Network World & Accela Communications Produce Webcast to Educate Technology Marketers About the New
Data Center Opportunity
Quiet Revolution is Set to Reinvigorate the IT Industry

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA — January 27, 2004—Network World, Inc., the leading network IT media company, announced that release of “The New Data Center - A Quiet Revolution, An Immense Opportunity,” to help marketers understand The New Data Center opportunity and the impact to the IT industry. Produced in conjunction with the leading on-demand Webcast provider, Accela Communications and presented by John Gallant, president and editorial director, Network World, the Webcast delves into the fundamental change that is occurring at every level of the IT model and how the New Data Center is serving as a primary catalyst in this quiet revolution. The New Data Center Webcast and white paper can be accessed at http://www.networkworld.com/datacenter02.htm

“The New Data Center requires a re-thinking and re-investment in infrastructure and applications that will reinvigorate the IT industry,” stated Gallant. “Getting to, and capitalizing on, this new environment will require savvy planning and positioning by customers and vendors. Leaders in this quiet revolution will reap significant rewards in the years ahead.”

In the Webcast, Gallant defines the New Data Center, takes a layer-by-layer look at the impact from network and computing infrastructure to applications and explains why enterprises are embracing the New Data Center concept. Gallant explores the many changes, underpinned by developments in networking, that will drive significant redesign and rebuilding in IT and that hold significant risk and reward for established technology giants and startups.