Pacific Edge Software and the Society of Information Management Host IT Business Management Forum.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003 META Group and American Management Systems American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was founded in 1970 as a technology and management consulting firm. It was founded by a group of five former United States Department of Defense officials who worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson Executives Address IT Governance and Critical Success Factors Pacific Edge Software, the leading Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPfM) software provider, and the Seattle Area Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) will host an IT Business Management Forum focusing on IT governance and critical success factors. The event will be held April 29, 2003, at McCormick & Schmick's Harborside on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Vice President Louis Boyle from META Group and Vice President Wick Keating from American Management Systems, Inc. (AMS AMS - Andrew Message System ) will offer insight and case studies regarding managing IT investment portfolios, as well as successful IT governance strategies. A panel discussion and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. luncheon will follow immediately after. The IT Business Management Forum, co-sponsored by Pacific Software and SIM Seattle, is designed to offer CIOs expert opinions and data from leading professionals in the Enterprise Portfolio Management market. The panel discussion will include Boyle and Keating, as well as Doug McDaniel, IT Governance Consultant for MCE See Media Center Edition. Company and Mike Metcalf, vice president of marketing for Pacific Edge Software. The morning presentation and panel discussion are designed for a general audience, while the luncheon and roundtable are expressly focused on CIOs and IT Directors. "Today's IT business management challenges are dramatically different than those of a few years ago," said Mike Metcalf, vice president of marketing for Pacific Edge Software. "Executives and IT Directors attending this forum will recognize huge benefits in this discussion of successful IT business management and IT governance strategies that can be leveraged within their own organizations." IT Management Forum and Luncheon The Forum will open at 8:00 a.m. (PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT ) with registration, followed by Speaker Boyle, who will present "Lessons Learned and Critical Success Factors for Managing IT Investment Portfolios". Boyle's presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session. CIOs and Director-level IT executives attending the luncheon will hear Speaker Keating address "Financial Concepts of IT Governance", as well as participate in a roundtable discussion. SIM members can attend the Forum for a $30 registration fee, while non-SIM members who are IT practitioners are welcome for $95. The CIO luncheon is $30 for SIM members who are also CIOs or IT Directors, and $95 for non-SIM members. Non-members who attend the Forum and/or luncheon may join SIM during the event and have $80 of the event fee applied toward their membership. To register for the event, visit www.seasim.org by April 23, 2003. About the Speakers -- Louis Boyle -- a 29-year veteran of the IT industry, Boyle has a reputation for out-of-the-box thinking Noun 1. out-of-the-box thinking - thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity divergent thinking in creating and delivering vision, strategy, and tactics that result in business value. His understanding of IT and operations executive issues and his extensive IT leadership and business operations experience make him a source of sound client advice. Boyle has worked with local, state, provincial, and federal governments, as well as within manufacturing, food, distribution, transportation, and consulting industries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Before joining META Group in February 2000, Boyle was CIO of Computer Task Group, a strategic IT services provider to the Fortune 500. He previously ran P&L centers for Peat Marwick, Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing , and Coopers & Lybrand. He also served as vice president of MIS for Future Electronics. Boyle holds a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. from the University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (also referred to as UW, UWaterloo, or Waterloo) is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957. and a bachelor's degree from Laval University. -- Wick Keating -- an AMS vice president with over twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of information systems. He currently supervises the AMS Center for Advanced Technologies (AMSCAT AMSCAT Airborne Microwave Scatterometer ), which is responsible for exploring the latest information technology advances and assisting AMS customers with the application of these advanced technologies. Current AMSCAT focus areas include the real-time enterprise, information security, wireless and mobile technologies, user interface design, system performance, Geographic Information Systems, and grid computing grid computing, the concurrent application of the processing and data storage resources of many computers in a network to a single problem. It also can be used for load balancing as well as high availability by employing multiple computers—typically personal . Wick's consulting focus has been the planning, design, development and integration of advance information technology to improve core business functions. He has directed major technology design and implementation initiatives for large financial institutions, telecommunications firms and government agencies. He has also served as a member of executive steering committees providing senior leadership for large, complex information technology projects. Keating holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, Pa.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1866 by Asa Packer. It has undergraduate colleges of arts and science, business and economics, and engineering and applied science, as well as several graduate programs. . Enterprise Portfolio Management The Pacific Edge Enterprise Portfolio Management solution enables Global 2000 companies to increase return on enterprise portfolios through improved selection, prioritization, sequencing, and governance of corporate investments. Similar to a financial portfolio, where the mix of stocks, bonds and other investments is manipulated based on performance and goals, Enterprise Portfolio Management enables executives to optimize the use of critical resources by focusing on the most valuable investments. In addition, management is able to reduce costs by identifying low value, non-strategic, redundant or poorly performing assets and projects. Pacific Edge Software has developed a closed-loop process for Enterprise Portfolio Management, which includes planning, analysis, optimization and mobilization. Each step contains elements critical to the success of creating and implementing a portfolio management strategy across a corporation. Using these steps in conjunction with Pacific Edge's EPfM solutions enables companies to maximize value and reduce costs in investment, project, asset and product portfolios Overall, implementation of the Pacific Edge Enterprise Portfolio Management solution delivers a solid competitive advantage by reducing the time required to realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. the enterprise investment portfolio with rapidly changing business needs. In the last year alone, Pacific Edge Software customers saved millions of dollars by deploying the company's Portfolio Management solutions. Society of Information Management The Society for Information Management is made up of 2700 senior executives who are corporate/divisional heads of information technology organizations, their senior management staff, leading academicians, consultants and other leaders who shape the management and use of IT. SIM is also striving to cultivate tomorrow's IT leaders by bringing new communities of professionals into the organization. In partnership with its network of 29 active chapters and four alliances, SIM provides international leadership and education in the successful management and use of IT to achieve business objectives. SIM International is headquartered in Chicago. About Pacific Edge Software Pacific Edge Software www.pacificedge.com is the leading provider of Enterprise Portfolio Management software for global organizations, providing closed-loop management solutions to maximize value and reduce costs in investment, project, asset and product portfolios. Pacific Edge's business-critical solutions include Project Office(R) and Portfolio Edge (TM)enterprise software products, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , industry specific templates, and a proven portfolio management process. Pacific Edge customers include industry leaders such as Airborne Express Airborne Express (IATA: n/a, ICAO: ABX, and Callsign: Abex) was an express delivery company and cargo airline. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, its hub was at Wilmington, Ohio. , Alcon, AT&T Wireless, Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , Costco, Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. , Honda, and Johnson & Johnson. Founded in 1998, Pacific Edge is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and is privately held. Investors include Foundation Capital (www.foundationcapital.com), Sequoia Capital (www.sequoiacap.com), Northwest Venture Associates (www.nwva.com), and Fluke Venture Partners (www.flukecapital.com). Portfolio Edge and Project Office are trademarks of Pacific Edge Software. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies. |
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