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AGENDA
09.30
Arrival / coffee
10.05
Welcome and an Insight into Projects at Hursley
Dr
Peter Waggett
This
presentation will provide an introduction to the Hursley Laboratory and
cover some of the more interesting projects here in Emerging Technology
Services (e-diamond, Norwich Union Pay and Go car insurance project, and
data mining)
Dr
Waggett runs the emerging technology programme at IBM's Hursley
Laboratory. The programme is responsible for providing specialist
solutions to a range of new and emerging technology challenges. The
team is currently working on a series of projects including those using
Grid computing, pervasive technology and knowledge management solutions.
Prior to this assignment Dr Waggett was the Lead Principal for IBM's UK
Travel and Transport group which implemented a range of solutions
including the British Airways E-Commerce platform.. Dr Waggett acts as a
representative on a number of UK standards committees and has provided
advice to a number of UK Government agencies.
10.50
IBM Workplace transforming the way we work
Martin
S Smith
This
presentation is designed to introduce you to how IBM Workplace is
transforming businesses today and into the future. To be competitive,
businesses need to cut costs by increasing productivity and efficiency
whilst improving customer satisfaction and capitalising on business
opportunities. IBM Workplace provides organisations with a complete,
integrated portfolio of productivity solutions that bring unprecedented
levels of efficiency to the way people work - and to their IT
infrastructure.
Martin
Smith is the IBM Portal & Workplace leader in IBM's Software Group,
and is a regular speaker at IBM customer focussed events. In his 12 years
at IBM Martin has undertaken a number of varied roles. He started as a
business development manager with the Lotus Professional Services
organisation, and progressed to being Regional Director for Lotus services
business in South Africa and the Middle East. He then undertook a year
long role as project director for Lotus largest deployment of
Notes/Domino. Having undertaken another 2 year assignment working for
Lotus' WW sales organisation, Martin returned to the UK in 2002. Since
then he has concentrated on the Lotus portfolio and Portal.
11.45
Portal and Workplace how it comes together
Stefan
Klincewicz
Stefan
explores how we rethink IT from a users perspective by building dynamic
workplaces from re-useable components. He will consider the dynamic
e workplace using Portal and collaborative applications to deliver within
architectures that give both user and business benefits.
Stefan
Klincewicz is a Certified Senior IT Specialist in the IBM Software
Business. Stefan has worked in IBM for over 10 years, specialising in
Workplace, Portal & Collaboration technologies, and is currently the
Chairman of the WebSphere Portal Special Interest Group UK
13.15
The Domino effect
Darren
Adams
The
value propositions and role of Domino in the market are explored in this
presentation which also covers the future plans and roadmaps for Notes and
Domino.
Darren
Adams, a Lotus veteran of nearly 14 years, heads up a team of Messaging
and Collaboration Solutions specialists. Darren started with Lotus
Development as a Customer Support Specialist, moved to sales to take on a
technical pre-sales role, and spent three years as the Lotus Technical
Sales Manager for EMEA's North Region.
14.00
Mobility the view from IBM
Peter
Bays
Being
mobile is being able to work anywhere, anytime. Increasingly this is
a requirement in business and one where IBM is a leading proponent.
This presentation describes the challenges and benefits from having a
mobile workforce and thus is a topic for of interest to any organization
in at whatever stage in the transition to a mobile workforce.
Peter
Bays
has a wide range of IBM experience and is currently the Mobility Manager
for IBM North Region working within the Business Transformation and
Information Technology team.
15.00
IT Education Services
Ivan
Peacock
This
presentation will cover what is happening in the education market today
and tomorrow.
Ivan
Peacock is the IBM Global Services, Integrated Technology Services
Technical Business Area Manager, IT Education Services
15.45
Update iSeries
Nigel
Adams
Nigel,
a speaker familiar to many in the CUA, will talk on the iSeries Market
including an update and product directions.
Nigel
Adams is iSeries Product and Sales Programme Manager and has worked for
IBM for over 25 years. During that period he has been involved with most
of the Rochester products including System/3, System/32, System/34,
System/36/, System/38, AS/400 and iSeries. In the mid 1980s Nigel
spent three years working in the International Technical Support Centre in
Rochester supporting the System/36 from its announcement. In the early
1990s Nigel was responsible for producing the AS/400 System Handbook and
AS/400 System Builder which have become essential reference documents for
the system. For the last 8 years Nigel has been the Product Manager for
the AS/400 and now for the iSeries in the UK and latterly across the EMEA
Northern Region. In this role Nigel supports IBM sales and technical
people and Business Partners in selling and supporting the iSeries. A
major part of his role is communicating new hardware and software
announcements to these audiences as well as to customers.
16:30
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