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:
- Enterprise Computing Solutions will run concurrently with
UniForum '96 Feb. 12-16 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The
two events will both present comprehensive programs designed
to address the needs of their audiences, including extensive
conference programs, keynote addresses, and vendor participation
on the exhibit floor. Marrying a business-oriented event with
technical implementations, the concurrent presentation will allow
more platforms to be presented in a single environment.
- A UniForum showcase, consisting of exhibits and conference
programs, will be an integral part of the Enterprise Computing
Solutions '96/Windows World show scheduled for April 10-12 at
the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
- Another UniForum showcase will be a part of Comdex/Canada
'96 to be held in Toronto July 10-12.
"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.