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  www.intelligenttechchannels.com   PUBLICATION

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publication, targeted at the enterprise
                                                                                                                                                                                               channel community across MENA,
                                                                                                                                                                                                Europe, APAC and North America

                                                                                                                                                                                                ITC is an online, digital and print
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      ynchpin Media is an independently owned           ntelligent Tech Channels (ITC) is an online, digital   countries within MENA, Europe, APAC and North
      media communications company, whose               and print publication, targeted at the enterprise      America on a rotational basis. The Intelligent Tech

                                                                                                                                                                                             North Africa, Australasia and the USA
                                                                                                                                                                                              business, including the GCC, Europe,

                                                                                                                                                                                               The publication attempts to cover
                                                                                                                                                                                               the primary regions of IT industry
      main aim is to help organisations reach and       channel community across MENA, Europe,                 Channels’ web portal carries:
influence decision makers in Europe, the Middle     APAC and North America. The focus of the content
East, Africa, APAC and North America. We have       is to keep the channel community up to date with:          Ÿ   News
a growing database of over 2.1 million global IT                                                               Ÿ   Analysis
decision makers.                                    Ÿ   Recent vendor and channel tie-ups                      Ÿ   Features
    Our ethos is based around intelligence          Ÿ   Road shows                                             Ÿ   Blogs
obtained from targeted campaigns. By                Ÿ   Promotions                                             Ÿ   Profiles
understanding our audience we are better            Ÿ   People announcements                                   Ÿ   Infographics
informed to advise our clients and help forecast    Ÿ   Vendor partner programmes                              Ÿ   White papers
market trends. We work with our clients to          Ÿ   Partner certifications
identify new customers and their requirements.      Ÿ   Partner awards                                             All of which are relevant to the regional IT

                                                                                                                                                                                             features, blogs, profiles, infographics
                                                                                                                                                                                               web portal carries news, analysis,
                                                    Ÿ   Training and skills development                        channel industry. It also highlights business,

                                                                                                                                                                                                 The Intelligent Tech Channels
                                                    Ÿ   Solution implementations                               industry and institutional announcements that have
                                                        Product descriptions                                   a direct impact on the adoption of technology across

                                                                                                                                                                                                       and white papers
                                                    Ÿ
                                                    Ÿ   Product analyses                                       MENA, Europe, APAC and North America. The
                                                    Ÿ   Independent write-ups                                  web portal carries a rich mix of media to enhance
                                                                                                               the reader experience. This includes external and
                                                       The publication attempts to cover the                   internal hyperlinks, picture and graphic slide shows,
                                                    primary regions of IT industry business, including         video clips and links to relevant infographics.

                                                                                                                                                                                             announcements that have a direct

                                                                                                                                                                                                It also highlights business,
                                                                                                                                                                                                impact across our regions

                                                                                                                                                                                                 industry and institutional
                                                                              INTRODUCTION
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R
        eaders can subscribe to the latest         packed, ready to use. Hence, it is becoming a
        content through regular email              factory ready product, ready to be installed with
        newsletters, the link for which is         minimum pre-configuration, which is a bonus
available on the home page.                        for system integrators. On the other hand, the
    Intelligent Tech Channels was launched at      number of new vendor start ups around cloud,
a time when the IT industry was in a state of      software-defined anything, convergence and IoT
transformation and its primary objective was,      solutions are proliferating.
and remains, to guide channel partners through         This proliferation is increasing the complexity
this period of transition into the new way of IT
business. Distributors are being challenged as
                                                   for technology integrators and has become a
                                                   challenge. Distributors now have a key role to play
                                                                                                         AT A GLANCE
the traditional lines of business between volume   in easing the complexity of technology for channel
and value are getting blurred. On the one hand,    partners; and, going forward, help integrators
technology is getting commoditised and solution    build sustainable business models.

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REGULAR SECTIONS

Channel
This section carries news and analyses about the
regional industry channel players. It carries news
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about vendor and channel tie-ups, road shows,
promotions and people announcements.                    Enterprise mobility continues to be       Intelligent Enterprise Security     Many organisations are viewing                        Intelligent Data Centres
                                                        one of the hottest topics in IT, as the    aims to help the channel and       sustainable solutions as a long-                     is designed to help guide
                                                       demand to access information on the            end users in the region to        term cost-effective strategy                          the channels through
Partner programme                                      go, via mobile platforms, is increasing.    navigate their way through the     for their enterprises. Intelligent                    the complexities of their
This section carries news and analyses about vendor       Mobility has become a business          labyrinth of threats and employ        Green Technology will help                          customers’ data centre
partner programmes, partner certifications, partner   necessity, creating new ways of working       the right security strategy for     channels to plan ahead and                         strategies in these rapidly
awards, training and skills development.               and transforming business processes.               their organisation.             achieve their objectives.                              changing times.

