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2008
Feb 14 Key is singled out in article on IT companies giving back to the community; read what Key execs have to say. (MC PressOnline.com)
Feb 1 Key's Pete Elliot and Sandy Nannini were featured in this article about the DataConnectors security conference in Woodland Hills, California
Jan 27 Article by Key’s Sandy Nannini, “Creating an Information Security Infrastructure” in the new electronic edition of Database Trends & Applications. It surveys the broad field of security threats to IT today, challenges to security management, the technology-process-people needed to build a security infrastructure, and concludes with some guidelines to get the job done.
 
2007
Dec

"FIDM Finds the Perfect Fit in VoIP" Application report on how IBM, 3Com and
Key Information Systems helped the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising implement Voice over Internet Protocol telephony to overcome messaging problems and long distance charges;
System iNews (Penton Media).

Dec 18 Elliot of Key quoted in article on effects of global warming on IT.  "The Green Revolution Hits the Office", DOCUMENT magazine's iNotes newsletter.
Oct 25 Key's Elliot was extensively quoted in new IBM N Series storage article (MC PressOnline).
Sept 15 Key's Director of Marketing, Pete Elliot, is quoted extensively in article about Marathon Technologies winning Best of VMworld Award in the New Technology category for its everRun integration for XenSource's XenEnterprise hypervisor at VMware's conference.
Sept 11 Key debuts the Azaleos appliance for MS Exchange 2007 at VM World 2007 (Sept 11'07; SHOWCASE; MC PressOnline)
Sept 10 Azaleos Unveils Messaging Virtualization Solution in Technology Preview for VM World 2007 highlighting Key as an initial business partner for the Azaleos Exchange appliance and managed services.
July 9 A detailed, real-world look at the potentially dramatic cost savings that can be achieved with a successful VoIP implementation, as well as cost pitfalls that can result from a lack of thorough project planning, by Key Information Systems Director of Business Development Terry Boulais, third of a three-part series (IT Jungle; July 9, 2007)
June 25 A discussion of potential points of failure, fault tolerance, high availability, disaster recovery and bandwidth considerations for VoIP implementations by Key Information Systems Director of Business Development Terry Boulais, second of a three-part series (IT Jungle; June 25, 2007)
June 21 An overview of the evolution, current state of the technology and convergence benefits of VoIP by Key Information Systems Director of Business Development Terry Boulais (MC Press Online, June 21, 2007)
June 18 Important insights into ensuring a successful VoIP implementation by Key Information Systems Director of Business Development Terry Boulais, first of a three-part series(IT Jungle; June 18, 2007)
April 17 Key Information Systems joins Marathon Technologies v-Available certification program driving convergence of high availability and virtualization technologies (Marathon Technologies news release; April 17, 2007)
April 3 A case study of the first U.S. VoIP implementation using the new 3Com VCX IP telephony platform on the IBM System i from the systems integrator’s perspective by Key Information Systems Director of Marketing Pete Elliot (MC Press Online, April 3, 2007)
April Key Information Systems plans exhibits at 2007 Annual Conference & Expo on VoIP technology for the IBM System i and at 2007 Server Blade Summit on blades and virtualization (Database Trends & Applications, April 2007)
 
