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Press invitation - IDCs European IT Forum 2004

THE EUROPEAN IT FORUM 2004

Investing in IT: Improving Efficiencies While Driving Innovation

September 27 and 28, 2004
Le Meridien Montparnasse
19 Rue du Commandant Mouchotte, Paris

IDC is pleased to invite journalists/editors to the 14th European IT Forum, the leading event in the European IT sector.

CEOs, CIOs and senior executives from Europe´s largest companies will attend the forum in order to gain the insight and knowledge to enable them to lead their organizations’ growth. This year, the forum will focus on efficiency and innovation: the ability to optimize processes and infrastructure by improving flexibility is now core to IT cost reduction and vital in focusing investment on innovation to support corporate growth and increase competitive advantage.

Leading economists and IT experts will discuss market trends and examine key technologies that will be used to make the most of the new opportunities. Guests will include writers and journalists such as Jeremy Paxman and Nicholas Carr; Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics; Paul Saffo, director of the Institute for the Future; and leading economists and industry experts such as Kevin Mitnick, Don Tapscott and Jean-Paul Fitoussi.

Companies attending will include Cisco Systems, Microsoft, SAP, Symantec, Alcatel Enterprise Solutions Division, Ericsson, Foundry Networks, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, SIA, Siemens Business Services, Internet Security Systems, Novell Inc. and RSA Security.

Journalists/editors are able to receive a media pass, which allows access to the event free of charge.
To register and arrange interviews with the speakers, please contact:
IDC - Tel. +44 20 8987 7107
Mathew Heath (mheath@idc.com)