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       INTELLIGENT
         CABLING
                                               INTELLIGENT
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                                                                                  SOFTWARE
                                                                                                                 How to
                                                                                                                 This section covers technology solution
                                                                                                                 implementations by vendors and channel
   Every organisation’s technology         Intelligent Cloud Technology has      Intelligent Software for        partners at the end-user site.
 performance is dependent, to a large       been designed to help regional     Business will inform, update
extent, on its networking infrastructure   channel organisations determine     and map the future contours
 and cabling; this underpins its entire     which cloud solutions are right   of software capabilities for the   Review
 technology offering. Nowhere is this         for their partners and what     industry, blending affordability   Detailed descriptions, analyses and
    more apparent than across the           considerations are required for     with end-user demands for        independent write-ups of products,
            regions we cover.                    their implementation.            streamlined efficiency.        solutions and platforms.

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2021       ENTERPRISE TECH                      FUTURE TECH                     PARTNER PERSPECTIVE

2021 EDITORIAL   JAN      2021 Channel Outlook         Channel incentive schemes and rewards    Companies to watch 2021

CALENDAR
                 FEB      Channel credit schemes       Women in the channel                     Network security

                 MAR      Enterprise storage           How the channel can help SMEs            Cloud services

                 APR      ERP                          Business analytics                       Endpoint security

                 MAY      Security Operations Centre   IoT                                      Building a Big Data practice

                 JUNE     Business Continuity          Digital signage solutions                UC and collaboration solutions

                 JULY     Software-defined network     State of the systems integrator market   Partner training and certifications

                                                       Technologies set to see mainstream
                 AUGUST   Disaster Recovery
                                                       adoption in the next five years
                                                                                                Business apps market

                 SEP      Managed Print Services       Growing channel sales                    State of IT distribution in MEA

                 OCT      Top 50 Channel Chiefs        Software-as-a-Service                    Artificial Intelligence

                                                       Building a governance, risk management
                 NOV      Consumer technology
                                                       and compliance practice
                                                                                                Mobile device management

                                                       Wearables and commercial
                 DEC      2021 in Review
                                                       opportunities
                                                                                                New Age VADs

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OUR BRANDS

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Senior management: C-suite execs, MDs, GMs, ITDM, FDS, VPs and owners
                                                                                      Middle management: Sales, marketing, and product managers and specialists
                             OTHER                                                    Other: Technical staff, engineers and consultants
                                                                                                                                           SEN
                                                                                                                                                    IOR
       CONSULTANTS                                      IT VENDORS                                                                                        MA

                                                                                                                                                              NA
                                     9%

                                                                                                                                                                   GE
    HOSTING AND                                 16%

                                                                                                %

                                                                                                                                                                   ME
                              3%

                                                                                              : 39
    SERVICE PROVIDERS

                                                                                                                                                                       NT:
                                                                                            OTHER

                                                                                                                                                                        37 %
                        7%

                                                                     DISTRIBUTORS
                                                            21%

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                                                                                                                                                    AN
                                                                                                                                         AG E
                                                                                                                        MEN T: 34%
                         34%
                                                                                                         AUDIENCE BY INDUSTRY %
           VAR/VAD                               10%

                                                         SYSTEM INTEGRATORS                                                                                        UAE
                                                                                         OTHERS
                                                                                                         23%                                         23%
                               % AUDIENCE BY INDUSTRY

                                                                                     OMAN
                                                                                                4%
                                                                                                                                                                               KSA
                                                                                                    5%
                                                                                    BAHRAIN                                                                    19%
                                                                                                     5%
                                                                                      KUWAIT                 7%

OUR AUDIENCE
                                                                                                                            14%
                                                                                               QATAR
                                                                                                                                          SOUTH AFRICA

                                                                                                         AUDIENCE BY COUNTRY %

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LEAD GENERATION
EVENTS
RESEARCH

