Ziff Davis Internet to Present Enterprise Solutions Virtual Tradeshow

Ziff Davis Internet to Present Enterprise Solutions Virtual Tradeshow

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziff Davis Internet eSeminars announced that its Virtual Tradeshow series for 2005 will kick off with The Enterprise Solutions Virtual Tradeshow http://www.enterprise.eseminarslive.com/ on March 30-31. This event is the first of four quarterly tradeshow events Ziff Davis Internet eSeminars will produce in 2005, all of which will focus on the hottest issues and emerging trends in the IT industry. The Enterprise Solutions Virtual Tradeshow follows Ziff Davis' first-ever and highly successful Security Virtual Tradeshow last fall, which registered nearly 4,500 senior-level technology executives.

Headlining the event and delivering the opening keynote address will be Gordon Eubanks, former CEO/President of Symantec and current CEO/President of Oblix. Mr. Eubanks will focus on a variety of enterprise IT hot buttons including security concerns with regards to new regulatory compliance policies. In addition, on March 31, Rock Regan, former CIO of the State of Connecticut, will deliver a keynote presentation focusing on how leading organizations are making smart IT investments. He will discuss the infrastructure and services that will radically increase an enterprise organization's capability to accelerate its growth including virtualization and optical networking.

Rounding out the prominent list of presenters and speakers at the event include:

-- Alan Weinberger, Chairman/CEO, The ASCII Group

-- Oli Thordarson, President, Alvaka Networks

-- Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Chief Security Advisor, Route 1 Inc.

-- John Ragsdale, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

-- Paul Kirby, Research Director, AMR

-- Lance Travis, Vice President, Research, AMR

-- Adam Zawel, Director, Wireless/Mobile Enterprise & Commerce,
The Yankee Group

-- Jacque Johnson, Director of Public Policy, CompTIA

-- Joe Wilcox, Senior Analyst, Jupiter Media



"There are many critical IT issues facing enterprise organizations today. Our aim is to efficiently connect thousands of senior enterprise IT decision makers to the top executives and analysts in the technology industry so that they can quickly become educated on the hottest issues and best practice solutions for their organizations," said Elliot Markowitz, Editorial Director, Ziff Davis Internet eSeminars.

These thought leaders and technology influencers will address: security, storage, server management and compliance strategies, to name a few. Up to 34 sponsor companies will once again present their technologies and services in a real-time setting to a highly targeted and qualified senior IT audience. Sponsors will have the ability to participate in 45-minute live presentations, create on-demand product demonstrations, distribute literature and links to generate valuable real-time sales leads and interact with attendees in a real- time online environment.

For further details on sponsorship, please contact Wylie Kaplan, West Coast Sales Director at wylie_kaplan@ziffdavis.com or Eric Biener, East Coast Sales Director at eric_biener@ziffdavis.com.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company focusing on the technology, videogame and consumer lifestyle markets. The Company is an information services provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes 8 market-leading magazines including PC Magazine, Sync, eWEEK, CIO Insight, Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. The Company exports the power of its brands internationally, with publications in 41 countries and 20 languages. Ziff Davis leverages its content on the Internet with eight highly-targeted technology and gaming sites including PCMag.com eWEEK.com, ExtremeTech.com and 1UP.com. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer technology events including DigitalLife. With its main headquarters and PC Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. Additional information is available at http://www.ziffdavis.com/.


Source: Ziff Davis Media Inc.

CONTACT: Randy Zane of Ziff Davis Media Inc., +1-212-503-3535,
randy_zane@ziffdavis.com

Web site: http://www.ziffdavis.com/
http://www.enterprise.eseminarslive.com/


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