In a forthcoming complimentary briefing, IDC will look beyond software industry consolidation, and examine what hot areas of growth exist in software, and how organizations can capitalize on these opportunities in 2008 and beyond. A team of senior IDC software analysts have compiled the best opportunities in applications, development and deployment, and information access and will host an interactive and informative session where questions to be answered include:

• How will the shift to event-driven architectures and intelligent applications impact the software landscape?
• How will new technologies such as virtualization impact the delivery and licensing of software?
• What are the new channel and ecosystem models growing around Software as a Service?

The IDC analysts participating in this event are:

• Henry Morris, Senior Vice President, Software and Services Research
• Stephen Hendrick, Group VP, Application Development and Deployment
• Michael Fauscette, VP, Applications

Please join IDC for this complimentary briefing and learn more about the opportunities and challenges tomorrow will bring for the software industry.

For more information, please contact Karen Bagley at 508-935-4485 or [email protected].

Agenda:

8:30 to 9:00 a.m. -- Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 to 10:30 a.m. -- Presentation by Henry Morris, Stephen Hendrick, and Michael Fauscette

10:30 to 11:00 a.m. -- Question and Answer Session