Just received this piece of news. Good forum for Michael.
Fez
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Industry Leaders Represent the Evolution and the Future of Networking At Networld+Interop 99 Las Vegas
CEOs & CTOs from Ascend, Cisco, Computer Associates, Dell, Novell & Sprint Take Center Stage
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziff-Davis (NYSE: ZD) announces that its NetWorld+Interop 99 Las Vegas keynote program will provide an exclusive opportunity to hear surprising and enlightening insights from the top leaders in the most dramatically changing and converging industry in the world -- the enterprise networking and telecommunications industry.
NetWorld+Interop 99 Las Vegas' stellar line-up of keynote presenters will include: William T. Esrey, chairman and chief executive officer, Sprint Corporation; Charles B. Wang, chairman and chief executive officer, Computer Associates International, Inc., Cisco Systems' chief executive officer, John Chambers with Judy Estrin, chief technology officer; Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer, Novell, Inc.; Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, Dell Computer Corporation; and Jeanette Symons, chief technology officer, co-founder, Ascend Communications, Inc. Topics such as convergence, next generation service providers, networking for the Internet, the latest in server technologies and remote networking will be addressed in these presentations, as these leaders explore how today's trends become tomorrow's standards.
"We are very excited about this year's keynote line-up," commented Leonard Heymann, vice president, content, NetWorld+Interop. "These individuals represent a wide range of today's technological forerunners -- from entrepreneurial engineers who successfully grew their companies from start-ups to behemoths, to forward-thinking business leaders who have met the greatest of technological challenges and led their businesses to success."
William T. Esrey of Sprint will kick off the keynote line-up on Tuesday, May 11th at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Esrey, whose accomplishments include directing the efforts that resulted in the decision to construct the first all-digital, fiber-optic national network, will provide his views on the future of networking from the perspective of one of the world's largest telecommunications companies.
Charles B. Wang, chairman and CEO of Computer Associates International, Inc., will conduct a "Power Lunch Keynote" on Tuesday, May 11th at 12:15 p.m. Mr. Wang will present his vision of information technology in the new millennium in a keynote address entitled "IT In The Internet-Era: Touching Everyone's Life." He will discuss how innovations such as neural networks and 3D visualization will change the way technology is used to benefit business and, ultimately, mankind.
Cisco Systems Chief Technology Officer, Judith Estrin will be joined live via satellite by Cisco president and CEO John Chambers on Wednesday, May 12 at 9:00 a.m. for a keynote address on "Networking's New World." The presentation will focus on the aspects of network architecture that will propel the Internet to the level of ubiquity currently enjoyed by the global telephone network. These include scalable bandwidth; support for all media (including voice and video); and intelligent Internet services that promote easier and more rapid adoption by users and applications.
On Wednesday, May 12th at 12:15 Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corporation, will outline and demonstrate his vision of how the Internet will continue to change the way business is done in the next century. |
