CED Announces Research Triangle Infotech '99 Keynote Speaker, Red Hat's Matt Szulik.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999-- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ) is pleased to announce its keynote speaker for Research Triangle InfoTech '99 is Matt Szulik, the 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 Red Hat, Inc. in Durham. InfoTech '99, formerly called Software '99, is the Southeast's premier software-industry conference. The day-long event will take place October 27, 1999 at the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) A standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community. A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. Friday Center The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the center of continuing education programs for the university. It was formally organized in 1913 upon the establishment of a Bureau of Extension. in Chapel Hill. Now in its ninth year, the annual conference not only showcases the best of North Carolina's more than $5.1 billion IT industry, but it also addresses key issues pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to the information technology industry. Informational sessions and workshops on such topics as -- New Opportunities in E-Commerce; Privacy Issues on the Internet; and Changes in the Software Business Model - will be featured along with a Demo Room. The Demo Room will feature hands-on technology from some of the hottest software companies in the area. Christopher Bolen, of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation is chairman of InfoTech `99. Serving as co-chairmen of the Demo Room selection committee, are Michael Brader-Araje, founder of OpenSite Technologies, and Jonathan Perl, of Intersouth Partners. The Demo Room companies will be selected by August 6. To find out more general information about InfoTech '99, contact Evelyn Hughes, at (919) 549-7500 ext. 102, evelyn@cednc.org. About CED The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located at the CED Entrepreneurship Center in Research Triangle Park, NC, was formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs. CED sponsors annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED also offers the FastTrac entrepreneurial training program, youth programs and other outreach programs. CED is a private, non-profit membership organization and is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 2,000 members representing 900 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. For membership information, call 919-549-7500 or visit CED's web site at http://www.cednc.org. |
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