Coming to Las Vegas this November?

Comdex Fall 2002, the annual information technology show will be held in Las
Vegas between November 18 and 22, 2002. This comes at the close of yet another
challenging year for the global technology industry. But the infotech showbiz
has its way of drumming up hopes of a better tomorrow by promising an exciting
confluence of the most influential people in the business and showcasing leading
technology products and innovation.

Comdex Fall 2002 is expected to impact professionals across the IT industry
including executive management, business decision makers, IT strategists,
functional IT professionals and the developer community.

Information Security Summit Digital Imaging and Document Management Digital Lifestyles Real-time Enterprise Web Services Networking Storage E-mobility and Wireless IT Services OEM and International Components Manufacturers

The highlights of the event will be three keynote addresses by Bill Gates,
chairman and chief software architect, Microsoft Corporation, Carly Fiorina,
chairman and CEO, Hewlett Packard Company and Brian Halla, chairman and CEO,
National Semiconductor Corporation. A keynote address at Comdex has
traditionally been used by CEOs to make major
announcements and deliver visionary comments on the ‘next hot stop’ for
hitech business. Some promising debates are anticipated at this year’s event
too. Look out for the following ones : ‘Is .NET a lock-in strategy for
Microsoft customers and who will win?’; ‘The gold rush for IP- Hollywood v/s
Silicon Valley’; ‘If the best technology innovations are ahead of us — are
they business or consumer technologies or both ?’; and ‘Can wireless live up
to its promise ?’ Comdex Fall 2002 will also include some special events like
the Digital Lifestyles Supersession, Asia Business Summit, World Technology
Summit, and the Market Leaders’ Track .

The United States Commercial Service (USCS) is recruiting a delegation from
India for the Comdex Fall 2002. For a package price of Rs 73,000 per delegate,
various benefits can be availed of on joining the USCS delegation. For more
information, e-mail charles.pinto@mail. doc.gov or call Charles Pinto, Mumbai at
91-22-2652511/12.

Dataquest is the delegation co-sponsor for the USCS India Comdex Fall 2002
Delegation.

Easwardas Satyan in Mumbai