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City:
Sydney
Date: Tues 25th Sept 07
Time: 8:30am to 1:30pm
Venue: Star City, 80
Pyrmont St, Pyrmont
Sydney
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Events
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Event
Enquiries |
Alison Mee
Events Manager
Ph: +61 2 9925 2225
Fax: +61 2 9957 2330
amee@idc.com
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Agenda
| 8:30
- 9:00am |
Registration
with Tea and Coffee |
| 9:00 - 9:15am |
  Opening
Remarks
Gary Clarke, Associate Vice President
Sales,
IDC Australia
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9:15 - 9:45am
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 Convergence
and Mobility- State of Play
David Cannon, Senior Analyst, Telecommunications,
IDC Australia
The concept of mobility in the IT industry
is widely embraced, yet in an understated
manner. However, there is a general consensus
that decision-makers factor only the short-term
productivity benefits of enterprise mobility
without planning for a sustainable mobility
implementation. As cyclic business issues
return to the fore, savvy organizations
look towards embracing enterprise mobility
solutions to solve long-standing business
issues whilst adopting a mode of working
offering responsiveness and flexibility.
Mr Cannon will examine:
# The state of enterprise mobility in the
Australian market;
# The short-term drivers;
# The long-term roadmaps;
# The ongoing opportunities and challenges
of mobility solutions to organizations.
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9:45 - 10:15am
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  Simplifying
Mobility within Converged Environments
Stephen
Dolan, Director Channels & Alliances,
Sybase
Over the past few years, we have seen a
rapid evolution in the adoption of mobile
and wireless technology in the enterprise.
Early adopters of mobility opted for a simple
deployment, by focusing on a single purpose
business requirement or project and deploying
it to a limited group of users.
As mobile and wireless technology has advanced,
we have new handheld capabilities, and faster,
more reliable connectivity. Accordingly,
companies are starting to look at mobility
projects even more strategically. We have
options for converged networks, and traditional
PDA manufacturers are implementing communication
capabilities into their devices, including
voice calling and wireless internet. The
convergence of applications handling and
communication capabilities provides enterprises
with lower cost alternatives to laptops
for applications.
Instead of a project for push email or
a line of business applications, companies
are considering how they can mobilise many
different corporate applications and put
larger amounts of current business data
on mobile devices in order to gain competitive
advantage.
For enterprises considering whether or
not to deploy a mobility solution, there’s
a requirement for better understanding of
the realisable benefits, for example by
establishing a ROI for their mobility investments.
And to maximise that investment, they need
a mobility strategy that will support both
their technology and business processes.
Please join Steve Dolan as he explores
the rationale for implementing mobility
solutions, the most important features of
mobility solution, how to simplify mobility
strategies, and how to approach measuring
benefits of enterprise mobility solutions.
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| 10:15
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Networking
Morning Tea Break |
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| 10:45 - 11:15am |
  Converged
Communications Solutions for Mobile Enterprises
and Carriers
Meyer Mussry, VP Sales & Marketing,
Green Packet (Aust) Pty Ltd
Green
Packet
The pace of change in telecommunications
is relentless and fast. Changes in technology,
devices, consumer expectations and business
pressures mean that speeds must increase,
the range of services has to improve, content
must change and telco’s have to be
constantly on the lookout for new trends
and opportunities to be competitive.
If you are in the game, you have to either
play hard, or wither.
On the other side of the fence, businesses
are looking to maximise the value they get
from their existing infrastructure investment,
and seeking ways to achieve strategic advantage.
Phenomenal growth in integrated voice and
data services are one manifestation of this.
The youth market consumes social, music
and video services. Dating, sports, ringtones,
music, chatsites, video, e-mail, SMS and
of course voice are dominant here.
We shall investigate these issues and how
convergence and mobility are key requirements
for all concerned.
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| 11:15 - 11:45am |
 RIM
Presentation
Daniel Hicks, Carrier Relationship Manager,
RIM
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| 11:45 - 12:00pm |
 Panel
Discussion
Faciltated by Tim Dillion, Associate VP
Research, Australia
IDC Australia
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| 12:00pm |
Complimentary
Networking Lunch |
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Diamond
Sponsor |
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About
Sybase, Inc.
Sybase is the largest global
enterprise software company
exclusively focused on managing
and mobilizing information from
the data centre to the point
of action. Sybase provides open,
cross-platform solutions that
securely deliver information
anytime, anywhere, enabling
customers and partners to create
an information edge. The world's
most critical data in commerce,
communications, finance, government
and healthcare runs on Sybase.
For more information, visit
the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com
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Platinum
Sponsor |
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Green
Packet is a leading global developer
of Next Generation Mobile Broadband
Networking Solutions. Its mission
is to provide a seamless and unified
platform for the delivery of user
centric multimedia communication
and services regardless of the
nature and availability of the
backbone infrastructure.
We offer an extensive range of
flexible and scalable solutions
for carriers, mobile enterprises
and mobile workgroups through
a technology that is integral
and critical to the entire wireless
value chain.
For more information on our solution
offerings, do check out our website
at http://www.greenpacket.com.
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Gold
Sponsor |
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Association
Partner |
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Official
Publication |
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Published
monthly, Voice&Data keeps
IT&T professionals abreast
of what's happening in the Australian
and New Zealand markets.
Voice&Data has an editorial
mix of business news, industry
comment, feature articles, case
studies and succinct new product
and news items making it a 'must
read' for IT&T managers
in business and industry. Material
covered includes everything
from security and storage through
to complex telco carrier systems.
http://www.voiceanddata.com.au |
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Media
Partner |
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Strategic
Path Publishing
Through the region’s first
fully interactive online eZines,
a series of Publications and
an online community Portal:
‘The Strategic Path’
provides access to the information
which enables executives on
all levels to make better business
decisions.
We are focused on two specific
areas: Converging Communications
and Business Data Management.
Leveraging an established network
of partnerships with the end-users,
top analysts, research firms,
associations, and vendors allows
us to provide Australian and
N.Z. execs with the right information
to enable them to align ICT
with their business objectives.
For more information on taking
The Strategic Path, simply visit
us at www.strategicpath.com.au
Strategic Path International
Pty Ltd
11th Floor, Kindersley House
33 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 2 9233 8883 |
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Asia
Pacific Media Partner |
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Network
World Asia is circulated to over
16,000 enterprise IT, computing,
Internet professionals and networking
companies and other companies
who use networks. It is edited
for IT and networking professionals,
engineers, and senior managers
responsible for the approval,
specification, recommendation
or purchase of network equipment
or software. |
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About
IDC |
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and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology
markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community
make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More
than 900 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology
and industry opportunities and trends in over 90 countries worldwide. For more
than 43 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve
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