Bob Venero, the CEO of Future Tech Inc., a Holbrook, New York solution provider, No. 234 on the CRN SP500 who will be presenting a session at the BoB conference on how to gain a competitive edge, said he also sees the split up frenzy just beginning.

"I don't think we are done with these big company splits," he said. "A lot of these companies have ridden the technology boom over many years and have grown and grown through acquisition without a tremendous amount of thinking as to overall strategic direction and how these companies fit into the company's future."

Venero said it is critical for solution providers to look closely at what impact the splits will have on their business models going forward.

"Partners are going to have to look at their full portfolio of offerings and make sense of how these splits affect those portfolios," said Venero. "We are looking right now at what the impact of these splits are on Future Tech."

Michael Goldstein, president and CEO of LAN Infotech, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based HP and Dell partner who will be attending the conference, said partners are going to have to examine their vendor relationships in the wake of the industry turmoil. "The question is," he said: "how do you maintain strong vendor relationships in such a tumultuous market?"