2006
Nov 20 Key Information Systems President Lief Morin is featured interviewee on successful competitive strategies for staying ahead of the curve in a changing tech marketplace (San Fernando Valley Business Journal; Nov. 20, 2006)
Nov 20 Key Information Systems President Lief Morin identifies two trends to watch in keeping the firm’s business model dynamic to anticipate change (San Fernando Valley Business Journal; Nov. 20, 2006)
Nov 20 Key Information Systems makes Fastest Growing Private Companies list for second time in San Fernando Valley (San Fernando Valley Business Journal; Nov. 20, 2006)
Nov 13 Pete Elliot, Key Information Systems Director of Marketing, comments on positive developments in service offerings from partner IBM Global Services (Computer Reseller News, CRN; Nov. 13, 2006)
Oct 30 IBM Gives Its Seal of Approval to Key Information Systems' Innovation Center (The Four Hundred, IT Jungle Publisher, Oct. 30, 2006)
Oct 18 Key Information Systems Opens Its New IBM-Certified Business Partner Innovation Center (MC Showcase Online; Oct. 18, 2006)
Sep 21 Pete Elliot, Key Information Systems Director of Marketing, offers a comprehensive look at selecting the right IBM value-added reseller
(MC Press Online; Sep. 21, 2006)
Sep 21 Bill Rice, MC Press Online Senior Products Editor, introduces feature by Key’s Pete Elliot on selecting an IBM value-added reseller (MC Press Online; Sep. 21, 2006)
Aug 31 Key receives Top Partner award from Avnet
Aug 28 Pete Elliot of Key is quoted in a lengthy interview that this well-known editor of The Four Hundred conducted with leading opinion makers in the iSeries community about the COMMON user group (The Four Hundred, August 28, 2006).
July 17 Key Successfully Utilizes Innovative, Content-Rich Webinar Program as Integral Element in Strategic Integration of Marketing and Sales Efforts (Computer Reseller News, CRN; July 17, 2006)
June 20 Louis Lalonde, VP Marketing and Business Development at business intelligence software maker Q4bis, and Pete Elliot, Director of Marketing at Key Information Systems, talk about the recent alliance that Key and Q4bis have created (The Four Hundred, June 20, 2006)
June 12 Key's partnership with Q4bis business intelligence software was reported on in the Online New section of DMReview.com.
May 22 Key President Lief Morin outlines factors leading to the company’s rapid growth along with new strategic initiatives as an IBM Premier Business Partner (San Fernando Valley Business Journal; May 22, 2006)
 
2005
Oct 25 Inventive Designers chooses Key Information Systems to distribute Scriptura XBOS in North America (E-Document News)
Oct 20 Key Webcast on lowering storage TCO with IBM's DR550 (The Four Hundred Monitor; Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings; October 20, 2005)
Oct 13 Dynamic Document Generation tools (The Four Hundred Monitor; Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings; October 13, 2005)
Sep 29 Key to Distribute Scriptura XBOS in North America. Key will distribute software suite from Inventive Designers, a leading European developer of breakthrough business output for many platforms.(e-Document News; September 6, 2005
Aug 29 Pete Elliot weighs in as the interviewee in an article by Mary Lou Roberts on what IBM is and isn't doing for the marketing of their iSeries and i5 today. (The Four Hundred; lead story; August 29, 2005)
Aug 25 Key's efforts to provide education about Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) and its health-check service for users of Tivoli Storage Manager. (The Four Hundred Monitor; Chats, Webinars, Seminars section)
Aug 16 Tim Prickett of IT Jungles writes about Key's role in the rollout of IBM's new Data Retention 550 (DR550) archive storage unit (IBM Addresses Data Retention Requirements with DR550, Four Hundred Stuff, August 16, 2005)
July 21 A Webcast pertaining to IBM's TotalStorage DR550 archiving solution is being presented by Key Information Systems; see 2nd article under "Chats, Webinars..." (Four Hundred Monitor)
July 16 Leading document automation publication reports on Key's appointment as business partner to Inventive Designers to distribute Scriptura XBOS (E-Document News, 16 July 2005)
July 14 A Webcast pertaining to IBM's TotalStorage DR550 archiving solution is being presented by Key Information Systems. (Four Hundred Monitor)
Feb 24 Key holds webinar on security and compliance with Carol Woodbury. (Four Hundred Monitor)
 
2004
Nov 09 Key's Elliot reports progress at IBM Partner Advisory Council meeting held this past October (iSeries Network.com, Nov. 9, 2004)
Sept 15 Article on IBM’s i5 announcement begins with views from Key’s Pete Elliot (News Wire Daily; Sept. 15 2004; Penton Publ.)
Aug 31 Key's Elliot interviewed on external SAN vs. internal disk for the iSeries (Newswire Daily, Penton Publ.)
Aug 31 Key's advertising program for TSM Reports breaks in Aug. 31 issue of The Linux Beacon
Aug 16 Key President Lief Morin-named to the 40 Under 40 Award list by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.
July 15 IBM's vice president of technology/strategy, Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, is the main speaker during a Key Webinar titled "Pathways to the On Demand World."
July 8 KEY Webinar on July 15 with top IBM strategist covered
in Midrange Monitor, July 8, 2004
July 6 Key and TSM Reports.com extend introductory pricing
June 29 June 29 Key features IBM’s Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger in web seminar on IBM’s On Demand strategy (5 Minute Briefing: Data Center).
June 28 Key and TSM Reports.com partnership reported (Four Hundred Stuff;
June 29, 2004)
June 11 Elliot's views at Key on iSeries external disk in Insider Weekly
June 7 iSeries 400: Key Information Systems discusses iSeries storage market shifts: External disk emerges
May 20 Midrange Server: Key Information Systems presents a Webinar called "Supercharge Your Tivoli Storage Manager (see Chats, Webinars at the end).
May 04 Midrange Server: Novacoast, Key Push Openexchange Server As Microsoft Alternative
Mar 16 Key Information Systems and Novacoast to Debut NT Migration Solution
Jan 22 Key and Vision Solutions co-host a webinar called "High Availability for Every Organization"
 
