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Focuses on the events and significance of Comdex, an international information technology trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chronology of events and activities at Comdex over three days, including an address by Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Bill Gates; Costs of exhibiting; Reasons for the popularity of the show within the industry; Social gatherings in Las Vegas related to the trade show; Benefits of attending a Comdex.

Information technology (IT) managers have reacted to news the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, was canceled for the second straight year. They said that the onetime main event in the computer industry had lost its focus in recent years, becoming a showcase for products and technology that were of little interest to corporate IT. This was unlike during the early 1990's, when Comdex was the place to see the latest computer technologies that were rapidly rolling out. But that changed as Comdex showcased mundane accessories such as mouse pads. IT managers expressed concerns after the event became overwhelming, and value was diluted. Dwindling attendance has also been a factor. About 40,000 people attended the show two years ago, down from some 200,000 in its heyday.

This article shares an author's insights about computer-related issues during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The author discusses how the energies of the IT business have shifted away from corporate IT and why the consumer market has become the main focus of the computer industry innovation.

The article reports on the commercial information technology conference, Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Everyone has been expecting to see the convergence of the computer industry and consumer electronics. Intel Corp. has been pushing digital home for a number of years and its recent initiative called Viiv system, a system that gives a system builder a better edge to exploit further into the consumer electronics industry, has been a typical example of the convergence. Accordingly, system builders have to pay attention to wireless technology since it will eventually open up more end users setting up the home network.

This article focuses on the commotion that happened in the July 2005 Black Hat USA briefings in Las Vegas, Nevada. The year's event was more newsworthy than most because of the flap that resulted when Michael Lynn gave his talk about Cisco Systems Inc.'s IOS vulnerability. Comments about Lynn's choice to disclose the vulnerabilities were very interesting. Angst could be seen over the whole issue of when and where it is appropriate to disclose vulnerabilities that could have a global impact.

Explains that the Comdex Fall 2003 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada will target information technology (IT) professionals. Comments from Eric Faurot, vice president and general manager of Comdex; Reason for targeting IT professionals; Information on the focus of previous Comdex trade shows.