ComNet/D.C. '99 to Add Conference Program Designed for Business Executives.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1998-- `ComNet/Executive Forum' Reinforces Strategic Business Role of Networking; Joins `ComNet/Pro' Conference Program In a move that underscores how a communications backbone can make or break an organization, organizers : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
ComNet/DC, which takes place Jan. 25 - 28 at the Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C. Convention Center and Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel, will feature 'ComNet/Executive Forum,' a new program to teach business executives (CIOs, CFOs, COOs and CEOs) how to leverage their networks for strategic business purposes. 'ComNet/Executive Forum' joins the 'ComNet/Pro' conference program, which was introduced to critical acclaim at ComNet/DC '98. ComNet/Pro provides network management professionals in-depth training about new and emerging technologies and implementation techniques that promise to reshape the communications and networking landscapes. "We are pleased to build upon the success of ComNet/Pro with the introduction of ComNet/Executive Forum," said Debra Hart, ComNet show director for 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) Expo Management Co., producers of the show. "The ComNet/Executive Forum will prove invaluable to CEOs and other high-level executives who want to learn how their networks are indeed strategic business assets and critical not only to the every-day functioning but long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. growth of their organizations." Building upon the show's theme, "Leading the Transition to Tomorrow's Network Structure," both the `ComNet/Executive Forum' and `ComNet/Pro' conference programs feature sessions on the following topics: -- Enterprise Intranets and Networked Applications -- Network Management -- Performance and Reliability -- High-Speed LANs/Switching Technology -- Voice, Video and Fax -- Virtual Private Networks -- Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. and Remote Networking -- Evolution of WAN Services -- NT Networks ComNet Executive Forum ComNet/Executive Forum will provide executives the information they need to leverage their networks as strategic business resources. "The Executive Forum will reinforce the growing reality that enterprise networks are no longer the sole concern of the IT department," Hart says. "Business executives will learn, among other things, how to harness the power of their communications backbone for real advantage -- whether it's to create e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. products and services or to support employees working remotely and protect the data that moves across the public network. "This conference also will help executives make purchasing decisions." Specific sessions within the ComNet/Executive Forum include: "Enterprise Intranets, Extranets and Electronic Commerce - Issues, Opportunities and Technologies;" "Network Management: A Financial Perspective;" "Virtual Private Networks: Corporate Boom or Bust or collapse from the effort; - used in phrases expressing determination to do something; as, Oregon or bust, meaning "We will get to Oregon or die trying." s> See also: bust ?" and "The Washington Scene: The Year Ahead in Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. ," among many others. ComNet/Pro ComNet/Pro, meanwhile, will continue to provide in-depth technical training on a number of mission-critical issues -- such as security, firewalls and maintaining performance as new applications are loaded onto the network -- and other emerging technologies, from video-, voice- and fax-over-IP to `virtual private networks.' Specific sessions within the ComNet/Pro conference include: "Managing the Impact of Enterprise Scale Applications on the Network;" "Switching Architectures for Quality of Service;" "Putting Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. to Use," and "Integrating Network Infrastructure Management with the Enterprise Knowledge Base," among many others. ComNet/Executive Forum and ComNet/Pro sessions run Wednesday, Jan. 27 through Thursday, Jan. 28. ComNet tutorials begin Jan. 25 and run through Tuesday, Jan. 26. To register, interested attendees can call 1-800-545-EXPO (3976) or visit the Web site at www.comnetexpo.com. About ComNet Conference & Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. ComNet, produced by IDG Expo Management Company, is the largest technology conference and exposition dedicated to global networking utilizing wide-area telecommunications, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , networking and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the technologies. Each year more than 800 manufacturers and suppliers of computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. and communications, hardware, software, services, and solutions participate in ComNet. Founded in 1977, ComNet Washington, D.C. has served the IT market for two decades as the premiere information source for networking professionals. ComNet has captured the imagination of IT buyers, information seekers and network professionals responsible for designing, building, facilitating and managing global networks. ComNet/ Washington, D.C. will be held at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, January 25-28, 1999 and ComNet/ 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 will be held at the Moscone Convention Center, August 17-20, 1999. For more information on ComNet Conferences and Expositions, call 800-545-EXPO or visit our Web site at www.comnetexpo.com About IDG Expo Management Company Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,587. The community was named after Norwood, England. , IDG Expo Management Company is a premium producer and manager of exposition and conference events that shape the IT marketplace. IDG Expo Management Company is an affiliate of the International Data Group (IDG) family of companies. IDG Expo-produced events include the MACWORLD Expos in Boston and San Francisco; ComNet in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco and E3 -the Electronic Entertainment Expo produced for the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ). Each year, more than 2,000 exhibiting companies and more than 250,000 IT professionals attend IDG's U.S. events to buy, sell, learn about and influence the IT purchasing agenda. IDG Expo Management Company was founded in 1979 as Mitch The name Mitch can mean:
About International Data Group (IDG) Headquartered in Boston, International Data Group (IDG) informs more people worldwide about information technology than any other company in the world. With annual revenues of $2.05 billion, IDG is the leading global provider of IT media, research, conferences and expositions. IDG publishes more than 290 computer newspapers and magazines and 700 book titles in 75 countries, led by the Computerworld/InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, PC World, Channel World, and ...For Dummies global product lines. IDG offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more than 240 targeted Web sites in 55 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions in 35 countries, and research arm International Data Corporation (IDC) provides computer industry research and analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. |
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