Empowering Your People for Business and Operational Excellence
6/17/2008 9:00:00 AM
You would be hard-pressed to find an organization that does not have a stated initiative to "be excellent" or "be the best." However, what used to be just a sentence in the company's mission statement has now become a rallying cry within many companies that are being driven by the demands of customers, stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and our own instincts to survive. But are organizations and the people within them really empowered to be excellent? Why are IT and Engineering departments being downsized and outsourced when they are critical players within the organization? We must change the way we think about and empower our most valuable asset - people. We'll look at where we are now, how we got here, what we need to do, how we start, and some inspiring success stories of how companies are able to quantify the results of their efforts to improve.
Speakers:
Laurie Cavanaugh
MES Solutions Provider
Wonderware Central
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Accelerating Software Solutions for the 21st Century and How to Reduce Software Development Costs by 50% or More
6/17/2008 10:15:00 AM
Find out how using proven software design patterns and code generation tools can reduce custom software development time and cost by 50% or more. This session will cover:
Core Software Design Patterns that may be applied to any software project.
How code generation can help enforce consistent design patterns and practices for a project.
How code generation increases quality and maintainability of your applications.
A live demo to create a sample application in just a few minutes.
Speakers:
Robert Schuster
Senior Software Engineer
Adaptive Systems, Inc
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High Availability Strategies: Applying Wisdom from Success and Failure
6/17/2008 10:15:00 AM
Highly available data systems play a major role in supporting and even defining competitive advantages for organizations. All organizations have critical data, and those who exploit the best practices lead the pack in their industries in terms of customer satisfaction, productivity, and revenue. In this interactive presentation, Ryan Stephens shares wisdom gained from over 10 years of supporting clients' critical data systems, and helps you to apply these valuable lessons in your own pursuit of a highly productive, highly available system. Each member of the audience receives a complimentary copy of Ryan's book, High Availability: Successful Implementation for the Data-driven Enterprise, and his High Availability Strategy Worksheet. After the presentation, stick around for continued discussion with Perpetual Technologies' high availability technical experts in Oracle and Microsoft technologies.
Takeaway points include:
Learn to map the right high availability solution to your organization's mission
Begin creating a "real" action plan for HA strategy and planning
Effectively calculate HA investments and balance risk for ROI
FREE copy of High Availability book authored by Perpetual Technologies
FREE copy of High Availability Strategy WorksheetSpeakers:
Ryan Stephens
President and CEO
Perpetual Technologies, Inc
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Presentation by Comcast
6/17/2008 10:15:00 AM
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UTM: Simple, Elegance and Power
6/17/2008 10:15:00 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:
Network Security - Firewall, VPN and Intrusion Prevention
Web Security - URL Filtering, Malware Detection, Bandwidth Management and Application Control
Mail Security - Antispam, Antivirus, Antiphishing and Email Encryption
Deployment as hardware, software or virtual appliance
Astaro Security Gateway provides immediate protection for your network, web access and email traffic. The Astaro solution integrates more security applications than any competitor in one award-winning management device. A complete range of hardware appliances scale to the performance level that you demand.
Speakers:
Charles Tracey
Systems Engineer
Astaro
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Total Enterprise Virtualization
6/17/2008 11:30:00 AM
Virtualization adds value! In this session, you will learn how to gain significant value by extending virtualization across your enterprise. Learn how Total Enterprise Virtualization enables you to do more with less and better utilize your existing infrastructure in a cost effective manner. After the presentation, you can see a live demo!
Takeaway points include:
Introduction to storage virtualization ? The Foundation for Total Enterprise Virtualization
The benefits of virtualization and how it can save you time and money
Application Scenarios of how customers are using virtualization today Speakers:
Brooks Butler
Director of Sales Engineering Americas
DataCore Software
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Web Desktop Virtualization
6/17/2008 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:
How to find an option that can provide a complete desktop interface through web 2.0 technology
The importance of finding a solution that provides access to all of your organization's applications, content, and services
Why you need a solution that delivers ubiquitous desktop access to your growing remote and mobile workforce
Speakers:
Rick German
CEO & President
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Email Archiving: Improving Productivity and Meeting Compliance Requirements
6/17/2008 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:
Options for eliminating the need to retain large volumes of old emails on your mail server.
