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Contact: Robert Albright |
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CED, TiE-Carolinas to Host Joint Reception at InfoTech Conference
Sycamore Networks' Deshpande to Speak at Reception
October 6, 2003, Research Triangle Park, NC — - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) and the area chapter of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE-Carolinas) are teaming up to host a joint reception Oct. 27 following the 13th annual InfoTech 2003 conference. TiE-Carolinas' October monthly meeting will be combined with the InfoTech conference's closing reception. The reception starts at 4 p.m. at RTP's Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center.
During the joint reception, attendees will hear an address from Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, an influential technology entrepreneur and visionary who is chairman of TiE-Global and co-founder and chairman of Sycamore Networks. Prior to co-founding Sycamore Networks, Dr. Deshpande was founder and chairman of Cascade Communications Corp. Between 1991 and 1997, Cascade grew from a one-person startup to a company with $500 million in revenue and 900 employees. In June of 1997, Cascade was acquired by Ascend Communications for $3.7 billion. Prior to Cascade, Dr. Deshpande co-founded Coral Network Corporation in 1988.
The joint reception is included at no additional cost to the InfoTech 2003 registration. Interested attendees can register online at www.cednc.org/infotech.
CED is presenting the 13th annual InfoTech conference in partnership with UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, MCNC and TiE-Carolinas. The conference will highlight North Carolina's multi-billion dollar IT industry and explore the latest industry trends and new business opportunities.
A.B. “Buzzy” Krongard, Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Matthew Szulik, Chairman, CEO and President of Durham-based Red Hat, will keynote InfoTech 2003. The conference also features demo participants from across North Carolina that will showcase cutting-edge technologies at the event. Demo participants include:
- Chorus Systems Inc., RTP, NC
- Croquet, Cary, NC
- Diet Download (North Carolina State University), Raleigh, NC
- Elixar, Inc., RTP, NC
- Futures for Kids, Raleigh, NC
- Hatteras Networks/Access Class Ethernet, RTP, NC
- iAdvantage Software,Inc., Cary, NC
- IBM Pervasive Computing Division, RTP, NC
- Interactive Multimedia Solutions, Inc., Apex, NC
- InnerOptic Technology Inc., Hillsborough, NC
- Mobile Data Tools, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
- MCNC, RTP, NC
- Polyglot Systems, Inc., Durham, NC
- Research Triangle Software, Cary, NC
- RolloverSystems, Inc., Charlotte, NC
- SAS
- StrikeIron,Inc., Durham, NC
- To The Point Innovations, Chapel Hill, NC
- Trebax, Inc., Morrisville, NC
- TrialCard Inc., Cary, NC
- Trifolium Group, Inc.
In addition to technology demos and keynote addresses, InfoTech 2003 will feature panel discussions on key issues such as open source software, alternative financing, government relations and Wi-Fi technology. Visit www.cednc.org/infotech for more details on InfoTech 2003's keynote speakers and demo presenters.
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
About TiE-Carolinas: The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) is the organization chartered by entrepreneurs, corporate executives and other senior professionals with roots or interest in the Indus region. Through sharing knowledge and resources, experienced entrepreneurs in TiE help aspiring entrepreneurs create and nurture successful businesses. The organization's goal is to benefit entrepreneurs, not to promote political, religious or cultural causes. Area entrepreneurs, business executives and educators organized the TiE-Carolinas chapter in 2000.
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