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Technologies that Mean Business

Business Technologies are changing the way we work, live and do business. From being at the forefront of a fundamental shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity, Business Technologies are now allowing enterprises to apply the flip side of Moore's law: from providing ever-increasing performance at a particular price to providing a particular level of performance at an ever-lower price.

Centered on the theme Shaping Your Enterprise In a Post Crisis World, the second edition of Saltmarch Media's annual Business Technology Summit, features a convergence of technologies that are enabling organizations to benefit from the flip side of Moore's law and do the same for less.

Tracks at Business Technology Summit 2009

The 2009 edition of Saltmarch Media's Business Technology Summit, centered around the theme "Shaping Your Enterprise In a Post-Crisis World", features a convergence of six forward looking co-located tracks that have been identified as the power team for Workhorse IT: SOA & Web Services, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) & Storage, Virtualisation, Information Security and Business Intelligence. These six tracks offer complimentary synergistic for a robust IT infrastructure that no IT decision-maker, manager, architect or professional can afford to ignore in their quest for business technology success.

Those Who Can, Do...Those Who Can't, Govern SOA*

SOA is clearly on the path to moving from exploration to deployment, with 30.9% of respondents saying their organizations have deployed an SOA. 18% percent are experimenting or in development, with an equal number engaged in pilot and planning in a 12-18 month time frame. Sign up for INR 2,999 (Technical Edition, Bangalore), INR 19,999 (Executive Edition, Mumbai). Register NOW!

Cloud is the Correct Answer to all Zen Koans

Indian enterprises are at the forefront of a fundamental shift in the way they are obtaining software and computing capacity. 20.6% of respondents said 20% of internal applications in their companies were SaaS or cloud-based, while 46.1% are expecting to work on programs delivered on tap, in the cloud. Sign up for INR 2,999 (Technical Edition, Bangalore), INR 19,999 (Executive Edition, Mumbai). Register NOW!

Neo Didn't Bring Down the Matrix. Virtualization Did!

As the recession pressures IT budgets, the market for tools that squeeze more usage from PCs and servers could grow 55% this year. 67% of respondents vouched for virtualization as the silver bullet for enterprises to make the most efficient use of IT resources, while 58.3% cited lack of information and training. Sign up for INR 2,999 (Technical Edition, Bangalore), INR 19,999 (Executive Edition, Mumbai). Register NOW!

Nothin' Gets Between Me and BI - except more BI

BI and reporting software and tools are the recession fighters for 58.9% of respondents who say that BI will be on the forefront for determining what to cut, trim and scale back from operations while, hopefully, minimizing adverse impacts on the business. Sign up for INR 2,999 (Technical Edition, Bangalore), INR 19,999 (Executive Edition, Mumbai). Register NOW!

Storage - Neptune to the Sun and Back Again

1000 exabytes is the amount of data that will be added annually by 2010, enough for a stack of books to roundtrip end-to-end from Pluto to Sun. Optimization of current storage and Enterprise Content Management topped the radar for 43.2% of respondents in the next 6-12 months. Sign up for INR 2,999 (Technical Edition, Bangalore), INR 19,999 (Executive Edition, Mumbai). Register NOW!

Security is so Important, 10 Reasons Ain’t Enough

46.8% of respondents vouched for added focus on information security in the next 12-18 months in these times of increased security risks. Not a time to expand your losses, said respondents as they understand that security is not just a "nice-to-have" new project. The focus is on automating tasks and preparing for the upturn. Sign up for INR 2,999 (Technical Edition, Bangalore), INR 19,999 (Executive Edition, Mumbai). Register NOW!

Big Tent Technology Edition [3-4 November, 2009, Bangalore]

With a conference program put together by technology visionaries, creators, authorities and industry watchers from the media, Business Technology Summit features six parallel tracks - SOA & Web Services, Cloud Computing, ECM & Storage, Virtualisation, Information Security and Business Intelligence - that will offer incisive insight through keynotes, power panels, focussed sessions, and hands-on workshops.

The summit presents a unique opportunity to learn and assimilate technology know-how, augment executive decision-making, understand best practices and case studies, and absorb the innovation excellence of experts from India, Europe, US, and Asia Pacific, in focused settings.

