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Top Sites for Tech Buying

 

Ned Snell is a freelance writer based in Arlington, Va.

Research Sites
Would our CEOs go back? What is the site good for? CEOs' quick take
TechShopper.com
www.techshopper.com		 Occasionally, if they had a specific need Selection; accurate product information "I liked the layout: easy to use, simple, straightforward."
DealTime.com
www.dealtime.com		 Occasionally, if they had a specific need Strong product information for research "For setting up or expanding an office, it would be very useful."
mySimon.com
www.mysimon.com		 Occasionally, if they had a specific need Thoroughness "Not too much different from all the other shopping sites out there."
ZDNet.com
www.zdnet.com		 Occasionally, if they had a specific need New-product announcements; free downloads "Too detailed; very similar to other sites; nothing special about it."
CNet.com
www.cnet.com		 Once a week Usefulness of content; industry-specific information "It allowed me to get the information I needed."
Productopia.com
www.productopia.com		 Once a week Outstanding consumer-goods section "It is a consumer service with limited business applications."
Buying Sites
Would our CEOs go back? What is the site good for? CEOs' quick take
CDW.com
www.cdw.com		 Occasionally, if they had a specific need Basic information "They deliver the basic information, but nothing special."
Beyond.com
www.beyond.com		 Once a week Links to top publishers and manufacturers "Unique, deep, and competitive."
BuyComp.com
www.buycomp.com		 Occasionally, if they had a specific need Product quality; accuracy of information "Good concepts, but fuzzy on such things as order turnaround time and support contracts."

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Al Shariff, owner and president, GlobeTrends Inc.
Srikanth Sundararajan, CEO and president, Pretzel Logic Software Inc.
Vincent Trantolo, chief operating officer, Annotate.net LLC
Maura White, founder and CEO, GoBabies.com
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