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InformationWeek. These events may vary in subject matter but are designed for executives to network with peers, hear from industry experts and participate in panel and/or open discussion forums led by an by
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Executive Roundtable: Mastering Security Architecture in Virtual Environments
hosted by: Trend Micro
As CIOs increase their influence and presence in the boardroom, the pressure to establish confidence in the company's IT architecture increases substantially. Without a secure and trusted enterprise, the confidence in the CIO's role and decision making comes into question. In this morning roundtable, attendees will hear from subject matter experts and discuss public cloud and SaaS strategies for the datacenter and explore the emerging threat landscape and how to re-architect security defenses in virtual environments.
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IT Security: The Next-Decade
InformationWeek's Dark Reading and Black Hat come together for their first-ever complimentary virtual event, which will explore the most dangerous threats of the next ten years -- and what you can do today to protect your enterprise from them. Register for Free Today!

Next-Generation Networks
Access this free virtual event and get up to speed on networking state of the art, while learning about and discussing the technologies that are going to drive network design and implementations today and in the future. You will learn from peers, analysts, and vendors about where the technologies are today and how you can prepare for a network overhaul.ıı Register for Free Today!

Dealing With Data Centers In Tough Times
Whether your company's data center is a couple of servers stashed in a closet or a state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility, this virtual event will show you how to keep the lights on, do more with less, and stay positioned for an economic recovery even in the midst of todayıs tough IT environment.ı Get the details and Register Now.

InformationWeek Virtual Event: The Business Case for Windows 7
The launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system promises to be one of the biggest technology debuts of the year. Attend this virtual event to gain exclusive, complimentary access to the premier one-stop Windows 7 information destination, packed with resourcesı to guide you in your decision-making process.

On-Demand: InformationWeek 500 Virtual Event - Navigating the Boardroom
At the annual award-winning virtual event, featuring the US Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, you'll be able to experience both highlights from the live conference as well as exclusive content presented in a unique virtual environment that allows you to personally connect with C-level executives from leading global companies, at absolutely no cost and from the convenience of your desktop.
Platinum Sponsor: Dell
Gold Sponsors: ArcSight, thawte
Silver Sponsors: IBM, SAS, Pitney Bowes, Trend Micro

ON-DEMAND: Global CIO Summit: Driving Business Value and Customer Value in the Global Economy
This exclusive virtual event will bring together CIOs and other business-technology executives from India, China, the U.S., and Europe to share ideas, debate issues, and explore processes that have enabled them to deliver greater business value and customer value in a global economy.
Platinum Sponsors: Workday, PhoneFactor
Gold Sponsors: ArcSight
Silver Sponsors: Zenith InfoTech, thawte

On-Demand: Security Virtual Event: Dealing with Insider Threats
After years of building up their defenses against viruses, hackers, and other external attacks,
many IT and security managers are now worrying about a new set of threats: those that come from inside the company. Is your organization ready to handle insider threats? Do you even know what those threats might be? If you are unsure of your answers, you should attend this important new virtual event, presented by InformationWeek and Dark Reading.
Platinum Sponsor: Imperva
Gold Sponsors: ArcSight, Lumension, Splunk, Websense
Silver Sponsors: Centrify, Fortify Software, Marshal8e6, Proofpoint, thawte

On-Demand: Virtual Interop: Innovation in Action
Experience it all in one place! IT and business leaders attend Interop events around the world to learn about the latest trends and technologies. Now, for the first time, attend the leading business technology conference and expo for free, without leaving your workplace.
Platinum Sponsor: Motorola Air Defense Solutions
Gold Sponsor: ArcSight, Global Knowledge
Silver Sponsor: Eaton, Elastra, thawte