Details about the government regulations (Sarbannes-Oxley, HIPAA, etc.) that require the retention of and access to email records.
How to use a compact network appliance for your archiving needs.
Speakers:
Dean Richardson
Vice President of Sales
ArcMail Technology
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Using Collaboration to Innovate and Execute in the Enterprise
6/17/2008 11:30:00 AM
Work environments have become more complex with globalization, outsourcing, mergers, telecommuting and mobile workforces. These complexities, and the changing demographic of the workforce, are driving a need to better connect these disparate work environments and tap the full potential of the organization. Effective collaboration is key to this. Attend this session and see how to effectively collaborate in more complex work environments. A fully capable collaboration infrastructure requires both cultural and technological shifts to be successful. See how collaborating in context meets that success criteria.
Speakers:
Jerry Stowe
Central Region Collaboration Sales Leader
IBM
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Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Enterprise Class Remote Access
6/17/2008 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:
Jeff Rose
Data Sales Manager
Verizon Wireless
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Constructing a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan to Protect Your IT Infrastructure
6/17/2008 1:15:00 PM
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:
An understanding of the barriers to adopting traditional high availability solutions
An overview of automated continuous availability solutions currently on the market and how they address risk
A summary of the benefits that automated continuous availability solutions bring to SMEs and larger organizations alike
Speakers:
Jim Battenberg
Director, Product Marketing
Neverfail
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802.11 Wireless LANs, Smart Mobile Architecture, and the path to 802.11n
6/17/2008 1:15:00 PM
Most companies today are thinking about deploying or improving an existing Wireless LAN today, but how many have considered how this decision will affect the TCO of the existing switched infrastructure.
In this session we'll cover:
Where WLAN's started, where we are today, what you need to consider to deploy a high performance wireless infrastructure.
What role architecture plays in the Total Cost of Ownership for current and future deployments of 802.11n Access Points.
We'll also look at how reliability, security and management of your WLAN are affected by this overall architecture.
If you are considering the upgrade or initial deployment of a WLAN don't miss this session.
Speakers:
Dave Tapscott
Systems Engineer
Trapeze Networks
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Flirting With Disaster: Business Continuity in 2008
6/17/2008 1:15:00 PM
Business continuity planning and disaster recovery are processes that can help your organization respond to any disruptive event. Whether that event is a hurricane, or an unexpected power outage caused by a traffic accident down the street or even applications that malfunction due to an attack, you need a plan to safeguard your data. Takeaway points include:
How to identify your organization's most crucial systems and processes and the most technically and economically feasible recovery times and recovery points.
Methods to ensure proper protection for your operating system and servers.
Tips and techniques for securing company desktops and laptops.
Speakers:
Tasha Phelps
CEO
Phelco
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Leading the Mesh Revolution and Mobility Solution Opportunities
6/17/2008 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:
Jerry Dodson
Sales Director
SkyPilots Networks
Jim Norton
Bridgewave
Vince Ardizzone
N. American Channel Sales Director
Colubris Networks
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: Responding to the Ever-Present Problems of Desktop Management.
6/17/2008 2:00:00 PM
Desktops are the most underutilized and difficult to manage IT assets in the enterprise today. Today's business and technology climate has created a new set of desktop management problems such as ensuring data security and privacy with outsourcing off-shore arrangements and remote workers, as well as desktop standardization, security and compliance. VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) provides easy and effective solutions to these problems. In this session you will meet experts from VMware and SIS to learn how to:
Reduce Maintenance tasks - support thousands of PCs from one central console
Lockdown and Control every PC in your Company
Rapidly Provision Desktops anywhere in the world with a few clicks
Benefit from a compelling ROISpeakers:
Gilbert Leal
Sr. Systems Engineer
VMware
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Why Should I Care About Power and Cooling in My Server Room?
