Microsoft, Dell and Novell 'Masterminds' to Lead Keynotes at GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo 99
Leading high-tech executives Ballmer, Dell and Schmidt to debate future technology trends
Stamford, CT - July 12, 1999 - Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT) today announced that Microsoft president Steve Ballmer, Dell Computer chairman and CEO Michael Dell, and Novell chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt will offer their candid views of high technology's future in three "Mastermind Interview" panels at GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo 99, to be held October 11-15 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
As featured headliners in GartnerGroup's Masterminds Keynotes program, Ballmer, Dell and Schmidt will address thousands of information technology (IT) executives. Each keynote industry executive will participate in spirited interviews conducted by leading GartnerGroup analysts.
Steve Ballmer will conduct the "Microsoft Town Meeting" on the third day of the GartnerGroup event, offering a glimpse of "BallmerVision" and the future of IT. In tandem with Ballmer, a representative group of Symposium/ITxpo participants and GartnerGroup analysts will explore such issues as the ongoing changes at Microsoft headquarters, creating a path to innovation according to the Microsoft road map, and other newsworthy topics.
Eric Schmidt and Michael Dell will feature in two independent Masterminds Interview sessions at Symposium/ITxpo. GartnerGroup analysts will take the stage with Dell to explore the role of the PC platform, E-commerce issues, future opportunities and emerging markets. In Dr. Schmidt's Masterminds Interview, analysts will examine Novell's sustainable competitive advantages and the relationship between the company's recent upturn and the rush to year 2000 compliance.
An additional Masterminds panel will explore the "Office of the Future" with Dr. Joseph H. Boyett, co-founder of Boyett and Associates and author of "Beyond Workplace 2000"; Stuart Brand, co-founder of Global Business Network; and Bruce Tognazzini, lead designer at Healtheon. The panel will address the technological transformation in the workplace and how IT innovations will affect the future trends and implications for leading-edge enterprises.
"GartnerGroup's Symposium/ITxpo is the premier forum for information technology. Technology is transforming our world economics and cultures. It is profoundly changing the way individuals, enterprises and governments live and work," said Kathy Foreman, vice president of GartnerGroup Worldwide Events. "The IT professionals who will attend the event are central to this global transformation."
GartnerGroup Symposium /ITxpo is the IT industry's largest and most strategic conference, providing business leaders with a look at the future of IT today. To accommodate the growing numbers of IT professionals who want to attend this event, GartnerGroup will also hold a West Coast Spring Symposium/ITxpo, April 10-13, 2000 in San Diego, California. For nearly 10,000 IT professionals from the world's leading enterprises, GartnerGroup Symposium /ITxpo is a key component of their annual planning efforts, a place to gain insight into how their organizations can use technology to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. Registration for the Orlando event is expected to "sell out" and admission will be issued on a first-come basis.
With ongoing mergers in the telecommunications and Internet industries, the ever-present year 2000 problem and the growing impact of E-business, this year's Symposium/ITxpo is the centerpiece event for the global IT revolution.
About GartnerGroup Symposium /ITxpo
GartnerGroup Symposium /ITxpo 99 will feature more than 215 strategic technology sessions led by GartnerGroup analysts. These sessions are organized into approximately 40 tracks, including Information Security, Year 2000, Zero-Latency Strategies, Supply Chain Management, Interactive Media, E-Commerce to E-Business, and the Impact of Java.
ITxpo, a three-day, high-tech learning lab, is held in conjunction with GartnerGroup Symposium. More than 300 companies will exhibit their next-generation IT products and services and provide attendees with hands-on demonstrations in a low-hype, interactive learning environment. Emerging Technologies will continue to be highlighted at ITxpo.
For more information on GartnerGroup Symposium /ITxpo 99, call 1-800-778-1997, or visit the GartnerGroup Web site at www.gartner.com/symposium.
About GartnerGroup
As the world's leading authority on IT, GartnerGroup provides clients with a wide range of products and services in the areas of IT advisory services, measurement, research, decision support, analysis and consulting. Founded in 1979, with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., GartnerGroup is at the center of a global community serving Fortune 1000 companies from 80 locations worldwide. GartnerGroup's unique capabilities and resources help bring clarity to the direction of the world's hottest and most volatile industry.