IDC's Directions 2007 Focuses On Finding Opportunities In An Era Of Disruption.Best-selling Author Don Tapscott Don Tapscott (born 1947) is a Canadian speaker, author and consultant based in Toronto, specializing in business strategy and organizational transformation. Tapscott is Chief Executive of New Paradigm, which he founded in 1993, and Adjunct Professor of Management, Joseph L. To Deliver Closing Keynote FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Almost every aspect of the IT industry is in the throes throe n. 1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain. 2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. of innovation and disruption with globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , convergence, mobility, service-oriented architecture See SOA. , Dynamic IT, Web 2.0, and compliance all conspiring to rapidly change the industry landscape. These growing uncertainties in the technology market, and the key growth opportunities available to astute players, will be addressed at IDC's Directions 2007: Finding Opportunities in an Era of Disruption. The 42nd annual IDC Directions conferences will be held March 6, 2007 at the San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Convention Center in San Jose, Calif., and March 14, 2007 at the John B. Hynes Convention Center The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston's Back Bay has 193,000 square feet (0 m) of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. in Boston, Mass. As the industry evolves under the pressures of innovation and disruption, IT users, investors, and vendors must be ready to adapt quickly. IDC's Chief Research Officer John Gantz will put these trends in perspective in the opening session and discuss what the implications are for technology users and vendors. "The intent will be to examine the potential unintended consequences For the "Law of unintended consequences", see Unintended consequence Unintended Consequences is a novel by author John Ross, first published in 1996 by Accurate Press. of these trends, and develop a road map for those traversing the new landscape in search of opportunity," explained Gantz. In the wake of these trends, IT organizations are devising new models, vendors are facing new competition, and investors are wondering if incumbents have the advantage or the disadvantage. IDC's Vice President of Consumer and Broadband Markets Danielle Levitas will address whether consumers or technology are driving these market transitions. Similarly, David Tapper, Program Director, Outsourcing, Utility and Offshore Services at IDC, will explore how the world of service delivery is undergoing its own radical transformation and offer insight to companies that are looking to stake a position. And Frank Gens, Senior Vice President of Research, IDC, will explain how this "hyperdisruption" is already beginning to redefine the winning technologies and strategies of IT in the Enterprise. The closing keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. will be delivered by Don Tapscott, best-selling author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything and one of the world's leading business strategists, who will share how smart companies - both customers and suppliers of IT products and services - can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success. "Technology and social change are propelling us into a new age where people participate in the economy like never before," according to Tapscott. "This is changing how goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. are invented, produced, marketed, and distributed on a global basis." In addition to the general sessions outlined above, Directions 2007 will offer topic-focused sessions spread across six tracks - with a seventh consumer track added in San Jose - as well as a variety of briefings and special interest sessions. Each session will feature IDC analysts offering the latest market intelligence and advice based on IDC's worldwide research. Directions 2007 will also feature an expanded Pavilion, offering more opportunities to make connections with IDC analysts through private one-to-one meetings and topic-driven lunch roundtables. IDC's annual Directions conferences have earned the reputation of being among the most important industry events of the year, drawing thousands of IT suppliers, professionals, and executive decision-makers worldwide. In addition to the two U.S. conferences, IDC hosts regional Directions conferences throughout Asia/Pacific, Europe and Latin America. 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