INT MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS ENTERPRISE LINUX FORUM CONFERENCE & EXPO (Westboro, MA - May 15, 2002) - INT Media Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: INTM) today announced the launch of the Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo, to be held December 3-4 at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference is specifically designed to educate management level attendees and covers how Linux and Linux-based datacenter solutions can be applied in the enterprise to cut costs, reduce risk, increase architectural flexibility and deliver real business value in four tracks:
- Linux in the Datacenter
- Clustered and Distributed Computing
- Operations, Management and Infrastructure
- Applications, Storage and Information Management
According to Kevin Reichard, conference co-chairman and Executive Editor of EnterpriseLinuxToday.com and internet.com’s Linux/Open Source Channel, "2002 is the breakout year for Linux in the datacenter. It is on the watch list of every IT and business manager in the Global 2000 - and for good reason. The increased robustness of Linux solutions, including ongoing advancements to Linux distributions and the operating system kernel itself, coupled with the cost advantages that are the hallmark of Linux systems, has made Linux an attractive alternative to proprietary operating systems in the enterprise. Farsighted IT and business managers are now beginning to insert Linux into the application and data server tiers of their enterprise IT infrastructure. It is there, in the datacenter, where the real Linux revolution begins."
According to Dan Kara, VP of Sponsored Events, INT Media Group, "While there are other Linux industry events, they are usually highly political, as well as too large and unfocused, covering issues ranging from embedded Linux and kernel level programming, to Web serving and supercomputing. Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo is the only industry event that is specifically designed to provide IT and business professionals with an understanding of the full gamut of issues related to the deployment, integration and management of Linux and Linux-based datacenter solutions in the large enterprise."
To learn more about attending Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo, please visit http://www.enterpriselinuxforum.com/ or contact Juliet Sigmann at jsigmann@internet.com or call 508-870-5858 x119. To learn more about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please contact Elaine Mershon at emershon@internet.com or call 508-533-4995.
About INT Media Group
INT Media Group (Nasdaq: INTM), (http://www.intmediagroup.com) headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading provider of global real-time news, information and media resources for Internet industry and information technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. INT Media Group includes the internet.com and EarthWeb.com Network of over 150 Web sites and 200 e-mail newsletters that generate over 225 million page views monthly. INT Media Events include nearly 40 offline conferences and trade shows on Internet and IT-specific topics that are aligned with our Network of Web sites and e-mail newsletters. In addition, INT Media Research publishes research reports analyzing the Internet and information technologies sectors worldwide.
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For information about the conference contact:
Juliet Sigmann
Marketing Manager
(508) 870-5858 x119
jsigmann@internet.com
For information about INT Media Group contact:
Mary Ann Boland
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
(212) 547-7939
mboland@internet.com