Upcoming Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts: July 2004
Upcoming Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts: July 2004
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts – Business Perspective
Making smart, strategic business decisions that pay off requires accurate and intelligent analysis of trends, technologies, and issues impacting your organization. Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts bring you top experts, scholars, and authors, and deliver information you need to expand your success in a changing economy.
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts – Technical Perspective
Targeting the technology executive, Microsoft Executive Circle Technical Perspectives Webcasts bring you live, interactive, online events with strategic perspectives from leading thinkers inside and outside Microsoft. Whether the topic is business intelligence, ROI, security, or enterprise integration, these webcasts will deliver winning strategies and actionable insights required to build a more agile business through smart application of technology.
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts – Business Perspective
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Windows Mobile Enterprise Solutions
July 14, 2004
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Robert Gagnon, Vice President Business Development, Qmobility
The enterprise environment relies on keeping mobile employees well-connected. Easy access to e-mail, phone calls, calendars and other essential data increases efficiency and productivity across the organization. Attend this webcast for a guided tour of the Windows® Mobile featureset found on Microsoft® Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices. You'll want to learn about the many facets of mobile technology that can save time and effort, helping to ensure the success and effectiveness of your organization.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31030
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Speeding to Success: Real-time Communications for Increased Competitiveness
July, 15, 2004
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific Time
Taylor Collyer, Director-Real-time Communication Server Marketing at Microsoft
and Ken Winell, President & CEO, Econium
Real-time communications technologies are fundamentally changing the business landscape. By adding “presence” to their existing Microsoft® Office 2003, Windows® SharePoint™ Services, and other line of business applications, companies are helping their employees make better, more rapid decisions across the organization. The result: faster customer service, faster sales execution, and faster competitive response. Attend this webcast and learn how your enterprise can benefit from such technologies as instant messaging, voiceover IP/PC telephony, unified communications, and Web conferencing.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=27794
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcasts – Technical Perspective
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Shop Talk Discussion -- Server Consolidation at Microsoft
July 13, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Phil Nguyen, Sr Program Manager, Microsoft IT
Like many IT organizations, Microsoft® IT is tasked with leveraging new product and technology features and providing optimal value to its customers. At the same time, it must address such concerns as cost constraints and security threats. Since 2002, Microsoft IT has implemented a Model Enterprise Initiative (MEI) to reduce the complexity and TCO of running its IT infrastructure. This includes a consolidation effort geared toward the reduction of servers and data centers throughout the Microsoft IT enterprise. Join us to hear about specific challenges cost savings and other successes, lessons learned and best practices developed.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30928
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Realizing and Measuring the Benefits of Your ERP Investment
July 14, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Bill Swanton, Vice President, Research, AMR Research
Companies spend tens of thousands -- even millions -- of dollars on their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or business management software. Unfortunately, all too often they focus on phases like initial implementation or consolidation and assume that all of the work will end after the project goes live. Join Microsoft® partner AMR Research to learn valuable strategies on identifying and addressing your enterprise’s organizational and business process challenges, in order to realize the most value from your business solutions, as well as how to measure the value of major IT investments. Then hear how Microsoft Business Solutions provide flexible, scalable, and fully integrated financial, analytics, supply chain management and CRM solutions to help bring all aspects of a business together. You’ll also learn about Microsoft Business Solutions customers, who coupled business process improvements with Microsoft’s leading technology to realize a strong return on investment and lower total cost of ownership with their ERP investment, especially when compared with alternative Tier 1 applications on the market.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31220
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Building IT Value through Enterprise Project Management
July 19, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Jose Levy, PM Solutions
CIOs and IT managers are under constant pressure to create new efficiencies. With an increasing emphasis on maximizing return on investment, they need an arsenal of easy-to-use processes and tools that manage all projects and resources to meet strategic objectives. Join Microsoft® partner PM Solutions to hear about its integrated approach to the execution of IT projects that provides organizations with a complete project management platform. You'll want to learn how it has teamed with Microsoft to help enterprises boost performance, improve project delivery, better allocate resources, and effectively prioritize projects to achieve business goals.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30972
