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Monday November 29, 12:10 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
IDG World Expo Announces Plans to Launch 'ASP World Conference and Expo'
IDG Resources to Support Largest Tradeshow and Conference for Application Services Providers to Attract End-Users and Evangelize ASP Movement
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1999-- IDG World Expo, producer of some of the most successful IT trade show launches including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Internet Commerce Expo, and Windows 2000 Conference & Expo, today announced that it will launch the world's largest tradeshow and conference dedicated solely to the exploding application service provider market. The new tradeshow, ASP World Conference and Expo, will be the premiere venue for end-users, managers, corporate executives, developers, members of the financial community and the media to learn about the benefits of outsourcing software applications and to evaluate ASP solutions. The first show is slated for October 3-6, 2000 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA.
ASP World Conference and Expo will present educational content from industry-leading visionaries and experienced end-users providing unbiased analysis, lessons and real world solutions. The four-day conference program will provide keynote presentations, debates, tutorial labs and networking opportunities focused around the real technical and business issues surrounding this emerging trend.
``The unmatched resources of IDG are poised to help advance the ASP movement and provide end-users with services and solutions to meet their IT needs,' said Rob Scheschareg, IDG World Expo Vice President of Events. ``IDG is dedicating millions of dollars in direct expenditures to each ASP event, including advertising and promotional materials, research and event services for the launch event in October 2000. We are committed to providing vendors with the most effective, far-reaching vehicle to showcase their offerings, evangelize the ASP movement, educate end-users and highlight the benefits of application outsourcing.'
The flagship sponsor of ASP World Conference and Expo is Network World, the award-winning newsweekly for Network IS professionals. The event is also sponsored by International Data Corporation (IDC), the world's leading provider of information technology data, analysis and consulting.
The Conference Program
In addition to keynote speeches, town meetings, editors' debate, tutorials and daily market addresses, the show will also provide sessions focusing on:
Business Model and Policy Issues
Infrastructure/Technical Issues
Outsourcing Custom Applications - ERP, CRM, KM, Data warehousing/management, Intranet, eCommerce.
Outsourcing ``Instant' Applications - Accounting, Messaging, Human Resources, Desktop Productivity
Emerging Trends and Technologies
For speaking opportunities, please contact Natalie Vercauteren at natalie_vercauteren@idg.com or 508.424.4826.
For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jay Novack at jay_novack@idg.com or 508.424.4835.
About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com), an entrepreneurial business unit of IDG, is focused on launching and managing trade events for cutting-edge and emerging IT markets worldwide. As the leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its unsurpassed experience and knowledge of next-generation IT events and conferences to enable technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. Events owned and managed by IDG World Expo include Internet Commerce Expo (ICe), LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, and Windows 2000 Conference & Expo. In addition, IDG World Expo owns MACWORLD Expo and ComNet. IDG (www.idg.com) is the leading global provider of IT media, research, conferences, and expositions, and has annual revenues of $2.35 billion.
ASP World Conference and Expo
Testimonials
``The ASP industry is one of the fastest growing markets in the IT sector,' said John Gallant, Network World Editorial Director. ``I'm delighted to see such a comprehensive tradeshow emerging to serve this growing sector of IT professionals.'
``IDC is pleased to be a part of ASP World Conference and Expo,' said Clare Gillan, Group Vice President, Applications & Information Access Research at IDC. ``The ASP industry needs more highly visible and focused vehicles to educate the business and IT community. IDG World Expo, IDC and Network World together have the necessary resources and expertise to make this a successful event that will help move the industry forward.'
``The application services computing platform is the way large enterprises will go in the new millennium,' said Gary Beach, Publisher of CIO magazine. ``ASP World will be the show to learn about this tremendous, high-profile campaign and to see these new services and solutions first-hand.' |
