REPEAT/ Internet and Corporate Networking Applications to be Showcased at Networks Expo Boston, Feb. 13-15.FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1996--The business value of the Internet as a tool for computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. and connectivity will be explored at Networks Expo Boston `96, Feb. 13-15, at the Hynes Convention Center The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston's Back Bay has 193,000 square feet (0 m) of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. in Boston, Mass. From the exhibit floor to the conference program, Networks Expo attendees will have access to comprehensive knowledge about the Internet, including information about the technical and management issues governing business applications of the Internet. Networks Expo exhibitors showcasing new business applications for the Internet, will include: Attachmate (formerly The Wollongong Group), BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. , Bitwise Dealing with bits rather than larger structures such as a byte. For example, each of the eight bits in a byte can be used as an individual flag to signal yes/no, on/off (1 or 0) about some condition. The Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT also deal with individual bits rather than bytes. , Blue Sky, The Boston Computer Society See BCS. , boston.com -- The Boston Globe electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. subsidiary, 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, Ingres Consulting, NEC's Internet Business Unit, Network-1, SBT SBT Symplastin bleeding time Accounting Systems and The Internet Access Company (TIAC See Thrift Institution Advisory Council. ). Hands-on access to the latest Internet business tools and applications will be the hallmark of the IBM Internet Theater (second level hall), sponsored by IBM Corporation's IBM Global Network, which will provide the Internet connection. Every hour during the show, cyber-navigators will guide Networks Expo attendees through hands-on demonstrations using IBM Aptiva PCs with OS/2 Warp and Web Explorer software. The Internet conference track at Networks Expo will be chaired by Jonathan "Jock" Gill, president of Penfield-Gill, Inc., and former technology guru at The White House, and Bill Linnane, director of emerging technologies, Courier Corporation. The conference track begins with a tutorial - "Using World Wide Web Technologies for Business," (Monday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Room 311). During this all-day seminar, Thom Stark, president of Stark Realities, will explain how to establish a business presence on the World Wide Web to attendees. He will address security issues and attendees and construct and test an HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. page. The Internet conference track will also consist of seven 90-minute seminar sessions: -- "Introduction to the Internet;" Tuesday, February 13, 10:30 a.m. - Noon, (Mr. Gill); -- "Doing Business on the Internet:" Tuesday, February 13, 1:30 - 3 p.m., (Dan Ness, research director, Answers Research, Inc.); -- "Navigating the Internet;" Tuesday, February 13, 3:30 - 5 p.m.; (Mr. Gill); -- "Connecting LANs to the Internet;" Wednesday, February 14, 10:30 a.m. - Noon; (Mr. Linnane); -- "Choosing A Service Provider;" Wednesday, February 14, 1:30 - 3 p.m.; (David Kirsch, technology practice manager, Sun Networks); -- "Using Video on the Internet;" Wednesday, February 14; 3:30 - 5 p.m.; (Andy Robson, vice president, Set Marketing On); and -- "Internet Security and Firewalls;" Thursday, February 15; 10:30 a.m. - Noon; (Brad Powell, network security consultant, SunNetworks). The Internet sessions are part of a comprehensive Networks Expo conference program that also includes tracks covering computer telephony, network operating systems, client/server computing, remote access, networking and systems management, planning and design, and internetworking and integration. Two keynote presentations will open Networks Expo Boston. Don Haile, general manager, networking software division, will discuss, "The Incredible, Invisible Network," during his keynote address, on Tuesday, February 13, at 9 a.m. Howard Bubb, 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 Dialogic Corporation will deliver the second-day keynote, "Client/Server Computer Telephony," on Wednesday, February 14, at 9 a.m. Both presentations will take place in Ballroom A, Third Level. Networks Expo Boston is produced and managed by Blenheim Group USA, Inc., part of Blenheim Group PLC, the world's leading independent producer of exhibitions. Information about Blenheim's shows can be found on the Internet at ShowNet 365; on the World Wide Web, go to URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.shownet.com . -0- EDITORS' NOTE: On-sight press registration for Networks Expo Boston '96 will be in the Press Office, Room No. 208 of the Hynes Convention Center, starting at 8 a.m., on Tuesday, February 13. Please bring a business card to process your registration; for more information, call the Press Office at (617) 954-3321,or leave a message at (800) 829-3976, ext. 145 or 152. CONTACT: Blenheim Group USA Annie Scully, ext. 145 Mark Haviland, ext. 152 (800) 829-3976/(201) 346-1400 |
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