Social Media Breakfast Roundtable

5/7/2008 7:30:00 AM

Hear from the experts who know and work with these Web 2.0 technologies ? yes, they do work for business and they are part of "Enterprise 2.0" Case studies and real world examples will be presented.

Speakers:

Chris Brogan
Vice President of Strategy and Technology
CrossTech Media

erica o'grady
cxo
peanutbutter media

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Keynote Presentation: The Social Education Barrier to Technology

5/7/2008 8:15:00 AM

Computers and the Internet have introduced new ways of doing business as well as creating businesses that did not exist when many of us went to high school and college. Increasingly it is security that is the bane of a multitude of relatively unrelated business sectors. Industries as divergent as sports, navigation, medicine, and music are running into the security issues that the adoption of technology brings with it. The society we live in has been profoundly changed, yet the nature of our social education has not evolved to teach our children and eventually society how to live in a world that did not exist in the near past. Until digital security is part of the social mindset we will not get a handle upon securing the technologies we have come to rely upon in our daily lives.

Speakers:

Randy Abrams
Director of Technical Education
ESET

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State of the Industry: Technology in Texas

5/7/2008 9:00:00 AM

While the analysts debate how much the economy is slowing in 2008 and what those numbers mean for the future, some companies are better equipped than others to handle this period of weakness. Is YOUR company one of them? Other regional IT conferences barely scratch the surface of the issues that are on your mind, but ITEC will take on the local economy in our State of the Industry: Technology in Texas session, the single most important resource of the year for decision makers and large and small business owners. This in-depth session will tell you how the national economy is helping or hurting your business. We'll help you benchmark your current business plan with the latest segment-specific economic data and analysis to make informed decisions about your business. Get a jump on your competitors and test your assumptions and 2009 growth plans by attending this important session.

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Keynote Presentation: Second Circle Technologies - The Top 2008 Information Technology Trends for Your Business

5/7/2008 9:40:00 AM

Evaluating future technology trends and products is not really that difficult. In reality, most of them have been announced and you already know all of the latest catch phrases and the hottest acronyms. However, in this age of rapid fire change, predicting how they will affect your organization and how you do business is a minefield. In this session we will tell you all about the hottest trends in 2008, focusing on the breakthrough technology advances that can affect your business now. We will tell you exactly where you should be focusing your attention, because your customers will want to use these cutting edge technology tools tomorrow, whether they know it today or not. You will learn which technologies are the top contenders to be the latest must have choices. And we will also identify those that are probably destined for tomorrow's trash heap.

Speakers:

Chris Brogan
Vice President of Strategy and Technology
CrossTech Media

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Mashups: Delivering Enterprise Applications in the Brave New World

5/7/2008 10:15:00 AM

Mashups, the loading of data from different sources (these sources can be web services through the use of API's, RSS feeds or even just other websites) into front-end Ajax-enabled applications, is a term that has been freely used in the consumer and Web 2.0 space. If you're wondering if mashups belong on your to-do list, this session should be your starting point. You'll learn:

• The important relationship between Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Application Programming Interface (API) and how it works to enable mashups.
• How to choose the best mashup tools and editors, including Microsoft Popfly, Yahoo Pipes! and Google Mashup Editor.
• Why you don't need to replace your portal ---yet.
• Where to start when creating your own mashup, including how to choose a subject, find the data source and sign up for an API.

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  Peter Natale, Ph.D.
  Vice President
  IntelliSafe Technologies
  
  

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Inter-Office Romance: Your Phone And Computer Hook-up On Your Desktop. Is That Wrong?

5/7/2008 10:15:00 AM

We will explore the philosophy, application, and benefits of Microsoft's Unified Communication, and the role of contemporary voice communications in a converging world of connectivity. How companies can save money, improve workforce efficiency, and encourage integration of the business processes. How the remote workplace, presence management, and mobility options streamline operation costs and drive productivity. You'll learn:

Simplifying Data Storage Management

5/7/2008 10:15:00 AM

Systems fail, users accidentally delete files, natural disasters occur, and mistakes happen. Throughout, businesses are exposed to data loss. One of the most important questions IT management needs to ask is, "What is my data recovery plan?" StoreVault storage appliances can provide a comprehensive set of backup and recovery options to ensure data is recoverable and usable, and to help reduce or eliminate the amount of downtime experienced in a crisis.

