All of thosecustomers turn to the VAR500 for advice on technology

All of thosecustomers turn to the VAR500 for advice on technology and product selectionand ways to improve their business performance. They are the cream of the cropwhen it comes to the solution provider community. Oracle’s Larry Ellison,Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Cisco’s John Chambers are all highly reliant onthe VAR500 to meet their goals. There is no more powerful network in the ITindustry today than the VAR500,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice presidentand editorial director, Everything Channel. “We are thrilled to be a new addition to the VAR500 list this year,” saidScott Christian, CEO of Spanlink Communications. “This award highlights ourcommitment to providing customers with leading business communicationssolutions and marks another milestone in Spanlink’s partnership with Cisco.” The complete listing of the VAR500 is published in the May 25, 2009 issue andcan be found online at be considered for the 2009 ranking of the 500 largest North Americansolution providers, system integrators, VARs and IT consultants, companieswere asked to complete an online questionnaire to determine prequalification.In February 2009, Everything Channel conducted extensive research and analyzedthe data.

Independent data sourcing (e.g., SEC filings, annual reports, etc.)also was conducted. Finalists were ranked according to their fiscal year 2008revenue, based only on their reseller-related services business.About Spanlink Communications, Inc.Spanlink Communications is a leading provider of unified communications andcustomer interaction solutions leveraging Cisco’s technology. With 20 yearsexperience and nearly 1,500 sites deployed, Spanlink helps companies exploitthe benefits of virtual unified communications networks for businesstransformation. Spanlink applies expert advising, deployment, integration andmanaged services to tailor each customer’s solution and support plan to itsbusiness needs for transformational business improvements in productivity,efficiency and customer satisfaction. Spanlink is a Master certified Ciscopartner serving small to mid-size businesses and large enterprises. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serveprofessional commercial communities – from doctors to game developers, fromjournalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integratedevents, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff inmore than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve thesecommunities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do businessand their markets to work effectively and efficiently.SOURCESpanlink Communications, Inc.Vicki Kallhoff of Spanlink Communications, +1-763-971-2260,; or Maureen Park of Everything Channel,+1-516-562-5942, .

NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ — With millions of Americans moving thissummer – the busiest part of the moving season – it bears repeating: beware ofunscrupulous moving companies.Relocation , the leading online consumerresource for moving services, identified some of the less familiar tricks toavoid and offers guidelines to prevent getting taken.”The majority of moving companies are solid, trustworthy companies. But likeany product or service you buy, it’s the handful of bad ones that should keepconsumers on their toes,” says Sharon (Ron) Asher, chairman and founder ofRelocation .”Our goal at Relocation is to help people have an easy,stress-free move, and part of that is helping them be aware of any issues theymight face when dealing with moving companies.”The standard warnings apply: don’t accept a “low-ball” estimate, make sure themoving company is licensed, check Better Business Bureau (BBB) reports andreviews, and insist on an in-home moving estimate. However, Relocation has some of the less well-known practices that a fewmoving companies use to separate consumers from their hard-earned dollars.The “Guaranteed” Moving QuoteMost people rightly insist on getting a “binding estimate,” which is oftenreferred to as a “guaranteed moving quote.”This estimate ensures that thecustomer pays no more than the quoted amount, and can actually pay less if theestimate was too high. That “guaranteed” quote is only good for the inventory that the moving companyuses to come up with the estimate. If that inventory is wrong – whether onpurpose or not – the “guaranteed moving quote” becomes void, and a new ratewill need to be negotiated with the moving company (on moving day, no less). How to Avoid the Scam: “After the moving estimator compiles the inventoryduring the in-home visual estimate, double-check the inventory to ensure thatit includes everything you need to have moved,” says Asher.