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CONFERENCE: COMDEX Internet & Object World Frankfurt '97
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COMDEX Internet & Object World Frankfurt '97:
Keynote Presentation by First Vice President of Union Bank of Switzerland
brings together technology and business
Frankfurt -- September 11, 1997. Dr. Patrik Gisel, First Vice President and
Head of Private Banking Application Development, Union Bank of Switzerland
(UBS), will present a keynote on October 8 at COMDEX Internet & Object World
Frankfurt '97. Titled "The Introduction of Object Technology in Finance: a
Manager's Perspective," the presentation will be based on Union Bank's
experience with Object Technologies.
Union Bank of Switzerland decided 3 years ago to choose object technology as a
major development paradigm for decentralized client/server systems
development. The keynote will concentrate on the experience with this
approach. UBS is a full-service bank in Switzerland and a globally important
institution in wholesale financial services. As of December 31, 1996 total
assets amounted to CHF 437,3 billion, group operating profit for 1996 to CHF
4,483 million.
The keynote will be held on October 8 from 9.00-10.00 a.m. and will be open to
all attendees of COMDEX Internet & Object World Frankfurt (October 7-10, 1997,
Sheraton Conference Center, Frankfurt Airport).
Other keynotes at COMDEX Internet & Object World Frankfurt '97 include:
October 8, 18:00-19:00: "Internet - Intranet Communications and new Trends",
Bill Gates, Chairman & CEO Microsoft Corp.,
October 9, 11:00-12:30: Panel Discussion: "Distributed Object Standards.. Will
there be two?". Panelists will be Patricia Dock, IBM, David Fleck, Chief
Scientist The Open Group, Dr. Erwin Koenigs, President & CEO Software AG, Dr.
Richard Soley, CTO Office of the President, Object Management Group, and
Richard Weir, Chief of Staff of Corporate Technology Novell Inc. The panel
discussion will be moderated by Prof. Roberto Zicari, University of Frankfurt
and LogOn.
October 9, 14:00-15:00: "Die Zukunft von Electronic Commerce (The Future of
Electronic Commerce)", Bernd Erlingheuser, Member of Board Bank 24 AG. This
keynote will be presented in German.
Further information on conference and exhibition of COMDEX Internet & Object
World Frankfurt '97 is available at:
http://www.ltt.de
The show is sponsored by: Object Management Group (OMG), A1-Solutions,
Business Online, Computer Associates, Computer Zeitung, Dorian Gray Frankfurt,
InterSystems, MID and redmond's. The Internet Cafe` and the wireless
connections are provided by Omnilink Internet Service Center and Artem.
Sponsors of the COMDEX Internet Application Awards Program are: IBM, MICROSOFT
and SUN Microsystems. Media partners of are: Hessischer Rundfunk and
NETinvestor.
NOTE: For media registration and accreditation to COMDEX Internet & Object
World Frankfurt '97, call LogOn PR at +49-6173-955855. (Annegret Claushues)
Press Contact:
Annegret Claushues // Birgit Osterholt
LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH
Burgweg 14, D-61476 Kronberg / Ts., Germany
phone: +49-6173-9558-55//9558-56
fax: +49-6173-9558-64
e-mail:101354.1424@compuserve.com (Claushues)
101510.3135@compuserve.com (Osterholt)
Web:http://www.ltt.de
Information on Conferences and Exhibition:
Christiane Sattler
LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH
Burgweg 14, D-61476 Kronberg/Ts., Germany
phone: +49-6173-9558-53
fax: +49-6173-9404-20
e-mail: LogOn@omg.org
Web: http://www.ltt.de
SOFTBANK COMDEX Inc.
SOFTBANK COMDEX provides its customers with access to the world's most vibrant
IT growth markets. During the past two years, COMDEX has grown from seven
events in four countries to 40 events in 16 countries, serving more than 6,500
IT exhibitors and 1.5 million IT professional attendees world-wide. Known as
the place where the global IT industry defines itself, entry into a region by
COMDEX brings international visibility to the local IT market. Since its
introduction in 1979, COMDEX has continued to meet the growing needs of the
global information technology marketplace. For updated information on other
events produced by SOFTBANK COMDEX, be sure to visit COMDEX Online, at
http://www.comdex.com
LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH
LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH, founded in 1991, is a privately owned company
exclusively focused on the Internet and object technology markets.
LogOn is organized into five operating divisions: Trade Shows, Marketing, PR,
Training, Business. The company is acknowledged for the high quality of its
services.
Since 1993 LogOn is the producer of Object World in Germany. LogOn is the
official representative of the Object Management Group (OMG) for Austria,
Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and Switzerland OMG is the
largest software consortium worldwide with more than 700 company members
dedicated to promoting the theory and practice of object technology (OT) for
the development of distributed computing systems. More information on LogOn's
services is available at: http://www.ltt.de
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