Dec 15th, 2009 |
Over 6,500 active IT buyers from every industry and across all sizes of companies attended Interop last month to experience innovation coming out of the IT industry. We would like to thank the exhibitors for showcasing their company’s solutions to attendees actively investing in technology solutions — creating excitement on the show floor and accelerating the buying process.
Over 20,000 leads were generated on the expo floor from business technology decision makers from organizations like Accenture, Deutsche Telekom, Oracle, US Navy, State Farm, WebMd, Northrop Grumman, ABC Television, JCPenney Co., General Dynamics, C-SPAN, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Kaiser Permanente, Nike, Tyco Electronics, Pfizer, NBA, New York Life Insurance Company, Visa, Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Bloomberg LP, REI, JPMorganChase, KPMG, TIME Inc., WPP Group, ESPN, BAYER Corporation, ADP, Cablevision and Wells Fargo.
Read what others had to say about Interop New York:
Interop New York 2009 kicked off this morning with General Manager, Lenny Heymann’s optimistic and future-looking remarks for the gratifyingly large crowd. – ScienceLogic
I had a great set of meetings at Interop today and the energy at the show was quite inspiring. – TMC
Yesterday, I spent the day in a room meeting a stream of vendors. It was like speed dating, but more fun. There are definitely some interesting products coming out of large and small vendors alike. – Network Computing
@scottsanchez: Nice crowd at #interop. Hard to move around, actually.
@Tommyo_snom: In NYC attending the Interop show. Amazing traffic could be one of the best shows we’ve attended all year!!!
Other highlights include:
• Over 250 companies exhibited, including 48 new exhibiting companies and Interop’s Global Partner, Cisco
• 120 registered media and analysts attended the event which lead to extensive media coverage
• Over 40 press releases went out announcing new industry partnerships, strategies and ground-breaking technologies
• InteropTV broadcasted live from the show floor throughout the event
Interop will return to New York October 18-22, 2010.
Up Next:
Interop Las Vegas: April 25-29, 2010
Interop’s next show will be Las Vegas, April 25-29, 2010. Interop attendees are directly responsible for leveraging technology for their business. According to a recent attendee survey 95% are active in the purchase process. They have immediate purchasing needs which require a comprehensive, integrated view of technologies, tools and services to make smart purchasing decisions and ease deployment
Virtual Interop – May 20, 2010
Interop, the leading business technology event, extends its reach through virtual events. Interop’s highly qualified audience attends to gain insight into the most important technologies to sustain a competitive advantage in today’s evolving marketplace. Virtual events simulate the activity and impact of face-to-face events while offering the ease and economy of the web.
Thank You
Thanks for making Interop NY 2009 a terrific success. We hope to see you again, in Las Vegas, spring of 2010! In the meantime, check out videos, photos, and more from the 2009 NYC event. Don’t forget. You can keep up with all things Interop by following us on Twitter, becoming a fan of Interop on Facebook or join MyInterop, our new social networking community for business and technology leaders.
Cheers!
Jason
