Innovation Takes Center Stage at Giga Information Group's Emerging Technology Showcase; Newest Technologies Ignite Imagination of Business Leaders

Business Wire, Dec 11, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2002

Technological innovation holds many promises, and the very latest in technology displayed at Giga Information Group's (OTC BB: GIGX) Emerging Technology Showcase this week in Scottsdale, AZ, provided an inspiring glimpse at what the future may bring.

The Emerging Technology Showcase conference is a unique forum featuring innovative IT solutions for both new and established companies. The conference, produced as a multi-act play, enables participating companies to demonstrate their products to an audience of IT executives, venture capitalists and investment bankers through TechnoVistas. Attendees collaborate with analysts and CIOs to identify winning technologies that will have a major impact on the industry in the months beyond the conference.

The event features some of today's leading IT thinkers, including Dr. James Canton, futurist, social scientist and author of Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the 21st Century; Rod Perry, global head of technology investing for 3i plc; Frank J. Fanzilli Jr. former global CIO and managing director for Credit Suisse First Boston, now working extensively with venture capital and consulting firms in the technology field; and Giga Vice President and Research Fellow Rob Enderle, who predicts the full embodiment of artificial intelligence (AI) and "telepresence" in 20 years.

The main attraction of the event started on Monday when a number of innovative solutions battled before Giga's expert analyst panel for the winning title. More will take place today. The winners will be announced today at 12pm Central Time.

The TechnoVista categories and participants include:

-- "The Future of the Enterprise Data Center: Evolving Hardware and Software Architectures" -- Infiniband Trade Association represented by Intel Corporation, InfiniConSystems and JNI, InnerAccess Technologies, Intelliden Corporation, PlateSpin, Inc., Tacit Networks

-- "The Adaptive Workplace: Peer to Peer, Instant Messaging and the Future of Collaboration" -- AskMe Corporation, Autonomy Inc, Context Media, GeneralIdeas, Inc. Informatica Corporation, Mindjet LLC, Oracle Corporation, Tacit Knowledge Systems and The Brain Technologies Corporation

-- "Speak Your Mind: Speech Applications Revolutionize the Enterprise" -- Fast-Talk, Fonelet, iPhrase Technologies, Microsoft

-- "Emerging Security Solutions Inside the Perimeter" -- Cranite Systems, Fiberlink, Intruvert Networks Inc., Nortel Networks, Solutionary, Inc.

-- "The Future of Connected Personal Computing" -- The Brain Technologies Corporation, Intel Corporation, Navigation Technologies Corporation, Transmeta Corporation

-- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" -- Hewlett- Packard, iMagic Software, MindJet, NewsMarket

To find out more about Giga's Emerging Technology Showcase and winners, or for commentary from Giga Vice President and Research Fellow Rob Enderle or Vice President Daniel W. Rasmus, contact Christina Thirkell at cthirkell@gigaweb.com or call (617) 515-3241.

About Giga Information Group

Giga Information Group is a leading global technology advisory firm that provides objective research, pragmatic advice and personalized consulting. Emphasizing close interaction between analyst and client, Giga enables companies to make better strategic decisions that maximize technology investments and achieve business results.

Founded in 1995, Giga is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. and has offices throughout the Americas and Europe -- as well in Latin America, Asia/Pacific and the Middle East. For additional information, visit www.gigaweb.com.

(C) 2002 Giga Information Group, Inc.

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