Infotech expo opens tomorrow

Advertiser Staff

The Hawaii Information Technology Exposition and Conference, one of the state's premier technology events, will be held this week at the Hawai'i Convention Center.

The two-day event offers business, government agency and university officials seminars, exhibits and demonstrations on information technologies, including data management, small-business solutions, networking, wireless technologies, security and cost control. Exhibitors will include Novell, Compaq, Xerox, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Honcad, Oceanic Time Warner Cable and Pacific Direct Connect.

Among highlights of the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will be tomorrow's keynote address, "How to Capture Greater Business Value from your IT Investment," by Dan Branda, U.S. vice president of HP Services Americas.On Thursday at 1:30 p.m., panelists will address "Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning Post 9/11 — Have You Thought of Everything?" Participants include Scott Reynolds, senior systems engineer of Honcad Corp.; Greg Whalen, senior consultant at Computer Associates; Jay Desai of Network Appliance; Paul Jacobsen, HP channel storage specialist; and David Alvarado, professional services principal at Storage Tek.

Visit www.goitec.com for information, Admission is free to information technology professionals who pre-register online.