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Dynamic Systems Initiative Overview
July 21, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Liz Tassey, Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Increasingly complex applications and systems, combined with changing business requirements, demand an agile response from IT. The Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) is a Microsoft® and industry effort to enhance the Windows® platform and deliver integrated solutions that dramatically simplify and automate the way businesses design, deploy, and operate distributed systems. Join us online and learn how DSI can help your organization reduce its costs and improve reliability and responsiveness throughout the IT lifecycle.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30973
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: The Project Management Office Evolution
July 26, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Chuck Coletta, Senior Partner, Computer Sciences Corporation
As the role of IT gains increasing strategic importance, companies need to ensure repeatable and consistent IT project results which prevent cost and schedule overruns or other serious business consequences. Join Chuck Coletta from Computer Sciences Corporation for an enlightening hour in which he shares his company’s best practices and describes its Enterprise Program Management Office (E-PMO), built on a technical foundation of Microsoft® Project and Project Server. Attend this webcast to learn how it can help your organization more effectively align its projects with its corporate strategy and deliver solutions on-time and on-budget.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30970
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Services Oriented Architectures Based on HIS 2004
July 26, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Charles Machalani, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Enterprises run their daily operations on a combination of computing platforms, including traditional mainframe IBM zSeries and midrange IBM iSeries computers. Unfortunately, proprietary host applications and systems are not easily converted to allow interaction through industry-standard XML Web Services. Microsoft® Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004 provides the key enabling technologies that allow customers to integrate their mission-critical host applications, data sources, messaging and security systems with new solutions developed using the Microsoft Windows® platform. Join us online to learn how your organization can extend its technology investments by integrating them into a modern services oriented architecture.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30974
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Monthly Update from Microsoft's VP for Security - Level
July 28, 2004
8:30 AM - 9:30AM Pacific Time
Mike Nash, VP Security Business Unit, Microsoft Corporation
Join Mike Nash, Microsoft’s senior executive in charge of security, for his monthly security update. Mike will provide the latest details on Microsoft’s security enhancements, offer tips and insights into key security strategies for customers and provide new information on Microsoft’s security technologies being delivered in upcoming service packs.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31277
By Topic:
· ERP
· Enterprise Project Management
· Mobility
· Security
ERP
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Realizing and Measuring the Benefits of Your ERP Investment
July 14, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Bill Swanton, Vice President, Research, AMR Research
Companies spend tens of thousands -- even millions -- of dollars on their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or business management software. Unfortunately, all too often they focus on phases like initial implementation or consolidation and assume that all of the work will end after the project goes live. Join Microsoft® partner AMR Research to learn valuable strategies on identifying and addressing your enterprise’s organizational and business process challenges, in order to realize the most value from your business solutions, as well as how to measure the value of major IT investments. Then hear how Microsoft Business Solutions provide flexible, scalable, and fully integrated financial, analytics, supply chain management and CRM solutions to help bring all aspects of a business together. You’ll also learn about Microsoft Business Solutions customers, who coupled business process improvements with Microsoft’s leading technology to realize a strong return on investment and lower total cost of ownership with their ERP investment, especially when compared with alternative Tier 1 applications on the market.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31220
Enterprise Integration
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Services Oriented Architectures Based on HIS 2004
July 26, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Charles Machalani, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Enterprises run their daily operations on a combination of computing platforms, including traditional mainframe IBM zSeries and midrange IBM iSeries computers. Unfortunately, proprietary host applications and systems are not easily converted to allow interaction through industry-standard XML Web Services. Microsoft® Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004 provides the key enabling technologies that allow customers to integrate their mission-critical host applications, data sources, messaging and security systems with new solutions developed using the Microsoft Windows® platform. Join us online to learn how your organization can extend its technology investments by integrating them into a modern services oriented architecture.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30974
