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Get an exclusive look at the IT industries’ hottest products, services and business solutions during these special presentations given by ITxpo exhibiting companies. Listen to case studies and real world examples of how the latest technologies provide results.
Will Your Critical Applications Sink or Swim?
(24A)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: Compuware Asia-Pacific
Please join Compuware as we explore the complex and often costly issue of application quality. Discover the critical areas where application quality can be measured and reported, and learn the techniques that deliver reliability, transparency and accountability to your QA teams. We’ll also introduce CARS – a new offering that delivers a more efficient and effective QA regime.
Where does your information eat?
(24B)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: EMC
Why do so many IT environments have a 'one-size-fits-all' philosophy, increasing cost and risk in the business? Everyday we make decisions based on propriety, for example choosing an appropriate restaurant for the right occasion!
In this session EMC will discuss IT cost correction through information propriety.
Garbage In-Garbage Out
(24C)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: Hewlett-Packard Pty Ltd
Don't make the mistake of thinking Web Services will solve all your business problems....they offer exciting new opportunities, but also mean your business processes (and reputation) are on the line. So how do you:
· Assess the place of web services in your business strategy?
· Balance risks/rewards?
· Achieve your business outcomes?
Senior Practice Principle Derek McKim-Smith has answers
Driving New Revenue through Transformational Business Change
(24D)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: IBM Australia
Organisations today want a partner with greater accountability who can help deliver transformational business change, unlock hidden value and generate new revenue. This is the genesis of a new business model IBM calls Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) where organisations focus on what they do best, allowing them to quickly respond to marketplace changes in an on demand world.
Intrusion Prevention: Myths, Challenges and Requirements. Is your business protected?
(24E)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: McAfee Security
The threat is real. Organisations are facing attacks from viruses, web defacements to denial-of-service attacks with the challenge of vulnerability and patch management becoming a critical issue. The case has never been clearer for Intrusion Prevention Systems. This session takes a look at the evolution of legacy IDS systems, the Path-to-Prevention and considerations for a more proactive security strategy.
Increase your quality and productivity with Enterprise Change Management
(24F)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: Merant
Development projects, IT infrastructure and web initiatives are typically managed in silos, with inadequate visibility, communication or control. With pressures to improve quality, speed implementation of technology and business initiatives, increase security, scalability and performance, organisations need a better way to manage change across the enterprise.
Learn how enterprise change management solutions will increase your product quality and process predictability.
Security, Performance and Availability for Enterprise Networks
(24G)
15:30 - 16:15 11 November 2003
Presented by: Radware Australia Pty Ltd
As enterprises deploy more mission critical applications, they need to ensure the availability of their applications to provide the best performance to remote branches or mobile-users. With all the new virus and worm attacks, enterprises must secure their application infrastructure.
This presentation will discuss a new generation of switches: application-switches specifically designed to guarantee availability, optimize performance, and secure applications.
Benefits of Business Process and Information Integration
(33A)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: WebSphere
How can you react faster to changing business conditions while maximising the utilisation of your existing infrastructure? How can you increase the relevance of your current applications and data through integrating business processes, applications and information? Come to this solution session to learn the right path for you and the implications for your application architecture.
Helping your enterprise achieve On-Demand Access with the new Citrix® MetaFrame® Access Suite
(33B)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Citrix Systems Asia Pacific
The Citrix® MetaFrame® Access Suite is access infrastructure software for the on-demand enterprise. As a complete solution, it gives workers secure, easy and instant access to enterprise applications and information, from anywhere, anytime, using any device, any connection, without regard to the underlying computing complexity. See a live product demonstration of the new products within the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite.
Making Corporate Performance Everyone’s Business
(33C)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Cognos
Corporate Performance Management (CPM) enables your organisation to drive performance through planning, monitor performance through scorecarding and understand performance through business intelligence. This presentation will feature an introduction to Cognos' next generation business intelligence solution.
Enterprise Effectiveness through Business Insight
(33D)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Fujitsu Australia Limited
Come and hear why the convergence of EAI and Workflow practices into Business Process Management (BPM) has enabled Enterprises to transform their effectiveness and profitability. Discover that whilst a flexible BPM engine is essential; true transformation comes from the collection, analysis, simulation and optimisation of your enterprise's inner workings. Fujitsu can show you how.
Manage the Business of IT
(33E)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Mercury Interactive
Mercury offers the world's only integrated product line for IT governance, designed to govern the priorities, processes and people required to run the business of IT. Our IT governance solutions help you digitise and automate IT business processes from demand through production, providing the real-time data to make informed decisions and take control of both strategic projects and day-to-day activities.
Building and managing Web Services in a legacy Environment
(33F)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: SeeBeyond
How does an organisation move towards a service oriented architecture when its business logic is embedded in legacy systems? This session will show how business logic can easily be exposed as a web service for the purpose of reusability or as part of a larger end to end business process or even exposed externally so others can discover and use.
SAN For The Masses
(33G)
11:30 - 12:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Acer Computer Australia
SAN for the masses: Storage solutions for the small-to-medium enterprise
· Identifying the unique storage needs of the SME
· Understanding the technology choices available to the SME
· Affordability v functionality: does the SME need to compromise?
