November 17-19, 2008
TECH INNOVATORS '08
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| Monday, November 17 | |||||
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11:45 am - 7:00 pm |
Registration  | ||||
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Demo Rooms | ||||
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2:00 pm - 2:15 pm |
Opening Remarks | ||||
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2:15 pm - 3:00 pm |
AMD World Premiere |
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Exhibitor Set-up | ||||
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3:15 pm - 4:00 pm |
Keynote |
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Driving Growth Through Innovation: How Leading Firms Are Transforming Their Futures In this dynamic presentation based on three years of in-depth research, Robert B. Tucker will take you and your audience on a guided tour behind the scenes inside 23 Innovation Vanguard companies. You’ll discover their secrets for building innovation into a powerful source of growth, profits, and competitive advantage. You’ll learn unconventional methods to turn innovation into a systematic, imbedded process, and be stimulated to take action in your firm.
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4:10 pm - 5:20 pm |
XChange Boardroom Appointments |
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XChange Boardroom Appointments are a staple in XChange events. We provide an opportunity for vendors to present new products and programs to intimate focused and qualified groups. Attendees are categorized by their core competencies and business models. This is an opportunity to interact with active, high-quality Integrators and help you structure your channel programs. |
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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Tech Symposium sponsored by IBM Lotus Software & APC |
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The Tech Symposium is an hour session where two vendors are allocated 20 minutes each to demo product, address and educate attendees on their channel programs and/or products. Join this interactive session with Q&A time to follow each demonstration.
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Solutions Pavilion/Reception | ||||
| Tuesday, November 18 | |||||
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7:30 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration | ||||
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7:30 am - 8:15 am |
Solution Provider Breakfast Sponsored by Cymphonix |
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8:30 am - 10:40 am |
XChange Boardroom Appointments |
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XChange Boardroom Appointments are a staple in XChange events. We provide an opportunity for vendors to present new products and programs to intimate focused and qualified groups. Attendees are categorized by their core competencies and business models. This is an opportunity to interact with active, high-quality Integrators and help you structure your channel programs. |
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9:30 am - 10:15 am |
Vendor Content Session sponsored by MarketStar |
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Top Five Strategies for Maximizing Channel Opportunities MarketStar applies a unique approach to gathering business intelligence and implementing programs that create predictable results and increase business profitability. In this informative session, our MarketStar presenter will reveal the most effective and time-conscious routes to market, while avoiding costly and slow-to-return alternatives.
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10:50 am - 11:30 am |
3 Think Tank Sessions |
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Mobility Moderator: Ed Moltzen, Managing Editor, CRN Test Center, Everything Channel From Netbooks to Smartphones, from Windows Mobile to Android, from notebooks to personal entertainment, mobile technology has turned a corner and the market isn't looking back. Managing Editor of the CRN Test Center, Ed Moltzen, will highlight key advances in mobility and what it means in the future for productivity, security ROI and opportunity for the channel. Virtualization Moderators: Joseph Kovar, Senior Editor, Everything Channel and Samara Lynn, Technical Editor, Everything Channel 2008 has been a strong year for virtualization, and 2009 could be even stronger as consolidation marches on, energy efficiency continues to be a priority and technology providers push the envelope. Senior Editor Joseph Kovar and Technical Editor Samara Lynn examine trends and technology behind the emerging virtualization opportunity to see what's real and what's hype. SaaS Moderator: Kevin McLaughlin, Senior Editor, Everything Channel Software as a Service is driving major decisions by some of the industry's top technology providers, but what will the SaaS space offer the channel during the coming 12 to 18 months. Senior Editor Kevin McLaughlin leads a discussion of what is working, and what is not, for both solution providers and their customers as software and services segments continue moving this segment forward. |
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
Vendor World Premiere sponsored by IBM |
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Innovate to Grow Your Business Profitably Today, more than ever, innovation drives business success. Together, with our Business Partners, IBM offers SMB customers with solutions that drive real business value. Fast, simple and powerful. Understand how you can deliver these offerings to the fastest growing market with IBM financing, incentives and, sales and marketing resources. Join us to learn how IBM is simplifying sales in SMB with IBM Express Advantage systems offerings, innovative software technology and new services offerings to help Business Partners grow their business profitably.
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Solution Provider Luncheon sponsored by APC |
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Vendor Luncheon sponsored by MarketStar |
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1:40 pm - 3:15 pm |
XChange Boardroom Appointments |
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XChange Boardroom Appointments are a staple in XChange events. We provide an opportunity for vendors to present new products and programs to intimate focused and qualified groups. Attendees are categorized by their core competencies and business models. This is an opportunity to interact with active, high-quality Integrators and help you structure your channel programs. |
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Fresh |
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Solutions Pavilion / Fresh Cafe | ||||
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Demo Rooms | ||||
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Exhibitor Teardown | ||||
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7:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Pre-VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards Reception | ||||
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7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards Gala sponsored by Eaton, Intel & Toshiba |
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Advancing technology is critical to vendors' and partners' businesses alike. The VARBusiness Tech Innovators Awards identify and recognize the leading vendors in technology innovation. On November 18th, VARBusiness will honor 15 channel technology vendors for their outstanding achievement branding them as a leading technology innovator in the industry. The VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards is an integral part of Everything Channel’s XChange Tech Innovators Conference, being held November 17-19, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. This 3-day conference will bring together the latest “Cutting-Edge” Technology Solutions along with the most sophisticated products and live displays in the industry.
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9:00 pm - 10:30 pm |
After Party @ The Tech Museum of Innovation |
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| Wednesday, November 19 | |||||
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7:30 am - 2:00 pm |
Registration | ||||
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7:45 am - 8:30 am |
Solution Provider Breakfast sponsored by Digium |
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8:45 am - 9:30 am |
3 Think Tank Sessions |
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Mobility Moderator: Ed Moltzen, Managing Editor, CRN Test Center, Everything Channel Virtualization Moderators: Joseph Kovar, Senior Editor, Everything Channel and Samara Lynn, Technical Editor, Everything Channel SaaS Moderator: Kevin McLaughlin, Senior Editor, Everything Channel |
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9:45 am - 10:30 am |
Tech Focus sponsored by Eaton & Toshiba |
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The Tech Focus is a 45 minute session where two vendors are allocated 20 minutes each to demo product, address and educate attendees on their channel programs and/or products. Join this interactive session with Q&A time to follow each demonstration.
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10:45 am - 11:30 am |
3 Think Tank Sessions |
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Mobility Moderator: Ed Moltzen, Managing Editor, CRN Test Center, Everything Channel Virtualization Moderators: Joseph Kovar, Senior Editor, Everything Channel and Samara Lynn, Technical Editor, Everything Channel SaaS Moderator: Kevin McLaughlin, Senior Editor, Everything Channel |
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
General Session - Editor's Choice |
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A fireside-chat style conversation with the team responsible for the product given this year's "Editor's Choice" Award for Innovation by the CRN Test Center. |
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12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
XChange XCellence Awards Luncheon / One-on-One Networking |
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