12:00 - 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

In this telebriefing, IDC will look beyond industry consolidation to examine areas of growth in the software sector and to explore how organizations can capitalize on these opportunities in 2008 and beyond. Having compiled the best opportunities in applications, development and deployment, and information access, a team of senior IDC software analysts 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?

Session Speakers:

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

If you do not subscribe to IDC's services and would like to participate, please contact Michael Shirer at 508-988-7892 or [email protected].

Audio replays of this telebriefing are available to all registered participants the day after the event.