites.

About Bluehost

Bluehost is a leading provider of shared hosting services and is known for its industry-leading reliability and U.S.-based customer support. Bluehost produces exclusive technology designed specifically for shared hosting and reseller hosting. The company also owns and operates its own data center, domain registrar and nationwide fiber network. For more information, visit http://www.bluehost.com or call toll free (888) 401-HOST.

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