State of the Industry: Technology in New York and New Jersey
4/15/2009 9:15:00 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 New york and New jersey 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
4/15/2009 9:45:00 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.
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SECURITY: UTM: Simple, Elegance and Power
4/15/2009 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:
Alex Quinonez
Vice President Americas Sales & Support
Astaro
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: New Enterprise Strategies: Rethinking IT
4/15/2009 10:15:00 AM
Costs are dropping on core components in Information Technology, just as complexity is rising. Implementation architectures have multiplied and the options are as valuable as they are staggering. Do you build on big iron, or do you rack servers? Do you use cloud computing services for your web applications, or do you host databases? We unravel the options in this session.
What are some of the options on the larger scale?
Where are the hidden costs to picking one solution over another?
How does an organization best focus on their core business instead of their infrastructure?
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VIRTUALIZATION: Application Flow Analysis - The benefits of monitoring with NetFlow
4/15/2009 10:15:00 AM
This presentation will take a look at using NetFlow technology for today's network analysis: You will learn:
How can we leverage NetFlow as a data source?
Is there specific data ormetrics that will help?
What are the limitations of NetFlow?
What problems are we trying to solve?Speakers:
Jim Torres
Sr. Systems Engineer
Fluke Networks
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Web Design: Moving From Billboards to Communities and Marketplaces
4/15/2009 10:45:00 AM
Throwing up a canned website with a few stock photos and your hours of operation isn't enough any longer. We've moved beyond the "build it and they will come" days of the 1990s. Building a web strategy means understanding whether your site can deliver an online marketplace, a lead generation engine, and maybe even a community around your products and services.
What shows up in searches, and more importantly, what doesn't?
How can you build the right kinds of interactions to drive interest, and ultimately sales?
What does your web presence tell your customers, competitors, and your future prospects?
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NEXT WORKPLACE: Beyond E-Mail: Moving your entire workplace to the cloud
4/15/2009 10:45:00 AM
How will advanced mobile devices like iPhone and fast developing web 2.0+ technology change the workplace? Globally dispersed teams, telecommuters, flex-time workers, all are now adopting new technology for working together online, often without top management support. But real teamwork is not easier to achieve online than it is offline. It may even be harder.
How do you prepare a workforce for a "virtual workplace"?
What are the challenges?
What tools are needed?
What problems must be addressed?
This session is based on 10 years successful online team building. You will see case studies of successful globally dispersed teams. You will learn about a platform, process and tools that have been proven successful in forming online teams. And you will see live examples of online project management, time management, document management, contact management, online training, video conferencing, and more.
Speakers:
Tom Simon
Founder and CTO
iPrismGlobal
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Email Archiving: Improving Productivity and Meeting Compliance Requirements
4/15/2009 10:45:00 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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SECURITY: Botnets: Battling the Borg of the Internet
4/15/2009 11:45:00 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, WatchGuard Technologies, 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 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, we 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.
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NEXT WORKPLACE: Green IT: Saving Power, Paper, Processors, and Dollars!
4/15/2009 11:45:00 AM
Organizations are paying attention to the news around "corporate responsibility" and the questions about "green IT," partially because it's great for the environment, partially because it's great for people's impressions of your organization, but also because a lot of what can make a company green - especially with regards to IT - can also sometimes result in cost savings.
Are there ways you can lower power consumption through your IT choices?
Which processes and methods reduce expense while improving your company's carbon footprint?
Where are the biggest leverage points?
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VIRTUALIZATION & DATA CENTERS: Obtaining Cost Effective and Reliable Support for HP 3000/9000 and SuperDome Servers
4/15/2009 11:45:00 AM
Regardless of how long ago HP 3000 or 9000 series servers were purchased, chances are they are still running well and critical to your organization. Most IT managers see no need to replace them?except that finding out of warranty and repair services can be difficult and costly.
ISS Solutions provides expert managed IT support for HP 3000/9000 and SuperDome servers including all parts, labor and O/S Support on a 24x7x365 basis. ISS Solutions delivers this managed service through a partnership with Wellington Technologies, Inc. headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio. In 2005, Wellington evaluated ISS Solutions' managed service program and determined that it met their partnership criteria. ISS Solutions has quickly become Wellington Technologies vendor of choice in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area.
ISS Solutions provides a same day fix to HP 3000/9000 and SuperDome servers in 95% of all cases. ISS Solutions keeps an inventory of fully operational spare parts in Langhorne, PA or at the client's location. Additional services offered in the program are hardware upgrades, firmware upgrade assistance and a 24x7x365 operating system support call center.
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Keynote - Greener Pastures for IT Security
4/15/2009 12:15:00 PM
A presentation on emerging eco friendly trends in networking that can help companies reduce their budgets and carbon footprint.
Speakers:
Alex Quinonez
Vice President Americas Sales & Support
Astaro
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SECURITY: Identity Management and Security's New Role as Negotiator
4/15/2009 1:15:00 PM
The network no longer stops at the doors to your offices. Business is a patchwork of trusted and shared spaces, and the people who need to work securely with that network are a mix of employees, temporary users like contractors, and gateway users like web services. Network access is at one layer, but then application access and the new complexities of managing this kind of environment have brought forth technologies that you need to consider today.
