CIOs And Technology Executives From Travelocity, Mckesson, Rent-a-Center and Bank of America Featured at Computerworld's Upcoming Business Intelligence Perspectives Conference.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Three-Day Executive Conference Reveals Effective Business Intelligence Strategies of Major User Corporations and Executives

Computerworld (www.computerworld.com), "The Voice of IT Management," will produce its second annual Business Intelligence Perspectives conference (www.biperspectives.com), the industry's top executive-level conference focusing on the challenges inherent in effectively and efficiently implementing Business Intelligence (BI) and enterprise analytic strategies in major corporations. The three-day conference will take place September 26-28, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona and features executive presentations including:

--Barry Vandevier, Chief Technology Officer, Travelocity on "Moving BI from Batch Analytics to a Customer Focused Experience"

--Brian Hickie, Vice President, Business Intelligence, McKesson Corporation on "Driving Business Intelligence Acceptance and Adoption"

--Tony Fuller, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Rent-A-Center on "Remember the 'Business' in Business Intelligence: Working Together to Plan, Provide, Build and Manage the BI Infrastructure"

--Barbara Kindel, Vice President, IS Solutions Engineering, Calpine Corporation on "'Incremental Transformation'" to Promote Business Intelligence and Business Analytics Projects"

--James Bell, General Manager, Operating Services, Union Pacific Railroad on "Using Business Intelligence to Support Asset & Expense Management Initiatives"

--Stacy J. Smith, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Intel Corporation on "Business Intelligence - Impact on Employee Productivity"

--Andy George, Senior Vice President of Technology, ProfitLine, Inc. on "Turning BI Inside Out - Delivering Actionable Information to your Customers, Partners, and Clients"

--Edward Suda, Vice President/Director of Business Intelligence, WFS Financial on "Managing and Enhancing BI Applications and Infrastructure to Create Business Value"

--Jim Craig, Chief Information Officer, Cooper Communities, Inc. on "Evolutionary Business Intelligence Prototyping for the Fiscally Conservative Company"

--Robert Gray, VP, Infrastructure Metrics, Bank of America on "Using Web Analytics in Business Intelligence"

--Jon Farrar, Vice President, Predictive Modeling, Union Bank of California on "New Skin for the Old Cat or Building Better Business Intelligence Mousetraps"

--James Archuleta, Director, Customer Relationship Management, Alaska Airlines on "Process Driven Analytics"

--Dale Frantz, Chief Information Officer, Auto Warehousing Company on "Applying Business Intelligence to Automobile Processing"

The conference will bring together senior technology and business executives, comprised of CTOs, VPs, and directors or managers of IT from mid-sized and larger enterprises, and attendees will gain first-hand experience for understanding and addressing the critical business challenges for Business Intelligence and enterprise analytics, as well as examine the industry's major IT issues and challenges.

"Business Intelligence Perspectives gives attendees sound advice on developing a business intelligence infrastructure and application platforms. The conference includes executives from major user organizations who offer practical strategies for planning, designing and implementing BI solutions for their organizations," said Ron Milton, executive vice president, Computerworld.

Last year, Business Intelligence Perspectives drew end-user registrants with an average IT company budget of $145 million and average company revenue of $3.5 billion and an increase in attendees at the 2005 event is already forecasted.

BI Perspectives will also be awarding select IT user-organization case study submissions at its "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" awards on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 on the main stage.

Sponsorship

Sponsorships are still available with a range of visibility opportunities. Those interested in sponsorship information can contact John Amato at [phone] or visit http://www.biperspectives.com/sponsors.html

Registration

Online registration is available at http://www.biperspectives.com/

Media Invited:

Credentialed journalists are welcome. For information or interviews, contact: Lisa Langsdorf at [e-mail] or [phone]x30.

About Computerworld

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