UTM: Elegance, Simplicity, Power

5/7/2008 10:15:00 AM

This session should be your first stop of the day if you want to learn about ongoing and emerging threats and major vulnerability points. We will show you how a comprehensive UTM (unified threat management) security solution will reduce risk, increase productivity and save your company money through 10 integrated management and control security applications. If spam, content filtering, email encryption or virus protection is of a concern to you, make plans to attend this session to learn more.

Speakers:

Rick Laite
Channel Manager for South Central
Astaro

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Web Desktop Virtualization

5/7/2008 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:

Is your Network Ready for Voice over IP

5/7/2008 11:30:00 AM

The convergence of Telephones, Video Conferencing, and Data over the same infrastructure is well underway. Convergence ready networking carrying Voice, Video, and Data, requires networking equipment and network designs that can provide specific delivery requirements. This session will help identify differences in conventional data networks and convergence ready IP networks, and will provide direction on some of the issues to avoid.

Speakers:

Todd Harcourt
Regional Sales Manager
Foundry Networks

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Email Archiving: Improving Productivity and Meeting Compliance Requirements

5/7/2008 11:30:00 AM

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:

Botnets: Battling the Borg of the Internet

5/7/2008 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 his presentation, network security analyst Steve Fallin, CISSP, uncovers what makes bots tick. The talk covers topics both beginning and advanced:

During the talk, you'll see the inner workings of some real-world, malicious bots, found in the wild on underground sites. Learn about the many attacks botnets can launch, and how to defend against them. Since the best way to understand these sophisticated attacks is to see them unfold right before your eyes, Fallin will present video captures of bots in action. Once you understand how these evil botnets get built, you'll have the power to avoid assimilation. Resistance is not futile.

Speakers:

Steve Fallin
Director of the Rapid Response Team
WatchGuard

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Luncheon Keynote: Unified Communications - Simplifying Enterprise Communications and Collaboration

5/7/2008 12:15:00 PM

End users have to deal with an increasing volume of communications: phone calls, voice mails, text messages, faxes, emails, instant messages and web, voice and video conferences. It is difficult to manage and make best use of all the different enterprise communication options on the market. Unified Communications is an innovative solution to this problem, integrating all communication tools to create a homogeneous experience across different devices and channels. You'll learn:

Bring Real-Time Collaboration, Mobility and Productivity to Your Linux and UNIX Users

5/7/2008 1:15:00 PM

Linux has been making great strides in penetrating the enterprise desktop market; as a result the number of business users and mission-critical applications supported by Linux is steadily growing. However, do you know how well your company's Linux desktop strategy will interact with other IT initiatives, such as business mobility, resource consolidation and worldwide project collaboration? In this session, Robert Wong will explain the business and technical challenges that are faced by Linux users and administrators, and solutions that can satisfy both economical and technical buyers. You will learn how your organization can:

802.11n - The Hype and The Reality

5/7/2008 1:15:00 PM

802.11n is the most important and the most complex wireless networking standard yet. Even though final approval of the standard is still 18 months away, manufacturers and the Wi-Fi Alliance say that it's safe to buy today. But what are they not telling you? The answer is, plenty. In this highly educational and entertaining session, David Black will give you the facts about 802.11n. You'll understand how it works, what it can and cannot do, what changes are coming in the future and how it all affects your existing wired network. Most importantly, you'll learn why some should consider deploying 802.11n today -- and why most should wait. Don't fall prey to vendor hype. Get the facts. If you're considering deploying a new wireless network or upgrading an existing one, this session is not to be missed.

Speakers:

DAVID BLACK
PRESIDENT AND CEO
INSOURCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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How to Save IT Resources and Still Meet Direct Marketing Objectives

5/7/2008 1:15:00 PM

Requests from your marketing department can be tedious, time consuming and sometimes even painful. Learn how you can save valuable IT resources and dollars, while providing direct marketing staff with the information and tools they need to do their daily job. This thought provoking session will educate and inform you on the following topics:

Leading the Mesh Revolution and Mobility Solution Opportunities

5/7/2008 1:15:00 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:

Vince Ardizzone
N. American Channel Sales Director
Colubris Networks

Jerry Dodson
Sales Director
SkyPilots Network

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Office Business Applications: Extending SAP with the Microsoft Office System

5/7/2008 2:15:00 PM

From business process architecture to technical architecture, this session focuses on Office Business Applications (OBA) and the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server platform. You'll also get to participate in a discussion of Microsoft / SAP platform integration capabilities.

