Keynote Presentation - The New Telephony Initiative for Business

5/21/2008 8:15:00 AM

This session will discuss how advances in the cellular market and VOIP/unified communications have increased expectations and impact of voice in the workplace. I'll discuss the measurable impact that customers should be looking to obtain, and manufacturers / providers should be looking to deliver in 2008 and beyond.

Speakers:

Kevin Brown
President and CEO
IPcelerate

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Keynote Presentation - A View From the Top: Keeping the State of Michigan Secure

5/21/2008 9:00:00 AM

Protecting the infrastructure and information for more than 55,000 systems and 2,000 data centers could easily put fear and loathing into the hearts and minds of many CISOs. But not Daniel Lohrmann, CISO for the State of Michigan. This session will demonstrate how he led a group of seasoned experts to create a formidable security infrastructure that has saved millions in increased productivity.

Speakers:

Dan Lohrmann
Chief Information Security Office (CISO)
State of Michigan

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Making Virtualization a Reality with Network Storage

5/21/2008 10:30:00 AM

Virtualizing your servers for increased utilization and easy provisioning is just part of the virtual equation. To reap the additional benefits of increased storage utilization, high availability and disaster recovery??-shared network storage is paramount.

Optimize Your Web Experience with Next Generation Web Content Management

5/21/2008 10:30:00 AM

How you package and deliver the information assets of your organization is critical to driving prospect and customer activity, employee productivity and partner enablement. Delivering an optimized web experience by providing targeted messaging for specific customer segments at their exact time of need, in a useful format, and presented in a relevant context has become the difference between meeting customer expectations and falling behind. Takeaway points include:

UTM: Elegance, Simplicity, Power

5/21/2008 10:30:00 AM

Modern IT security managers are essentially required to protect against multiple attack vectors while ensuring optimal performance for their organization. This session offers information about Unified Threat Management solution for comprehensive perimeter security. Featuring:

Botnets: Battling the Borg of the Internet

5/21/2008 11:30:00 AM

Sure, you've heard of bots and botnets. But have you ever actually seen a bot, bot source code, or a bot herder's Command and Control (C&C) center in action? Now you can. In this presentation, network systems engineer, Fernando Robles, uncovers what makes bots tick. The talk covers topics both beginning and advanced:

Constructing a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan to Protect Your IT Infrastructure

5/21/2008 11:30:00 AM

What is the cost of your IT continuity strategy, and can you be confident it delivers? This seminar will discuss why continuous availability solutions that require no user intervention should be an important focus for companies. It will also address the importance of continuity strategies that look at business risk in the context of linking people, processes and data and will discuss why the adoption of this strategy is both cost-effective and important in addressing risk. Takeaway points include:

Web Desktop Virtualization

5/21/2008 11:30:00 AM

Truly effective web desktop virtualization goes beyond delivering just another virtualized Windows desktop. You need a simple, less bloated, remotely accessible operating environment that runs in a browser and is independent of the underlying operating system. The best ones deliver a rich desktop-like experience, coupled with access to all of your organization's business applications and services. In this session you will learn:

Luncheon Keynote with Verizon Wireless: Enterprise Class Remote Access

5/21/2008 12:15:00 PM

Evaluating, deploying and managing field employees' remote access is a key initiative for the enterprise. Costs, capability, applications and security, though still primary considerations, are no longer barriers to enterprise adoption. Learn how wireless broadband can liberate your organization and deliver productivity like never before. Verizon Wireless will discuss how to securely enable this mobility.

Speakers:

Bob Slevin
Data Sales Engineer
Verizon Wireless

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Email Archiving: Improving Productivity and Meeting Compliance Requirements

5/21/2008 1:15:00 PM

Email today contains discussions, agreements, documents, notifications, contact information, and many other kinds of critical business information. By automatically storing email records, your organization can ensure that they are not loosing or misplacing the information they need. In this session you'll hear how to easily and automatically maintain the required records and to search and find specific information. Takeaway points include:

Protecting Your Most Sensitive Data with End-to-End Security

5/21/2008 1:15:00 PM

Today, your data is constantly at risk of loss and exposure. The Internet itself, increasing numbers of easily lost or stolen mobile devices, and even insiders pose real threats. Learn how to protect your data utilizing McAfee Total Protection for Data.

SaaS Applications: How to Build One and How to Use One

5/21/2008 1:15:00 PM

Software as a Service (SaaS) refers to an entire class of state-of-the-art applications that are designed to operate across the Internet. Typically, these applications utilize a standard web browser as their interface on the user's desktop or mobile device. Given the uncertainties associated with Internet connectivity, these applications must utilize all the tricks to be effective tools. In this session you'll learn:

Leading the Mesh Revolution and Mobility Solution Opportunities

5/21/2008 2:00:00 PM

In this session you'll get to participate in an exciting discussion of next generation mesh networking for city-wide scalability and performance. You will also get in depth information about the Intelligent Wireless networking choice from an expert in the field.

Speakers:

Troy Roberts

Colubris Networks

Jerry Dodson
Sales Director
SkyPilots Networks

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Top 10 Technology Trends to Revolutionize Your Business

5/21/2008 2:00:00 PM

All of us have probably felt that our small business requires Herculean strength. After all, to compete in the marketplace, our businesses have to: adapt quickly to changing conditions, squeeze maximum productivity from a limited staff, and keep overhead low. In short, we have to do more with less. Fortunately, we have help. There are ten powerful trends that can help small businesses compete?by boosting flexibility, productivity, and communications, and by reducing costs. Join us for Cbeyond's Top 10 List of Tech Trends and walk away with powerful knowledge on how you can take your business to that next level.

