NXTCOMM 08: June 16-19, 2008 - Las Vegas

NXTCOMM 08
June 16-19, 2008 - Las Vegas
http://www.nxtcommshow.com/

PROGRAM
CEO Enterprise Summit - Monday June 16th - 10:00am-5:00pm
"The Network As Platform for the Anywhere Enterprise"

10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.  
Opening Keynote: The Network as a Platform
Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group
The role of today's network is much different than in years past. Ubiquitous connectivity has taken us to a point where virtually everything is connected and has transformed the network from "plumbing" to a platform. Moving forward the network will become the most scalable, cost effective platform for computing and application delivery.

10:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The Network As Platform for the Anywhere Enterprise
Mike Day, CIO, The Cannery Casino & Hotel

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Roundtable: Open Networking: Myth or Reality? 
Moderator: Phil Hochmuth, Senior Analyst-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group
The concept of open system is not a new one to the computing world. However, it is new to the network industry. Over the past few years though, a number of vendors have been touting the virtues of "open networks", the latest Juniper Networks as part of their latest product launch. This roundtable will look at the pros and cons of open networking and our panelists will give some predictions as to when it may become a reality and how this transition occurs.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
Lunch

1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Keynote: Computing as a Service: Next Frontier in On-Demand Computing
Christopher Gesell, Director of Global Product Marketing, IT Solutions, Verizon 
On-demand is fast becoming a reality. To harness on-demand computing, enterprises require a global platform that separates applications from hardware, creating a shared pool of computing resources that can be allocated. This is Computing as a Service (CaaS). CaaS provides a highly resilient computing infrastructure that enables enterprises to leverage a true on-demand model, employing computing resources (server, storage, security and network) exactly and only when needed via an agile and affordable infrastructure. At the forefront of this movement is Verizon Business. Backed by the world's most powerful global IP network, Verizon Business is poised to help enterprises understand how they can use CaaS to maximize IT resources.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Keynote: The Network as a platform for application delivery
Mark Harris, Application Delivery Architect, Trace|3
KJ (Ken) Salchow, Jr. , Manager, Technical Marketing at F5 Networks
Users today can work from anywhere and users expect the same performance in branch offices and other remote locations as they have in the headquarters. There are many technologies that exist today that can improve the delivery and performance of applications. This presentation will discuss strategies for optimizing application performance over networks.

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 
Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 
Roundtable: Securing the Anywhere Enterprise  
Moderator: Phil Hochmuth, Senior Analyst-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group
Panelists: Jason Anderson, VP of Engineering, Lancope
Seamus Hourihan, Vice President of Product Management/Marketing, Acme Packet
Steven Teitzel, Global Solution Executive, IBM Global Telecommunications Industry
While the network as a platform creates a unique vision to work towards, it does create some unique security challenges. This presentation will focus on many of the leading network security technologies such as access control and network behavioral analysis and describe how they can be used to secure the anywhere enterprise.
 
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Closing Keynote
Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group

PRICE
The NXTCOMM Summits are $295/each prior to May 1st and $395/each on or after May 1st. If an attendee purchases a Summit they will be entitled to a $100 discount off a Single Day Conference Pass or a $200 discount off a Full Conference Pass.

CONTACT
For more information, please contact John Sellazzo, VP Sales and Business Development, Trendsmedia, at 617-259-2316 or jsellazzo@yankeegroup.com.