DEMO 2008 features one-on-one demonstrations in Palm Desert each year. The three-day conference serves as a launching pad for young tech companies. This year, 76 companies are showcased.
Participating companies apply to be part of the conference months in advance and are allowed to be here only if they are launching a new product or service. Executive producer, Chris Shipley and a team of experts separate the innovators from the hype and showcase emerging technology companies that show the most promise.
The general sessions starts today. Here’s live streaming and a list of companies presenting taken directly from the conference schedule:
- Products that we want or need for ourselves.
Demonstrations by:
TimeTrade Systems, Inc.
Iterasi, Inc.
LiquidPlanner, Inc.
Citiport, Inc.
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
Skyfire
Fabrik, Inc.
SpeakLike, LLC
STEP Labs
NotchUp, Inc.
Education.com
800 PBX, Inc. - Message in a Bottle
Well, maybe not in a bottle, exactly, but communication is the centerpiece of every modern application. These products drive to the vision of seamless, integrated communication capabilities for personal and business applications.Demonstrations by:
Toktumi, Inc.
Avistar Communications Corp.
Santrum Networks, Inc.
Movial
Ribbit Corp.
LegiTime Technologies, Inc.
Vidyo™, Inc. - Simplify, Simplify
He wasn’t much of a technologist, but Henry David Thoreau had the right idea. We make our lives easier, and arguably better, by using products that wrap complexity and capability in simple designs and interfaces. DEMO will continue to beat the drum for practical products that work well, hide complexity, and make our professional and personal lives more enjoyable.Demonstrations by:
LiquidTalk, Inc.
Zodiac Interactive
Voyant, Inc.
Review2Buy, Inc.
Acesis, Inc.
blist, Inc.
Ecrio, Inc.
CellSpinSoft, Inc. - Content Made Easy
As consumer-generated content become de rigor, we’ll want tools and techniques to create and deliver better looking, more stylish and professional content. Whether it’s presenting materials at work, delivering messages to friends and customers, or distributing content, these products give individuals the ability to communicate like pros.Demonstrations by:
Flypaper, Inc.
GoldMail, Inc.
Sprout, Inc. - It’s Easy Being Green
Over decades, the technology industry has had a profound negative impact on the environment. With greater awareness, the industry is also poised to have a profound positive effect as well. We’re watching for products, technologies and services that are responsible to the environment and sustainable in the economy, with an eye toward a future DEMOgreen event.Demonstrations by:
Green Plug, Inc.
Celsias, Ltd. - Virtualization
Virtualization technology is at the center of more secure, more stable, more scalable IT infrastructure. These two products are leading that trend.Demonstrations by:
Citrix Sytems, Inc.
StackSafe, Inc. - In a Virtual World
From virtual IT infrastructure to virtual entertainment . . . why indulge someone else’s second life when you can build a second, or third, life of your own?Demonstration by:
SceneCaster - See it again for the first time
You may think you know these products, but we invite you to take a closer look, as each demonstrator unveils a new aspect that brings new dimension and import to these emerging products.Demonstrations by:
Livescribe, Inc.
Seesmic
MOLI, LLC - Let’s Jam
DEMO’s Jam Session is an annual tradition, and what better way to get us all in the mood to play, than a few quick lessons from the pros.Demonstration by:
iVideosongs - The Revolution Will Be Broadcast on the Web.
The demand for rich video content places big demands on content producers and the networks that distribute their product. It also opens the imaginations of individuals to become creators as well as consumers of video content.Demonstrations by:
BitGravity, Inc.
Cozimo.com, Inc.
xtranormal, Inc.
Capzles, Inc. - The Social Web
It’s redundant, really. Since the first pages were linked, people have been the driving force of the Web. The difference is that today, people – rather than pages – are the center point of every application. The Web really has become the greatest social experiment ever attempted.Demonstrations by:
HubDub, Ltd.
notebookz.com, Inc.
atlaspost.com
YouChoose, LLC
Buzka, Pty Ltd.
Redux, Inc.
Standout Jobs, Inc. - And the Revolution Will Be Paid for by Advertising
You thought you’d escape advertising by shifting your viewing from television to the Web. Think again. And as Web video ads gain momentum, tools to manage and measure video advertising are in demand.Demonstrations by:
Liquidus Corp.
TubeMogul, Inc.
Visible Measures Corp. - At your Service
Technology should just work. But, of course, it doesn’t. We’ve become incredibly dependent on technologies that are inherently frail. Whether an IT profession responsible for maintaining the infrastructure or you or me needing to keep our own computers running, we’ll all be gratified to see new scrutiny paid to the important area of product service and support.Demonstrations by:
support.com
Pathworks Software Corp.
SupportSpace, Inc.
Aternity, Inc.
MANDIANT
Symantec Corp. - A Different Spin on Service
Service is also what we do for others and this demonstrator is all about helping people find volunteer opportunities in their local communities.Demonstration by:
good2gether, Inc. - Not Business as Usual
Forget heavy-weight applications, complicated deployments, and astronomical capEx bills. Software is getting out of the way and letting businesses small and large get things done.Demonstrations by:
KonoLive
CHALEX Corp.
Huddle.net
Rove Mobile, Inc.
Catalyst Web Services, LLC
Sterna Technologies, Inc. - The Infrastructure for Next-Generation Web
Today’s Web delivers applications and services in type and volume well beyond those initially imagined by those who designed the protocols, laid out the infrastructure, and conceived the use cases that would be the modern Web. These new applications are stressing the capabilities of the Internet, so new technologies are coming to the rescue to retrofit the Web to support next-generation applications.Demonstrations by:
Asankya, Inc.
Kaazing Corp.
Nirvanix
Squidcast
Yoics, Inc. - Search Party
The search market is moving in two directions: one leverages human know-how to curate content, the other tunes smart algorithms to identify and categorize content into discernable results. We explore both as viable means to find the needle of information in the haystack that is the repository of the Internet.Demonstrations by:
Delver
HealthPricer Interactive, Ltd.
Eyealike, Inc.
Silobreaker, Ltd.
Circos.com, Inc.
Jodange, LLP
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