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Jan 5, 2001
NOTED INDUSTRY EXPERT TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT XILINX HOME NETWORKING INDUSTRY FORUM 2001
Author Gerard O'Driscoll to share views on the future direction of home networking technologySAN JOSE, Calif., December 13, 2000 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), today announced Gerard O'Driscoll, author of the book: The Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, as the keynote speaker at The Home Networking Industry Forum 2001. In his keynote, Mr. O'Driscoll will address the future direction and benefits of home networking. Registered attendees will receive a free copy of Gerard O'Driscoll's book, and will have the opportunity to meet the author and get their book signed following his speech. The Home Networking Industry Forum 2001 is scheduled for February 1, 2001 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif. Admission is free with seating limited to 500. For complete agenda and registration information visit www.xilinx.com/events/seminars/hnif.
"We are very pleased to have Mr. O'Driscoll share his unique perspective and insight at the Home Networking Industry Forum" said Sandeep Vij, Xilinx vice president of marketing and general manager of the general products division. "As one of the industry's leading authorities on home networking, O'Driscoll's discussion should prove to be both informative and entertaining".
About
the Home Networking Industry 2001
Sponsored by Xilinx and Insight Electronics, The Home Networking Industry
Forum 2001 is an all day event focusing on the new and explosive market
of home networking. The event is intended to provide a technical overview
of current state-of-the-art home networking technologies as well as insights
into future product and technology directions.
About
the Speaker
Gerard O'Driscoll is head of New Interactive Services at Chorus, a leading
provider of digital TV, Internet and telephony services. He is responsible
for developing and delivering a wide range of interactive TV and Internet-based
services. In addition to authoring The Essential Guide to Home Networking
Technologies, O'Driscoll also authored The Essential Guide to Digital
Set-Top Boxes and Interactive TV, published by Prentice Hall PTR.
About
Insight Electronics
Insight Electronics, a Memec company, is the largest technical distributor
of semiconductors in North and South America. With 52 divisions in the
U.S., Mexico, Canada and South America, and a focused line-card of 25
leading semiconductor companies, Insight's sales team and field application
engineers (FAEs) are as knowledgeable as its suppliers about the products,
processes and technologies available. The company's value-added services,
combined with its expertise in design, inventory management, logistics
and use of e-business tools, ensure that customers receive the products
they need, when and where they need them. Web address is http://www.insight-electronics.com.
About
Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic solutions,
including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined
system functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering
support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx
invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than
half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable
customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products
for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial
control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, and consumer markets. For
more information, visit the Xilinx web site at http://www.xilinx.com.
Xilinx
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