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WHEN THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2008
9.00 Registration Opens – Exhibition Hall Open
10.00 Welcome & Introduction - Nick Moglia, Group Managing Director, Zycko
10.10 Future Technologies
(including Web 2.0, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Video Streaming)
Dr James Bellini, first British member of US futurology think-tank The Hudson Institute
10.50 New Technologies & Market Trends
(The Markets - what's hot and what's not – Numbers & Graphs - covering a range of technologies)
Nick Sundby, Consulting Director, European Storage Group, IDC
11.30 Break – Exhibition Hall Open
11.50 Piecing the Technologies Together
Zycko’s ZONE solution model
Sam Samuel, Independent Industry Consultant
12.20 LUNCH & Exhibition Hall Open
      CHOOSE YOUR SEMINAR STREAM: A, B or C
 
Stream A - Market Issues

   Commercial Stream
Stream B - Solutions

   Technical Stream
Stream C - Technical Implementations

   Vendor Solutions Stream
13.20

Title: Positioning and Understanding Virtualisation - Server & Storage
Speaker: Tony Lock, Freeform Dynamics

Title: Solutions for CCTV and Broadcasting
Speaker: Bud Broomhead, CEO, Intransa

Title: Introduction to Riverbed - hot target markets, where to gain success
Speaker: Jon Arnold, Regional Director North Europe
14.05

Title: The Storage Network - Hot topics covered including de-duplication
Speaker: Jeff Alsford, SNIA Representative and Director of Technology EMEA, Isilon

Title:  Cool Data Centre Implementations
Speakers: : Simon Brady, Director, AST & Oli Barrington, Data Centre Product Manager, Zycko

Title: Introduction to Zeus - hot target markets, where to gain success
Speakers: Nick Bond, Pre-sales Engineer & Simon Cuthbert, Director of Sales EMEA
14.50 Break – Exhibition Hall Open
15.05

Title: Data Centre Management & Control - gaining efficiencies and reducing op-ex
Speaker: Jon Collins, Freeform Dynamics

Title: Technology Behind Distance Working – consideration of remote and mobile workers
Speaker: Dr David Spence, Principal Instructor, Academy@

Title: Introduction to Hitachi Data Systems - hot target markets, where to gain success
Speaker: Philippe Fossé, EMEA Channel Sales Director

15.50

Title: Realities of Mobile Working – creating efficiencies & reducing op-ex
Speaker: Dave Dadds, Managing Director, Vanilla IP and Chair of FCS VoIP Group

Title:  Accidents Exchange Case Study –a year in the life of
Speaker: Ray Ford, CTO, Accident Exchange

Title: Introduction to Force10 - hot target markets, where to gain success
Speaker: Mark Pearce, Marketing Director EMEA
16.35

Title: Delivering Value-add Services to Secure Business in a Tough Economic Climate
Speaker: Sam Samuel, Independent Industry Consultant

Title:  Virtualisation From the Bottom Up – from storage to application
Speaker: Dr David Spence, Principal Instructor, Academy@

Title: Introduction to Exagrid - hot target markets, where to gain success
Speaker: Andy Palmer, Sales Director EMEA
17.15 Networking with Vendors in Exhibition Hall
18.00 Drinks Reception
18.30 Dinner
19.30 After Dinner Entertainment - The Original Stig from TopGear
... and a cacophony of comedians