Spiceworks to Speak on the “Social Channel’s” Impact on the Technology Industry at Forrester’s IT Forum 2011

Jay Hallberg Joins Top Forrester Analysts on Panel Highlighting New Channels for the IT Industry

LAS VEGAS – May 23, 2011 – This week at Forrester’s IT Forum 2011, Spiceworks™ Inc. co-founder and CMO Jay Hallberg will join top Forrester analysts Peter Burris, Kim Celestre and Tim Harmon on a panel titled: “New Buyers, New Drivers, And New Channels for New Technologies.” The panel is part of the Empowering Customer Engagement in the Tech Industry track and will explore the emerging platforms technology marketers must navigate to successfully reach customers.

The IT Forum is Forrester’s annual flagship event designed to help IT professionals tackle shared matters. This year’s event will focus on building bridges to new business partners, scaling innovative solutions, and co-creating business and technology strategy.

Session Title:
“New Buyers, New Drivers, And New Channels For New Technologies”

Speakers:
Peter Burris, Vice President, Research Director, Forrester>
Kim Celestre, Senior Analyst, Forrester>
Tim Harmon, Principal Analyst, Forrester>
Jay Hallberg, Co-founder and VP of Marketing, Spiceworks

When:
Thursday, May 26, 2011
at 1:30 PM CT

Where:
The Palazzo Las Vegas
3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

The Spiceworks social business network for IT combines free network management, network monitoring and help desk software with a rapidly growing and active Facebook-like community of IT professionals. More than 1.4 million IT pros use Spiceworks to discover, buy and manage $244 billion worth of technology products and services each year. Over 200 top technology providers, including Microsoft, Google, Dell and Intel, use Spiceworks to connect directly with IT buyers.

About Spiceworks

Spiceworks is the marketplace that connects the IT industry to help technology buyers and sellers get their jobs done, every day. The company helps people in the world’s businesses to find, adopt, and manage the latest technologies while also helping IT brands build, market, and support better products and services. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Spiceworks empowers people to use technology to make their organizations, their communities, and the world better. For more information, visit http://www.spiceworks.com.

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