ComNet '95: A Premier Computer Networking and Communications Conference

Strategic Insights -

ComNet '95, a premier computer networking and communications conference and exposition, is set to take place at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Renaissance, and Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. from January 23-26, 1995. This event will feature the latest networking technologies, with over 400 companies exhibiting and more than 250 new products showcased across 170,000 net square feet of exhibition space. One of the highlights of ComNet '95 is the New Product Achievement Award Competition, which recognizes the best and brightest new products in the industry. Since the inception of the New Product Program in 1986, over 1,500 new products have debuted at ComNet, and this year's competition promises to be just as exciting.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ComNet '95 New Product Achievement Award Competition will recognize the best and brightest new products in the industry, with over 1,500 new products having debuted at ComNet since the inception of the New Product Program in 1986.
  • The competition will feature nine categories, including ComNet '95 Best New Transport Technology Product, ComNet '95 Best New Network Management Product, and ComNet '95 Best New Carrier Product.
  • A panel of judges, consisting of representatives from the trade and business press, industry research firms, the financial community, and academia, will evaluate all new product entries and select three finalists from each category.
  • The 27 finalists will be announced on January 10, 1995, and attendees will cast their ballots for the best new product in each category, selecting one of the products as the winner of the ComNet '95 Most Innovative New Product or Service.
  • The winners will be announced on January 25, 1995, and will be inducted into the ComNet '95 New Product Achievement Award Hall of Fame, receiving exclusive rights to use the ComNet '95 New Product Achievement Award Winner logo in all promotional literature for one year.
  • The conference program will include 30 in-depth tutorials and 50 conference sessions focusing on digital convergence topics, including the Information Superhighway, advanced communications technologies/applications, and the Internet.
  • ComNet '95 will feature two keynotes on the Information Superhighway, four plenary sessions, and the first-ever ComNet "Hot-Seat" Debate: The NII: Freeway or Feeway?
  • Exhibitors interested in entering the ComNet '95 New Product Achievement Award Competition should call Cress O'Brien at 508/820-8631, with the deadline for all entries being December 12, 1994.

Statistics:

  • Over 1,500 new products have debuted at ComNet since the inception of the New Product Program in 1986.
  • ComNet '95 will feature over 400 companies exhibiting and more than 250 new products showcased across 170,000 net square feet of exhibition space.
  • The ComNet '95 New Product Achievement Award Competition will recognize the best and brightest new products in the industry across nine categories.
  • A panel of 27 judges will evaluate all new product entries and select three finalists from each category.
  • The conference program will include 30 in-depth tutorials and 50 conference sessions focusing on digital convergence topics.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, "COMNET '95: NEW PRODUCT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD COMPETITION" (Nov. 29, 1994)
  • ComNet '95 Conference Program (IDG World Expo)