Gartner announces World Premier Presentations at Midsize Enterprise Summit

STAMFORD, Conn., January 11, 2001 – Informix Software, Intel Online Services and SalesLogix, a division of Interact Commerce Corporation (NASDAQ: IACT) will deliver World Premier presentations at Midsize Enterprise Summit, announced Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) today. Midsize Enterprise Summit focuses on the issues critical to managing e-business in the midsize enterprise, and brings together 300 senior level IT executives, Gartner analysts, and technology vendors at East and West Coast venues. The Summit takes place January 28-30, 2001 in San Francisco, California and February 21-23, 2001 in Tampa Bay, Florida.    

InformixÓ Software will present its vision for this key market segment in an address titled, Midsized Databases: Past, Present and Future" on January 30th and February 23rd. Informix Software, the database companyä, is a leading provider of database-management systems for data warehousing, transaction processing and e-business applications and has more than 100,000 customers worldwide across an array of industries, including retail, telecommunications, and finance.

Informix is committed to being the leader in delivering technology that works for customers with complex data management requirements," said Richard Wozniak, Executive Director of Product Management, Informix Software. Our recently announced Arrowhead project will integrate the best of the current flagship Informix Software products into a single framework that will meet the demanding and converging data demands our midsize enterprise customers are increasingly grappling with."

SalesLogix, a division of Interact Commerce Corporation, and the mid-market CRM leader will present at both venues - Monday, January 29 at 9 a.m. and Thursday, February 22 at 1:25 p.m. Michael Simpson, Chief Marketing Officer at Interact Commerce Corporation, and contributing author to two recently released books on knowledge management and CRM, will be presenting. Michael will address the critical needs of midsize enterprises, strategies for growth and issues facing companies as they reach critical milestones. He will also cover real world examples of how successful companies are planning for future growth by leveraging technology available for Windows, Web, and wireless CRM solutions.

On Thursday, February 22 at 9 a.m., Mike Aymar, President, Intel Online Services, Inc., will speak on An Integrated Approach to Outsourcing e-Business" in Tampa. Aymar has led the organizations growth from a start-up to a global operation with seven data centers worldwide.
Intel Online Services provides global Web services that manage the complexities of e-Business computing," said Mike Aymar, president Intel Online Services, Inc. As a building block supplier to the global Internet economy, Intel Online Services is contributing to the advancement of the Internet by adding value in supporting outsourced e-Business solutions with highly reliable, scalable and secure applications."

Intel Online Services, Inc, an Intel subsidiary, is a managed services provider that offers integrated technologies and proven processes that result in optimal reliability, scalability and performance. Intel Online Services offers a broad spectrum of services including managed Web hosting, database hosting, application hosting, caching and streaming media, backup and recovery, scalable data storage, and global service delivery and load balancing.

About Midsize Enterprise Summit
Midsize Enterprise Summit is an exclusive event with invitation-only attendees who manage e-business for midsize enterprises within key vertical segments of the industry. With education as a key component, Gartner-led General and Technical Breakout Sessions will take place that explore the ASP market, strategies for CRM, steps in selecting ESPs, trends that will reshape enterprise integration strategies, and much more. Additionally, the 3-day agenda includes Boardroom Sessions and a Corporate Sponsor Showcase where IT Vendors will introduce and demonstrate midsize IT products and services.

Corporate Sponsors of the Summit include ACCPAC, Agilera, AMD, ANTARA.net, ATG, Brain Ranger, Breakaway Solutions, CenterBeam, Citrix, Compaq Computer, Computer Associates, Compuware, Consonus, Corio, CTG, eAssist, EMC Corporation, Entercept Security Technologies, eRoom Technology, Gateway, Genuity, Great Plains, Hewlett Packard, Infinium, InFocus, Intel Corporation, Iomega, (i)Structure, Kana, Logical, ManagedOps.com, NaviSite, NEC Systems, NeoIT, Opus 360, Plaut Consulting, PurchasePro, RightNow Technologies, Securant Technologies, Siebel, Silverline Technologies, Solomon, Surebridge, Sysinct, Tangram Enterprise Solutions, TidePoint, USinternetworking, and Webridge. Event Sponsors LocalBusiness.com, TechRepublic, and the Society for Information Management will contribute throughout the Summit. For more information, call toll-free 877-619-7956, or visit www.technologyevents.com/mes.html.

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