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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 28, 2003 Contact: Brian Rosenberg, NYNMA, (212) 785-7898 ext. 245 James Kim, SIIA PR (202) 289-7442 ext.1362
Momentum Builds for SIIA's Information Technology Showcase
2003 New York, NY - Oct. 29, 2003 - As Information Technology Showcase 2003 approaches, the one-day conference and trade show continues to spark interest from technology companies, IT executives, journalists, investors and others in the financial community. The exclusive event will be held Thursday, Oct. 30 at the New York Hilton in New York City, one of the largest IT buying markets in the world. Produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the New York New Media Association (a division of SIIA) and CeBIT America, the event aims to foster deals, showcase promising technologies, offer panel discussions with high-profile speakers and more. More than 100 companies - large companies to small vendors to start-ups - will exhibit technologies and solutions to hundreds of potential customers, partners and investors, many of whom stem from the New York area. In addition, blue-chip companies like IBM, Motorola and Xerox will sponsor exhibits from key partners. And more than 100 companies are scheduled to participate in Information Technology Showcase 2003’s Face-to-Face program, which sets up meetings between IT vendors and Fortune 1000 buyers or potential investors. "The IT industry is poised to rebound. And that is generating excitement about ITS 2003," says Ken Wasch, president of SIIA. "IT buyers can't afford to be anything less than up-to-date on innovative solutions. I can’t think of a more timely event for this industry and I can’t think of a more appropriate city." According to a survey released by SIIA this week, 51 percent of survey participants
said they expect a recovery in IT spending to begin before the end of the second
quarter 2004. Just under 70% think a recovery will begin before the end of
the third quarter 2004. The survey was conducted to gauge the views of IT executives
on the eve of Information Technology Showcase 2003 For a full
conference schedule, visit For a list
of exhibitors, visit
Information
Technology Showcase 2003 sponsors include Hale and Dorr; PricewaterhouseCoopers;
Kindred Partners; Morgan, Lewis and Bockius; Sills Cummis Radin Tischman
Epstein & Gross;
Grant Thornton; Sherwood Partners, Salans; Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz;
JEGI Capital; Makovsky & Company; RRE Ventures; and Reed Smith.
About SIIA and NYNMA NYNMA, a New York State non-profit association and division of SIIA, brings together enterprises, emerging technology companies and funders to grow the technology economy.
About Hannover Fairs USA and CeBIT
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Hannover, Germany-based Deutsche Messe AG, the world's largest and most active trade fair organizer and facility. Established in 1985 in Princeton, New Jersey, Hannover Fairs USA organizes tradeshows, conferences, group exhibits and marketing programs throughout the world. Visit http://www.hfusa.com for more information. Deutsche Messe AG (the Hannover Trade Fair Authority), owner and operator of the Hannover Fairgrounds, is the world's largest and most active trade fair organizer. Based in Hannover, Germany, the company employs a staff of 828 and, with its 12 subsidiaries and network of more than 60 foreign representatives, annually produces approximately 50 regional, national and international trade events that showcase between 25,000 and 30,000 exhibiting companies each year. Visit http://www.messe.de for more information.
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