· Maximising ROI and future-proofing SAN investments
Delivering Business Value through Integrated Innovation
(36B)
16:30 - 17:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Microsoft Pty Ltd
From the day Microsoft was founded, it’s been our mission to empower people everywhere through great software. Our goal is to reduce the complexity of existing technology, extend computing capabilities and deliver simple and familiar technologies. The Microsoft .NET Framework enables new developments to integrate cost effectively with existing technology and be scalable for future growth. It’s what we call “integrated innovation.”
“The Rack is Your Datacentre” - Network Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI) and the need for a revolution in server room design
(36C)
16:30 - 17:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: APC (American Power Conversion)
Despite constant advancements in the design of IT equipment, and the fact that focus has moved from room-based to rack-based to rack-based computing power, the design of infrastructure supporting IT equipment today has changed little in 30 years. Jamie Mystakidis, Dimension Data's IT Manager, will outline how he has achieved increased availability and reduced TCO using a new approach to datacentre design.
21st Century Software Development
Manage your Application Lifecycle, don’t let it manage you!
(36D)
16:30 - 17:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Borland Australia
Andrew Munro will review the current state of software development and provide a critical view of the industry’s shortcomings. Andrew will further provide some industry research on the importance of the various steps in the Application development lifecycle and review the state-of-the-art in process and technology for implementing and managing a start-of-the-art Application Lifecycle Management process.
Integrating access to people, content and applications
(36E)
16:30 - 17:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Lotus Software
Businesses face an increasing need to provide software tools to improve productivity and leverage existing resources. How can you simplify access to people, content, applications and processes? See how the right virtual workplace or portal can give employees a new level of connectivity when budgets are tight and travel is difficult, achieving increased collaboration and efficiency via existing infrastructure.
Harness the power of automation to reduce costs and improve resource availability and utilisation
(36F)
16:30 - 17:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Tivoli Software
Do you have a secure, resilient IT infrastructure? Automated systems increase resilience and reduce costs by streamlining management of failures and attacks, load-balancing IT resources, and minimising the impact of disruptions to the business. Learn how IBM Tivoli software automates IT environments to reduce the complexity of managing diverse infrastructure and optimise the use and availability of IT resources.
Wireless communication for the company that has everything
(36G)
16:30 - 17:15 12 November 2003
Presented by: Vodafone
With the convergence of IT&T & rapid emergence of wireless networks & devices, mobility landscapes are a virtual minefield. The challenge of organisations is ensuring real-business benefits in delivering mobility simply, effectively & securely. Vodafone can give your organisation wireless coverage in 14 countries with unmatched global partnerships, innovation, products, services & network quality to help deliver your enterprise mobility solutions.
Enterprise Content Management: Beyond Just Content
(43A)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: FileNet Corporation
Managing today’s variety of content must go beyond content to achieve business goals. An enterprise content management (ECM) solution must be a unified management point for a host of content types and a fusion point for streamlined business processes. Learn how ECM enables lower operational costs, improved return on content and process resources to help make better decision making, faster.
Partnering beyond the technology for IT success
(43B)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: Hitachi Data Systems
Information is continuing to grow at 50%+ per annum, resulting in never before seen pressure on existing resources, both staff and infrastructure. Hitachi Data Systems would like to take this opportunity to show you how we can partner with you beyond the technology and help you succeed in the areas of Data Life Cycle Management, Business Continuity and Storage Consolidation.
Driving Performance Growth
(43C)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: Hyperion
Learn how Business Performance Management works from a practical standpoint. Hear how companies are realising value from their BPM implementations. BPM products can drive improved accountability across a complex organisation by linking strategy to execution, and provide greater visibility into actual business performance as well as greater insight into how to improve future performance.
Getting It Ready for Corporate Prime-Time
(43D)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: Novell
We have all heard of Linux and understand the potential savings and benefits, however, is it up to the task for mission critical and desktop applications? Manageability, security and usability are questions for Linux, and what about those legacy Windows apps? Join us as we look at corporate Linux and migration strategies that lower risk, remove cost and improve usability.
Successful Software Development and Deployment in an "on demand" World
(43E)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: Rational Software
Explore the next generation of iterative, model-driven software development by meeting the newest addition to the IBM family – Rational software. Understand the guiding principles of successful state-of-the-art software development and how you can apply them to custom software projects, legacy revitalization projects, and packaged application implementations - while at the same time reducing the costs and risks of major software projects.
Real-Time Business Realities
(43F)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: TIBCO Software
The range of vendor options available for real-time business integration can bewilder the best of us. You want your environment to be standards-based, rapidly deployed and easily modified, and still able to deliver performance and scalability.
Here we present some realities - real-world successes that apply to public sector organisations, utility-scale companies, as well as those with more modest needs.
The Value of Smart Enterprise Suites Today
(43G)
12:00 - 12:45 13 November 2003
Presented by: Vignette
Vignette V7 delivers the promise of Smart Enterprise Suites today through integrated portals, collaboration, content management, process management and business intelligence applications. Come hear why Vignette V7 continues to garner industry awards and learn about successful implementations.
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