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How to Unsubscribe from Future Mailings ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. FREE KEYNOTE WEBCASTS FROM GARTNERGROUP PREDICTS The entire IT market will be buzzing as the leading minds of IT share their visions of the next five years at GartnerGroup Predicts in San Diego, next week. GartnerGroup Live enables you to watch the complete, uncut webcasts of keynotes and selected sessions from the conference using streaming audio and video technology. For the hottest IT predictions, point your browser to http://www.gartner.com/public/static/gr/glive.html Here's what's yours FREE as a Gartner Interactive Subscriber: (All times represent Pacific Standard Time zone) Tuesday, April 7, 8:30 AM I. Information Technology: Transforming Your Business In this opening keynote address, world-renowned economic advisor George Gilder will set the stage for Predicts with an insightful look at larger economic issues surrounding the IT market. Tuesday, April 7, 9:15 AM II. GartnerGroup Predicts: The State of the IT Industry GartnerGroup's State of the IT Industry address, presented by senior GartnerGroup analysts Bill McNee and Davis Blair, will examine the current condition and future direction of this volatile and complex industry. Wednesday, April 8, 11:00 AM III. Networking Visionary Panel: What's Coming Down the Wire (or Fiber)? Our panel of networking heavyweights, including David House (Chairman, President and CEO, Bay Networks), Dr. Eric Schmidt (Chairman of the Board and CEO, Novell, Inc.), John Roth (President and CEO, Nortel (Northern Telecom). GartnerGroup analysts and other CEOs, will look ahead and debate critical issues such as: industry consolidation among vendors and across markets; the blurring of technology boundaries; which technologies will dominate for voice, data, video and evolving infrastructure alternatives and market leadership criteria and challenges. 2. OTHER GARTNERGROUP PREDICTS PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE FROM GARTNERGROUP LIVE This series of dynamic Powerhouse presentations and User Environment Tracks can be purchased on Gartner Interactive. I. The IT Powerhouse Sessions http://www.gartner.com/public/static/gr/power.html In these Predicts sessions GartnerGroup takes a hard look at a dozen IT market megavendors that enjoy large market capitalization and influence, large customer bases and span multiple technologies and markets. You'll learn how they got where they are today, where they're going tomorrow, and which up-and-comers could knock them off the hill. Hear leading GartnerGroup analyst predictions about: -AT&T Will it Survive? -Cisco: Success in the Next Generation? -IBM: E-Business Driver or Passenger? -Intel: More and More Powerful -Microsoft: Will the Future be as Bright? -SAP: Continuing Kingpin or Future Retread? -Many more sessions are also available! II. IT User Environment Tracks http://www.gartner.com/public/static/gr/user.html In these specially selected information-packed sessions, GartnerGroup's Research and Advisory Services and Dataquest analysts will deliver actionable advice on resolving your most pressing IT procurement, deployment and management concerns. Tune in and discover: -Emerging Technology Trends and Their Business Impact -Internet/Intranet Architectures: Development Issues -NT's Readiness for the Enterprise -Network Computing and Total Cost of Ownership -From TCO to ROI -Networking: Switching Gigabits to GigaDollars -Many, many more sessions also available! 3. HOW TO LISTEN To listen and view the keynotes, you will need the following minimum requirements: For Windows: Windows 3.1, 95 or NT; 486 machine; a 16-bit sound card with driver; an Internet connection; 28.8 Kbps modem or above; 8 MB RAM; 2 MB hard disk space. 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