Enterprise Project Management
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Building IT Value through Enterprise Project Management
July 19, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Jose Levy, PM Solutions
CIOs and IT managers are under constant pressure to create new efficiencies. With an increasing emphasis on maximizing return on investment, they need an arsenal of easy-to-use processes and tools that manage all projects and resources to meet strategic objectives. Join Microsoft® partner PM Solutions to hear about its integrated approach to the execution of IT projects that provides organizations with a complete project management platform. You'll want to learn how it has teamed with Microsoft to help enterprises boost performance, improve project delivery, better allocate resources, and effectively prioritize projects to achieve business goals.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30972
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: The Project Management Office Evolution
July 26, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Chuck Coletta, Senior Partner, Computer Sciences Corporation
As the role of IT gains increasing strategic importance, companies need to ensure repeatable and consistent IT project results which prevent cost and schedule overruns or other serious business consequences. Join Chuck Coletta from Computer Sciences Corporation for an enlightening hour in which he shares his company’s best practices and describes its Enterprise Program Management Office (E-PMO), built on a technical foundation of Microsoft® Project and Project Server. Attend this webcast to learn how it can help your organization more effectively align its projects with its corporate strategy and deliver solutions on-time and on-budget.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30970
Integrated Communication
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Speeding to Success: Real-time Communications for Increased Competitiveness
July, 15, 2004
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific Time
Taylor Collyer, Director-Real-time Communication Server Marketing at Microsoft
and Ken Winell, President & CEO, Econium
Real-time communications technologies are fundamentally changing the business landscape. By adding “presence” to their existing Microsoft® Office 2003, Windows® SharePoint™ Services, and other line of business applications, companies are helping their employees make better, more rapid decisions across the organization. The result: faster customer service, faster sales execution, and faster competitive response. Attend this webcast and learn how your enterprise can benefit from such technologies as instant messaging, voiceover IP/PC telephony, unified communications, and Web conferencing.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=27794
Mobility
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Windows Mobile Enterprise Solutions
July 14, 2004
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Robert Gagnon, Vice President Business Development, Qmobility
The enterprise environment relies on keeping mobile employees well-connected. Easy access to e-mail, phone calls, calendars and other essential data increases efficiency and productivity across the organization. Attend this webcast for a guided tour of the Windows® Mobile featureset found on Microsoft® Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices. You'll want to learn about the many facets of mobile technology that can save time and effort, helping to ensure the success and effectiveness of your organization.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31030
Operational Efficiency
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Dynamic Systems Initiative Overview
July 21, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Liz Tassey, Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Increasingly complex applications and systems, combined with changing business requirements, demand an agile response from IT. The Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) is a Microsoft® and industry effort to enhance the Windows® platform and deliver integrated solutions that dramatically simplify and automate the way businesses design, deploy, and operate distributed systems. Join us online and learn how DSI can help your organization reduce its costs and improve reliability and responsiveness throughout the IT lifecycle.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30973
Security
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Monthly Update from Microsoft's VP for Security - Level
July 28, 2004
8:30 AM - 9:30AM Pacific Time
Mike Nash, VP Security Business Unit, Microsoft Corporation
Join Mike Nash, Microsoft’s senior executive in charge of security, for his monthly security update. Mike will provide the latest details on Microsoft’s security enhancements, offer tips and insights into key security strategies for customers and provide new information on Microsoft’s security technologies being delivered in upcoming service packs.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31277
Server Consolidation
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Shop Talk Discussion -- Server Consolidation at Microsoft
July 13, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Phil Nguyen, Sr Program Manager, Microsoft IT
