UniForum Plans Show Expansion in 1996

Agreement with Softbank Comdex focuses on three fronts

UniForum has agreed with Softbank Comdex Inc. (SCI), manager of the UniForum conference and exhibition, on an expansion of the UniForum show and conference program beginning next year. The multiyear agreement will bring UniForum's educational programs and exhibits to a wider audience and to even more events managed by SCI. This new agreement is designed to provide information to a wider audience of end-users on expansion into multiplatform environments for commercial computing.

Three new venues will be included in 1996:

"This agreement brings together complementary strengths to create a powerful partnership that will benefit our two core constituencies- users and vendors," said UniForum Executive Director Richard Jaross. "We've prided ourselves for years on providing the finest educational programs for Unix and open systems professionals. The logical extension of our mission is to bring this valuable service to thousands more through our new relationship with Softbank Comdex."

Jason Chudnofsky, president and CEO of Softbank Comdex, said, "It was a natural migration for these events to present a unified presence, as the issues and technologies of open systems and enterprise computing converge. Our timing is consistent with what we see occurring in the marketplace."

SCI first managed the UniForum event this year in Dallas. Future plans of the two organizations call for global expansion. In addition to UniForum, SCI produces 19 informational technology events, including Comdex conferences and expositions in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Comdex/Fall in the United States and Comdex/Canada in Toronto are now the largest trade events in each country.