The Big Tent Technology Edition will be held in India's tech capital Bangalore (Nov 03-04 2009) and the Executive Edition will be held in India's financial capital Mumbai (Nov 06 2009). The Technology Edition offers:

• strategic and technical insights into developing, managing and governing an SOA within enterprises
• deliver answers on how to leverage Cloud to harness your business services and develop an in-depth understand of this disruptive technology
• provides technical insights into Virtualisation that guarantee you the keys to a flexible and dynamic IT
• addresses all aspects of ECM including Business Process Management (BPM), Business Rules Management (BRM), Master Data Management (MDM), Data Warehousing & Knowledge Management, and Enterprise 2.0
• provides the latest information on Business Intelligence and reporting
• and insights into the technologies and solutions that are at the forefront of Information Security today

Executive Edition [6 November, 2009, Mumbai]

The executive edition of Saltmarch Media's annual Business Technology Summit will be held on November 06 2009 in India's financial capital, Mumbai, at the splendid Grand Hyatt Mumbai. Designed to squeeze out every bit of RoI - time for our attending high-profile CxO delegates and money for our partner vendors - the executive edition features a unique format comprised of interactive panel discussions and high profile keynotes,with ample opportunities designed to network with industry peers and potential clientele.

Some of India's topmost CIO's will hold forth on the business technologies and solutions they are deploying and implementing to craft the success of their enterprises, besides elaborating on what they did right to keep their business on top consistently. Come, be a part of the executive edition, and get all your Zen Koans answered from people who have been there, done it.

The Executive Edition will be held in India's financial capital Mumbai (Nov 06 2009) while the Big Tent Technology Edition will be held in India's tech capital Bangalore (Nov 03-04 2009). The Executive Edition covers the following areas:

• CIO Address: Motivating the IT Workforce to Breakthrough Performance
• CIO Address: Beyond IT, the Evolving Role of the CIO: Chief Information, Innovation, Integration or Irritation?
• CIO Address: Achieving Business Technology Leadership: The Best Practices
• Panel Discussion: Cloud Computing: Impact on Businesses
• Panel Discussion: Wringing the Best Out of Virtualization
• Panel Discussion: Saving and Making Money with Business Intelligence Insights
• Panel Discussion: Storage & Enterprise Content Management In a Challenged Economy
• Panel Discussion: SOA & BPM Wisdom, Advice, Strategies and Tactics
• Panel Discussion: Useful Formulae for Enterprise Security in the 21st Century

Conference Chair

The job of the conference chair is to put together a program that attracts and informs the attendees. Many submissions in a category indicates a lot of interest in presenting on a particular topic, not necessarily a lot of interest in hearing about a topic. In the end, therefore, the conference is for the attendees, not the presenters. Thus the program chair will, in an effort to create a balanced and exciting program, arrange for speakers to present on particular topics. That is their job.

Advisory Board

This is a committee of distinguished executives, seasoned industry professionals, and academia whose expertise spans the entire business technology gamut. They will assist the program chair to ensure the quality of the content provided to attendees is high-level, relevant, and timely. Their dedication is critical to the success of the summit. The summit committee would like to thank them for their service to this conference.

M N Vidyashankar

Principal Secretary, eGovernance, Government of Karnataka
Former State Chief Electoral Officer, Ex-Officio Former Principal Secretary, IT, GoK, India, DPAR (Elections)

M N Vidyashankar is the Chairperson of the Business Technology Summit advisory board. He is the Principal Secretary for eGovernance in the Government of Karnataka. Previously, Mr. Vidyashankar was the Chief Electoral Officer for the State of Karnataka from May 2007 to June 2009. Vidyashankar has been IT Secretary of Karnataka from October 2006 to April 2007. Besides IT, Vidyashankar also held the post of Secretary for Biotechnology, and Science and Technology. While at Bangalore Development Authority, he was instrumental in implanting the e-Pragathi project aimed at creating multi-utility kiosks across the city for the payment of utility bills.

Robert Marcus

Author, Great Global Grid

Dr. Robert Marcus is the Track Chair for Cloud Computing at Business Technology Summit. Dr. Marcus has worked in many areas of information technology and software development. He was a leader for SOA and Distributed Virtualization standards at the Network Centric Operation Industry Consortium (NCOIC.org) as a Senior Research Engineer at SRI International. His previous experience includes Director of Technology Transformation and Deployment at General Motors, CTO of Rogue Wave Software, VP of Technical Strategy at the MCC Research Consortium, Director of Object Technology at American Management Systems, Coordinator of Object Technology at Boeing, and Knowledge Systems Engineer at HP. In 2003, he published a book on "Great Global Grid: Emerging Technology Strategies".

Alan Pelz-Sharpe

ECM Analyst

Alan Pelz-Sharpe is a Principal and Partner at CMS Watch, covering ECM and Archiving technologies and practices. He is the author the ECM Suites Report and the E-Mail Archiving and Management Report for CMS Watch. Formerly he was the ECM Consulting Director at Wipro and prior to that VP North America for Industry Analyst firm Ovum. A 19 year veteran of the document technology industry, Alan has written extensively on document, web and records management topics, is a contributing editor at Intelligent Enterprise Magazine, Byte and Switch and KM World Magazine. He has delivered keynotes at events around the world, and appeared as an expert guest on the BBC, CNN and ABC television.