Interop Announces Business Technology Themes for Upcoming New York Event

Interop®, produced by CMP Technology, today announced its program lineup for the 2006 New York event, which will address the growing business needs of the IT industry with sessions featuring the market's leading figures. The industry's only comprehensive IT event will focus on seven key themes in its program lineup that are responsible for enabling business success: Data Centers, Infrastructure & Services, Network Access Control (NAC), Security, VoIP & Collaboration, WebOps Summit, and Wireless & Mobility. Interop New York (www.interop.com), will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, September 18-22, 2006.

"Since the first Interop was held back in 1986, the focus of the event has shifted over the years from building the network to making it seamlessly connect with information in real time," said Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager. "In the past year, this has become even more of a reality, as IP- based unified communications have made access to data and people easier and faster than ever before."

For 21 years, Interop has helped IT and business decision-makers bring together the key components of a solid information strategy to drive efficiency and competitive advantage for their organizations. As business continues to drive the adoption of technology, and the converged network is creating new advantages, an emerging "IP for business" philosophy has woven itself into the fabric of business process applications that will be on display at Interop New York. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop® provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer.

Interop has held a unique place in the IP networking and infrastructure markets for over two decades, and is responsible for fostering the innovation that has fueled the revolution and evolution in IP networking. With network convergence now taking center stage as the key enabler of the latest technology innovations, Interop will continue to show how all of the pieces fit together to help IT organizations overcome their business challenges.

About Interop®

Interop®, now part of the CMP Technology family of global brands, has led the revolution and evolution in IP networking for the past twenty years, and is dedicated to promoting and demonstrating the interoperability of the converged network, applications and devices to seamlessly exchange and use information to address the full range of business challenges facing IT organizations today and tomorrow. As the leading destination for technology buyers and sellers, Interop has fostered the growth and evolution of the IT industry for the past two decades, and remains the most anticipated and only comprehensive IT event. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop New York will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, September 18-22, 2006, and Interop Las Vegas will return to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, May 20-25, 2007. For more information about these events, visit www.interop.com.

About CMP Technology

CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Technology has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ ), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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