Speakers:

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Cbeyond

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A Crash Course in Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Technology for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

5/21/2008 2:00:00 PM

This session will highlight how CRM can help businesses manage customer information and supply chains, automate sales and self-service processes, and target marketing initiatives.

Speakers:

Brian Tenerowicz
Founder and President
Tener Technologies

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Breakfast Briefing on Social Media

5/22/2008 8:45:00 AM

Join Chris Brogan, social media expert and CrossTech Media's VP of Strategy and Technology, in a lively discussion on the impact of social media technologies on businesses and organizations. Learn which tools require your attention, and understand a few basic strategies to grow your capabilities in this space. A light breakfast is served.

Speakers:

Chris Brogan
Vice President of Strategy and Technology
CrossTech Media

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Featured Keynote, Information Security in 2008 and Beyond: Overcoming the Next Threat

5/22/2008 9:15:00 AM

Dr Dan Shoemaker, Director of University of Detroit, Mercy's National Center of Excellence in Information Assurance and a noted author, opens Day 2 of ITEC with a very special keynote presentation. He'll tell you how to conduct effective threat and vulnerability assessments, as well as understanding the importance of securing your asset base with a comprehensive in depth defense. Most importantly, you'll learn how to develop a plan to ensure the continuing effectiveness of your security system.

Speakers:

DANIEL SHOEMAKER
Diirector
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, MERCY

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Information Security Workshop, Part 1

5/22/2008 10:15:00 AM

Join Dr Dan Shoemaker, Director of University of Detroit, Mercy's National Center of Excellence in Information Assurance and a member of the National Software Assurance Common Body of Knowledge working group, when he conducts a special 2-part workshop will provide an end-to-end understanding of a standard process for implementing organization-wide information security management systems (ISMS). Participants will learn a repeatable and easily transportable method, for creating and maintaining effective information assurance capability. What you will learn:

How To Select the Right Data Center for 2008 and Beyond

5/22/2008 10:15:00 AM

Choosing a data center that meets your business needs today and tomorrow involves critical factors that can be easily overlooked. Are you in the process of searching for a data center to handle your hosting, IT, backup, and disaster recovery needs? Asking the right questions and knowing what to look for will help you avoid getting trapped in older facilities or getting stuck with inflexible agreements that can't grow with your modern needs. Learn what to look for, what to watch out for, and how to effectively evaluate data center offerings in clear, direct terms.

Speakers:

Jeff Livesay

Liberty Center One

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The False Positive: Anti-Spam's Dirty Little Secret

5/22/2008 10:15:00 AM

Before anti-spam, you never asked, "did you get my email?" Spams, viruses and phishing threats forced the use of email filtering systems, software and services. However, these solutions have made email untrusted for their high false positive rates and inconvenient quarantines. They often require extensive, hands-on training by your administrators, as well as your end-users. In this session you'll learn how to block spam AND save your legitimate email from being caught. Takeaway points include:

Information Security Workshop, Part 2

5/22/2008 11:15:00 AM

Join Dr Dan Shoemaker, Director of University of Detroit, Mercy's National Center of Excellence in Information Assurance and a member of the National Software Assurance Common Body of Knowledge working group, when he conducts a special 2-part workshop will provide an end-to-end understanding of a standard process for implementing organization-wide information security management systems (ISMS). Participants will learn a repeatable and easily transportable method, for creating and maintaining effective information assurance capability.

Speakers:

DANIEL SHOEMAKER
Diirector
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, MERCY

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Keystrokes to Kilowatts ? Virtualization: The Paradox of Power and Cooling

5/22/2008 11:15:00 AM

Virtualization is taking place everywhere in Information Technology. From the largest corporations to small business,technologists are consolidating server rooms and data centers in the eternal quest to do more with less physical resources. In this presentation APC offers suggestions on how to build a modular flexible power and cooling infrastructure to quickly adapt to the ever changing demands of the IT environment.

Speakers:

Jon Lawrence
Enterprise Account Manager
APC - MGE

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100% Mobile: Unified Communications on Your Cell Phone

5/22/2008 11:15:00 AM

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Make Smarter Decisions: Integrate Systems from Shop Floor to Top Floor

5/22/2008 11:15:00 AM

Business decision makers rely on enterprise information to make the right decision, and they depend on IT to deliver the right information at the right time. By integrating your business intelligence and process monitoring and control systems, your organization can make smarter decisions. In this session, you will hear how you can provide your business decision makers with actionable, real-time information. Takeaway points include:

Master Mind Panel and Lunch: Security for Second Circle Technologies

5/22/2008 12:00:00 PM

Our panelists will discuss the latest twist on security risks associated with the proliferation of web-based applications, SaaS, Web 2.0, social networking and anything that might impact your network. You'll get detailed information and analysis from a panel of experts who are ready to share the trends and challenges of securing second circle technologies. Light lunch will be provided during this session and you can pick it up at one of our mobile lunch stations on the Expo Floor.

Speakers:

David Troup
CEO & Founder
MailFoundry

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Managed Services - A Low Cost Way to Control, Manage, and Maintain Your IT

5/22/2008 1:00:00 PM

This session will discuss how low cost Managed Services can be utilized to provide 24x7 monitoring, system alerts for impending failures, hardware and software asset management,equipment warranty tracking, system resource performance monitoring,remote support, patch management, and security vulnerability reports. With this information, generated by an automated system, your IT assets can be more easily and less expensively managed. What You Will Learn: