COMMERCIAL GRID COMPUTING; WHO & WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW VENDORS, ANALYST AND USERS ALIKE WILL BE SHARING THE SECRETS FOR SUCCESSFUL GRID DEPLOYMENT! IF IN ANY WAY YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THE DYNAMICS OF EXPANDING THE CAPABILITIES OF YOUR IT ENTERPRISE, YOU MUST ATTEND Gt'04! MAY 25 & 26 -- PHILADELPHIA, PA - www.gridtoday.com WE'RE LESS THAN 20 DAYS AWAY, DECIDE TO ATTEND TODAY! WHO WILL BE THERE? JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES AT Gt'04! The following organizations are sending their CEO, CIOs, CTOs, and other leaders to Gt'04: Acxiom -- Akamai Technologies -- ALSTOM Power Plant Labs -- AOL American Management Systems -- Base One -- The Boeing Company Cassatt Corporation -- Capital One -- Capital One Financials -- Chase Colorado State Grid Initiative -- Connectivity Partners International Cornell Theory Center -- Credit Suisse First Boston -- Daimler-Chrysler Data Synapse --- Deutsch Bank -- DigitalNet -- Drexel University -- EDS Eli Lilly -- Enterprise Strategy Group -- Force 10 Networks -- GlaxoSmithKline Global Grid Forum -- Globus -- Grid Strategies -- Gridiron Software -- GridWise Tech -- HP -- IBM -- IDC -- InfiniCon Systems -- Intel -- Insight Research -- Institute for Scientific Research -- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry -- IS Value Corporation -- Johnson & Johnson -- JP Morgan -- Lockheed Martin -- MCI -- Micron -- The Noblemen Group -- Oracle -- Paramus -- Panasas -- Princeton University -- Procter & Gamble -- Qlusters -- Raytheon Company -- RN -- Streamline Computing -- Sun Microsystems -- Summit Systems, Inc -- Temple University -- Texas Instruments -- The Hartwell Center St. Jude Children's Research Hospital -- Tsunami Research -- TurboWorx, Inc United Devices -- University at Buffalo -- University of A Coru San Diego Supercomputer Center -- VIEO, Inc. -- Wachovia -- Zethus Software ... and many others EXPLORING, PLANNING, DEPLOYING GRIDS? THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM IS A CLEAR ILLUSTRATION OF HOW GT'04 CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT BUSINESS ISSUES RELATED TO GRID DEPLOYMENT. Gt'04 CONFERENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES: * Measuring ROI across your Grid Computing Environment * Organizational Challenges of Grid Implementation * IT Resource Allocation Considerations for Grid Implementation * Grid Middleware Considerations and Options * Understanding Grid Deployment Options-Types of Grids and Tradeoffs * Integrating your Cluster and Grid Strategies * Technical Considerations for Considering a Grid Compute Engine * Covering Emerging Trends in Grid Computing * Grid Standards-What Every CIO Needs to Know * Production Grids-Building in Contingencies for Grid Failure * How to Get Started with Building a Grid Environment * How to Approach the Implementation of a Grid Computing Infrastructure * The Impact of Grid Computing on US Firms, Broadband Use and the US Economy ... and much more! REGISTER NOW!!! REGISTER NOW! Conference and hotel registration is available at http://www.gridtoday.com/. ***** EXCLUSIVE OFFER ********** 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. CONFERENCE SPONSORS Platinum Sponsor: Sun Microsystems Gold Sponsors: HP, IDC, Intel, Butterfly.net Silver Sponsors: Data Synapse, IBM YOU MAY ALSO REGISTER FOR AN EXHIBITS ONLY PASS AT Ref: hpflq3212