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The Channel Company Launches
AI-Powered CRN Answers for Fast,
Trusted Technology Research
Needham, MA – June 16, 2025 – The Channel Company, today announced the launch of CRN Answers, a new AI-powered search experience to help solution providers get the most relevant, valuable answers to their technology questions — right on CRN.com.

CRN Answers transforms how solution providers engage with CRN content by delivering in-depth, AI-generated answers about their current interest areas in just one click. Whether they’re exploring emerging technologies, evaluating vendor strategies, or navigating market shifts, CRN Answers surfaces trusted insights, related questions, and deep-dive content, with CRN article source links included.
“We’re thrilled to provide CRN readers with this seamless AI search tool that delivers the timely answers solution providers need to make informed strategic decisions,” said Stuart Sumner, Chief Content Officer, The Channel Company. “With tech markets in constant flux, they need a trusted way to discover, evaluate, and act on information fast. CRN Answers connects them with the insights they need at every state of research, whether they are in discovery mode or ready to bring new solutions to market.”

In addition to one-click results, CRN Answers provides additional pathways to go deeper on any tech or channel-related subject. The ‘Related Questions’ module returns follow-up questions based on articles CRN visitors read and ‘Highlighted Resources’ spotlights high-value content closely aligned to search topics from technology vendor sponsors.

“The Channel Company is proud to modernize CRN’s trusted journalism platform with an AI tool that delivers contextualized technology insights for solution providers,” said Matt Yorke, CEO, The Channel Company. “CRN Answers is built for the way tech partners research today and helps aligned technology vendors and solutions providers connect earlier to capture shared growth opportunities.”

CRN Answers will begin on CRN.com in the US before expanding to our global media portfolio brands, including CRN UK, CRN Germany, CRN Australia, CRN Asia, MES Computing, and Computing.

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About The Channel Company
The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit  thechannelco.com.

About EagleTree Capital
EagleTree Capital is a leading New York-based middle-market private equity firm, with $5.3 billion of assets under management, that has completed 45 private equity investments and over 100 add-on transactions over the past 20+ years. EagleTree primarily invests in North America in the following sectors: business services, consumer, and water and specialty industrial. For more information, visit www.eagletree.com or find EagleTree on LinkedIn.

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