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RosettaNet-EIDX/CompTIA Joint Industry Conference

For Release October 28, 2002

Santa Ana, CA, United States of America --

What:                          RosettaNet-EIDX/CompTIA Joint Industry Conference

When:                        November 11-14, 2002

Where:                    Washington Duke Inn

3001 Cameron Blvd.
Durham, North Carolina 27705

Overview:                  Hosted by IBM, Connecting Business Intelligence with Supply Chain Process Integration will highlight the latest technologies, implementation tools and strategic processes critical to B2B success.

Over the course of four days, conference attendees will have the benefit of participating in a variety of sessions sponsored by the presenting organizations.   RosettaNet, EIDX/CompTIA and Joint RosettaNet Users Group (JRUG) will focus on the development and delivery of a broad range of topics including technical, implementation and strategic subject matter.

This is a unique opportunity to interface with cross-industry professionals interested in solving the practical and strategic challenges of e-business today.   Attendees will gain insights around the latest thinking in electronic data exchange, industry standardization, solution implementation, partner relationships and future technology trends will be offered.

Presenters:                Keynote presentation by IBM, with additional industry sessions headed up by member companies including Arrow Electronics, Danzas, Cisco, IBM, GridNode, Oracle Corp., Sterling Commerce and others.    Representatives of RosettaNet, EIDX/CompTIA, Uniform Code Council, Inc. and the Joint RosettaNet User’s Group will lead various conference tracks.  

Audience:                   Targeted attendees include members of the presenting organizations, including business and IT professionals, as well as non-member partners and associates.

Agenda:                      Visit www.eidx.org for a complete conference agenda, including detailed session listings.   Additional information can be found at www.rosettanet.org

Registration:              Online event registration available at www.eidx.org .   (Note: Hotel reservations must be made separately.)

About RosettaNet:    RosettaNet is an independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global high-technology trading network. More than 400 companies representing over $1 trillion in annual information technology, electronic components and semiconductor manufacturing revenues currently participate in RosettaNet’s standards development, strategy and implementation activities. A complete list of member companies and more information on RosettaNet is available at www.rosettanet.org .   RosettaNet is a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC) .

About CompTIA:        CompTIA is a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry. For more than 20 years CompTIA has provided research, networking and partnering opportunities to its members, developing standards and best practices and influencing the political, economic and educational arenas that impact IT worldwide. More information is available at www.comptia.org .

About EIDX:               The Electronics Industry Data Exchange, a section of CompTIA is an e-Commerce organization representing all segments of the electronics and information technology industry.   EIDX is a center for the convergence of e-Commerce standards, providing business-to-business e-Commerce processes, standards research, and education to leading technology companies. For more information, visit www.eidx.org .

About JRUG:               JRUG (Joint RosettaNet User Group), established in 2001, is an informal association of the various worldwide RosettaNet User Groups, including BARD (Bay Area RosettaNet Deployment), OSCAR (Organization of Southern California for the Advancement of RosettaNet), RUNE (RosettaNet Users North East), SWRUG (South West RosettaNet Users Group) and TRUG (Texas RosettaNet Users Group) and ERUG (European User Group).   The primary objective is to address implementation of RosettaNet standards, deriving recommended solutions and related activities to address key issues.