Network World Live's IT Roadmap: Dallas Conference Will Open to Full House; More than 1,000 IT Decision-Makers Registered for One-Day, Information-Packed Event.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Network World Live, producer of the IT Roadmap conference and expo series, today announced that its Dallas conference has sold out its sponsor/exhibition space and topped 1,000 registrants for the September 13 event. The success of the series is a direct result of its model: bringing solid, actionable content in digestible digestible having the quality of being able to be digested. digestible energy the proportion of the potential energy in a feed which is in fact digested. digestible protein see digestible protein. tracts to major metropolitan cities across the nation. In the summer of 2005, Network World Live sponsored research to determine how IT decision-makers prefer to meet vendors, analyze networking solutions, and gain insight into the hot button issues directly affecting their network. The content and structure of the IT Roadmap series, which will reach four cities in 2006, was built based on direct feedback from this audience. Karen Shockley, director of applications support for AMTRAK, attended the IT Roadmap: Boston conference in March. Following the event, Shockley said, "This conference was among the most professional I've ever attended. The material was excellent, the speakers knowledgeable and to the point, and the time allowed to each topic was right on target. I highly recommend this conference to my colleagues interested in furthering their knowledge in networking." "Networking professionals have more than their fair share of responsibilities maintaining, improving, and maximizing their company infrastructures," said John Gallant John Gallant is a lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. Before signing on with the Colorado Mammoth, Gallant played for the Washington Power for one season. , president and editorial director of Network World. "We respect their time limitations and designed the IT Roadmap series to deliver the content they need, when and where they need it." IT Roadmap: Dallas will explore the seven topic areas identified as the highest priorities to network IT decision-makers as they plan improvements and allocate IT budgets for their companies. Those topics are: --Application & Content Security --The New Data Center --Enterprise Mobility --Network Management --Storage & Data Compliance --VoIP, Convergence & Collaboration --Network & Application Acceleration For a look at the complete agenda, the speakers, and descriptions of the seven tracks, visit: http://www.networkworld.com/events/itroadmapdall06/ IT All-Stars One of the best-received components of the IT Roadmap conference content is the end-user panel made up of Network World Enterprise All-Stars. Drawn from Network World's pool of 50 Enterprise All-Stars, an annual review of exceptional uses of technology in key industries, a panel of experienced executives kick off the conference, sharing their expertise and insights with Network World Editor Beth Schultz in an agenda-setting discussion. Sharing details of their real-world networking projects, implementations, and expertise, and ensuring that IT Roadmap: Dallas attendees return to work with actionable strategies, will be: --Greg Britz, Manager of Technology Services, BNSF Railway
--Arun DeSouza, Manager, Global Service Assurance and Chief Information Security Officer, Inergy Automotive Systems See ITS, embedded system, drive-by-wire, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance system, autonomous vehicle, heads-up display, DSRC, lane departure system, CAN bus, FlexRay and SYNC. : led a two-phase infrastructure project called INSERVE at Inergy, during which he managed a global Active Directory implementation across 40 sites on time and under-budget and deployed Packeteer QoS devices across Inergy's global enterprise. --James Hettrick, IT director, City of Loma Linda, California Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 18,681 at the 2000 census. Geography Loma Linda is located at (34.048364, -117.250648)GR1. : built the Loma Linda Loma Linda may refer to:
--Jamey Vester, production control, Subaru of Indiana (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor ): implemented virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. at SIA, and has been working with VMware for more than two years. Expert IT Advice Highlighting each track's presentation by an industry analyst is a candid presentation by an enterprise IT leader, who will share best practices relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the session's topic area. Presentations will include: Architecting for Defense in Depth Phil Keith, Director of Technical Security at Sabre Holdings Sabre Holdings or Sabre, Inc. is an American travel technology company, encompassing several brands in three global travel distribution channels: travel agency, airline, and direct to consumer. These areas are serviced by TSG's three main business groups. , will detail the security architecture that helps the company provide end-to-end security that stands up to audits, risk assessments, mergers and acquisitions. Sabre Holdings is the parent company of two of the best-known names in the travel industry: Travelocity and the Sabre Travel Network Sabre Travel Network (STN) is the line of technology developed by Sabre Inc. that services travel agencies directly. Sabre Travel Network began when the Sabre Computer