NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziff Davis eSeminars just completed its first-ever Security Virtual Tradeshow and by every measure the event was a great success. Nearly 4,500 senior-level technology executives registered for the two-day, interactive event and more than 1,800 unique visitors attended.
The Security Virtual Tradeshow, held from November 30 through December 1, featured keynote presentations, customer meetings and vendor product demonstrations from a dozen leading security companies who signed-on as sponsors and speakers. Symantec, St. Bernard Software, Proofpoint, Pitney Bowes, AEP Systems, Nortel Networks and a host of other top companies shared their industry know-how and showcased the latest security technology products and services in a real-time setting at the show's interactive tradeshow booths.
"From the top-level speakers, to the large, targeted audience, to the sponsor support, this live, two-day interactive event raised the bar not only for our own eSeminars business, but for all online events in the marketplace," said Elliot Markowitz, Editorial Director of Ziff Davis eSeminars. "And this is just the beginning. We are already working on our next virtual tradeshow in early 2005, which will focus on the most pressing issues facing enterprise IT departments."
This event featured some of the most prominent IT security experts in the industry as speakers, including: Dan Larkin, Unit Chief of the Internet Crime Complaint Center for the FBI; Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Computer and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Wheels of Zeus; David Cohen, Founder and former Chairman of the Wi-Fi Alliance; Richard Stiennon, Vice President of Threat Research for Webroot Software; Jonathan Penn, Principal Analyst, Identity & Security for Forrester Research; Bill Malik, Vice President, Technology Research for Aberdeen Group; Christopher Painter, Deputy Chief of the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice, and many others. To view the free archived versions of their presentations and the entire tradeshow go to www.securityshow.eseminarslive.com which Ziff Davis eSeminars will make available until March 1, 2005.
The next Virtual Tradeshow by Ziff Davis eSeminars is being billed as "The Enterprise Strikes Back" and is scheduled for March 30 through March 31, 2005. This event will include keynote presentations and hot button panel discussions focusing on the leading IT issues currently facing enterprise organizations such as regulatory compliance, storage solutions, Linux implementations, offshore outsourcing strategies, mobile and wireless connectivity and dealing with software upgrade cycles. All interested sponsors should contact Kristin Holmes, Executive Director, Ziff Davis Internet eSeminars, kristin_holmes@ziffdavis.com for more detailed information and pricing.
About Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Ziff Davis Media is a global special interest media company focusing on the technology and electronic videogame markets. The company is a leading information services provider of all technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes 10 leading magazines including PC Magazine, eWEEK, Baseline, CIO Insight, Sync, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, Xbox Nation and GMR. The Company exports the power of its brands internationally with publications in 43 countries and 20 languages. Ziff Davis Media leverages its content on the Internet with a network of 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 www.ziffdavis.com.