Speakers:

Ellen Terry
Program Manager
Complete Solutions

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The Power of Automation

5/7/2008 2:15:00 PM

Modern data centers and IT infrastructures are undergoing constant changes and upgrades. The fact that most monitoring systems are manually configured require IT organizations to reflect these changes in their monitoring system in order to keep it up to date. The manual nature of traditional monitoring configuration makes real time visualization and monitoring of the date center perpetually elusive. A proactive network and systems monitoring solution boils down to automation. By automating the otherwise manual network discovery, configuration, and monitoring process, organizations benefit from up-to-the-minute visibility into the health and availability of every system and application on the network.
Attendees will learn how to leverage automation in order to:

Speakers:

Jack Meeks
Vice President of Sales
CITTIO

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Technology for Social Media Workshop

5/7/2008 2:15:00 PM

This is a 2-part session that provides a unique opportunity to obtain information about the latest internet technology that you can use in making a name for your company and your products. You'll learn how to capitalize on these new options to actually generate measurable revenue. You'll experience a hands-on, interactive atmosphere that encourages you to network with your peers, learn best practices and build relationships with others who know what it's like to walk in your shoes.

Speakers:

erica o'grady
cxo
peanutbutter media

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Benefits of Employee Monitoring: User Success Stories

5/7/2008 2:15:00 PM

When employees abuse PC and Internet privileges ? and the evidence suggests a vast majority of them do -- they are stealing from their employer. Conservative estimates suggest employees with a high-speed connection waste at least one hour a day on the Internet, costing an employer an average of $5,000 a year in productivity alone. That's a $250,000 drain for a 50-person company. Because it's unlikely an employer can look over the shoulders of their employees all day, employee monitoring software is the answer.

Speakers:

Greg Forrer
Marketing Communications
SpectorSoft Corporation

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Benefiting From MySQL 5.1 Cluster

5/7/2008 3:00:00 PM

The MySQL database is the most widely adopted database ever. In the past few years it has added features that only the most expensive closed-source solutions provide. With these new features, we've seen transactions, tablespaces, replication, and now, clustering. MySQL Cluster adds reliability, stability, and scalability to your database providing up to 99.99% uptime. In this session, you'll learn:

Principles of High Performance Wi-Fi

5/7/2008 3:00:00 PM

While the upcoming 802.11n standard will deliver much higher Wi-Fi data rates, it is also important to understand how to get the most of your current Wi-Fi network today. This presentation will detail the areas that must be considered when planning for and deploying a high-performance Wi-Fi network. This includes:

It will also provide information on how to ensure that infrastructure (wired and wireless) decisions you make today will support the upcoming 802.11n standard.

Speakers:

Perry Correll,
Director of Training
Xirrus

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REGISTRATION

5/8/2008 7:30:00 AM

Register online today and pick up your badge and conference information, including complete Conference Guide, at the Registration Desk when you arrive.

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Information Security in 2008 and Beyond:Overcoming the Next Threat

5/8/2008 9:00:00 AM

You are already battling worms, zombies, ransonware, rootkits and a whole host of uninvited visitors. But are you truly ready for what's coming next? This session will help you get prepared for the future, as well as helping you understand why you might not be doing enough today. You'll learn: You'll learn:

Cost Effective Microsoft Exchange and OCS Solutions for SMBs

5/8/2008 10:15:00 AM

Microsoft's new UC solutions are built upon an existing e-mail infrastructure and are integrated agnostically with voice and data devices across both wireless and wireline infrastructures. More impressively, Microsoft has deployed there new communications tools to work as "features" as part other Business Solutions, such as CRM and SharePoint. As a result, the financial and technical benefits to end users are tangible and quantifiable. As a hosted e-mail/IT-based UC solution, Microsoft's Exchange/OCS solution allows SMBs to easily "unify" their desktop applications, collaboration tools and other applications with their messaging and fixed and mobile telecom infrastructures. The associated financial benefits are driven by ease of use and being able to re-allocate internal IT resources. For Service Providers and systems integrators, Microsoft's Exchange/OCS solution is the manifestation of their elusive "managed network service". These solutions can be offered as an continuously evolving suite of hosted services that range from simple e-mail to a full-blown UC offering, which can all be bundled with existing voice and data services or other business applications.

