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4/18/2007 The Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group will present the industry's second virtual trade show "Take Control Of Your Technology Roadmap" April 25-26. "Doors open" online at 8 a.m. EDT each day. For more information and to register for the fair, visit www.virtualtechfair.com. The group hosted the inaugural tech fair in September 2006, which generated more than 9,000 booth visits for the original 24 exhibitors.

4/16/2007 Busy executives are finding that the time to attend and gain knowledge from industry experts is shrinking. Gone are the days of sitting in a lecture hall room with someone standing behind a podium presenting industry information. Presentations are now being held online. The Virtual Tech Fair offers many of the same benefits to exhibitors and attendees as a physical trade show. Navigating around the virtual event is simple. Attendees and exhibitors can access all areas of the Virtual Tech Fair from any screen. This fair will take place April 24 and 25. To register or find out more…

4/16/2007 The three letters ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) have come to represent what everyone seeks in a computer system. For most distributors, this is a good starting point. For some, it may be all you need. But there is so much more out there.

3/30/2007 Peter de Jager, a consultant who specializes in strategies for managing change and technology, is scheduled to present the keynote address at the Distribution Virtual Tech Fair April 25.

3/30/2007 Making the trip to an upcoming event? Then come see what makes the trip worthwhile.

3/30/2007 SAP is sponsoring the Virtual Tech Fair which takes the most successful elements of any live trade show and translates them into the virtual world of the Internet. Attendees can enjoy product demos, event networking, show prizes and educational presentations from industry leaders.

3/26/2007 See Epicor Software at the Spring Distribution Virtual Tech Fair hosted by Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group.

3/13/2007 The second Distribution Virtual Tech Fair, a complimentary online business trade show dedicated to the distribution industry, is set for April 25-26.

11/17/2006 The debut Distribution Virtual Tech Fair™ hosted by the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group brought together 24 exhibitors and vendors and offered businesses a new way to reach out to their communities – creating more than 9,000 booth visits throughout the fair and breaking attendance records with more than 86 percent of registrants in attendance.

By Angela D. Harris
10/9/2006 Most everybody has walked through your run-of-the-mill tradeshow. The Distribution Virtual Tech Fair, sponsored by the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group, was not your run-of-the-mill tradeshow.

11/1/2006 The price of attending a trade fair can add up, what with the cost of travel, registration, meals and lodging. Exhibiting at a fair is even more costly, running into tens of thousands of dollars. For smaller companies, it just might not be worth it to send staff to a show or man a booth.

By Steve Epner
10/1/2006 As I work on research into the future of distribution, it is very interesting to translate the academic world’s research into something that can be used in the real world.

9/12/2006 You love to network, want to know what is happening in your industry, like to meet interesting people, and visit exhibits. BUT you hate to travel, stay in lonely hotel rooms, battle traffic, pay exorbitant prices for everything, stand in long lines, scurry to food stands and rest rooms and bear the time spent out of the office. Well, say goodbye to the hassles and hello to the Virtual Tech Fair (VTF).

By Jeff Gusdorf
9/11/2006 In Alice in Wonderland, Alice gets lost and stops to ask the Cheshire Cat which path to take. The Cat asks "Where are you going?" Alice replies "I do not know." The Cat answers "Then any path will get you there." The same logic can be applied to the software selection process: without a clear plan the endeavor can be intimidating, overwhelming, and time intensive.

9/11/2006 About 400 visitors checked into the first Distribution Virtual Tech Fair Sept. 12 and 13, where exhibitors and attendees interacted in an online trade convention, the first of its kind for the industrial distribution field.

9/10/2006 You love to network, want to know what is happening in your industry, like to meet interesting people, and visit exhibits. But you hate to travel, stay in lonely hotel rooms, battle traffic, pay exorbitant prices for everything, stand in long lines, scurry to food stands and rest rooms and bear the time spent out of the office. Well, say goodbye to the hassles and hello to the Virtual Tech Fair (VTF).