Like many IT organizations, Microsoft® IT is tasked with leveraging new product and technology features and providing optimal value to its customers. At the same time, it must address such concerns as cost constraints and security threats. Since 2002, Microsoft IT has implemented a Model Enterprise Initiative (MEI) to reduce the complexity and TCO of running its IT infrastructure. This includes a consolidation effort geared toward the reduction of servers and data centers throughout the Microsoft IT enterprise. Join us to hear about specific challenges cost savings and other successes, lessons learned and best practices developed.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30928
By Product/Technology:
o Project
Host Integration Server
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Services Oriented Architectures Based on HIS 2004
July 26, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Charles Machalani, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Enterprises run their daily operations on a combination of computing platforms, including traditional mainframe IBM zSeries and midrange IBM iSeries computers. Unfortunately, proprietary host applications and systems are not easily converted to allow interaction through industry-standard XML Web Services. Microsoft® Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004 provides the key enabling technologies that allow customers to integrate their mission-critical host applications, data sources, messaging and security systems with new solutions developed using the Microsoft Windows® platform. Join us online to learn how your organization can extend its technology investments by integrating them into a modern services oriented architecture.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30974
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Speeding to Success: Real-time Communications for Increased Competitiveness
July, 15, 2004
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific Time
Taylor Collyer, Director-Real-time Communication Server Marketing at Microsoft
and Ken Winell, President & CEO, Econium
Real-time communications technologies are fundamentally changing the business landscape. By adding “presence” to their existing Microsoft® Office 2003, Windows® SharePoint™ Services, and other line of business applications, companies are helping their employees make better, more rapid decisions across the organization. The result: faster customer service, faster sales execution, and faster competitive response. Attend this webcast and learn how your enterprise can benefit from such technologies as instant messaging, voiceover IP/PC telephony, unified communications, and Web conferencing.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=27794
Project
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: The Project Management Office Evolution
July 26, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Chuck Coletta, Senior Partner, Computer Sciences Corporation
As the role of IT gains increasing strategic importance, companies need to ensure repeatable and consistent IT project results which prevent cost and schedule overruns or other serious business consequences. Join Chuck Coletta from Computer Sciences Corporation for an enlightening hour in which he shares his company’s best practices and describes its Enterprise Program Management Office (E-PMO), built on a technical foundation of Microsoft® Project and Project Server. Attend this webcast to learn how it can help your organization more effectively align its projects with its corporate strategy and deliver solutions on-time and on-budget.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30970
Windows Mobile
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Windows Mobile Enterprise Solutions
July 14, 2004
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Robert Gagnon, Vice President Business Development, Qmobility
The enterprise environment relies on keeping mobile employees well-connected. Easy access to e-mail, phone calls, calendars and other essential data increases efficiency and productivity across the organization. Attend this webcast for a guided tour of the Windows® Mobile featureset found on Microsoft® Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices. You'll want to learn about the many facets of mobile technology that can save time and effort, helping to ensure the success and effectiveness of your organization.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31030
Windows Server
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Shop Talk Discussion -- Server Consolidation at Microsoft
July 13, 2004
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Phil Nguyen, Sr Program Manager, Microsoft IT
Like many IT organizations, Microsoft® IT is tasked with leveraging new product and technology features and providing optimal value to its customers. At the same time, it must address such concerns as cost constraints and security threats. Since 2002, Microsoft IT has implemented a Model Enterprise Initiative (MEI) to reduce the complexity and TCO of running its IT infrastructure. This includes a consolidation effort geared toward the reduction of servers and data centers throughout the Microsoft IT enterprise. Join us to hear about specific challenges cost savings and other successes, lessons learned and best practices developed.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30928
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Dynamic Systems Initiative Overview
July 21, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Liz Tassey, Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Increasingly complex applications and systems, combined with changing business requirements, demand an agile response from IT. The Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) is a Microsoft® and industry effort to enhance the Windows® platform and deliver integrated solutions that dramatically simplify and automate the way businesses design, deploy, and operate distributed systems. Join us online and learn how DSI can help your organization reduce its costs and improve reliability and responsiveness throughout the IT lifecycle.