Lisa Fasold Posts

Each August during Breakaway, the CompTIA Educational Foundation presents its Creating Futures Awards to IT and philanthropic leaders. These leaders have gone above and beyond to support Creating Futures which provides free IT training and certification opportunities to populations who have historically been under-represented in the IT workforce, including U.S. military veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, minorities, at-risk youth and dislocated workers. This year, we’re honoring: Ri ...

Looks like creativity and IT go hand in hand.  We asked you to submit your three-minute videos for our PitchIT contest for Breakaway, showcasing the best new products and businesses in the IT channel.  Your videos were creative and entertaining, but most importantly, you showed us that you can sell IT. Our top eight finalists based on vote count (note, we took away votes received repeatedly from the same IP address as we talked about in our voting scandal post) are…drum roll, please:Coolest New ...

Our Breakaway show floor is teaming with special offers and new product launches for the IT channel.  Check out our latest daily round-up of who and what to see next week in San Antonio.This year the current U.S. capital gains tax rate is due to expire on 12/31/2010. Most observers in the merger and acquisition industry are estimating that business owners will have to forfeit an additional 5-10 percent of their business equity if a sale of their business does not complete by the end of the year. ...

While you’re making your agenda for Breakaway in San Antonio next week, we know you plan to network with the leaders and innovators in the IT channel.  But beyond the learning going on in the conference sessions, this year our show floor is bigger than ever with a host of new pavilions and vendors to help you build your business. Each day, we’ll do a quick round-up for what to check out on the show floor. For instance, within our new Managed Print Services Pavilion, you’ll find more than a dozen ...

While you’re making your agenda for Breakaway in San Antonio next week, we know you plan to network with the leaders and innovators in the IT channel.  But beyond the learning going on in the conference sessions, this year our show floor is bigger than ever with a host of new pavilions and vendors to help you build your business. Each day, we’ll do a quick round-up for what to check out on the show floor. For instance, within our new Managed Print Services Pavilion, you’ll find more than a dozen ...

 At Breakaway, you’ll know you’ll learn new tips and make new connections to improve your business.  But hey folks, it’s summer time – time to kick back and party.  We’re planning a full-on Texas party for you, hoedown style.We’ll transport you to the Knibbe Ranch on Tuesday, August 10th.  Air-conditioned buses will depart at 6:30 p.m. for a 20-25 minute ride.  We’ll also outfit you with cowboy hats and bandannas, but wear your own jeans and boots.  Once at the ranch: Watch an authentic, profess ...

If strip poker and erectile dysfunction weren’t enough to raise the stakes in our PitchIT video contest, now we’ve got a voting scandal on our hands. Less than a month into the contest, 18 entrants have garnered more than a quarter of a million votes from viewers.  That many votes in such a short time period are raising some eyebrows, but hey we asked for creativity. We told you to do whatever it takes to get votes for your videos.  So let’s put a few rules in place – showing some skin, yes, it’ ...

Wow! Our hotel block at the JW Marriott for Breakaway 2010 already is sold out at the $129 rate. However, the hotel agreed to give us an additional 250 rooms each night of the conference at a slightly higher rate of $159 per night. It’s still a fantastic deal as the going Internet rate is $319 per night.The hotel expects to reach sell-out status over our conference dates based on the vacation business they are getting in addition to our conference. We were able to secure these incredible low rat ...

Last year, we found that three in four IT firms believed their healthcare clients were eager to incorporate new technologies into their practices.  Our study also found that among healthcare providers, 59 percent were excited about the prospect of telemedicine and 79 percent were interested in portable tablet PCs for point-of-patient care.  So how do you tap into the emerging healthcare IT market? Many IT companies are interested, but the challenge of penetrating a new market with a ...

Five more weeks until we meet at Breakaway in San Antonio.  For me, that means I got 5 weeks to figure out who I want to see, which sessions will mean the most to my business and which vendors might have the best opportunities for helping me make new profits.  It also means I've got 5 weeks to lose another 8 pounds -- in my "get healthy" bet with some other colleagues.I'm not sure MyBreakaway can help me keep from raiding the refrigerator at midnight or splurging on ice cream at the pool, but I ...