The debut Distribution Virtual Tech Fair™ hosted by the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group brought together 24 exhibitors and vendors and offered businesses a new way to reach out to their communities – creating more than 9,000 booth visits throughout the fair and breaking attendance records with more than 86 percent of registrants in attendance.

9/7/2006 A suburban St. Louis accounting firm has the answer to the cost of traveling to trade shows - a Web-based virtual technology fair.

9/7/2006 A suburban St. Louis accounting firm has the answer to the cost of traveling to trade shows - a Web-based virtual technology fair.

By Jerri Stroud
9/7/2006 A St. Louis County accounting firm has a cure for the high cost of traveling to trade shows: a virtual technology fair.

9/7/2006 Purdue University's College of Technology is participating in a trade show for wholesale distributors, but instead of participants having to drive or fly across the country and set up equipment, all they'll have to do is log on.

9/7/2006 A suburban St. Louis accounting firm has the answer to the cost of traveling to trade shows - a Web-based virtual technology fair.

9/5/2006 You love to network, want to learn about the latest technology in distribution, like to meet interesting people, and visit exhibits. BUT you hate to travel, stay in lonely hotel rooms, battle traffic, pay exorbitant prices for everything, stand in long lines, scurry to food stands and rest rooms and lose valuable time away from the office. Well, say goodbye to the hassles and hello to the Virtual Tech Fair (VTF).

9/1/2006 You love to network, want to learn about the latest technology in distribution, like to meet interesting people, and visit exhibits. BUT you hate to travel, stay in lonely hotel rooms, battle traffic, pay exorbitant prices for everything, stand in long lines, scurry to food stands and rest rooms and lose valuable time away from the office. Well, say goodbye to the hassles and hello to the Virtual Tech Fair (VTF).

9/1/2006 The debut of the Virtual Tech Fair™ hosted by the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group promises to offer another avenue for businesses to reach out to their community – whether they are around the corner or around the globe – and accelerates their software selection process.

9/1/2006 Join Adam Fein and other technology leaders as they present education programs on adopting new technologies to improve your business.

8/30/2006 If you're looking for technology or software information, there's a virtual tech fair coming from the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group.

8/28/2006 Introducing a new way of bringing the Wholesale Distribution and Technology communities together

8/26/2006 In the continuing tradition of presenting best practices in the industry, the Virtual Tech Fair™ presents technology leaders of the wholesale/distribution communities.

8/24/2006 In the continuing tradition of presenting best practices in the industry, the Virtual Tech Fair™ presents technology leaders of the wholesale/distribution communities.

8/21/206 The software selection process can be complex and time-consuming. If shortcuts are taken or steps in the process are skipped, the risk of selecting a software package that doesn’t live up to the expectations of management and the user community increases.

In Alice in Wonderland, Alice gets lost and stops to ask the Cheshire Cat which path to take. The Cat asks “Where are you going?” Alice replies “I do not know.” The Cat answers “Then any path will get you there.” The same logic can be applied to the software selection process, without a clear plan the endeavor can be intimidating, overwhelming and time intensive.

8/1/2006 The Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group is hosting a technology event it hopes will feature the information and teaching advantages of a trade show—but without attendees having to fly in or pay registration fees.

7/22/2006 Gone are the days when trade show participants have to physically travel to a convention center, battle traffic, pay for parking, stand in long registration lines, scurry to food stands and rest rooms and lose valuable time spent away from the office with the debut of the Virtual Tech Fair™ hosted by the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group.

7/1/2006 The Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group is introducing new ways to bring industries together by embracing technology at the inaugural Virtual Tech Fair.

7/1/2006 New practice areas, staffing concerns, changes in technology, development of alliances, and marketing services are some of the factors forcing heads of firms to limit working their book of business and think more strategically.

1/4/2006 According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the economy remained fairly healthy in 2005, with average quarterly GDP growth running around 3.5 percent. Business investment in equipment and software almost twice this rate.

By Steve Epner and Jeff Gusdorf
8/1/2005 There is an old joke that says there are only two steps to software selection. Step one is to select a solution, and step two is to throw it out.