BioITWorld Conference & Expo Adds EMC, Sun Microsystems to Key Exhibitors; IDG World Expo Event to Highlight Converging IT, Life Science Industries.Business Editors BioITWorld 2002 FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002 IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for IT markets, today announced that it has now signed on nearly 60 leading life sciences and IT companies to exhibit at the inaugural BioITWorld Conference & Expo in Boston, Mass. Newest additions to the lineup include Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and a number of other key participating companies. BioITWorld Conference & Expo is the first major event showcasing the latest in bioinformatics, data management and IT solutions for the life sciences industry. The groundbreaking event will premiere at World Trade Center Boston from March 12-14, 2002. BioITWorld will be the first event for bioscience professionals to focus exclusively on information technologies that are transforming the life sciences throughout the entire discovery and development process. Recent research from leading industry analyst firm IDC indicates that IT infrastructure spending in the biosciences market is expected to grow from $9.2 billion in 2000 to more than $27 billion in 2005. In addition to EMC, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems (a silver sponsor of this event) the following life science and IT companies have signed on recently to exhibit at BioITWorld Conference & Expo: -- Avaki -- BigStorage Inc. -- Bruker Daltonics -- CambridgeSoft -- DataDirect Networks, Inc. -- EResearchTechnology, Inc. -- Illumitek -- Iobion Informatics -- Kforce -- LabBook, Inc. -- Microway -- NeoCore, Inc. -- Nerac.com -- NetGenics -- NuGenesis Technologies -- Scientific Software -- SPSS Inc. -- Vertical i These companies will join others such as Bio.com, Blackstone Computing, Compaq, CuraGen Corporation, HP, 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) Life Sciences, Inforonics and Viaken Systems on the show floor. "A forum like BioITWorld is vital for demonstrating the important role that technology plays in driving the life sciences revolution," said Sia Zadeh, group manager of life sciences for Sun Microsystems. "Areas such as bioinformatics, drug discovery and development, genomics and proteomics are creating vast amounts of data that need to be stored, managed and shared to enable breakthrough research. BioITWorld promises to be the premier conference for bringing a fresh perspective to these important issues." At BioITWorld, leading visionaries from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government markets will come together to identify and learn about the latest tools and services that speed, store, analyze and interpret the flood of information produced by the life sciences industry. "We're pleased to see a healthy balance between technology- oriented companies and life sciences companies exhibiting at BioITWorld," said Charlie Greco, president and 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. of IDG World Expo. "Through a diverse exhibit floor and a well-conceived conference program, we believe BioITWorld will provide a breeding ground for these industries to have meaningful exchanges and take advantage of significant business opportunities." The opening keynote at BioITWorld Conference & Expo will be delivered by Dr. Eric Lander Eric Steven Lander (b. February 3, 1957) is a Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a member of the Whitehead Institute, and director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard who has devoted his career toward realizing the promise of the human of MIT's Whitehead Institute Founded in 1982, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a non-profit research and teaching institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Whitehead Institute was founded as a fiscally independent entity from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and its members . A world-renowned contributing author to the human genome The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is composed of 24 distinct pairs of chromosomes (22 autosomal + X + Y) with a total of approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs containing an estimated 20,000–25,000 genes. mapping project, Dr. Lander serves on the event's advisory board along with Dr. Lee Jensen, Bio.com; Dr. Rainer Fuchs, Biogen; Dr. Jim Golden James Edward Golden (born March 20, 1936 in Eldon, Missouri, USA) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1960-1963 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Colt .45's. , CuraGen; Dr. Tony Frudakis, DNAPrint Genomics DNAPrint Genomics (OTCBB: DNAG) is a genetics company with a wide range of products related to genetic profiling. Overview DNAPrint Genomics provides forensic and consumer products, mostly based around its patented method for finding "Ancestry Informative Markers" in DNA , Inc.; Dr. George J. Maalouf, Genomix; David Valenta, Hewlett Packard; Dr. Caroline Kovack, IBM Life Sciences; Debra Goldfarb, IDC; Mark Weitner, Parabon Computation Parabon Computation, Inc. is a commercial grid computing provider of platforms, tools, and services to deliver computation as a utility product. A year after its 1999 founding, the company launched its flagship product, the Frontier Grid Platform - the first commercially available ; Andrew Kelly, Platform Computing Platform Computing is a privately held software company that is primarily known for its job scheduling product, Load Sharing Facility (LSF). It was founded in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarter is in Markham, ON. ; and Dr. Rich Hamer, Viaken. To register for BioITWorld Conference & Expo or to obtain information about exhibiting, visit www.bioitworld.com. About BioITWorld BioITWorld Conference & Expo (www.bioitworld.com), produced by IDG World Expo, is the first event to demonstrate how information technology is transforming life sciences throughout the entire discovery and development processes. IDG World Expo designed BioITWorld for life sciences professionals looking to evaluate and understand the advanced IT solutions and bioinformatics that help revolutionize our health, our environment and our society. Visionaries from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and government markets will convene at BioITWorld to learn how the latest tools, services and training can speed, store, analyze and interpret the flood of information being produced by the life sciences industry. For More Information For more information on BioITWorld Conference & Expo, please contact Ryan Colby, Product Manager at 508/424-4811 or via email at ryan_colby@idg.com. More information is also available by calling 800/560-7612. About IDG World Expo IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces IT-focused tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world- class education, peer-to-peer networking See peer-to-peer network. and one-stop comparison shopping. As the leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of IT-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, BioITWorld Conference & Expo and COMNET COMNET - A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT. Conference & Expo, which features COMNET Wireless, Enterprise Application Summit and ESPWorld. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. About IDG IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 300 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com. |
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