Giga Information Group's Emerging Technology Showcase Featured Some of the Hottest Technology Companies of the Future.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 Top Winners of the event include Platespin, AskMe, FastTalk, Solutionary, Transmeta and iMagic More than 250 senior-level executives gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " last week at the Phoenician Resort for Giga Information Group, Inc.'s (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: GIGX) fifth annual The Emerging Technology Showcase to view cutting edge products and technologies coming soon to the marketplace. With more than 25 companies participating for top honors, six were selected as winners, critiqued by Giga Information Group's Top Analysts. Keynote speakers for the event included Dr. James Canton, 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. , Institute for Global Futures and Mr. Rod Perry Rod Perry (born 1953) is a retired American football player. He now is a defensive backs coach for the Indianapolis Colts , Executive Director, Head of Technology Investments, 3i Group. Dr. Canton addressed leading edge innovations that will transform customers, markets and business. Mr. Perry discussed the future of innovation in the technology industry from the investor point of view. The Emerging Technology Showcase featured innovative IT solutions from both new and established companies. The conference, produced as a multi-act play, enabled participating companies to demonstrate their products to an audience of IT executives, venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. and investment bankers Investment Banker A person representing a financial institution that is in the business of raising capital for corporations and municipalities. Notes: An investment banker may not accept deposits or make commercial loans. through TechnoVistas. Attendees collaborated with analysts and CIOs to identify winning technologies that will have a major impact on the industry in the months beyond the conference. Several emerging companies and products unveiled their latest technologies in six categories. The winners included: Platespin - took top honors in the category The Future of the Enterprise Data Center with its server management solution for enterprise data centers. AskMe finished first for The Adaptive Workplace category, with its enterprise software solution that enables companies to create and manage Employee Knowledge Networks-systems that connect employees with problems to employees with answers. Fast Talk took first place for "Speak Your Mind: Speech Applications Revolutionize the Database", with its unique audio searching technology that enables extremely accurate, high-speed searching of audio video content. Solutionary won for Emerging Security Solutions Inside the Perimeter, with its ActiveGuard(TM) enterprise security platform. ActiveGuard(TM) protects enterprise IT infrastructure by collecting and correlating information from firewalls, routers, servers, applications and intrusion detection systems This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. to determine "on-target" attacks. "Solutionary found The Emerging Technology Showcase an exciting forum to participate among some of the hottest technologies in the IT arena," said Dave Yusuf, Solutionary's Senior Vice President of Marketing. "Our participation in the event resulted in the validation of our technology, ActiveGuard(TM) from a panel of distinguished technology experts." In addition, Transmeta took first place for The Future of Connected Personal Computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. with their Antelope Technologies Mobile Computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings Core, the base component of a fully modular Windows A subset of Windows from Microsoft that was designed for real time consumer electronics, but never caught on. XP based hardware computing solution that allows end users to carry an ultra-portable personal computing core, from location to location. iMagic closed out the event with first place for "Somewhere Over the Technology Rainbow" with KSR 1. KSR - Keyboard Send Receive. 2. (company) KSR - Kendall Square Research. - Key Sequence Rhythms - a new and patent-pending technology that recognizes people by the way they type. "This is the one conference where we really take our gloves off with our views on what is happening in emerging technologies," said Rob Enderle Rob Enderle, founder of the Enderle Group, is a consultant, writer, and widely quoted technical and legal analyst in the information technology industry. Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices, the SCO Group, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell are (or have been) among his clients. , Giga Research Fellow and Conference Co-Chair. "At this year's event, we asked the audience to vote: the Tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words vs the Modular Computer. They voted for the Modular computer from Transmeta's Antelope Technologies Mobile Computing Core, which also won first place for the Future of Connected Personal Computing category. Also, Giga believes with a high level of confidence that iMagic's new technology for identifying people by touch is certainly one of the most compelling to look forward to in the decades to come." About Giga Information Group Giga Information Group is a leading global technology advisory firm that provides objective research, pragmatic advice and personalized consulting. Emphasizing close interaction between analyst and client, Giga enables companies to make better strategic decisions that maximize technology investments and achieve business results. Founded in 1995, Giga is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. and has offices throughout the Americas and Europe -- as well in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Asia/Pacific and the Middle East. For additional information, visit www.gigaweb.com. (C) 2002 Giga Information Group, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements Statements that are not historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. 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