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Getting the Best Out of an Enterprise Network Sep 03, 2004

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Today, almost every aspect of business processing is carried out over enterprise network. Due to limitations on available bandwidth, there is a constant tussle about which process/data gets priority over others. Are the available network traffic management solutions able to help deal with the related challenges?

RFID – The TCO and ROI Challenge! Aug 27, 2004

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RFID promises anytime anywhere tracking of inventory at the warehouse and in transit. There is a steep price tag attached to it and has its own related integration challenges. Is it for everyone?

Guest 1: Robert B. Cornick, Vice President/Leadership Manager, RFID, Zebra Technologies

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Guest 2: Jon Fieldman, Chief Information Officer, DSC Logistics

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Evolution of Enterprise Security Aug 20, 2004

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In the last decade the role of enterprise security has evolved from a departmental function to a well funded and closely watched strategic function. What are factors involved in this evolution and is there a tangible benefit to this move towards acute focus on security?

Guest: Bruce Schneier, Author, Renowned Security Technologist

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What is a Good RFID Solution? Aug 13, 2004

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The mandates related to RFID in supply chain industry has spawned many initiatives and products that claim to tackle this beast. What is a vendor's perspective of the challenges that RFID is claiming to tackle and how are they architecting solutions to meet them?

Guest 1: Mark Fralick, Vice President, R&D, Red Prairie

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Guest 2: Steve Aulds, Senior Vice President, R & D, Yantra

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SPIM and SPAM: Chronic and Uncontrollable Aug 06, 2004

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Consumers and Businesses alike, SPAM and SPIM (where even during Instant Messaging, unsolicited messages popup) is causing a lot of nuisance and resulting in financial losses for businesses. Will we ever get a handle on them?

Guest 1: John J. Higginson, CTO, Wheels Inc.

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Guest 2: David Perry, Global Director of Education, Trend Micro

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First IM and now Blogging: The Enterprise Adoption Challenge Jul 30, 2004

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Earlier Instant Messaging (IM) had a stigma attached to it that it is for fun only. Now it has become part of enterprise communication. Blogging is facing the same skepticism and is not being adopted by businesses thus undermining its true potential. Lets listen to John to understand what Blogging truly has to offer and what potential challenges need to be addressed before it will be embraced by business community.

Guest 1: John Patrick

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Guest 2: Mena Trott

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IT Portfolio Management – Is it Chaos Management? Jul 23, 2004

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Two independent teams working on their respective department level projects to build the SAME application. Sounds familiar? This arises from decentralized IT decision making. How chronic is this problem? Do we fix it or just invest an IT portfolio management solution to deal with it?

Guest 1: Mark Jeffery, Associate Professor of Technology, Center for Research on Technology and Innovation, Kellogg School of Management

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Guest 2: Heath Daughtrey, Vice President — IT Services, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

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IT Re-Engineering Jul 09, 2004

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Due to the dynamic business environment, corresponding IT needs change as well. What does it take to exploit the technology innovations, preserve existing IT investments, and Re-engineer to produce a world class IT organization. Lets listen to Kevin and learn about the related processes, challenges, and rewards.

Guest: Kevin Vasconi, CIO, Polk Global Automotive & President, RLP Technologies

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Residual Value of Business Continuity Investments Jul 02, 2004

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Organization invest heavily on business continuity. However, like any insurance, there is no residual value offered. Is it possible to eat the cake and have it too? Lets listen to Joe to learn how an organization can creatively invest its precious dollars to reap the benefits of Business Continuity and still are left with an extended, real-time, and on demand infrastructure.

Guest: Joe Rickard, CTO, InCapital LLC and Co-Founder Offsite LLC

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IT Challenges of Retail Industry Jun 25, 2004

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IT Management of retail industry requires a constant balancing act between always up POS (point of sale) systems while helping back-office operations run smoothly to ensure overall consumer experience. Lets listen to Jef to learn about the unique challenges faced and corresponding strategies implemented to effectively address them.

Guest: John E. (Jef) Fite, Jr., Senior VP & CIO, Family Christian Store

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