Associations/Consortia

CompTIA Names VP for Public Advocacy

The IT industry association CompTIA announced Thursday that it has appointed Elizabeth Hyman as its new vice president for public advocacy.CompTIA's Elizabeth HymanThe move is part of a stated effort by CompTIA’s new President & CEO Todd Thibodeaux to increase the ...More
April 1, 2010 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
TCA Sets Channel Chief Summit

The Technology Channel Association (TCA), a non-profit organization for the indirect sales channel, plans to launch the first-ever Channel Chief Summit event, open only to vendor members of the association, April 13 in Chicago.The purpose of the event is to give channel ...More
March 10, 2010
Posted in News
TCA Committee Ratifies Code of Ethics

A committee of the Technology Channel Association (TCA), a non-profit organization for the indirect sales channel, has ratified a Code of Ethics, the first step in the creation of a Certified Agent Program. The draft document now much be approved by the TCA Board of ...More
March 5, 2010
Posted in News
CompTIA Introduces 7 Member Communities

IT industry association CompTIA unveiled Wednesday seven member-driven communities to provide thought leadership on issues such as cyber security, health care IT, cloud computing and other emerging technology trends."These member-driven groups will collaborate to advance ...More
February 24, 2010
Posted in News, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS)
Digital Planet, TAG Form TAG Telecom Alliance

Technology Assurance Group (TAG), a training and buying consortium of independently owned unified communications companies, announced Monday that it has partnered with master agency Digital Planet of St. Paul, Minn., to form the TAG Telecom Alliance. The TAG Telecom ...More
February 22, 2010
Posted in News
Agent Alliance Objects to Carrier Terminations

To paraphrase a famous Hollywood movie line, “We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore.” So says the telecom industry group of agents known as the Agent Alliance in response to carriers’ unexpected termination of partnership ...More
February 17, 2010
Posted in News
CompTIA Announces Board of Directors for 2010

Trade association CompTIA has announced its Board of Directors for 2010. Bob O’Malley, CEO of InFocus Corp. of Portland, Ore., will serve as chairman of the CompTIA Board of Directors for the second consecutive year. CompTIA also welcomes two new members to its board ...More
January 18, 2010
Posted in News
Resources: Where Do Agents Get Help?

Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) represents the IT community, including manufacturers, distributors, resellers, solution providers, ISPs, ASPs, software developers, e-commerce and telecom companies. www.comptia.orgThe North American Association of ...More
December 30, 2009
Posted in Articles
TCA Begins Work on Agent Certification

The Technology Channel Association (TCA), a nonprofit organization for the indirect sales channel, announced the formation of committees to begin work on a certified agent program and also member programs.The Certified Agent Program committee will be chaired by Peter ...More
December 8, 2009 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
CompTIA Launches Training Affiliate Program

CompTIA introduced Thursday the CompTIA Authorized Partner Program, a new way to deliver the association’s training and certifications for IT professionals.In its introductory phase the program is targeted at delivery partners whose primary focus is on IT training, ...More
October 22, 2009
Posted in News