THE HISTORY OF THE PORTE MAILLOT The Hotel Concorde La Fayette is ideally situated close to the Champs Elysées and the business quarter of La Défense. From the top of its 34 stories, it dominates the French capital and crowns the Centre International de Paris, a major congress, exhibition, and luxury shopping complex. The Porte Maillot (Maillot Gate), for which the Concorde La Fayette is the landmark for Parisians, takes its name from the "jeu de mail" (mail game), a form of croquet invented during the reign of François 1st. ********************************************************************************************** The Mobile Office trade show, which will host the Dec 6th 1st year anniversary for Mobile Monday France will be held from 5 to 7 December 2006, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. Over 7,500 visitors and 200 exhibitors are expected at the event. The trade show, which is being held for the sixth time, focuses on corporate mobile solutions. It is organised around 11 thematic routes enabling visitors to rapidly identify, on the floor plan, which exhibitors they want to see. Mobile Office has become the leading event for corporate mobile solutions. The trade show presents all aspects of mobile technology, including terminals, networks, traceability, applications and machine-to-machine technology.