                  LEAD GENERATION                        EVENTS                           RESEARCH                        ROUND TABLES                   DATA CLEANSING
ROUND TABLES
DATA CLEANSING

                   Using various white paper        Our activities help us to        Research and analytics are             Similar to our events,      A strong, clean database is
                  downloads, we can identify       identify buyers of various     fundamental to understanding         sometimes a smaller audience      proven to drive sales. We
                   potential new partners in      technology. This enables us     any market . . . and data is king.     can improve the customer        can create or clean data
                    target countries. White        to invite them to relevant       You need all three to be able      engagement process and help       as required to meet your
                  papers are promoted across      events and provide you with      to maximise ROI. Our services        you identify better potential     business needs and in a
                  the various Intelligent Tech   a strong audience of potential       give clients an insight on        customers earlier. These can       timescale that suits.
                     Channels’ platforms.        customers with whom to talk.     which end-user customers are           be held either in-person or
                                                                                     making what investments.           virtually across our regions.

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PRINT ADVERTISING OPTIONS                  3 ADVERTS                     6 ADVERTS    12 ADVERTS

ADVERTISING
                                                                                                                                   FULL PAGE              US$3,499*        US$3,299                    US$2,999       US$2,499

                                                                                                                                   HALF PAGE              US$2,199*        US$1,999                     US$1,759      US$1,299
COSTS                                                                                                                            DOUBLE PAGE
                                                                                                                                                          US$5,999*        US$5,599                     US$5,199      US$4,499
                                                                                                                                   SPREAD

                                                                                                                                 STRIP ADVERT             US$1,499*        US$1,299                     US$1,099      US$899

                                                                                                                                 OUTSIDE BACK
                                                                                                                                                          US$4,999*        US$4,799                    US$4,499       US$4,099
                                                                                                                                    COVER
                                                                                                                             *cost is per advertisement

                                                                                                                              ONLINE ADVERTISING OPTIONS                   3 MONTHS                    6 MONTHS      12 MONTHS
                                                                                                                                 HTML* cost is per
                                                                                                                                                           US$3,199         US$2,999                    US$2,599      US$1,899
                                                                                                                                     HTML sent

                                                                                                                                       HPU                US$2,899          US$2,699                    US$2,399      US$2,099

                                                                                                                                       MPU                US$1,899          US$1,699                    US$1,399      US$1,099

                                                                                                                                  LEADERBOARD             US$1,899          US$1,699                    US$1,399      US$1,099

                                                                                                                               DIGITAL NEWSLETTER
                                                                                                                                                          US$1,499          US$1,299                    US$1,099       US$799
                                                                                                                                     BANNER
                                                                                                                                   SPONSORED
                                                                                                                                                          US$17,599         US$4,999                    US$2,999      US$1,999
                                                                                                                                    MICROSITE

                                                                               ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS
                                                                               (other specifications on request)

                                                                                       206mm                             406mm
                                                                                                                                                           HTML format .gif, .jpeg, HTML, text
                                                                                                                                                           Variable width up to 640px
                                                                                                                                                           Max size: 100kb
                                                                               271mm

                                                                                               265mm

                                                                                                           271mm

                                                                                                                                                 265mm
                                                                                                                                                           Banner format .gif, .jpeg
                                                                                                                                                           MPU 200x250px, HPU 300x600px
                                                                                                                                                           Leaderboard: 728x90px (Max size: 50kb)
                                                                                       200mm                             400mm

Supply actual size artwork (In ‘Document Setup’, use 3mm bleed). Ensure            Full page advert                  Double page spread
all images are CMYK 300dpi. Output as a Press Quality PDF. In ‘Marks and       Trim: 200mm x 265mm                 Trim: 400mm x 265mm
Bleeds’, tick ‘All Printer’s Marks’ and ‘Use Document Bleed Settings’. Check      With 3mm bleed:                     With 3mm bleed:
that fonts are embedded on the PDF. Any questions, just ask.                      206mm x 271mm                       406mm x 271mm

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                                                                                                                                                                                       INTELLIGENT
                                                                                                                                                                                       TECH CHANNELS     INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS
INTELLIGENT BRAND SPONSORSHIP                        3 MONTHS          6 MONTHS      12 MONTHS

