Blenheim Group USA Opens "ShowNet 365" on the Internet; Computer Industry's Premier Show Producer Launches On-Line Trade Show Guide to Blenheim Events; Attendees Can Navigate Seminar, Exhibitor and New Product Information.FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1995--Blenheim Group USA Inc. expands its presence in the world of electronic commerce, with the debut today of ShowNet 365, a "home page" on the World Wide Web for the Internet (http://www.shownet.com). ShowNet 365 will help show participants to effectively plan their attendance year-round at Blenheim's shows. The ShowNet 365 system will provide users with immediate access to on-line registration, exhibitor lists, feature articles on the show, information about special pavilions, keynote and plenary presentations, news and product announcements, seminars and tutorials, as well as hotel and travel information. ShowNet 365 users can also contact show management and exhibitors before, during, and after a show through E-mail capabilities. "It is an industry fact, the majority of attendees want to be able to plan their time at a trade show in advance," said Henri Calitri, director of publishing and exhibitor marketing of Blenheim Group USA Inc. "With instant access to current exhibitor lists, new products, show highlights and other pertinent information through our home page, attendees can strategically plan their days at our events. In addition, if attendees were unable to meet with some exhibitors they can get timely product information through our Web site after the show." The ShowNet 365 system is a work in progress. As the bandwidth of the Internet increases, new features added to the system will allow attendees to download product demonstrations and presentations from exhibitors, review show photographs, access hypertext links to the home pages of select exhibitors, read on-line show dailies, and use other interactive features. The first Blenheim trade show to go on-line with the resources of ShowNet 365 will be PC EXPO A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , June 20-22, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . ShowNet 365 computer kiosks will also be present at PC EXPO, and all future Blenheim events -- UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). EXPO in New York, the Networks Expo shows in Dallas and Boston, PC EXPO in Chicago, and the DB/EXPO shows in New York and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . ShowNet 365 was designed and developed by Blenheim with the assistance of Lante Corporation of Chicago, Ill., an information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firm, and Global Enterprise Services (GES GES GTN (Global Transportation Network) Exercise System GES General Estimates System (NHTSA) GES Ghana Education Service GES Government Economic Service (UK) ) Inc. of Princeton, N.J., an Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . Lante Corporation provided the Internet systems planning and application development team, explained John Meyer John Meyer may refer to:
in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. version 2.0 and 3.0 layout design, image map creation, and custom search facilities using perl-scripting tools. Lante designed the original ShowNet system in 1990. It was a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. installed throughout the trade show floor with applications that included e-mail, groupware, and comprehensive on-line show information as well as external access to the Internet. "With the advent of the Internet, global access to information systems comprising graphical, sound and video media is now possible for millions of connected users worldwide," said Meyer. "The original ShowNet concept has been re-engineered to extend beyond the show floor and make the wealth of information produced at trade shows available around the world and all year long." Global Enterprise Services Inc. (GES) will host the ShowNet 365 Web site through its JvNCnet national high performance backbone network. GES has ten years of experience providing Internet access services, and private corporate networks across the U.S., and internationally. "GES is very pleased to be part of the ShowNet 365 team together with Blenheim Group USA and Lante Corporation," said Sergio Heker, 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 GES. "As a strong proponent of the Information Superhighway, we believe that the capabilities demonstrated in the Web site and through Blenheim's shows are the clear expression of what the Information Superhighway is all about." GES is consulting with Blenheim and Lante on the implementation of technical features behind the ShowNet 365 site, including on-line response forms, search tools and image mapping. Additionally, GES is the Official Internet Service Provider for Blenheim's I.T. trade shows, providing Internet connectivity to all exhibitors. Blenheim Group USA Inc. is part of Blenheim Group PLC, the world's leading independent producer of trade shows and conferences, with more than 180 events worldwide. -0- Note to Editors: ShowNet 365 is a service mark of Blenheim Group USA Inc. ShowNet is a registered service mark of Blenheim Group USA Inc. PC EXPO, Networks Expo, DB/EXPO are registered service marks of Blenheim Group USA Inc. UNIX EXPO is a service mark of Blenheim Group USA Inc. JvNCnet is a trademark of Global Enterprise Services Inc. CONTACT: Blenheim Group USA Inc. Annie Scully, 800/829-3976, ext. 145 Mark Haviland, 800/829-3976, ext. 152 or Lante Corporation Lisa Lemanis, 312/236-5100 or Global Enterprise Services Inc. Andrew Charen/Brenda Seoane, 609/897-7300 |
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