On-Demand: Virtualization: Driving Value from the Desktop to the Data Center
InformationWeek editors and virtualization experts come together for a new virtual event designed to help you build (or improve) a structured management plan for a virtualized environment. With our expert guidance, you can insure interoperability with existing systems management tool and take virtualization to the next level.
Platinum Sponsors: rPath, thawte
Gold Sponsors: APC, ASG, Novell
Silver Sponsor: Autovirt, SunMicrosystems, Apani, DataDomain
Separating hype from reality for energy-saving UPSs
Five questions to ask when selecting a new high-efficiency UPS
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives TechWebCast
A one-megawatt data center with a 10-year-old UPS could be forfeiting $112,000ıa year to energy losses. New technology enables UPSs to be 99 percent efficient, even under normal loads, without sacrificing protection.
Join Eaton and
InformationWeek in a Webcast to learn about new energy-saving UPSs-how they work, the compelling business case for replacing legacy UPSs, and what makes the latest generation of energy-saving systems different from conventional "eco-mode" UPSs.
December 2, 2009 - 10:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET
"Managed Services and the Productivity Imperative"
Why managed services are the fastest route to increasing enterprise productivity at a lower cost
An InformationWeek WebCast
Sponsored by: Qwest
One of the most important lessons resulting from the recent economic meltdown is that corporations can, in fact, find ways to deliver both higher value services to employees while also saving on costs. One of the best examples of limiting capital and operating expenditures is through the deployment of managed services for voice, data and network operations, where enterprises rely on third-parties to optimize critical systems and also assure higher performance levels. A recent industry research study found 70% of corporate executives and IT managers expressed confidence that investing in voice, data and networks operations improves efficiencies and reduces costs in order to be better prepared for an economic recovery.
Our upcoming webcast will show exactly how enterprises can realize these important and timely benefits.
December 8, 2009 - 1:00 PM PT/ 4:00 PM ET
Complete End User Visibility - Overcoming IT Challenges to Align With the Business
An InformationWeek WebCast
Is the performance level of your organizationıs most critical end-user applications meeting the needs of your customers? Decades of IT investments, career opportunities and the perception of the entire IT organization all come down to this simple question. The increasing complexity of IT makes complete end user visibility more challenging than ever for IT decision makers. In todayıs increasingly web-driven business world, the performance of your IT applications is more and more the foundation of your entire business.
Traditional network performance and availability monitoring tools are not integrated. Worse yet, they often show the IT infrastructure performing at SLAs, but in reality your end-users might be receiving less than desirable response times from their applications and you will have to react to a costly user service request. True end-user visibility ensures that your IT organization is proactively monitoring the availability and performance of your end user experience across the entire IT enterprise. The benefits of true end user visibility include exceeding delivery against SLAs, lowering resource and IT maintenance costs, improving your infrastructure utilization, and IT as a revenue driver and key enabler for business success.
December 9, 2009 - 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET
Maximize Your Platform with Windows 7 to Reduce Costs & Complexity
An InformationWeek TechWebcast
Sponsored by: Cognizant
Improving productivity and decreasing expenses are paramount to a businessıs success in todayıs volatile economy. With Windows 7, you can accelerate deployment, reduce IT costs associated with support and technology, and mitigate risk across your enterprise.
December 10, 2009 - 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET
Smarter Business
A Live InformationWeek Video Webcast
Sponsored by: IBM
The business world is entering a new wave of transformation, as sophisticated information technologies such as analytics, sensor-equipped networks, and Web applications make industries, processes, and professionals smarter than ever before. InformationWeek calls the trend Smarter Business, and in this live, 60-minute video Webcast presentation, weıll draw from interviews with leading practitioners in presenting a range of compelling use cases.
This Smarter Business Webcast will feature a 15-minute presentation by Sean Hogan, vice president, Global Healthcare Delivery Systems, IBM Healthcare & Life Sciences, as well as a panel discussion among InformationWeek editor in chief Rob Preston, InformationWeek editor Chris Murphy, and Intelligent Enterprise editor in chief Doug Henschen. There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers.
December 10, 2009 - 9:00 AM PT/ 12:00 PM ET
Code Signing and How it Helps Prevent Malware Attacks
A Dr. Dobb's Webcast
Sponsor: VeriSign
Join the presentation, Code Signing and How it Helps Prevent Malware Attacks, to learn first hand about malware attacks and how they can impact your business. You'll hear from Corey Prince, product manager for Code Signing at VeriSign to learn:
what code signing is and how it works
how the end user perceives it
