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<font class="italic">An Enterprise Executive Breakfast</font>
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Join Avnet Enterprise Solutions and Hewlett-Packard for an informative breakfast where we will discuss computing trends in the industry and the practical application of Linux in the enterprise. With pressures to reduce IT operating & capital budgets, and the continuing need to improve service levels and information availability, Avnet Enterprise Solutions will provide you with creative methods for justifying, acquiring, and managing technology change.<P>
<p>Linux is gaining significant momentum in the corporate world. To facilitate the decisions you may be facing regarding Linux, we will begin by providing a high-level overview of the current Linux trends. Our discussion will continue with some practical applications of Linux in the enterprise and the business benefits to be realized by implementing it.</p>
<p>After gaining an understanding of Linux in the enterprise, you will come away with an understanding of the specific areas where an ROI or justification case can be built, migration strategies, and services available to help you get there. We will finish with an overview of some real-world case studies.</p>
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<div align="center"><strong>Join us and you may win an HP iPAQ Pocket PC or an HP Digital Camera!</strong><br></div>
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<font class="bigred">Linux in the Enterprise</font><br>
<font class="bigred2"><em>Practical Applications and Business Value</em></font><br>
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<font class="biggreen">featuring<br>
<em>Jon Hall, President and Executive Director, Linux International</em></font><br>
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<strong>Tuesday, April 29, 2003</strong><br>
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.<br>
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m.,<br>
and breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.<br>
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<strong>The Sheraton Station Square</strong><br>
7 Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219<br>
For directions, please call 412-261-2000.<br>
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<strong>About our speaker, Jon Hall:</strong><br>
Jon has been in the computer industry since 1969, using Unix since 1977, and Linux since 1994. He has been a software engineer, systems administrator, product manager, marketing manager and professional educator. Jon has been the Executive Director of Linux International since 1995, the first four years as a volunteer. Jon has been employed by VA Linux systems, Compaq Computer Corporation in the Digital UNIX Marketing group and Bell Laboratories among other companies. </font>
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