Call For Entries For Networld+Interop Best of Show Awards AnnouncedPRNewswire CMP Media's InternetWeek and Network Computing and Key3Media Events announced today that nominations are being accepted for the Best of Show Awards Program, to be held in conjunction with NetWorld+Interop 2000 Atlanta, the definitive networking, Internet and telecommunications event. The 14th Best of Show Awards Program, sponsored by NetWorld+Interop, InternetWeek and Network Computing, honor the premier products and technologies exhibited at one of the largest events for networking, telecommunications, Internet, IT and service provider professionals, taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center September 24-29, 2000. Editors from InternetWeek and Network Computing with expertise in specific category areas conduct the judging. Awards will be given in eleven separate categories: E-Commerce, Network Security & Performance, IP Video & Telephony Applications, Network Applications Software, Enterprise Network Infrastructure, Performance Test & Measurement, Carrier Network Infrastructure, Network Management, Network Servers & Peripherals, WAN & Remote Access Equipment, and WAN Services. In addition, there will be an overall Grand Prize Winner. The popular People's Choice Award, first introduced at NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas earlier this year, will take place again in Atlanta, providing conference attendees with the opportunity to cast votes onsite. "The Best of Show Award is a way of recognizing the technical advancements in a variety of technology areas. The winners in each category represent the products that we believe are the most significant technical achievements in their categories," said Rob Preston, editor in chief of InternetWeek. Nominations are due by September 5, 2000. Participation in the Best of Show Awards Program is limited to vendors that are primary exhibitors at the Atlanta event. For eligibility, products or services must be announced no earlier than August 21, 2000, with a product release no later than March 30, 2001. Complete information and entry forms are available online: -- InternetWeek (http://www.internetwk.com/bestofshow) -- Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com/bestofshow) -- NetWorld+Interop (http://www.interop.com) The winners of the Best of Show Awards, Grand Prize Award, and People's Choice Award will be announced and honored at an awards ceremony during NetWorld+Interop on Wednesday, September 27, at 5:00pm in Room 215E of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. InternetWeek CMP Media's InternetWeek (http://internetwk.com/) is the news and analysis source for 275,000* IT and corporate managers applying Internet technologies and strategies to transform their businesses. With a history of innovation and thought leadership, InternetWeek is the only newspaper with an Internet/IT editorial focus -- meeting the informational needs for Transformation Agents charged with building e-businesses and driving business to survive in today's competitive marketplace. According to the most recent Simmons and IntelliQuest readership studies, InternetWeek delivers the most powerful audience -- it is the best-read and maintains the highest reader loyalty of all newspapers in its category. *Circulation as of December 4, 2000 Network Computing CMP Media's Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com/) is the only networking publication providing in-depth, comprehensive technology and service reviews from a real-world perspective to 220,000 IT Professionals -- The Technology Experts -- biweekly. The publication consistently has the largest average-issue audience among all networking publications, according to Simmons and IntelliQuest. CMP Media Inc. CMP Media Inc. (http://www.cmpnet.com/) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, tradeshows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting. NetWorld+Interop NetWorld+Interop is a Key3Media (http://www.key3media.com/) event. NetWorld+Interop provides networking, Internet and telecommunications professional buyers with a uniquely comprehensive forum for education and hands-on products and services in order to make critical purchase decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from enterprises, carrier/service providers, and resellers/integrators the opportunity to experience live technology demonstrations first-hand. It's this focus on advanced, multi-vendor, multi-protocol, multi-service interoperability technologies and solutions that makes NetWorld+Interop the definitive networking, Internet and telecommunications event. Key3Media, NetWorld+Interop, Interop, and associated design marks and logos are trademarks owned or used under license by Key3Media Events, Inc., and may be registered in the United States and other countries. NetWorld is a service mark of Novell, Inc., and is registered in certain jurisdictions. Other names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners SOURCE: CMP Media, Inc. Contact: Gail R. Griffen of CMP Media Inc., 516-562-5634, Website: http://internetwk.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html or fax, |