Slimmer Comdex beefs up on security
C|Net | at | by Mike
Can technology aficionados forget about security concerns, the slumping economy and their own job insecurity for a few days to focus on the latest advances in wireless networking and digital cameras? That's the key question for the scores of vendors who will be hawking their latest gadgets to shell-shocked visitors at the Comdex Fall 2001 show in Las Vegas next week. Although many other conferences have been canceled or postponed since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a slimmer and more security-conscious Comdex is proceeding as planned. Some 150,000 attendees are expected this year, down about 25 percent from last year, and fewer major product announcements are planned.