what are ways to protect your company and yourself
Also, during our live Q&A session you can ask Corey your code signing questions.
December 10, 2009 - 1:00 PM PT/ 4:00 PM ET
Clustering Database Applications to Lower Costs
An InformationWeek Webcast
One of the most important lessons resulting from the recent economic meltdown is that corporations can, in fact, find ways to deliver both higher value Analysts are taking note of the growing importance of Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) as customers across all industries cluster their transaction processing and data warehousing applications to deliver a higher quality of service at lower cost.
Join us for a conversation with Noel Yuhanna, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, to learn how clustering database applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, Peoplesoft, Siebel, SAP and other applications with Oracle RAC can reduce server and storage costs, and lighten the load for your database administrators.
December 15, 2009 - 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET
Leading Analyst to Present ROI Model of IT and End-User Collaboration
An InformationWeek Webcast
Forrester Researcher, Jon Erickson and General Manager and VP of Actuate Open Source Strategy Group, Rich Guth, will take an in-depth look at how a financial institution achieved tangible economic benefits by providing business users with self-service access to information.
Attend and receive your complimentary copy of Forresterıs report, "The Total Economic Impact of Actuate's BIRT Product Line".
December 15, 2009 - 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET
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Surviving & Thriving in 2009: Gaining Control of Your Applications for Optimized Business Value
An
InformationWeek On-Demand Webcast
Join InformationWeek, Sony Electronics, and Wipro for an insightful discussion aimed to provide practical guidance for establishing a proactive application management solution. Attendees will hear first-hand from Drew Martin how Sony Electonics is managing applications for an enhanced end-user experience. Our panel discussion will also focus on how to seamlessly align applications with business processes to give companies greater visibility into the customer experience and changing market conditions.
We hope you can join us for this one-hour webcast and have your questions answered LIVE during our interactive Q&A session!
Sponsored by: Wipro
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Maximize Your Data Center Today With Targeted Planning, Projects and Upgrades
An
InformationWeek On-Demand WebCast
Let's face it, in today's economy, we are all being forced to do more with less. Wouldn't it be great to get more space, more efficiency and lower opex on your existing data center? With targeted planning, projects and selective upgrades, you can see a quick return on investment and decrease overall operating expenses. Whether the issue is out-of-control cabling, increased densities or lack of floor space, APC and Cisco can help you by offering a clear planning methodology, project implementation experience and recommendations for targeted upgrades to extend the life of your existing data center. Join us for an informative webcast where attendees will learn:
Tips and tricks to maximize space and increase efficiency
How to plan a data center upgrade to minimize hot spots
How to standardize solutions across the data center
How to simplify and speed up project execution
Sponsored by: Cisco
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SaaS: A CIO's Best Friend in a Tough Economy
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives Webcast
In the tough economic environment, forward-looking midsize companies have to find new ways to grow and operate productively while coping with limited resources. Software-as-a-service is a key strategy for improving productivity, managing costs, reducing complexity, and focusing your employees on innovative business growth.
Join InformationWeek and NetSuite for an informative discussion on SaaS. You'll hear from your peers on how SaaS is helping them thrive despite tough economic times.
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Avoiding CMDB pitfalls -- 4 Steps to Ensure a Successful CMDB Implementation
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives Webcast
Watch this ASG sponsored webcast featuring Forrester Research and an ASG customer about the evolution of the CMDB and the challenges that can be inhibitors to successful CMDB implementations and more importantly, how to overcome those challenges. We will explore, through a live customer presentation, how to avoid the pitfalls of an unsuccessful CMDB implementation by using a well-defined methodology that can help you achieve quick and repeatable successes.
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Driving data center efficiency through service, software, and process
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives VIDEO Webcast
Given today's economic environment, CIOs and IT leaders are being asked to increase computing power, increase efficiency, and address rising power and cooling capacity concerns, all while balancing physical space constraints within your data center. Sounds easy, right? Until you take the first step is planning.
Making your first move towards becoming a more efficient data center is increasingly complex, fortunately APC has the scalable, modular tools and services to help you plan, build and operate the next generation data center.
