“Key3Media Events announced today that due to the tremendous
growth of the LINUX Business Expo brand, the November event has
been moved from the Las Vegas Hilton to the Sands Convention Center
and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1999, LINUX Business Expo
occupied 17,700 square feet at the Las Vegas Hilton; this year the
definitive Linux event is already 40,050 square feet (a 226 percent
increase)-and still growing-at the Sands Convention Center and
Expo. LINUX Business Expo is co- located with COMDEX/Fall; both
events run November 13-17, 2000.”
“Over the last year, the Linux movement has seen immense
growth across the IT industry. LINUX Business Expo has always been
at the forefront of delivering cutting edge information to the
Linux community,” said Sonny Saslaw, general manager of LINUX
Business Expo. “The number of Linux companies participating in this
event is overwhelming.”
“In 1999, 59 companies exhibited at LINUX Business Expo-Las
Vegas. As of August 9, 2000-with three months to go-65 companies
have already signed up for this year’s Las Vegas event.”