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 Hollywood,
California - MultiMeteor, Inc. today announced the Pocket
PC Summit, the first official conference and trade show
dedicated to the Pocket PC handheld platform. The Pocket
PC Summit is converging October 10 – 12, 2001 at the
Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California.
“The Pocket PC Summit was created in response to the
overwhelming demand for the Pocket PC and the technologies
surrounding this innovative mobile platform," said
Mark Winstanley, Co-Founder of the Summit, "We are
committed to the only handheld device that is literally
changing the face of mobile computing - the Pocket PC -
the only one that matters."
John Tidwell, MultiMeteor CEO, adds, “Right from the
beginning, the majority of registrations online have come
from corporate executives and enterprise-level developers
which reveals a trend in the Pocket PC industry. Let’s
face it, there are other handheld devices out there, but
there’s no denying that the Pocket PC will dominate
and proliferate at all enterprise and consumer levels in
the near future.
” The Pocket PC Summit will consist of three days
of conference sessions focused on some of today's hottest
Pocket PC and wireless topics October 10, 11 and 12, 2001.
The conference sessions include Business and mCommerce,
Application Development, Communications, Media Design &
Entertainment, and Productivity and Usability. To compliment
the conference, exhibiting companies comprised of the best
the Pocket PC world has to offer will be displaying their
latest handheld and wireless innovations on Friday, October
12, 2001.
With a focus on examining the Pocket PC platform and its
impact on business, mobile-commerce and productivity, the
Pocket PC Summit will integrate the use of handhelds into
every aspect of the event, from scheduling and mobile instant-messaging
to interactive presentations and collaborative roundtable
discussions. Attendees will be able to experience first-hand
the benefits of wireless LAN 802.11 technology on their
own devices, as well as high-speed wireless connectivity
through WAN networks and a variety of local wireless ISP
providers.
Speakers include some of the Pocket PC industry’s
top pioneers and developers like Chris De Herrera of CEWindows.net,
Steve Bush from Brighthand, Terence Goggin from the Information
Appliance Association, and Hal Goldstein, Publisher of Pocket
PC magazine. Phillip Torrone, the creator of the Macromedia
Flash Authoring Kit for the Pocket PC will demonstrate how
to author engaging Flash content for the Pocket PC. Visionaries
from The Gartner Group, Sierra Wireless and Juxt Interactive
are also scheduled to participate in the conference.
"Attending the Pocket PC Summit will enable key decision-makers
and developers to better realize all the ways Pocket PCs
meet their needs by enhancing the productivity and profitability
of their business", said Chris De Herrera, Chairman
of the event Advisory Board, "The Pocket PC offers
the widest range of capabilities for communicating with
other systems through it’s native support for Internet
standard protocols, Web browsers, LAN and wireless, plus
streaming media content and even Flash. Clearly the Pocket
PC's capabilities in business and industry are unmatched
by any other handheld PDA platform."
The first Pocket PC magazine Awards ceremony will take
during the Pocket PC Summit on Friday, October 12, 2001.
Companies and professionals who have helped to innovate
and expand the world of Pocket PC will be honored at this
prestigious ceremony. Says, Hal Goldstein, "The creativity
and usefulness of hardware and software developed for Pocket
PC users is truly astounding. The challenge will be to select
the best of the best." Compiled with the help of Pocket
PC experts the world over, the final list of nominees will
be available on the Pocket PC Summit website before August
31, 2001.
Exclusive web templates. web templates are a bit costly and will ensure that the web templates is not resold to any other customer The importance of the Pocket PC marketplace is underscored
by an NPD Intelect study showing the handheld market has
doubled since 1999 – revenues from selling such products
hit $1.03 billion in 2000, more than twice the $436.5 million
sold in 1999. Further, Market research firm Gartner Dataquest
estimated in June 2001 that sales of the Compaq iPAQ Pocket
PC handheld would reach an estimated $200 million for the
quarter, far overshadowing Palm’s estimated $135 million.
A Gartner analyst told the Wall Street Journal that the
Pocket PC powered device has proved extremely popular with
corporate and enterprise level users. Compaq is just one
of several manufacturers of Pocket PC powered devices.
About MultiMeteor
MultiMeteor, Inc., Hollywood, California, creates and acquires
cutting-edge media brands and properties, including the
Pocket PC Summit, the first trade show and conference dedicated
exclusively to the Pocket PC. Passionate about engaging
media's broadband future, MultiMeteor leverages the convergence
of technology, media, and entertainment. For more information,
see http://www.multimeteor.com
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