2001 International CES To Feature The Latest In ""Workstyle"" Consumer/IT Technology

14-Dec-00

From hand-held computing devices and wireless Internet access products to home networking technologies, the 2001 International CES is the showcase for the latest in information technology (IT) products for the consumer market. The 2001 CES will be held Saturday, January 6 through Tuesday, January 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Increasingly, IT products are moving into the consumer market as consumers demand the same speed and functionality at home to which they have become accustomed in the workplace. At the same time, the lines between information technology and consumer electronics continue to blur, creating a new breed of digital products including ""workstyle"" technologies - products which enable consumers to work when, where and how they wish. The 2001 International CES will highlight the most recent advances in workstyle and IT products for consumers through keynote addresses, executive briefings, exhibits and conference sessions.CES will feature four leading information technology pioneers to deliver industry leader addresses. Craig Barrett, President and CEO of Intel, will present the Pre-Event Kick-Off Keynote to CES attendees on Friday, January 5. On Saturday, January 6, Chairman and Chief Software Architect for Microsoft Bill Gates will deliver the Opening Keynote. Also on Saturday, Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm Inc., will present the Workstyle Keynote. Barry Schuler, President of Interactive Services for America Online, will give the CES Executive Perspective on Monday, January 8. All industry leader addresses will be given in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater.There will be several computer and IT exhibit areas located in the North and Central Halls (formerly known as the South Halls) of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Silver Pavilion, Las Vegas Hilton and Riviera Hotel, including:- LVCC Main/Upper Level Meeting Rooms and North Hall for computer hardware and software- Las Vegas Hilton (Hilton Pavilion and Hilton Center) and LVCC North Hall for integrated home systems and home networking- Palm Inc., LVCC Silver Pavilion- MP3 & Internet Audio Pavilion, LVCC North Hall- Bluetooth Pavilion hosted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, LVCC North Hall- Riviera Hotel for mobile, wireless, education and computer, IT and wireless exhibits- Upside's Digital Living Room Pavilion, LVCC Silver Pavilion- Digital Imaging Pavilion, LVCC North Hall- 1394 Pavilion hosted by the 1394 Trade Association, LVCC Central Halls (formerly known as the South Halls)- DSL Pavilion hosted by the DSL Forum, LVCC North Hall- IrDA Pavilion hosted by the Infrared Data Association, LVCC North Hall ""The number of computer and IT exhibiting companies continue to rise with each year's show,"" said Karen Chupka, Vice President of Events and Conferences for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). ""We also see more and more computer and IT retail and corporate buyers attending as workstyle technology becomes one of the main components of CES."" In fact, sales through consumer channels for the computer industry are projected to reach over $32.3 billion in 2001, according to CEA Market Research. These figures make up roughly 34 percent of projected sales for the entire consumer technology industry in 2001.CES attendees who have registered for the conference program also will have the option to attend several of the scheduled sessions. Five of the conference tracks feature sessions of interest to the computer and IT community. The featured sessions are:Workstyle Technology- On The Job Anywhere: New Products For Teleworkers- Hand-Helds: New Technology Standards To Bridge The Gap Between The Home And Office- Internet Appliances: Will They Live Up To The Hype?Digital Hollywood- The Music Industry Quandary: Evolving Technology Vs. Content Protection- The TV And PC Internet Connection: Technology, Content, Commerce & Mass Deployment- Internet Radio: Redefining Through Personalization- Broadband Entertainment Programming And Content- Digital Entertainment Convergence: Old Media And New Media Converge On The Net- Technology Infrastructure For The Delivery Of Broadband Entertainment- Immersive Technology On The Net: Expanding The Visual HorizonDataquest Predicts Consumer Technology- Wireless Broadband Access: Bringing High Speed Internet Access To Everyone- Will Broadband Kill The Modem?Networking- Bluetooth: The New Promise Of Interconnectivity- 1394: The Digital Revolution EnabledEmerging Technologies- Content And Services: Meat And Potatoes Of CE- Linux: Taking CE Products To New Levels Of Performance- Consumer Electronics In The Future: What's Brewing In The Labs?- The Fundamentals Of User InterfaceFor more news on CES before, during and after the show, visit www.CESweb.org, the interactive source for CES information.

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