Coverity, IBM, Intel, Novell, Oracle, PalmSource, Red Hat and Unisys on Board to Exhibit at LinuxWorld Boston.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- In graph one, sentence two, the number of companies should have been 200, not 300. The corrected release reads: COVERITY, 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) , INTEL, NOVELL, ORACLE, PALMSOURCE, RED HAT AND UNISYS (Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA, www.unisys.com) An information technology company that was created in 1986 as a merger of the Burroughs and Sperry corporations. At that time, it was the largest merger of computer manufacturers in history. ON BOARD TO EXHIBIT AT LINUXWORLD BOSTON 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 tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced the exhibitor lineup for LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), which will take place April 3-6, 2006 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest exhibition center in the Northeast United States, with some 1,700,000 square feet (15.8 hectare) of contiguous exhibition space. . Exhibiting companies and sponsors for this year's event include approximately 200 of the most influential and innovative companies in the Linux and open source marketplace, including Coverity, IBM, Intel, Novell, Oracle, PalmSource, Red Hat and Unisys. Thousands of enterprise technology professionals and open source enthusiasts are expected to take part in LinuxWorld-Boston to explore the newest Linux and open source products, network with their peers, and learn from LinuxWorld's comprehensive educational program. Keynote speakers will include Nicholas Negroponte Nicholas Negroponte (born 1943) is an architect and computer scientist best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab. He is the younger brother of John Negroponte, current United States Deputy Secretary of State. , Chairman, One Laptop per Child See OLPC. (OLPC (One Laptop per Child, Cambridge, MA, www.laptop.org) A research initiative of MIT Media Labs devoted to the creation of a $100 PC for educating children in developing countries around the world. ); Bob Gatewood, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , athenahealth; Kevin Kettler, PhD, CTO, Dell Inc.; Larry Augustin Larry Augustin is a venture capitalist and the the former chairman of VA Software, now known as SourceForge, Inc.. He founded VA Research, the predecessor to that company, in 1993 while a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering at Stanford University. , Chairman, VA Software; and Bill Hilf, Director of Platform Technology Strategy, Microsoft Corporation. Attendees can register for a free exhibit hall pass on or before April 2, 2006 at www.linuxworldexpo.com. Exhibit hall passes are $50 thereafter. The pass gives attendees access to the keynote addresses, feature presentations and the exhibit hall floor where the following companies, plus many others, will be exhibiting: 3Com PalmSource AMD Penguin Computing Apple Computer Pogo Linux BakBone Project.net Coraid Red Hat Coverity Scalix Corporation Dell SpikeSource EMC Splunk Fujitsu Sybase IBM Symantec Intel VMWare MySQL Unisys Novell WYSE Oracle Xandros LinuxWorld Conference & Expo has also reaffirmed its commitment to the developer community by again providing free exhibit space to 20 of the leading Linux and open source projects in the.org Pavilion(R). A sample of the projects participating in the.org Pavilion includes: --Fedora --OpenOffice.org --Eclipse.org --FreeBSD --Free Software Foundation --Ubuntu "LinuxWorld will once again bring together the industry's most powerful and pioneering players to demonstrate and educate organizations about driving their businesses forward using open source technology," said David Korse, president & 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. , IDG World Expo. "Through the hands-on, interactive sessions offered by this year's exhibitors, LinuxWorld attendees will be have the opportunity to scrutinize the latest thinking around best practices, technologies and strategies for success in their use of open source." For more information or to register for the event, visit www.linuxworldexpo.com, About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and open source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive marketplace for open source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474. For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Ellen Boland at (508) 988-7830 or ellen_boland@idg.com or Christian Montminy at (508) 424-4852 or christian_montminy@idg.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 and one-stop comparison shopping. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo(R), LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Wireless Sensing Solutions(R), Syndicate(TM), GridWorld(TM), OSBC OSBC Open Source Business Conference OSBC One Stop Business Center (R), Digital ID World(R), RoboBusiness and RoboNexus. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. About IDG International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, research, and event company. A privately-held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers including, 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. , CSO (Chief Security Officer) The person in charge of all staff members who are responsible for promulgating, enforcing and administering security policies for all systems within an enterprise or division. , Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference & Expo(R), DEMO(R), and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. |
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