Gartner Security Summit Swag
The keynote presentations at Monday's Gartner IT Security Summit were interesting (see Tech Daily's PM Edition coverage), but I had to take a moment before returning to the press room to stroll through the expansive exhibition hall to see the gadgetry on parade.
One thing I noticed immediately is that the tchotchkes being given away at booths were plentiful -- so it must have been a good quarter for the computer security sector. Disclaimer: I picked up a few pens, a notepad and a tin of breath mints.
While I was wandering, I realized that this must be the year of the "mini-mouse." VeriSign and several others were handing out those little buggers, which have retractable cords and plug into laptop USB ports. Handy for business travelers I guess.
Meanwhile, SurfControl was passing out Etch-A-Sketch key rings and intrusion prevention provider Snort had a barrel full of squishy pig-shaped stress relievers that employees were stuffing into the hands of anyone who came near the booth.
The giveaways certainly don't stack up to the stellar conference goodies I remember when I attended events during the dot-com boom, but I'm sure attendees were pleased with the loot. It's like trick-or-treating for adults. Who could resist?
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