2003
Dec 20 Key Information Systems and IBM® sculpt a modern solution for displaying history
Dec 09 Key Partners with ONStor to Deliver Enterprise-class File Services Solutions
Dec 08 IBM’s Partner Advisory Council Makes Headway
Nov 17 Elliot at Key comments on what it takes to earn business
Oct 06 Marketing Advisory Council fuses IBM and partner efforts
Oct 01 Key's Customer Asian Art Museum featured in server consolidation report
Sep 30 Midrange Stuff Interviews Key's Elliot and Daon's Wade on Biometrics Products
Sep 28 Elliot at Key describes IBM's new Business Partner marketing advisory group
Sep 23 iSeries Network: Key's Elliot Interviewed on IBM Busiess Channel
Sep 12 Midrange Monitor: Key Information Systems hosts biometrics webinars
Sep 01 Healthcare-Informatics.com: Handling the Blob--emphasizes the storage industry's progress to open standards
Aug 20 Blackout Just a Blip for Most Shops, Analysts Say
July 21 Newswire Daily and iSeries Network magazine: Key Executive discusses what to do with your disaster recovery plan in an article about the 2003 East Coast blackout.
July 21 Key in Midrange Server: Key Executive appointed to IBM's Business Partner Marketing Advisory Board
July 11 Business Case: Asian Art Museum's New Server Collection Brings Ancient Works to Life
Jun 19 SAN a Niche, But an Important One, in iSeries Space
May 12 Midrange Servers.com: Why would anyone want to run and Linux on an iSeries?
May 07 Search400.com: Key Information Systems hosts webinar on biometrics
May 07

MC Press Online: Key Biometrics Webinar

Apr 28 Search400.com: Key hosts Webinar--Partition your iSeries to run Linux...the whys, hows, and wows
Apr 28 Search400.com: Key Webinar--iSeries SAN -- Newest way to manage storage outside the box
Apr 28 eServer Magazine: Key Webinar--iSeries SAN
Apr 22 Midrange Server: Museum's Search for Manageable Windows Server Leads to iSeries
Apr 03 Search400.com; Key Announces Webinar Free University and INsights e-newsletter
Feb 06 New Technology Shakes Up iSeries Storage Space
Feb 03 IBM: IBM/SteelEye/Key Information Systems webinar on keys to achieving high availability for Linuxss
Jan 30 IBM: Don't miss the IBM/SteelEye/Key free Webinar: Keys to Achieving High Availability for Linux
2002
July 15 Key's Life Sciences Commitment Featured in Avnet Publication
July 08 Market Wire: Key Information Systems Declares War On Backup Window; Offers Discounted High Availability Package For 24x7 Operations
July 08 Key Launches Online Tape Backup Analysis 'e-Lab'
Oct 17 Search400.com: Key announced "Zero Downtime Package," in conjunction with IBM's current Green Streak
Aug 01 iSeriesNetwork.com: Key Launches Online Tape Backup Analysis 'e-Lab'
July 08 Market Wire: Key Launches Online Tape Backup Analysis 'e-Lab'
Apr 14 Market Wire: Key Extends Fault And Disaster Tolerance Across The Enterprise With Marathon Technologies
Mar 27 DataMirror May Get Cold Shoulder from Vision
Feb 19 Listing on IncyWincy…The Invisible Web Search Engine
Feb 08 Techie SAN Usergroup / SAN Vendors
Jan 10 SearchStorage/Tech Target Buyers Guide Vendor Page – Disk
Jan 08 Resonate.com ‘s List of channel partners North American Integrator Partner listing
   
2001
Nov 15 Casino CIOs Put Their Chips on IBM's eServer iSeries
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