ComNet/DC '99 Announces Call for Entries for New Product Achievement Awards Competition.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998-- Annual competition recognizes products and services with far-reaching effects on the networking, communications industries communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. Organizers of ComNet/Washington, D.C. '99 today announced they are accepting nominations for the event's annual New Product Achievement Awards competition, a wide-ranging competition that highlights new products and services which promise to have significant impact on the 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. and communications industries. The competition is open to all exhibitors of ComNet/Washington, D.C., the premier networking and communications event which takes place Jan. 26 - 28 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center and Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel. Sponsored by InfoWorld magazine, the New Product Achievement Awards competition will identify the best networking and communications products and services in a variety of categories: -- Network Management -- Carrier/WAN -- 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. or Internetworking -- Network Infrastructure -- Wireless -- Software and Applications -- Internet/intranet -- Telephony, Fax or Conferencing See teleconferencing. "The New Product Achievement Awards competition reinforces ComNet/Washington's role as the key platform for exhibitors seeking to unveil new products," said Debra Hart, ComNet Show Director. "Attendees to this year's ComNet/Washington, D.C. can expect to see more than 300 never-before-seen products - technologies that will provide far reaching contributions to tomorrow's integrated voice, video and data networks, frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. and ATM networks and intranet-based knowledge management applications, to name a few. The products also will reflect the rapid convergence in the networking and communications industries as distinct industries such as the Internet and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. come together." Deadline for entries is Dec. 18. A panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
ComNet attendees who aren't affiliated with an exhibiting company will cast their ballots for the best product within each of the eight categories. In addition, they will choose the overall ComNet/Washington, D.C. '99 Most Innovative New Product or Service. All finalist products and services will be displayed prominently in the lobby of the Washington, D.C. Convention Center throughout the duration of the show. Winners will be announced Jan. 27 at the New Product Achievement Awards ceremony at the Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel. "In addition to the possibility of earning distinction as a winner of the New Product Achievement Awards, exhibitors receive many intangible benefits, as well, such as exposure to a distinguished panel of judges, increased visibility through news releases and media outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. efforts and on-site recognition for finalists," Hart said. For an entry kit, interested exhibitors should call 781-440-2728 or email awards@idgexpos.com. All entries must be received by Dec. 18 at the following address: NPAA/ComNet '99 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 Company 1400 Providence Providence, city (1990 pop. 160,728), state capital and seat of Providence co., NE R.I., a port at the head of Providence Bay; founded by Roger Williams 1636, inc. as a city 1832. Highway Norwood, MA 02062 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 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 ; 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 Hall Associates. For more information, please call 781-551-9800 or visit the company's Web site at www.idgexpos.com 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. About ComNet Conference & Exposition 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 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 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 |
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