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To: John F. who wrote (47)	5/18/2000 9:01:00 PM
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IDC's Annual Storage Perspectives Conference -- San Jose International Data Corporation (IDC) will hold its annual 1999 Storage Perspectives conference on May 17, 2000 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. www8.techmall.com ====================================================== IDC's Storage Perspectives Conference Will Give Attendees an Insider's Edge on Strategies for Developing Next-Generation Storage Solutions FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 26, 1999 -- International Data Corporation (IDC) will hold its annual 1999 Storage Perspectives conference on May 17 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif. This dynamic one-day event showcases IDC's storage team speaking on the vital factors shaping world- wide demand for storage from a systems and mechanisms perspective. This year's conference will draw top-level U.S. and international executives from major and emerging storage and peripheral vendors, the investment community, resellers, and the software and telecommunications industries. "This year's agenda marks both the explosive growth and pervasiveness of the storage industry, and the vital position that storage plays in the overall IT industry. Attendees will come away with a broadened perspective and better strategic insights on how to maintain competitive advantage in the evolving storage marketplace," said Crawford Del Prete, IDC's Group Vice President, Storage, Systems, and Semiconductor Research. The conference kicks off with a keynote address that will examine the long-term impact of telecommunications on storage demand. Next in the plenary session, two speakers from the financial community will deliver a candid perspective on how data storage companies are valued. Attendees will then have a choice of participating in two interactive tracks focusing on storage systems and storage mechanisms. Each track will present IDC's vision of global trends and market forecasts for storage and will include engaging panels with storage and reseller executives discussing hot industry topics. Topics in the systems track are: * Worldwide Storage Systems Trends * Eliminating the Stovepipes: A Software Perspective on Storage Area Networks * Panel: Storage Area Network * Mapping Your Channel Strategy: Critical Success Factors * Understanding Workloads: Opportunities for Storage System Suppliers Topics in the mechanisms track are: * Worldwide Storage Mechanisms Trends * Optical Storage: Survival Strategies in a Commodity Market * Panel: Survival in the White Box World * European Storage Mechanisms Outlook * Worldwide Midrange Tape Data Storage Market: New Tape Formats for the Next Millennium * Worldwide Winchester Disk Drive Update: Where Do We Go From Here? The 1999 Storage Perspectives conference will culminate with a plenary wrap-up discussion summarizing key findings in each track. A full agenda with detailed speech descriptions can be found at idc.com. Interested parties can register online at this Web site or by contacting Tammy Whidden at 1-800-343-4952, extension 4660 or at twhidden@idc.com. About IDC International Data Corporation is the information technology industry's most comprehensive resource on worldwide IT markets, trends, products, vendors, and geographies. IDC provides data, analysis, and advisory services to the world's leading IT suppliers as well as IS professionals in finance, insurance, entertainment, advertising, consumer goods, and publishing. IDC's research and opinions are based on the results of more than 300,000 end-user surveys, in-depth competitive analysis, broad technology coverage, and strategic analysis. IDC is committed to providing global research with local content through its 500 analysts in more than 40 countries worldwide. Additional information on IDC can be found on its Web site at idc.com. IDC is a division of International Data Group, the world's leading IT media, research, and exposition company. All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. For more information, contact: Christina Casey 508-935-4622 ccasey@idc.com