Comdex
COMDEX (Computer Dealer's Exhibition) is a computer expo held in Las Vegas, Nevada each November. It is one of the largest computer trade shows in the world. The first COMDEX was held in 1979 at the MGM Grand, with 150 exhibitors and 4000 attendees. In 1981, the first COMDEX/Spring was held in New York City.
Since 2000, major companies like IBM, Apple Computer and Compaq (now merged with Hewlett-Packard) decided not to join the COMDEX because of its runaway costs and decline in quality. In June 2004, COMDEX officially postponed the 2004 exhibition in Las Vegas due to lack of heavy-weight participants. Leading officials have indicated that they wish to continue COMDEX in 2005.