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Business Process Outsourcing: Moving From A Tactical To A Strategic Approach
An InformationWeek Webcast
Please Join InformationWeek Senior Executive Editor, Chris Murphy, Everest Research Institute Vice President Katrina Menzigian,and Cognizant's Vice-President of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Business Consulting (CBC), Kaushik Bhaumik, for an informative webcast on using BPO to transform processes, not just cut costs. This InformationWeek Webcast will explore business process outsourcing as a vehicle for strategic change. Using recent InformationWeek Analytics research, this event will quantify the extent to which companies take a strategic approach, specific areas they're seeking strategic change, and obstacles to making the leap from a tactical lens (e.g., pure cost cutting) to strategic thinking such as transforming processes or increasing revenue. From there, we'll explore the best practices companies must take to build overcome the concerns that keep companies from getting beyond a cost cutting focus with BPO.
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Minimizing Data Center Power Consumption & Costs Through Efficiency
An InformationWeek Webcast
Simple changes to the way your business approaches energy use can help recoup your losses -- and put those wasted dollars back in your IT budget!
Join us for this InformationWeek Video Webcast where we will explore the causes leading to inefficiencies within the data center, understand current business problems regarding energy efficiency, and learn the difference between being "green" and improving efficiency. Discussions will revolve around physical infrastructure components including the power systems, cooling systems, and rack configurations. By viewing this webcast and putting these solutions in action, you can help minimize your data center power consumption and costs through efficiency!
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Is Your Datacenter Bursting at the Seams? Scale-Out File Storage Comes to the Rescue
The enterprise datacenter is undergoing a rapid transformation and the need to store an increasing amount of file-based digital content is growing.
File storage encompasses a wide range of documents, including Word, Excel, PDFs, PowerPoint, CAD/CAM, source code, video, audio, graphics, and images.
This massive growth of file data is driving the need for scalable file storage options to keep enterprises from bursting at the seams. Data center managers who want to learn about new approaches to storing and managing file-based, rich data can join us for an informative webinar on scaling out your storage architectures.
Sign up for this webcast which will focus on the enterprise shift from "scale-up" to "scale-out" storage architectures to address the massive flood of file based data.
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SaaS Today: A Fresh Perspective
Join Heather Vallis, Managing Editor of InformationWeek Research and Michael Healey CTO of Greenpages and InformationWeek contributor, for this important Webcast. We'll share the details of our latest survey of IT decision makers on the subject of SaaS and offer insights on how you can leverage the latest software service offerings to deliver value to your company.
This Webcast will include both market research and practical technology advice, giving you a complete picture of the benefits of today's leading SaaS categories.
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Email Risks, Google highlights why what you don't know can cost you
Sponsored by Google
Please join Rebecca Wettemann, Vice President, Research from Nucleus Research and industry expert on the financial analysis of technology, and Google Security & Compliance Product Marketing Manager, Mark Campbell, to learn about some of the risks and costs of email mismanagement and what to do about it.
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Making Mobile Device Management Work In Your Organization
Sponsored by Nokia
Join InformationWeek writer Eric Zeman for this important webcast, where he will share the details of the latest survey of top CIOs and IT managers on device management. In addition, Zeman will decipher the data and offer tips on how you can leverage the latest MDM technologies.
This Webcast will include both market research and practical technology advice, giving you a complete picture of the benefits of today's leading MDM technologies.
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Understanding ILM and How it Can Benefit Your Company
Sponsored by Oracle
This webcast will explore the major drivers of ILM, describe the processes and policies that must be in place for a successful ILM project, and look at key elements such as the classification and migration technologies that will mark and move data as required by policy. It will also discuss products that can be used in an ILM deployment.
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Poor Performance Is A Silent Killer. Learn How to Improve Your Online Business With Real End User Monitoring
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives TechWebCast
Symphoniq, along with BuildDirect and Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU) will discuss why it's critical to monitor performance from an end-user perspective, why they looked beyond their current application monitoring tools, and how they improved their ability to immediately detect and isolate web application performance problems.
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