                                     LOGO ON ALL ITC PRINT AND MEDIA ACTIVITIES

PARTNER                              FULL PAGE ADVERT IN PROMINENT LOCATION FOR DURATION OF CAMPAIGN

WITH ITC
                                     MONTHLY HTML
                                     BANNER ON HOME PAGE OF WEBSITE FOR ENTIRE CAMPAIGN *
                                     BANNER TO APPEAR ON MINIMUM 1 NEWSLETTER PER MONTH **
                                     REGULAR EDITORIAL COVERAGE TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN
                                     SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP RATES                            $10,000              $18,000   $30,000

                                    * Banner will be minimum 50% SOV
                                    ** We will request various banner sizes and positions may change monthly

                                    CONTENT CREATION PACKAGE

                                     SERIES OF INTERVIEWS ON MARKET TRENDS, LATEST ANALYSIS
                                     AND INDUSTRY PAIN POINTS

                                     INTERVIEWS TO FEATURE IN PROMINENT POSITIONS WITHIN THE MAGAZINE

                                     THE ARTICLES WILL BE PROMOTED IN A MINIMUM OF SIX NEWSLETTERS

                                     VIDEO INTERVIEW, WHICH WILL BE USED SEPARATELY ON WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

                                     A THREE-MONTH SOCIAL PLAN WILL BE SHARED TO SUPPORT ALL INTERVIEWS
                                     AND VIDEO ELEMENTS

                                     ADVERTISING IN PRINT AND ONLINE FOR CAMPAIGN DURATION
GENERATE LEADS FOR PARTNERS

                                     COST FROM $9,000
 We can manage lead generation
 campaigns for you and your
 partners. These could be either
 channel or end-user related.
 All campaigns are scalable and
 can be designed around the
 allocated budget. Campaigns
 can be promoted either through
 Intelligent Tech Channels, our
 end user publication Intelligent
 CIO or a combination of both.
 Please get in touch to discuss
 your requirements.

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LYNCHPIN MEDIA TEAM

                                                                                                            MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                         Managing Partner: Richard Judd,
                                                                                                  richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 7534 132 966)

                                                                                                          Managing Partner: Stuart Lynch,
                                                                                                   stuart@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 7514 807 117)

                                                                                                                EDITORIAL
                                                                                                 Managing Editor and Editor, Intelligent CIO APAC
                                                                                                  and Intelligent CIO North America: Mark Bowen,
                                                                                              mark@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1004)

                                                                                                Deputy Managing Editor and Editor, Intelligent CIO
                                                                                               Middle East and Intelligent CIO Africa: Manda Banda,
                                                                                             manda@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1009)

                                                                                               Lead Editor, Intelligent CIO Europe, Intelligent CISO and
                                                                                                       Intelligent Data Centres: Alix Pressley,
                                                                                               alix@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1003)

                                                                                              Editor, Digital and Intelligent Tech Channels: Rebecca Miles,
                                                                                             rebecca@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1007)

                                                                                                   WEB SERVICES/DESIGN
                                                                                                  Head of Design and Production: Pippa Sanderson,
                                     Our brands                                                             pippa@lynchpinmedia.co.uk

                                                                                                     Head of Digital Services: Charles Brandreth,
                                                                                                           charles@lynchpinmedia.co.uk

                                                                                                  Junior Graphic and Digital Designer: Daniel James,
                                                                                                            daniel@lynchpinmedia.co.uk

                                                                                                       SALES/MARKETING
                                     Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
                                                                                                      Director, Strategic Content: Jess Phillips,
                                                                                               jess@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1005)

LYNCHPIN MEDIA                                                                                     Director, Agency Partnerships, James Hardy,
                                                                                              james@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1012)

                                                                                                          VP Americas, Paul Weintraub,
                                                                                                   paulw@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+1 (407) 832-0285)

                 TEAM
  FOLLOW US ON                                              priorities                               Global Account Director: Carmen Aston,
                                                                                             carmen@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1010)

                                                                                                      Commercial Director: Michal Zylinski,
                                                                                             michal@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1002)

                                      Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in
                                                                                                Marketing and Operations Manager: Curtis Driscoll,
                                                                     the United Kingdom.     curtis@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1008)
                                                              Company number 8096230
                                             63/66 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8LE
   www.intelligenttechchannels.com
                                                                                                       Client Services Executive: Tom Bush,
                                                              Tel no: +44 20 3026 6825         tom@lynchpinmedia.co.uk (+44 20 3026 6825, Ext 1011)
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