reservations system was installed in Briarcliff Manor, New York in 1960. , the world's largest electronic network. The Evolution of Wireless at BNSF Railways Greg Britz, Manager of Technology Services for BNSF Railways, will outline the recent upgrade to the company's wireless infrastructure, which reduced manpower needs, increased efficiency during repairs and inspections, and added new wireless capabilities including broadband hotspots and voice over WiFi. Automating for QoS Ed Potter, Senior Infrastructure Optimization Consultant at JCPenney, monitors the company's innovative network management system, which applies statistical analytics to determine what defines normal variance and usage trends in its infrastructure. Potter will provide an overview of the system and explain how it was integrated with network and business metrics to provide true indicators for changing utilization and focuses attention to potential root-causes of concern. Synchronous Replication and ILM: The Path to Maximum Data Availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. and Protection Matt Pittman, Director of Enterprise Systems for Penson Financial Services, will discuss the criticality of accurate and timely data within the financial industry and how that plays into Penson's storage requirements, including disaster recovery, data availability and information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) planning. The Good, Bad and Ugly of a VoIP Implementation Bobby Badugu, Vice President of Information Technology for Gold's Gym International, Inc., spearheaded a VoIP rollout to more than 50 of its gyms and regional offices, bringing significant cost benefits to the company. Badugu will explain the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] of the Gold's Gym experience with VoIP, and offer advice for other would-be implementers. Providing Enterprise QoS Around the Globe Arun DeSouza, Manager of Global Service Assurance and Chief Information Security Officer for Inergy Automotive Systems, led the company effort to centralize mission critical applications and servers, while ensuring high performance across its converged global network. DeSouza will detail how the company managed to control and allocate bandwidth while minimizing latency for users across the globe. Server Consolidation through Virtualization Jamey Vester is part of the production control staff for Subaru of Indiana. The company faced a serious server problem: its 10 racks of servers had the company maxed out on everything from power to air conditioning. Vester will explain how the company used virtual machine technology to solve the problem, ultimately reducing the number of production servers so dramatically that they now fit on just two racks. About the IT Roadmap Series The IT Roadmap series encompasses insight from Network World's top editorial team, perspectives from respected industry analysts, valuable case studies from IT buyers and presentations from the top technology solutions providers. Each IT Roadmap conference explores key topic areas identified as the highest priorities to network IT decision-makers as they plan improvements and allocate IT budgets for their companies. Each conference also features a private IT Expo of vendors offering best-of-breed technologies, allowing attendees to source, compare, and evaluate innovative solutions and potential new partners. Taking place quarterly in major cities across the U.S., the IT Roadmap series will next take place in Dallas on September 13, followed by IT Roadmap: San Francisco on November 30. Free to qualified applicants, potential IT Roadmap: Dallas attendees can sign up here: http://www.networkworld.com/events/itroadmapdall06/index.html IT Roadmap: Dallas Sponsors and Partners Platinum sponsors are American Power Conversion American Power Conversion, (formerly NASDAQ: APCC) based in West Kingston, Rhode Island, is a maker of AC and DC-based back-up power products and services. APC is best known for their manufacture of uninterruptible power supplies, mostly used as a backup power system for (APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. ), AT&T, Blue Coat Systems, Brocade Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Dell, Inc., Fiberlink Communications, Fluke Networks, Foundry Networks, Ipswitch, Inc., Juniper Networks, Inc., NetScout Systems, Inc., Network General, Optinuity, Inc., Packeteer, Inc., ShoreTel Inc., Symantec, and Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Business Class. Gold sponsors are Akamai Technologies, Application Security, Inc., Clearswift Corporation, Expand Networks, Extreme Networks, Inc., F5 Networks, Finjan Inc., Gigamon Systems, Global Knowledge, Internet Security Systems, Inc., KACE KACE Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange Ltd. (Nairobi, Kenya) KACE Ka-Band Communication Experiment , Lucent Technologies, Micro Works Computer Center, Mimosa Systems, Mitel, MRV Communications, Inc., n3k Informatik, Inc., Netli, NetQoS Inc., Network Physics, Neverfail, Inc., Nimsoft Inc., Persystent Technologies, Positive Networks, RealOps, Inc., Riverbed Technology, ScanSafe Inc., ScienceLogic, SecureWave, Shunra, Silver Peak Systems, Skybox sky·box n. An elevated, usually enclosed private compartment for viewing events at a sports stadium. Noun 1. skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium Security, Inc., SonicWALL, Inc., Trapeze Networks, Webroot Software, Inc. and Xirrus, Inc. 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