BOEING, CREDIT SUSSE & HEWITT TO KEYNOTE GRID EVENT _______________________ For Immediate Release Gt'04 KEYNOTERS TO GIVE INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ON GRID DEVELOPMENT AND USE Keynoters from Credit Suisse First Boston, Hewitt Associates, and The Boeing Company ONE WEEK TO REGISTER! Gt'04 - May 24-26, 2004 - Philadelphia, PA Full Gt'04 program attached - don't miss this unique event! http://www.gridtoday.com/ GridToday'04 (Gt'04), the premiere enterprise Grid computing conference, announces its three keynote speakers, representing several industries that are already experiencing the impact of Grid computing: J.S. Hurley, Director, Grid Evaluation and Implementation, The Boeing Company "To Grid or Not to Grid: That is the Question" Daniel Kaberon, Director of Computer Resource Management, Hewitt Associates Should Grid Become the Mainframe Co-processor?" Steve Yatko, Global Head of IT Research and Development, Credit Suisse First Boston "Service-oriented Computing: Differentiating the Business with Next-generation Grid." LEADERS AT Gt'04 The conference and exhibition, which focuses on the commercial aspects of Grid computing, is targeted at CEOs, CIOs, and CTOs. Organizations sending their leaders include: Acxiom -- Akamai Technologies -- AOL -- American Management Systems -- Base One -- The Boeing Company -- Butterfly.net -- Cassatt Corporation -- Chelsio Communications -- Credit Suisse First Boston -- DataDirect Networks, Inc.-- Data Synapse -- Dell -- Emic Networks -- Enterprise Strategy Group -- Force 10 Networks -- GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd -- GlaxoSmithKline -- Global Grid Forum Grid Strategies -- Gridiron Software -- GridWise Technologies HP -- IBM -- IDC -- InfiniCon Systems -- Intel -- Insight Research -- Johnson & Johnson -- Linux Networx --MCNC -- Mellanox -- Micron -- The Noblemen Group -- Oracle -- Paramus Panasas -- PIOCON Technologies -- Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center -- Powerllel Corporation -- Qlusters -- Sun Microsystems -- 3PAR, Inc. -- The 451 Group -- Tsunami Research -- TurboWorx, Inc. United Devices -- VIEO, Inc. -- Wachovia... and many others. Conference sponsors include: Platinum Sponsor: Sun Microsystems Gold Sponsors: HP, IDC, Intel, Butterfly.net Silver Sponsors: Data Synapse, IBM REGISTER NOW! Conference and hotel registration is available at http://www.gridtoday.com/. Exclusive Offer: Industry Developments and Models: The Role of Grid Computing in the Coming Innovation Wave - IDC Special Report IDC has made an exclusive offer to Gt'04 attendees who stay at Gt'04 hotels: one copy of the just released IDC report, "Industry Developments and Models: The Role of Grid Computing in the Coming Innovation Wave, " listed for $3,500. This recently released report is a result of in-depth interviews with commercial corporations that have implemented or plan to implement Grid technologies. It includes summaries of market and technology drivers and inhibitors for Grid technologies, along with guidelines for future adoption. PLAN TO ATTEND Grid Today 2004 - (Gt'04) Grid Computing for Commercial Organizations May 24-26, 2004 - Philadelphia, PA http://www.gridtoday.com/ Ref: g4FLm2910