"IT Expo sees record attendance, displays cool new gadgets"
By Rob Stapleton

Alaska Journal of Commerce

The IT Expo proved that technology is front and center for Alaska-based businesses after a day at the Egan Center show in Anchorage. “This was the best show so far,” said Steve Gonzales, president of Gonzalez Marketing in Anchorage, who sponsored the expo.

More than 850 people attended the Sept. 30 show, held at the Egan Civic and Convention Center. The event featured the best and newest of technology available to businesses today.

“All the systems and IT techs in the state attended, and at one point we had six stages giving presentations simultaneously,” said Gonzales. “We got some great feedback about this show.”

A luncheon presentation held by Cisco Systems attracted 125 people. Jeff Cristee, vice president of Cisco Systems, spoke on Cisco's corporate positioning.

In addition to the more than 100 businesses represented, the show offered 42 different presentation of the eight-hour day.

Perhaps the most popular booth was the 3D TelePresence, shown by Right Systems Inc., that had a professional-looking woman on the screen who could interact with Expo attendees. The realism of the image was uncanny. “Yes she is really there, but in Seattle,” said Rich De Brino director of Advanced Solutions for RSI. “The eye to eye contact and life-sized image are what draw people to this.”

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