We'll be exploring solution provider opportunities in security and storage solutions tomorrow, in our next virtual event. Opening at 11:00 am EDT, Everything Channel Editorial Director Robert DeMarzo will join with experts from a broad spectrum of organizations, and editors from our own Channel Test Center, in a series of panels designed to help you discover new, money-making strategies for your organization.

Just like a live Trade Show, our event will include networking opportunties, a chance to meet one on one with vendors, booth giveaways, and more. Unlike live trade shows, our Virtual events are free and convenient -- drop in from your desktop. Find out more and register now.

Each month, find out how well you know the channel, with our (almost) monthly quiz. It's a fun way to see if you've been keeping up with the technology and business issues affecting solution providers. And past months' quizzes hold up pretty well, if I do say so. Check them all out:

September 2009: M&A's by the $billion; Linux's bloaty kernel; Chrome's big break, and more...

August 2009: Snow Leopard, a world without Word?, Kindle competitors, and more...

July 2009: Blu-ray, e-readers, taming the storms, and more...

June 2009: Welcome to the Dow, Blackberry's revenge, Jobs' return, and more...

May 2009: Hot new search engines, big cats, smart phones, and more...

April 2009: Oracle's big buy, cloud computing, Jackalopes and more...

Feb 2009: Dancing with the Stars, Gates's shocker, geo-location, and more...

Jan 2009: Data breaches, bankrupcies, store closings, and other bummers...

Nov 2009: Digital health, Spammers, SaaS, and more...

Oct 2009: Fast Growth VARs, Windows 7, ARC Winners, and more...

Coming up this Wednesday, we're opening up the doors on our next Virtual Trade Show: Selling into the SMB Market.

If you haven't stopped in at one of our Virtual Trade Shows before, you really owe it to yourself to give it a try. Like a physical trade show, you'll find strategic keynotes on where the marketplace is headed; panels on the best technologies to take to your customers; and opportunities to network with vendor representatives, our editors, and solution provider colleagues. Unlike physical trade shows, it's free and convenient.

Check out the schedule for Wednesday's event -- programming begins at 11:00 Eastern. Register Here, and I hope to see you!