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fileTitle Directions 2007
Finding Opportunities in an Era of Disruption
Conference

Mar 06, 2007
San Jose, CA United States
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Event Details

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2007 AT 5:00 PM PST. All new registrations after this deadline can be done onsite at the San Jose Convention Center, which opens at 7:30 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.

Almost every aspect of our industry is in the throes of innovation and disruption. Globalization, convergence, mobility, service-oriented architecture, Dynamic IT, Web 2.0, compliance - all are conspiring to change the industry landscape rapidly.

Yet every period of upheaval and disruption is also a period of unique opportunity.

Join IDC's leading analysts at Directions 2007 as they address growing uncertainties in the technology market and illuminate key growth opportunities available to attendees. Through a compelling mix of keynotes, one-to-one analyst meetings, topic tracks, and special interest sessions, Directions 2007 offers in-depth analysis of specific segments and individualized insight guiding you toward success in tomorrow's technology industry. Click here to download the Directions Program Guide.

New this year are:

  • More opportunities to make connections with expanded one-to-one analyst meeting pavilion and lunch roundtables
  • Half-day Industry Insights '07 conference the day before focusing on optimizing your go-to-market strategy

Featured Keynotes will include:

  • Don Tapscott, Chief Executive, New Paradigm and Author of 11 books, most recently Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
  • John Gantz, Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President, IDC
  • Danielle Levitas, Vice President of Consumer and Broadband Markets, IDC
  • David Tapper, Director, Outsourcing, Offshore and Utility Services, IDC
  • Frank Gens, Senior Vice President, Research, IDC

Directions 2007 Tracks will include:

Track 1 - Dynamic Network Services: Optimizing Business Process through Integrated Network and Application Management

Track 2 - Client Computing and Mobility: Client Virtualization, Disruption, and Defining New Customer Segments

Track 3 - Next Generation Applications: Web 2.0, Software as a Service, User Networks

Track 4 - Adding Growth to the Global Services Agenda: New Challenges to Services Business Models

Track 5 - Data Center Strategies For Tomorrow's Enterprise: Delivering Innovation Across The Network and Computing Environments

Track 6 - Information Management: An Expense, An Asset, A Liability, A Strategic Weapon

Track 7 - Bundles to Brands, Video to Virtual Worlds -- Redefining the Consumer Experience

This event will answer the following questions:

Whether it's understanding the new rules of offshoring, near-sourcing, home-sourcing, or business process outsourcing, the implications of the next generation data center, or the realities of software-as-a-service or service-oriented-architecture, IDC Directions 2007 is the one-stop source for answers.

REGISTRATION RATES

Early Bird Rate - Deadline is February 6, 2007:

$495

Standard Rate:

$895

Click Here For Information on 2007 Boston Directions.

 

Event Benefits

 

This year's attendees will benefit from the following offerings:

  • Market intelligence and guidance needed to identify growth opportunities, along with the success factors and milestones necessary to take action and succeed
  • Specific predictions about best-positioned vendors, products, technologies, and winning (and losing) strategies of the future
  • The opportunity to network, learn, and share with your colleagues and potential business partners throughout the industry
  • Twenty-one breakout sessions covering seven topic areas, along withspecial interest sessions, allowing you to customize the day's agenda for your specific needs
  • New data on actual 2006 growth and forecasts for 2007 and beyond
  • Contact with IDC and industry Insights analysts through one-to-one meetings, presentations, Q&A sessions, networking breaks, and lunch roundtables
  • Access to Directions presentations after the event via password-secured site, which will contain the audio and visuals from all presentations
 

Who Should Attend

 

Directions is attended by senior level executives from IT companies who are responsible for:

  • Executive Management
  • Marketing/Sales
  • eBusiness/Internet/Intranet
  • Product Management
  • Distribution Channels
  • Market Research
  • Business Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Information Technology Management
  • Operations
  • Competitive Analysis
 
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