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ADVISORY/ First-Ever Information Architecture Conference, I*CON, Will Feature Six Events Under One Roof, New Training Programs.


ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1998--

Netscape Co-Founder, Sybase & Lotus CEOs to

Keynote Premiere of DCI (Display Control Interface) An Intel/Microsoft programming interface for full-motion video and games in Windows. It allowed applications to take advantage of video accelerator features built into the display adapter.  Event

WHY: New technologies necessary to be competitive in today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002.  environment are introduced daily. In order to reach maximum productivity, ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , and a competitive advantage, business and IT teams must work together to integrate systems and strategies.

WHAT: DCI's Information Architecture Conference (I*CON), the industry's first and only event focusing on integrating technologies to create an effective enterprise strategy.

Six conferences under one roof, with over 125 sessions:

-- Application Development & Integration

-- Data Management

-- eBusiness World

-- Enterprise Architecture

-- Knowledge Management

-- Microsoft Focus on Windows NT(R)

New training programs and consultations that will provide technical certification and information needed to improve business strategies:

-- XML XML
 in full Extensible Markup Language.

Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations.
 for the Enterprise

-- eBusiness Assessment Workshops

-- Certified Internet training programs by Prosoft I-Net Solutions

-- One-on-one consultations with Senior META Group analysts

-- Microsoft Certification Seminars focusing on Windows NT Server 4.0

WHERE: Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

WHEN: November 3-5, 1998

WHO: Keynotes and special presentations by industry leaders from global organizations, including:

-- Marc Andreessen, co-founder & executive VP, Netscape Communications Corp.

-- John Chen, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Sybase, Inc.

-- Jeff Papows, president & CEO, Lotus Development Corp.

-- Patricia C. Sueltz, general manager, Java software, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  Corp.

-- Larry R. DeBoever, senior VP, enterprise architecture strategies, META Group

-- Tom Davenport, director, Institute for Strategic Change, Andersen Consulting

-- David Linthicum, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , SAGA

-- George Schussel, founder & CEO, DCI

HOW: For conference registration or information, call 978-470-3880 or visit DCI's web site at www.dci.com/icon.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The name I*CON contains a star (*) symbol between the I and CON which may no appear in all systems.
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