What is the definition of "identity" in a mixed user environment?
How does this differ from old school intrusion and information security practice?
What are some sample policies people are implementing today to manage this?
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UNIFIED COMMUNCIATIONS: Mobile Computing Grows Up: Connected, Powerful, and Flexible
4/15/2009 1:15:00 PM
You can't grow your business when you are tied to your desk. "Portable" and "lightweight" are buzz words that everybody expects in their technology tools and gadgets. This session will show you that it really is possible to outfit your mobile office without breaking the bank, or your back. Takeaway points include:
Expert analysis of the devices you can easily carry with you, such as PDA's, scanners, smartphones and routers.
Advice on buying devices that are small in size but great in practical use and efficiency.
The latest assessment of what to expect for the future.
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NEXT WORK PLACE: Email, IM, SMS, and More: Communicating in the Post GenX World
4/15/2009 1:15:00 PM
New technologies are here to stay and increasingly, today's workforce expects to find the latest technologies at work that they use in their personal life. Younger employees use sophisticated social networking tools at home, which provides a big impetus for rollout of this technology in the workplace. How will your organization meet that expectation and should you even try? In this session you'll get the risks and benefits of using advanced technology that meets the needs of your customers, employees and partners. Takeaway points include:
The best ways to use the new communications technologies as a force for positive change in your business.
How to prevent breaches in security that may result from the use of these technologies.
A thorough review of technology that allows click-to-call on the employees desktop using VoIP phones, business calls that route to mobile devices if they are out and about and voice or video recordings in emails or instant messaging.
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Technology for Social Media Workshop
4/15/2009 1:45:00 PM
This session will provide 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.
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Briefing on Social Media
4/16/2009 9:15:00 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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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Mashups: Delivering Enterprise Applications in the Brave New World
4/16/2009 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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VIRTUALIZATION: Storage Technology: Fast, Flexible, and Sometimes Virtual?
4/16/2009 10:15:00 AM
How are you dealing with your growing volume of data? Demand for more storage continues to grow along with the need for increasingly resilient storage infrastructures. Does it seem like a new regulation concerning data retention requirements pops up every day? In this session we'll tell you how to effectively manage your data storage assets and infrastructure. You'll learn how to determine if virtualization can really reduce costs while cutting back on overall IT personnel, while realizing maximum ROI from your data storage cost center.
Takeaway points include:
The benefits and disadvantages of virtualization; is it necessary for your company?
Overall data standardization strategies within particular platforms to improve security and compliance.
New options for zero down time.
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SECURITY: Information Security Workshop, Part 1
4/16/2009 10:45:00 AM
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Collaborative Computing: Social Applications, Enterprise Communication, and More
4/16/2009 10:45:00 AM
Social networks get a lot of press. From Facebook opening to the business community to YouTube being the hot new place to see corporate video pieces, these tools have more than one application. There are obvious marketing and PR values to social media like blogging and video, but there are collaboration opportunities and business processes that are being explored by some of the most varied organizations in the world.
Which social networks and social media applications work for businesses?
How do IT teams interact with these web-focused technologies, and which ones go behind the firewall?
Where are the landmines, and how do you avoid them?
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SECURITY: Information Security Workshop, Part 2
4/16/2009 11:30:00 AM
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CLOUD COMPUTING: Bringing Cloud Computing Down to Earth: A Frank Assessment of What's Available Today
4/16/2009 11:30:00 AM
Storing data in the "cloud" of the internet and using web-based applications has been around almost as long as remote users. But now, software companies are expanding their on-demand offerings beyond adaptations of familiar tools such as email and personal finance to new products such as virtual worlds and social networks. But cloud computing goes beyond SaaS (Software as a Service). In this session, you'll also find out the options for living a digital business life that only exists on the internet. You'll learn:
What is cloud computing and how can you take advantage of it in your business.
The best SaaS applications for your organization. You'll get a frank evaluation of the challenges you'll face if you move important business processes to a SaaS model.
How to evaluate the latest initiatives from companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft's Windows Live and how to evaluate their range of products, including the growing number of online storage options.
Why security and privacy issues might dampen your enthusiasm.
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VIRTUALIZATION: From Desktop to Data Center; The Importance of Building and End-to-End Strategy
4/16/2009 12:00:00 PM
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UNIFIED COMMUNICAITONS: New Landscape of Networking: RFID, Bluetooth, Mesh, and More,
4/16/2009 12:00:00 PM
Advanced technologies such as Mesh Networking, Bluetooth, RFID, ZigBee, etc., combined with the latest developments in location detection, low-power wireless and other initiatives are opening up a whole new world for wireless users. This session will discuss the current and future technologies and what you need to know now. Takeaway points include:
A complete assessment of the next wave of wireless technologies and networks.
How to determine what the critical issues are in deploying wireless network technology
The basics of a networking solution using RFID.
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Master Mind Panel and Lunch: Security for Second Circle Technologies
4/16/2009 12:45:00 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.
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