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