DCI Announces December Database Event, Sr. Exec's To Take Center Stage; First Components Conference A "Must-Attend".ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997-- CEO's To Debate Most Controversial Software Issues Facing Companies Today DCI's Database & Client/Server World has gained a reputation as the premier show and most focused event in the database industry. This show has maintained its concentration of database-related subjects with data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , supporting Intranet applications, Year 2000, and now the Component Directions Conference. The upcoming version of the event at the Navy Pier in Chicago December 9-11, l997 will solidify that reputation through an executive line-up with a number of cutting-edge presentations. Heading the keynote roster are Robert Finocchio finocchio: see fennel. , President and 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. of Informix Software, Inc., who will discuss ORDBS during his keynote on day one. John Patrick
John Patrick (May 17, 1905 – November 7, 1995) was an American playwright and screenwriter. , Vice President, Internet Technology, 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) Corp., will explain the potential of the Internet, and will offer a visionary's view about the future Internet landscape on day three. In addition to the plethora of new database topics, the Components Directions Conference will premier in Chicago. Just some of the executive presentations about components include: Kim Polese, President of Marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a , Inc., Judith Hurwitz, Conference Chair, and CEO, Hurwitz Group, Inc.; Grady Booch, Chief Scientist, Rational Software Corp.; John Paul, Senior Vice President, Netscape Communications; James Utzschneider, Program Manager, Microsoft Corp.; John Swainson, General Manager, IBM Corp.; and Radha Basu, General Manager, Hewlett-Packard Company. One of the more anticipated events at the show is The Great Software Debate. Mitchell Kertzman, CEO, Sybase, Inc.; Andrew Filipowski, CEO, PLATINUM technology, inc.; Robert Finocchio, CEO, Informix Software, Inc.; Janet Perna, General Manager, IBM Corp.; and Doug Michels, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. will square off in what's sure to be a heated debate about today's most controversial software issues. Event Chairman, George Schussel, Founder and CEO of DCI (Display Control Interface) An Intel/Microsoft programming interface for full-motion video and games in Windows. It allowed applications to take advantage of video accelerator features built into the display adapter. will moderate this issue-oriented debate. Topics to be debated include thin clients, universal servers, web databases, components, O/S independent applications. DCI's Year 2000 Conference and Exposition will cover the growing transactions of legal liabilities, rights and protection for companies, as well as instructions on re-engineering techniques and selecting mission critical applications. Year 2000 co-sponsors that will demonstrate their solutions to the millennium problem are Coopers and Lybrand, Strategia, and Data Dimensions, among others. Members of the media interested in registering for the show should call Mary Ann Repczynski at DCI Media Relations, (508) 470-3870 x265. Editors wishing to register via e-mail can do so at mrepczynski@dci.com. A brochure outlining all of the show details can be accessed at www.dciexpo.com DCI, located in Andover, Massachusetts, is a world leader in high-technology education, trade shows and management consulting. CONTACT: DCI Mary Ann Repczynski, (508) 470-3870 mrepczynski@dci.com www.dci.com |
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