Sand Hill Group Announces CIO Dialogue at Software 2006; Software 2006 Conference Program Gives CIOs and CTOs First-Ever Exclusive Peer/Vendor Networking Forum.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Sand Hill Group announced today 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. Dialogue at Software 2006 - its exclusive and complimentary program for CIOs, CTOs and CISOs. CIO Dialogue is the first two-way forum for software vendors and major customers to address longstanding industry issues and their potential resolutions. In addition to secure access to top software companies, this 'conference within a conference' will give chief information and technology officers a preview of the innovation coming out of the hottest software start-ups in business today. CIO Dialogue will take place on April 3-5, 2006 in conjunction with Software 2006 at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Convention Center. "The software industry has a history of contentious customer issues from maintenance and service levels to product performance and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ," said M.R. Rangaswami, co-founder of Sand Hill Group. The CIO Dialogue at Software 2006 provides a safe venue for software vendors and major customer CIOs to discuss these industry issues both in town hall-style and one-on-one networking forums." The two day program includes invitation-only sessions exclusively for CIOs and their peers as well as access to keynotes and highlights of the Software 2006 conference. Software 2006 has established partnerships with large companies including EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Symantec and TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged. , who will represent the software industry's point of view. The program culminates with the Celebrate! Software 2006 Gala Dinner where industry leaders will be recognized for their leadership and accomplishments. The full CIO Dialogue program includes: --Monday, April 3, 2006 - CIO Dinner --Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - Software 2006 keynote sessions, CIO Dialogue, CIO Lunch and the Celebrate! Software 2006 Gala Dinner --Wednesday, April 5, 2006 - day 2 of Software 2006 (optional) The Software 2006 CIO Dialogue is being guided by a powerful advisory board that includes CIOs and CTOs from some of the world's top companies. --Mark Sarago, CIO, Ameriquest --Daru Darukhanavala, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , BP --Dave Watson, CTO, Kasier Permanente --Chris Hjelm, CIO, Kroger --Toby Redshaw, VP IT, Motorola --Bryan Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. , CISO See CSO. , PepsiCo --Ashwin Rangan, CIO Walmart.com --Tony Scott, CIO, Walt Disney & Company Be a Part of CIO Dialogue and Software 2006 Registration fees for CIO Dialogue and Software 2006 will be waived for qualified CIOs, CTOs and CISOs of end-user companies. Request a complimentary registration at www.software2006.com or http://www.sandhill A sandhill is an ecological community type found in many parts of the world. Sandhills in the coastal plain of North America This xeric fire-maintained ecosystem features very short fire return intervals, one to five years. .com/conferences/sw2006_cio_invite.php. Software 2006 will fuel productive debate about software industry challenges and solutions among an expected audience of 2,500 CEOs, VPs, CIOs, investors, media, analysts and other influencers. Backed by the industry's top five software companies, the conference promises to be next year's single most important event for executives and senior professionals in the software business. The Software 2006 premier media partners are Fortune, InformationWeek and Horn Group. About Sand Hill Group Sand Hill Group serves the $600+ billion software, services and solutions market by providing investment and management advice to emerging enterprise technology leaders. Sand Hill also owns Sandhill.com - the premier destination site and resource center for CEOs, VPs, Entrepreneurs, VCs and for members of the software industry ecosystem. Its weekly electronic newsletter is read by thousands of executives. Sand Hill produces the 'Enterprise' and 'Software' conferences for CEOs and executives in the industry and creates high-impact research reports for its constituents. |
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