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Wednesday, May 19 1999
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May 20, 1999 13:23
*****Other winners included Boostworks, Internet Dynamics, Ipivot,
Nbase-Xyplex, Orchestream, and Top Layer Networks***********
-ZD EVENTS: NetWorld+Interop '99 Las Vegas
empowers the infrastructure for the new economy
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 May 1999-ZD EVENTS: NetWorld+Interop '99 Las Vegas
empowers the infrastructure for the new economy (C)1994-99 M2
COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Foster City, CA -- Ziff Davis' (NYSE: ZD) NetWorld+Interop 99 Las Vegas
came to a close Friday, impacting the market with major product
announcements, company mergers and industry forecasts. NetWorld+Interop
was held May 10-14, 1999 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Tens of
thousands of networking, Internet and telecommunication professionals visited
hundreds of exhibitors on the floor to see latest enterprise and service provider
solutions. According to an onsite study conducted by independent research
firm, Market Perspectives, the audience was comprised primarily of managers
and executives (63%) from a wide variety of organizations that will spend an
average of $21.4 million per company on networking, Internet and
telecommunications hardware, software and services over the next 12 months.
Jud Spencer, vice president, marketing and communications for Frontier
Communications, commented, "NetWorld+Interop is evolving, and we are
seizing that evolution. This is our first appearance here, and we are very
pleased with the level of attention we've received from the attendees. This has
been a great coming-out party for us, and has proven that Frontier
Communications is a serious player in the convergence area."
Valerie Williamson, vice president/general manager of NetWorld+Interop
added, "There is dramatic growth in networking and infrastructure technology
today. The future is the Internet, and companies know that they can't develop
an Internet strategy without first creating a strong and robust network. That is
what makes this such an exciting time for the networking industry and for
NetWorld+Interop. NetWorld+Interop's legacy of being the definitive IP data
networking event allows us both to reflect the evolution of the industry and help
to lead the networking revolution by providing a forum that features the most
comprehensive education and exhibition in the world focused on networking
technologies. NetWorld+Interop truly does enable the infrastructure for the new
economy."
Announcements Abound:
More than 400 new product and product enhancement and corporate
announcements were made at NetWorld+Interop 99 Las Vegas. Some press
conference highlights included the following: ASP Industry Consortium -
Twenty-five leading technology companies announced the formation of an
international advocacy group dedicated to promoting greater understanding of
and guidelines for the fast-emerging application service provider industry.
Founding members include: AT&T, AristaSoft, Boundless Technologies, Cisco,
Citrix, Compaq, Cylex, Ernst & Young LLP, Exodus Communications,
FutureLink Distribution, Great Plains Software, IBM, Interpath
Communications, JAWS Technologies, Marimba, Onyx Software, SaskTel,
Sharp Electronics, Sun Microsystems, The Taylor Group, Telecomputing ASA,
UUNET, Verio, and Wyse Technology.
AT&T announced its Integrated Network Connection (INC), which simplifies
network management and allows businesses to dynamically allocate
bandwidth. INC combines voice, Frame Relay, ATM, private line and IP traffic.
3Com announced its Megahertz 10/100LAN + 56K Modem CardBus PC Card,
which provides true 100 Mbps LAN connections and global V.90 modem
technology
Data Fellows announced its F-Secure Workstation Suite which integrates five
major elements of corporate data security into one package
Procom introduced seven new product lines including its DataFORCE and
NetFORCE series and announced a strategic OEM licensing agreement with
VERITAS software
Keynotes & Conferences Highlight Latest Technology Developments:
Trends were outlined and predictions were made during keynote addresses
delivered by Chairman/ CEOs, and CTOs from Ascend, Cisco, Computer
Associates, Dell, Novell, and Sprint. In her standing-room-only keynote
address Judith Estrin sketched out a vision for a "new world infrastructure."
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) were a main focal point, and the first VPN Day
was a sold-out hit. Convergence issues also drew a dynamic audience into
NetWorld+Interop as public network and telecom professionals filled the
CommUnity, Executive Interop and General Conference sessions last week.
Voice over IP (VoIP), VPNs, and Quality of Service (QoS) were in the spotlight
of discussion during conference sessions.
The New InteropNet Makes Its Debut:
The InteropNet Event Network and the InteropNet Labs also led the educational
value of NetWorld+Interop. More than 900 attendees took advantage of the new
hands-on education offered through the InteropNet Labs. Engineers from Nortel
Networks and Cisco Systems worked together to write new code on a daily
basis in the MPLS area of the InteropNet Labs, and cosponsors of the
InteropNet Event Network found the experience to be valuable and rewarding.
Bill Shaw, CEO of Shomiti Systems, said "We were very pleased to be the
protocol analysis cosponsor of the InteropNet Event Network at
NetWorld+Interop 99 Las Vegas. We had a truly tremendous show."
Awards Ceremonies Recognize Excellence & Innovation:
Two awards ceremonies held during the week recognized key players and
innovative products that will significantly advance the state of the art of
networking and telecommunications. Sandpiper's Footprint 2.0, a network
service product, was awarded the "Best of the Best" in the BEST OF SHOW
Awards competition sponsored by CMP's Data Communications and
InternetWeek. Other winners included Boostworks, Internet Dynamics, Ipivot,
Nbase-Xyplex, Orchestream, and Top Layer Networks.
The First Annual Interop Enterprise Awards, sponsored by Inter@ctive Week,
PC Week, and Sm@rt Reseller recognized companies leading the charge in
Internet and e-business innovations. Winners included: eBay, FreeMarkets,
IBM, Lockheed Martin Information Systems, MicroAge, Square D Company
and Tower Records. For more information about NetWorld+Interop 99 Las
Vegas, visit www.interop.com.
About NetWorld+Interop...
NetWorld+Interop provides networking, Internet and telecommunications
professional buyers with uniquely comprehensive forum for education and
evaluation of products and services in order to make critical purchase
decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from enterprises, carrier/service
providers, and resellers/integrators the opportunity to experience live
technology demonstrations first-hand. It's this focus on advanced, multivendor,
multi-protocol, multi-service interoperability technologies and solutions that
makes NetWorld+Interop the definitive networking event. NetWorld+Interop is
produced by ZD Events, the events group of Ziff-Davis. For more information
about NetWorld+Interop 99 Las Vegas, visit www.interop.com.
About Ziff-Davis...
Ziff-Davis is an integrated media and marketing company focused on
computing and Internet-related technology, with principal platforms in print
publishing, trade shows and conferences, online content, television, market
research and education. The Company provides global technology companies
with marketing strategies for reaching key decision-makers.The ZD Events
subsidiary of Ziff-Davis is the world's leading producer of information technology
events, serving over 5,000 exhibiting companies and two million attendees
through more than 60 events in 18 countries. ZD Events' products range from
the IT industry's largest exhibitions such as COMDEX, to highly focused
events featuring renowned educational programs, custom seminars and
specialized vendor marketing programs. For more information about ZD Events,
visit zdevents.com.
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