Majority Exhibitors to Unveil New Products at MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1998--A new survey commissioned for MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco reveals exhibitors will be unveiling a variety of new products and aggressively utilizing the Internet to market and support their goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . The survey of MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco exhibitors finds as many as 65 percent of exhibitors will roll out new products at the show. Nearly as many, or 60 percent, plan to market, advertise, distribute and support products and services online, the survey found. MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco, the largest gathering of Mac faithful on the West Coast, takes place Jan. 4 - 8 at the Moscone Convention Center and features more than 400 exhibiting companies and a variety of renowned conference sessions and workshops. "The survey re-affirms MACWORLD Expo's position as the premiere show for vendors to introduce never-before-seen Mac-based technologies and services," said Rob Scheschareg, MACWORLD Expo 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 and sponsors of the survey. "The survey also underscores the wide appeal of the Mac platform within traditional and emerging categories, such as entertainment, Web site design and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , education, printing/publishing, gaming, consumer-specific and desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, . "The fact that a majority of exhibitors will be unveiling new products reinforces the strength of the Mac market. The fact that exhibitors will market and support their products online confirms the key role of the Internet in an organization's business strategy." Among the new hardware, Internet, multimedia, peripheral and software products expected to be unveiled at the show: -- Sentius of Mountain View, CA will be debut a new Web and CD-ROM-based technology named Sentius RichLink that tears down language, literacy and learning barriers. Booth #2239 -- Sorenson Video 2.0, the premier QuickTime(TM) codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, for low-bit rate, high quality video from Logan, Utah-based Sorenson Vision, Booth #3634. The company also will introduce a new tool that allows people to do live Web-based QuickTime(TM) broadcasts. -- SmartScore(R) music scanning, music scoring and music sequencing software from Ojai, Calif.-based Musitek Corp. Booth #1750 -- Internet-based compression products from Aladdin Systems, Inc., of Watsonville, CA in Booth # 2217. "It's clear that companies are committed to the Mac platform and are aggressively developing consumer- and professional-based tools and services that support the growth of the platform," Scheschareg said. The survey revealed exhibitors continue to identify the top Mac markets as (in no particular order): art/design/creative services, computer industry manufacturing, education, desktop publishing, arts and entertainment, printing/publishing, among others. An increasing number of companies are creating products and services for the growing Web site design, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and digital media categories. "This is not surprising as the Mac is the premiere platform for creating digital media," Scheschareg said. Through the survey, exhibitors also voiced the benefits of participating on the show floor of MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco, echoing the sentiment that the show is a place where deals are made. "MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco gives us the opportunity to learn first-hand what our customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. and what has influenced them to buy or not buy from us," said Robin Sharp, marketing manager for Austin, Texas-based PowerLogix Corp. About MACWORLD Expo MACWORLD Expo produced by IDG Expo Management Company, is the world's most comprehensive Macintosh OS event. MACWORLD Expo is the showcase for products and services geared to professionals and consumers involved in media and creative content development for corporate and home applications. MACWORLD Expo leverages the loyal base of Mac OS audiences in creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
LLC - Logical Link Control , a joint venture between International Data Group and Ziff Davis Ziff Davis Inc. (ZD) is an American magazine publisher and Internet Information company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, , and publishers of Macworld Magazine, eMediaweekly and MacWEEK.com. For more information on MACWORLD Expo call 800-645-EXPO or visit the Web site at www.macworldexpo.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 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 E3Expo -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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