FAST FORWARD 1-1-1998

Meetings & Conventions: Short Cuts January 1998
January 1998
Short Cuts:FAST FORWARD

For the Internet-savvy expo planner, Palo Alto, Calif.-based BlueDot Software has developed a suite of programs called EventTools for arranging and managing meetings through the Web. Inside the EventTool-box are nine modules, among them vPLANNER, which helps attendees search for and schedule seminars; vREG, which manages online registrations; vEXPO, an online locator of exhibitors and products; vBOOTH, where exhibitors build virtual trade show booths; and vPRESS, which helps build an online newsroom. EventTools are run using EventServer, which holds the database and the interface for the modules. EventBuilder is for creating and controlling all the online information, and EventReporter helps planners track the data.