Speakers:

Greg Williams
President
Chinook Hosting

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With Advertising Costs On The Rise, Shouldn't Your Online Conversions Be Too?

5/8/2008 10:15:00 AM

Conversion rates are at an all-time low. From 2003 -2005 the total increase was a mere 1%. Aren't you tired of squandering 96% of your online ad budget and countless hours trying to find solutions to the problem of online conversions? In this session, you'll learn about the tools you need to anlayze your customers' behaviors, engage your site visitors at the right time, and dynamically react to what you've learned through real-time content targeting. Take away points include:

Providing a Method to your Madness: Aligning Your Hiring Strategy with Your Business Plan

5/8/2008 10:15:00 AM

How can companies compete and win in the increasingly competitive war for talent? Recruiting and hiring strategies are often an afterthought in business planning- although every company's mission statement mentions the importance of a great team. This session will show business owners how to align their hiring strategy with their business plan through workforce planning, a repeatable recruiting methodology, and through aligning the business forecast with available resources to come up with a future looking recruiting plan. Takeaway points include:

Protect your data with removable hard disk technology

5/8/2008 10:15:00 AM

Post 9-11 business environment requires businesses to re-evaluate their data backup practices regardless of the size of the business. Furthermore, compounding this is the global warming of the environment that will increase the likely hood of natural disasters. In this session, we will explore a different approach to backing up your data using removable hard disk cartridges and see how that will protect your business now and into the future.
Takeaway points:

Speakers:

Trung Le
Global Marketing Manager
Imation

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

5/8/2008 11:15:00 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.

Speakers:

James Humphrey
Disaster Recovery Specialist
Neverfail

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Determining the right infrastructure for SaaS and Web 2.0 Companies

5/8/2008 11:15:00 AM

The focus of this session will be to discuss whether a hosted infrastructure is the right option for SaaS and Web 2.0 companies. As SaaS becomes the preferred software delivery method, and individual SaaS providers grow their businesses, they need a hosting infrastructure that can seamlessly scale with their needs, and provide uptime for their mission critical applications. When should SaaS providers focusing on their core competency of software development, entrust their infrastructure to hosting providers who can provide expertise in security, application uptime, network connectivity, data backup and compute resource scalability? What type of hosting platforms exist, and which are best suited for SaaS providers and web-based businesses that are in different stages of their maturity?

Speakers:

Emil Sayegh
Vice President of Product Management and Marketing
Rackspace

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Project Management - What's in it for YOU?

5/8/2008 11:15:00 AM

Project Management is a universal need across all industries, including ? Aerospace, Information Technology, Software Development, and Telecommunications, just to name a few of the obvious. By developing a common knowledge base from which your project team members can reference, you can streamline processes, and therefore your organization ? resulting in a substantial increase in your ROI.
Takeaway points include:

Speakers:

Wes Balakian, PMP
Founder & CEO
True Solutions Inc. (TSI)

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

5/8/2008 11:15:00 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:

Master Mind Panel and Lunch: Security for Second Circle Technologies

5/8/2008 12:15:00 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:

Steve Fallin
Director of the Rapid Response Team
WatchGuard

Jesper Jurcenoks
Co-founder
netVigilance

DAVID TROUP
CEO & FOUNDER
MAILFOUNDRY

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Unified Communication: How Will it Really Be Implemented?

5/8/2008 1:00:00 PM

More organizations of all sizes are adopting Unified Communications in 2008. If you're ready to experience real-time communications, this session will tell you what you need to know about UC today and in the future. We'll tell you why you should consider switching to unified communications and how it can help you to cut costs in many areas, improve workforce efficiency, and encourage integration of business processes. Takeaway points include: