COMNET First: Venture Summit to Debut at COMNET 2004; IDG World Expo Teams up With Ernst & Young and IDG Ventures To Present a One-Day Program for Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COMNET COMNET - A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT. 2004 FRAMINGHAM Framingham (frā`mĭnghăm'), town (1990 pop. 64,994), Middlesex co., E Mass., on the Sudbury River between Worcester and Boston; settled 1650, inc. 1700. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 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 world-class adj. 1. Ranking among the foremost in the world; of an international standard of excellence; of the highest order: a world-class figure skater. 2. tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced the debut of COMNET First: Venture Summit, a one-day program designed to bring together venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. and entrepreneurs in the communications networking The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. industry. Driven by increased venture capital activity in this sector, IDG World Expo has teamed up with Ernst & Young and IDG Ventures to create a forum to identify the most promising emerging companies for 2004. The Venture Summit will debut at COMNET(R) Conference & Expo, taking place January 26-29, 2004 at the new Washington New Washington is the name of several towns in the United States:
The COMNET First: Venture Summit will feature an overview of the communications networking landscape, presentations from a select group of cutting edge companies and proprietary market data reports from Ernst & Young/VentureOne. At the Venture Summit, venture capitalists and investors can meet with emerging companies while learning about the issues and trends affecting the communications networking industry. Selected companies will have an opportunity to present their business plans to COMNET First: Venture Summit attendees, providing valuable exposure to venture capitalists looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new investments. To submit a business plan, e-mail venturesummit@idg.com. The COMNET First: Venture Summit will take place on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 from 8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Bryan Pearce Walter Bryan Pearce (25 July1929 – 11 January,2007) was a British painter. He was recognised as one of the UK's leading naïve artists. Early life Pearce was born in St. Ives, Cornwall, which remained his home for the rest of his life. , partner of Ernst & Young and leader of the firm's New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Venture Capital Advisory Group, commented, "The venture industry continues to hold its own in the 3rd quarter, with $4 billion being invested in 443 deals. This, combined with evidence of several positive indicators related to liquidity, including a rise in IPOs, registrations and the median amount paid in M&A transactions, suggests that we are seeing a continuing recovery in the tech sector. In particular, the communications and networking sector saw activity in the 3rd quarter (vs. the 2nd quarter) grow from 51 to 66 deals with the dollar value increasing from $560 million to $680 million." "As the first major networking conference of the year, COMNET is a great venue for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to gather as the industry looks into exciting growth markets and advanced technologies that will impact the communications landscape for years to come," said Chip Hazard, managing general partner at IDG Ventures. The COMNET First: Venture Summit is guided by an advisory board comprised of leading venture capitalist firms, including Accel Partners, Columbia Capital, Greylock, IDG Ventures, Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. Emerging companies are also eligible to participate in the COMNET First: Venture Network, held on the COMNET expo floor. This special interest area will feature companies that have been in business for less than three years, as well as new spin-offs of existing companies. The COMNET First: Venture Network will be a destination for venture capitalists, buyers and potential business partners looking for innovative companies with new products to showcase. For information on participating in the COMNET First: Venture Network, e-mail comnetfirst@idg.com. The COMNET First: Venture Summit will kick off with the presentation of results from Ernst & Young/VentureOne Data & Insights for VC Investments in Networking, as well as an overview of the networking industry landscape from the investment standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the . Leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] will then offer an insider's view of their thought process and investment strategies for today's enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. opportunities, including wireless, data center, security and WAN technologies. Emerging companies will present their business plans to participating venture capitalists throughout the day. Topping off the day will be the presentation of the COMNET First: Best Emerging Company Award, which will go to the emerging company with the most outstanding characteristics. For more information on this new program and the upcoming COMNET Conference & Expo, visit www.comnetworldexpo.com. About COMNET Conference & Expo 2004 As the first major networking conference on the calendar, COMNET Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. delivers the insights, information and experiences with new technologies to help IT professionals make informed decisions for their networks. COMNET's unique educational programs and vendor exhibits offer the year's first look at the best products and practices, and provide opportunities for invaluable interaction with peers. COMNET '04 will demonstrate how to build, manage and deploy network infrastructure with a special focus on topics such as security, wireless and IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. . For more information, please visit www.comnetexpo.com. About IDG World Expo IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces technology-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 technology event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of technology-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(R), LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Bio-IT World Conference + Expo(TM), Health-IT World Conference + Expo(TM), COMNET(R) Conference & Expo, BiometricsWorld Global Series(TM) and Portable Power Conference & Expo(TM). 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 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com. |
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