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BOSTON, MA -- Enterprise portals and Web services are more than simply content management and search taxonomies--is a theme running through Delphi's Spring Enterprise Portals & Web Services Conference at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA this May 20-23, 2002. Enterprise Portals and Web Services are re-shaping the enterprise at every critical touch point - the employee, the customer and the business partner. Portals, with the addition of Web services, are transforming enterprises into thriving collaborative e-business environments. Add the connectivity of the Global Grid, and these new technologies are set to revolutionize business and society. End-user presentations from Honeywell, Schneider Electric, the UK National Land Information Service, Lockheed American Electric Power, Pepperdine University, State Street Global Advisors, Computer Sciences Corp., TELUS, Autodesk, Hewlett Packard, Ford Motor Company, Emerson Motors Company, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Duke Energy, MacDonald Dettwiler Limited, and Staples, over the conference's 3 tracks reinforce this view. Delphi Group analysts provide a market perspective. Keynotes on The Global Grid by Ian Foster of the Argonne National Lab and on The Invisible Computer by Tom Koulopoulos of Delphi Group, lay out that vision. The Global Grid promises to make every wired and wireless device part of a vast global super computer network. In his keynote on Global Grid Computing, Ian Foster, Professor of Computer Science and Associate Division Director, University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory and one of the creators of Global Grid computing, provides a fascinating view of the potential of infinite power through the interconnection of computers around the globe. Koulopoulos, in his presentation on The Invisible Computer, lays out the frameworks and tenets that will define this next era of computing and enterprise applications. To download a free Delphi Group white paper on Global Grid computing go to http://www.delphigroup.com/research/whitepapers.htm (180k, PDF - Adobe Acrobat Required). "For four years, Delphi Group's annual Portal Conference has tracked the state of the art in enterprise portals, showing the business value gained from adding new technology," says Thomas M. Koulopoulos, Delphi Group president. "The ultimate end game for portals and Web services, however, is the creation of a vast network of business objects that are able to freely interact across enterprises." Enterprise Essentials The Enterprise Portal & Web Services Conference features practical mini-tracks that provide an experience base to help create: -- An enterprise taxonomy for the portal -- An ROI and Total Cost of Ownership analysis for the portal -- An RFP for the procurement or expansion of a portal. An Exhibit Hall provides an opportunity to view products and services from leading suppliers, including: Microsoft, Plumtree, SAP Portals, Sun Microsystems, Vignette, Netegrity, BackWeb, Epicentric, Broadvision, and Inxight. Publication sponsors include, @brint.com, Alchemy, emarketect.com and DM Review. Delphi Group conferences provide a comprehensive experience, incorporating experienced end user speakers, panels, and audience dialogs where individuals can analyze opportunities and risks, and interrogate successful creators of collaborative portal networks with their toughest questions. Registration Information Register for Delphi's Spring Enterprise Portals & Web Services Conference by calling 800-575-3367 or register online at: www.portalconference.com