Channel Surfing

TBI Agents Weather Chicago

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:26:49 PDT

By Cara SieversThanks to Ike, the Windy City was even windier last weekend, but that didn’t stop Telecom Brokerage Inc. agents and vendors from flocking to Chicago for TBI’s second annual partner event on Sept. 12-13. TBI’s Cruising for Success event, open to all current partners, kicked off on Friday with pre-arranged agent meetings and demos with vendors at TBI’s ...

IP Man Battles the Evil Mr. Bellhead

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:30:32 PDT

By Khali HendersonHollywood’s latest obsession, the comic book ... I mean graphic novel ... has a new entrant. Beside Spiderman and Hellboy now stands IP Man. (Yes, it’s Internet Protocol.)His adventures began this week at the IT Expo and www.IPManAdventures.com. On the Website, the new telecom hero appears in games, comic strips and videos. Along with his sidekick Metoo, IP ...

In the Eye of the Storm

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:07:20 PDT

By Khali HendersonIn this column, we try to offer glimpses into what’s going on around the channel – from channel events to issues agents are struggling with. Sometimes we get a little myopic, pursuing a single-minded focus about the business of selling telecom solutions. That’s our job, so there’s no apology. But, every once in a while we get a ...