To: Bron-y-aur who wrote (1306 ) 9/10/1998 10:28:00 PM From: Charles Skeen Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1606
Plaintree in distinguished company (COMS, CPQ, LU, ETC.) at Town Meeting: FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1998--Network World, the nation's leading weekly newspaper for enterprise computing, will be holding eight free events exploring one of most pressing issues facing Network IS professionals: bandwidth. The programs will investigate the implementation of Gigabit Ethernet as one solution to increasing bandwidth in enterprise networks. The format for the events will be moderated Town Meetings with five of the nation's leading enterprise networking companies, The Tolly Group and Network World. Kevin Tolly, president and CEO of The Tolly Group - a leading strategic consulting, independent testing, and industry analysis organization - will provide an overview of Gigabit Ethernet. Following Tolly, a panel of vendors -- 3Com (COMS), Berkeley Networks, Compaq (CPQ), Lucent Technologies (LU), and Plaintree Systems (LANPF) - will address the factors driving the need for higher bandwidth and propose their own solutions for implementing Gigabit Ethernet. John Gallant, Network World's editor-in-chief, will moderate the day-long seminar. Gigabit Ethernet Town Meeting Schedule: --September 17 - New York, NY - New York Hilton & Towers --September 18 - Boston, MA - Sheraton Needham --October 7 - Chicago, IL - Holiday Inn O'Hare --October 8 - Dallas, TX - Renaissance Dallas Hotel November 3 - Irvine, CA - Sheraton Newport Beach --November 4 - San Francisco, CA - Hyatt Regency San Francisco --December 2 - Atlanta, GA - Omni Hotel At CNN Center --December 3 - Washington, DC--Sheraton Crystal City. Attendees can register for the free seminar by visiting Network World's web site at www.nwfusion.com/townmeeting or by calling 800-643-4668 during regular business hours.For the rest of it see: businesswire.com (9/10/98, 9:41am)nwfusion.com Regards, Charlie.