6/17/2008 2:00:00 PM
As of 2006 the cost of operating a server over 3 years has exceeded the
actual purchase price of the hardware. In this session you will learn
about:
Finding the Hidden Energy Wasters in your Computer Rooms and Wiring
Closets
Only 30% of the energy going in to a typical data center is
utilized by the I.T. hardware. Where does the rest go?
Finding the Right Balance Between Energy Efficiency and High Availability
What's the difference between 99.99% and 99.999% up-time?
Why is it so hot in here? - 21st Century Technology vs. 20th Century
Cooling Methods
Find out why the evolution of computer systems has outpaced
traditional cooling methods and what you can do about it.
Speakers:
Nathan Snell
Key Account Manager
APC
Kimberly Slack
Corporate Accounts Manager
APC
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Death, Taxes and Bugs in your Software
6/17/2008 2:00:00 PM
The wisdom attendees will take away from this session is an idea why, even with the most Herculean efforts, your software or website will crash, be slow and/or work in totally unexpected and undesirable ways. There are ways to understand the reasons behind software bugs and how to avoid many of them. The Blackberry outage turned millions of Blackberry users into lost souls. The HBO/Sopranos website crashed when thousands of angry viewers log on to express their disappointment. There are lots of examples of technology failures in modern history. Don't become the next one to your customers, partners or employees.
Speakers:
Alan Wlasuk
CEO
Mobius Labs
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Web Replacements for Desktop Software
6/17/2008 2:00:00 PM
Software versus the internet; is the choice really that simple? Web-based applications are gaining in popularity for two reasons: they are cost effective and easy to install (every user with web access can immediately begin working in that program). Browser-based applications mean fewer servers for your IT department to maintain and less capital to shake loose for software licenses and hardware. In this session we'll cover the most popular offerings, including the latest from Google and Microsoft Office Live Workspace. Takeaway points include:
Insights into what the critical issues are in choosing web-based applications.
The best choices in back-office applications (ERP, purchasing, HR, etc), messaging, and CRM.
Speakers:
Jeff Helm
Director of Information Technology
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Keynote Presentation: Social Media Briefing
6/18/2008 8:15:00 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.
Speakers:
Chris Brogan
Vice President of Strategy and Technology
CrossTech Media
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Keynote Presentation: Managing Risk in your Wireless LAN: Eight Requirements for
Improved WLAN Security
6/18/2008 9:00:00 AM
With the appearance of 802.11n high-speed wi-fi, wireless
networks are going to grow rapidly and challenge wired networks as the
preferred means of extending an organization's network. This will
increase the need for enterprise-quality security and management. In
this presentation, AirWave's Jason Trombley will discuss eight
requirements of maintaining security and reducing risk in a modern
wireless network.
Speakers:
Jason Trombley
Director of Sales
AirWave Wireless
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Mashups: Delivering Enterprise Applications in the Web 2.0 World
6/18/2008 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 concepts behind mashups and enabling technologies.
Information on available 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.
Speakers:
Mark Strawmyer
Executive
Crowe Chizek
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Botnets: Battling the Borg of the Internet
6/18/2008 10:15:00 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, Fernando Robles, uncovers what makes bots tick. The talk covers topics both beginning and advanced:
What a "botnet" is
What bot source codes looks like and does
How bot herders control bots via a C&C centers
How a crook might recruit an army of bots
How to render bots powerless on your network
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, Robles 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:
Fernando Robles
Regional Sales Engineer
WatchGuard Technologies
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Disaster Recovery Planning: Tools and Ideas for Long-Distance Failover
6/18/2008 10:15:00 AM
Disaster recovery planning can be a daunting task in today's IT world. Coming up with a plan on how to "failover" your functional environment to a site that is a good distance away is huge for any organization. There are also the "Semi-Disasters that a lot of organizations aren't prepared for. There are some simple steps and technologies that can help reduce downtime and help get this plan going making your team better prepared for these inevitable events. Come see some tools and ideas brought to you by Vizioncore.
