October 2, 2007 -- Martin Wolf will address the 2008 Summit on March 31, 2008 in Las Vegas and discuss the "State of the Industry." He will update us on M&A activity, discuss the lay of the land, what the changes are and an analysis of what those changes mean going forward to our industry. Mr. Wolf is the Founder of Martin Wolf Securities, and has been involved in nearly 70 IT M&A transactions over the past ten years. He is a recognized influencer in the IT Solutions and IT enabled BPO sectors, and has been a featured speaker and panelist at Brand Tech Forum, CRN Roundtable, Software Publishers Association, VAR Business Roundtable, Information Technology Alliance, Sun Microsystems Partner conferences, the Service Industry Association, the ASP Channel Conference, and CA World. For nearly three years, he wrote a biweekly column entitled "Eye on Investments" for CRN, a CMP Media publication. Marty also founded the Datago distribution business of ComputerLand Corporation in 1991. The company had revenues of $287 million in the last quarter under his leadership before it was sold in 1994. Prior to that, he served as President of the Franchise and Distribution Division of ComputerLand Corporation, a $1-billion plus franchiser of computer resellers, and as Executive Vice President of Merisel, Inc., a $6-billion distributor. In addition to his responsibilities as President of the firm, he actively manages transactions and acts as a counselor and advisor to CEOs and executive management of select IT firms. Marty received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan School of Business and is a FINRA registered broker.