Gilbane Content Management Conference Gathers Unprecedented Combination of Industry Thought Leaders

Content Management Conferences in Los Angeles brings together leading industry analysts, technologists, and enterprises that have successfully deployed content management technologies.

Cambridge, Mass., February 2, 2004 - The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced an unparalleled combination of expert faculty for the Gilbane Conference on Content Management to be held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, March 24-26, 2004.

The conference program is entirely focused on content management technologies, and includes 26 sessions and tutorials covering today's most critical issues for businesses planning or implementing a content management strategy. The conference faculty consists of 40+ speakers carefully chosen for their expertise and communication capability, and is comprised of a combination of (75%) analysts, consultants, and enterprise executives, and (25%) technology suppliers.

IT and business executives from Sony Pictures, Boeing, Avnet, Halliburton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Shimano, CMP, Meredith Corporation, EnCana, and others will share their experiences in successfully deploying content technology in their enterprises. Leading analysts and consultants from IDC, Ovum, Delphi, CMSWatch, the Gilbane Report, and many others, will provide insight on technology and market trends and tell you how to get started on a successful project. Representatives from leading technology suppliers including Vignette, Context Media, Microsoft, Adobe, Cardiff, RedDot, Interwoven, CrownPeak, and others, will debate architectural and technology approaches.

"Content management technologies need to be core components of most enterprise applications today." said Frank Gilbane, Conference Chair, "But there is such a broad array of content technologies and a lack of experience integrating them that businesses have been rightfully cautious. That is why it is critical to share successful examples of content technology deployments, and to provide a well-balanced and critical analysis of the technologies and issues. By bringing together experts from all industry constituencies, we can ensure attendees are well-informed and prepared for success."

Sponsors of the Gilbane Content Management conference in Los Angeles include Context Media, GMC Software, Vignette, IDC, InfoWorld, eContent Magazine, CMSWatch, Transform Magazine, XML Journal, Web Services Journal, OASIS, IDEAlliance, OSCOM, WOW, and G-SAM. For a complete list of sponsors and exhibitors see www.gilbane.com/CM_conference_sponsors_LA_04.html

For more information on the Gilbane Content Management Conference in LA see www.lighthouseseminars.com/gccminfo.html. For information on our other conferences, visit www.lighthouseseminars.com and www.gilbane.com/events

About Bluebill Advisors, The Gilbane Report, and Content Technology Works™
Bluebill Advisors, Inc. serves the content management community in three distinct ways: publications, industry conferences and professional services. Our publications include The Gilbane Report, a content technologies industry standard with thousands of subscribers and a public portal at http://www.gilbane.com. We produce conferences through Lighthouse Seminars, LLC, and partner with other educational conference organizations. The Gilbane report administers the Content Technology Works program disseminating best practices with partners Software AG (TECdax:SOW), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Artesia Technologies, Atomz, Context Media, Convera (NASDAQ:CNVR), Vasont, Venetica, Vignette (NASDAQ:VIGN), and INSCI (OTCBB:INSS).

About Lighthouse Seminars
Lighthouse Seminars' events cover information technologies and "content technologies" in particular. These include content management of all types, digital asset management, document management, web content management, enterprise portals, enterprise search, web and multi-channel publishing, electronic forms, authoring, content and information integration, information architecture, e-catalogs, and the integration of content technologies into computing infrastructures and architectures. Our conferences are designed for IT and business managers that need an understanding of content technologies and their role in various enterprise applications. Our conferences are carefully designed and focused educational events that bring together the acknowledged experts from the analyst, consultant, enterprise, and technology communities. http://www.lighthouseseminars.com

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