New York City to Host Second East Coast LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Keynotes From IBM, Intel, VA Linux and Suse Featured.Business/Technology Editors LinuxWorld 2001 FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000 Financial, Business and Technology Communities to Convene at LinuxWorld 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 world's leading producer of IT-focused conferences and expositions, today announced a powerful line-up of keynote speakers for the second East Coast LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. The event will take place January 30 - February 2, 2001 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premiere event for buyers and sellers, supporters, investors and enthusiasts of the Linux operating system. "The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of show brings LinuxWorld Conference & Expo back to the doorstep of the world's most savvy investors," said Charlie Greco, 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. , IDG World Expo. "Wall Street's continued strong interest in Linux means that this year's event will be closely monitored to determine the next generation of open-source all stars." Headlining the event is Samuel J. Palmisano Samuel J. Palmisano (born July 29, 1951) is the current Chairman, CEO, and President of IBM, one of the world's largest IT companies. He was elected Chairman in October 2002, effective January 1, 2003, and has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2002. , president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , 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) Corporation. Palmisano will provide insights into the very latest Linux e-business innovations on Wednesday, January 31, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. The $25,000 IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award will be presented by Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, and Charlie Greco, president and CEO, IDG World Expo, immediately following the opening keynote by Palmisano. William A. Swope, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager, Intel Architecture Solutions Enabling Group (SEG n. 1. (Bot.) Sedge. 2. The gladen, and other species of Iris. 1. A castrated bull. ), will deliver his keynote address on Thursday, February 1, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Swope will explore the use of Linux in the enterprise. Larry Augustin, founder, president and chief executive officer, VA Linux Systems, will speak on Thursday, February 1, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Dirk Hohndel, chief technology officer, SuSE Linux AG, will address the Linux community on Friday, February 2, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Hohndel will discuss how, why, and in what ways large organizations are using Open Source software. The four-day LinuxWorld Conference & Expo will provide an in-depth conference program including 15 tutorials, up to 50 conference sessions and more than 200 exhibitors. The conference tutorials will take place on Tuesday, January 30, and will be broken into half-day sessions. Conference sessions will run from Wednesday, January 31 through Friday, February 2. The Expo floor will open following Palmisano's opening keynote address on Wednesday, January 31. For More Information For more LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 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 Aramis Jordan (A-K) at (508) 424-4809 or aramas_jordan@idg.com, or Beverly Griffith (L-Z) at (508) 424-4852 or beverly_griffith@idg.com. About IDG World Expo IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces world-class tradeshows, conferences, and events for emerging IT markets around the globe. As the leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its unsurpassed experience and knowledge of IT-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes ASPWorld Conference & Expo, COMNET COMNET - A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT. Conference & Expo, Internet Commerce Expo (ICe), LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo and Internet Entertainment Expo (IEX IEX Ion Exchange (chromatography) IEX Inter-Exchange Carrier ). IDG World Expo is a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the leading global provider of IT media, research, conferences and expositions. About IDG IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and 4,000 book titles. 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 270 targeted web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide and provides IT market analysis through 50 offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion