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hat will be the next ‘big thing’ in IT for 2006?
hat will transform security … management of network and apps … the build out of VoIP … how you think about data centers and storage … and optimize wide-area and local-area networks?
You need to know. And our industry insiders have your answers at IT Roadmap ’06: What’s New, What’s Next, and What to Buy Now.
John Gallant and Johna Till Johnson lay it all out for you at this Network World Technology Tour and Expo exclusively for IT executives. IT Roadmap ’06: What’s New, What’s Next, and What to Buy Now gets down to business, pinpointing critical issues and arming you with the facts, figures and strategies to maximize your network in ‘06.
This is no “sit-back, be-quiet-and-listen” seminar. You’ll be among the first to see, sample, challenge and benchmark the innovations that will be tomorrow’s best practices. Our solution partners will show you the emerging technologies that will advance your timeline and help you make the most of:
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Next-generation security and anti-virus/spam: identity management, privacy, compliance, anti-malware, intrusion protection/prevention
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Effective information stewardship: auditing, security, business-continuity planning and disaster recovery (BCP/DR), information lifecycle management (ILM), information protection (IP)
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21st-century data centers and storage strategies: virtualization, open-source strategies, clustering, grid/utility computing, on-demand computing, storage
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WAN and LAN technologies: optimized switching, bandwidth and route optimization, compression and caching, load-balancing, network performance engineering.
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Wireless, remote, and mobile technologies: voice over IP over Wi-Fi (VoFi), WiMax, wireless web, emerging mobile broadband
- Critical convergence technologies: IP telephony, messaging, presence, real-time collaboration and productivity technologies
- Network, data center, and application performance management: monitoring, troubleshooting, event correlation, proactive responsiveness
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Don’t miss IT Roadmap ’06: What’s New, What’s Next, and What to Buy Now. Don’t risk finding out a year from now that you should have attended.
Register today! Free to qualified professionals
Understand and evaluate the IT innovations most likely to make a strategic impact across your enterprise in 2006 and beyond . . .
VoIP, WiFi, VoFi Threat prevention
Identity management LAN and WAN optimization
Intelligent storage Application Acceleration
Network Management Remote-office Networking
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At this event, you'll learn more about the 10 Commandments to the successful deployment of next-generation technology. Here are the first six:
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Don't confuse 'need to have' and 'nice to have.' Our five-point checklist will help you spend your IT dollars smart.
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Stay ever-aware of IT's six most-important emerging technologies. Know them all? Compare your list to ours.
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Reject buying models that can't translate hard-dollar features into tangible, asset-building, enterprise-wide benefits. We've got the examples you need to sell management.
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Keep pace with the latest organizational and process shifts. Discover what works now-and how to implement it in the real world.
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Evolve faster to next-generation environments without disrupting current operations. We'll give you three proven plans success.
- Forecast more accurately. Timing is the essence of IT. Our insiders will show you how to spot trends, plot trajectories, and trace timelines so you can deploy solutions ahead of problems.
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Register today! Free to qualified professionals

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IT executives and line-of-business
executives, such as:
VPs
IS/IT Directors
Network Managers
As well as managers of technologies, including:
networking
messaging and collaboration
data centers and storage
security
remote and mobile workers
operations and management
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Register today! Free to qualified professionals
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