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To: Lost in New York who wrote (10546)	12/11/1997 3:51:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

COMDEX/Miami '97 Attracts More Than 25,000 Visitors, 300 Exhibitors And Some Of The Industry's Top Leaders 12:08 p.m. Dec 11, 1997 Eastern MIAMI, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A ribbon cutting ceremony attended by some of the Latin American IT industry's most important leaders, kicked-off COMDEX/Miami's second year. With 300 exhibitors and attendance on track to break show records, COMDEX/Miami '97 is the largest tri-lingual information technology show focused on Latin America. During the inauguration ceremony, Miami Beach's Commissioner, Simon Cruz, proclaimed December 9-11, COMDEX/Miami Day in the city of Miami Beach. "The tremendous increase in the number of visitors clearly demonstrates Miami's unique positioning as the Capital of Latin America," said Jose Chao, show director for COMDEX/Miami. "The number of attendees to this year's show has surpassed our expectations, with a significant increase over last year's conference attendance and strong international attendance." Show keynotes focused on strategic steps for success in the Latin American IT and telecom industries. During Tuesday's keynote address, Howard Anderson, managing director of The Yankee Group outlined the three "Is" of Latin American IT opportunities: infrastructure, integration and the Internet. Anderson explained how the wireless boom is the fastest growing telecom market segment in Latin America. On Wednesday, Bruce Claflin, senior vice president and general manager for worldwide sales and marketing, Digital Equipment Corporation, addressed how companies are making the transition toward a global economy in Latin America and how they are forced to develop new business strategies in order to make them more competitive. Other COMDEX/Miami highlights included announcements from CNN Interactive, 3Com and BellSouth. CNN Interactive launched CNNenEspanol.com the CNN News Group's seventh web site and its first Spanish language news web site. 3Com Corporation announced the OfficeConnect(R) NETBuilder(R) 13x series of routers with full routing and security features designed to help enterprises extend cutting-edge Intranets to the remote sites and develop Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). BellSouth also announced its new program "Miami Goes Electronic," which will enable small and medium sized businesses to have global marketing possibilities available to them. "With more than 22 countries represented, 25,000 visitors expected and 300 exhibitors, COMDEX/Miami is the premier gathering place for the IT industry here in the hub of the Americas region," adds Chao. About ZD COMDEX & Forums ZD COMDEX & FORUMS is the world's leading producer of information technology events, with products ranging from the IT industry's largest exhibitions to renowned, educational programs, custom seminars and specialized vendor marketing programs. It brings together the high-profile, high-impact COMDEX and WINDOWS WORLD brands with the educational focus and depth of NetWorld+Interop, Seybold Seminars and other leading industry events. ZD COMDEX & FORUMS serves more than 6,000 exhibiting companies and two million attendees through 65 events in 20 countries. These events have revolutionized the way computers are bought, sold and distributed. ZD COMDEX & FORUMS is a division of Ziff Davis. For updated information on COMDEX/Miami '97 and other events produced by ZD COMDEX & FORUMS, be sure to visit COMDEX Online at zdcf com. COMDEX is a registered trademark of ZD COMDEX & FORUMS. Product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. SOURCE COMDEX/Miami '97 o~~~ O