Speakers:
Jerry Collins
Vizioncore
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802.11n - Advantages, Technology Enablers, and Impact on Existing Network Infrastructure
6/18/2008 10:15:00 AM
With 802.11n and the advent of multi-radio architectures the capacity and performance for wireless networking has increased dramatically. Come learn how deploying wireless networks can help you save deployment cost, cut power consumption, and reduce operational complexity. This presentation will go over the technical enablers of 802.11n as well as discussing the features and requirements needed for replacing wired work group switches with wireless connectivity for end users.
Speakers:
Scott Lecher
Director of Corporate Accounts
Xirrus
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2008 Best Practice Trends in Lifecycle Management
6/18/2008 11:15:00 AM
Although lifecycle management may not be the most high profile initiative your organization undertakes, if improperly managed it wastes time and resources that could be better spent on more strategic IT initiatives. Join Bell Industries for a discussion on what the latest Gartner, Forrester, and other leading 3rd party research organizations are saying about Lifecycle Management trends in 2008.
You will leave this session with:
A greater understanding of current lifecycle management trends
A better idea of the benefits of a fully realized lifecycle management strategy
Objective third party information to help in your decision making process
Speakers:
Aaron Dolan
Director of Sales
Bell Industries
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The False Positive: Anti-Spam's Dirty Little Secret
6/18/2008 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:
You'll learn how to avoid false positive rates.
The significance of SPAM signatures and how an appliance defeats them.
The new technology you need to successfully eliminate email threats and still deliver important, business critical emails to your user's inbox.
Speakers:
David Troup
CEO & Founder
MailFoundry
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Business Insight ? How to Tap IT's Hidden Potential: Too often, there's a wall between a company's information-technology department and everything else; That wall has to go.
6/18/2008 11:15:00 AM
The reason for all this is the metaphorical glass wall that separates the IT group from the rest of the business at most companies. The wall prevents IT from being a part of the discussion at the highest levels of company planning, robbing a company of its full potential. Interaction between logic-driven IT personnel and business oriented managers who deal mostly in grey areas can be exasperating for both sides. Too often the result is a minimization of such interactions, leaving the IT department feeling misunderstood.
The situation is exacerbated by language differences. IT people use jargon and acronyms that are indecipherable to others. Executives speak the language of business, fully expecting to be understood by everyone in the company. Much is lost in translation, leading to suboptimal results that IT is blamed for, which causes resentment and cynicism toward management.
What You Will Learn:
How to Build The Bridge For Better Communications
Understand the Three Modes of Modality
Experience the Four Disciplines of Personality Behavior
Speakers:
Paul Sylvester
Certified Business & Executive Coach
ActionCOACH
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Avoiding Disaster: Building Your Own Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan
6/18/2008 11:15:00 AM
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are processes that can help your organization respond to any disruptive event. Whether that event is a hurricane, an unexpected power outage caused by a traffic accident down the street, or even applications that malfunction due to an attack, you need a plan to safeguard your data. In this session, you will learn:
Defining the four levels of disaster recovery and the applicable criteria
How to identify your organization's most critical applications, systems, and processes and match them with the correct recovery methods.
Methods to ensure proper protection and recovery for your operating systems, applications, and data.
Speakers:
Ethan Blynn
Regional Sales Manager
Syncsort, Inc.
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Master Mind Panel and Lunch: Security for Second Circle Technologies
6/18/2008 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
Fernando Robles
Regional Sales Engineer
WatchGuard Technologies
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Monitoring Power: The First Step to Powering a Greener Data Center
6/18/2008 1:00:00 PM
How to maximize the efficiency and lower the operating costs of your data
center.
Speakers:
Craig Burgess
Sales Engineer
Raritan, Inc
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