CORRECTING and REPLACING Gt'04: Innovators and Leaders in Real-World Grid Computing to Come Together in Philadelphia This May; Experts in Commercial Grid Computing to Come.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CORRECTION...by Grid Today 2004 GridToday'04 PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 In BW5305 issued April 6, 2004: Second graph, sixth line should read InfiniCon Systems (sted InfinCon Systems). The corrected release reads: GT'04: INNOVATORS AND LEADERS IN REAL-WORLD GRID COMPUTING grid computing, the concurrent application of the processing and data storage resources of many computers in a network to a single problem. It also can be used for load balancing as well as high availability by employing multiple computers—typically personal TO COME TOGETHER IN PHILADELPHIA THIS MAY; EXPERTS IN COMMERCIAL GRID COMPUTING TO COME TOGETHER MAY 24-26 GridToday'04 (Gt'04), the premiere enterprise Grid computing conference, is drawing from the creme of the commercial world in Grid computing use to discuss Grid usage and challenges worldwide. Companies sending their top executives, including CIOs, CTOs, and CEOs, to the conference include: Acxiom -- Akamai Technologies -- AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. -- American Management Systems American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was founded in 1970 as a technology and management consulting firm. It was founded by a group of five former United States Department of Defense officials who worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson -- Base One -- The Boeing Company -- Butterfly.net -- Cassatt Corporation -- Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. -- Data Synapse synapse (sĭn`ăps), junction between various signal-transmitter cells, either between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland. A nerve impulse reaches the synapse through the axon, or transmitting end, of a nerve cell, or neuron. -- Enterprise Strategy Group -- Force 10 Networks -- GlaxoSmithKline -- Global Grid Forum In 2006, the Global Grid Forum merged with the Enterprise Grid Alliance and formed the Open Grid Forum. This article is kept for historical reasons, and should be synchronized with the OGF article. -- Grid Strategies -- Gridiron Software -- GridWise Technologies -- 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) -- IDC -- InfiniCon Systems -- Intel -- Insight Research -- Johnson & Johnson -- Micron -- The Noblemen Group -- Oracle -- Paramus Ltd. -- Panasas -- Platform Computing -- Qlusters -- Sun Microsystems -- Tsunami Research -- TurboWorx, Inc. -- United Devices -- VIEO, Inc. -- Wachovia... and many others. The conference and trade show, May 24-26, 2004, includes ample opportunity to network with Grid executives. The entire conference consists of plenary sessions -- attendees will not be conflicted in choosing which sessions to attend. The trade show will feature the leaders in Grid computing, offering late-breaking developments and products. An invitation-only VIP Summit, to be held May 24, will provide an intimate look at the decisions facing commercial leaders who are faced with developing and deploying new technologies. The following two days of the conference will include plenary keynote presentations and panels on topics such as: -- Measuring 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). across Grid Computing Environments -- Organizational Challenges of Grid Implementation -- IT Resource Allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs Considerations for Grid Implementation -- Integrating Cluster and Grid Strategies -- Platform Compatibility Issues with Grid Environments -- Production Grids -- Building in Contingencies for GRID Failures -- Storage Considerations for Grid Computing Environments -- How to Get Started with Grid Computing -- Grid Standards -- What Every CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Needs to Know Conference sponsors include: Platinum Sponsor: Sun Microsystems Gold Sponsors: HP, IDC, Intel, Butterfly.net Silver Sponsors: Data Synapse, IBM REGISTER NOW! Conference and hotel registration is available at http://www.gridtoday.com. Early registration discounted rates close on April 15, 2004. Exclusive Offer: Industry Developments and Models: The Role of Grid Computing in the Coming Innovation Wave -- IDC Special Report IDC has made an exclusive offer to Gt'04 attendees who stay at Gt'04 hotels: one copy of the just released IDC report, "Industry Developments and Models: The Role of Grid Computing in the Coming Innovation Wave," listed for $3,500. This report is a result of in-depth interviews with commercial corporations that have implemented or plan to implement Grid technologies. It includes summaries of market and technology drivers and inhibitors for Grid technologies, along with guidelines for future adoption. PLAN TO ATTEND Grid Today 2004 - (Gt'04) Grid Computing for Commercial Organizations May 25-26, 2004 - Philadelphia, PA http://www.gridtoday.com/ |
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