Latest Trade Show news
* EARLY NEWS FROM IBM SHARE CONFERENCE:
SHARE’s top 5 ways to survive a disaster, 07/24/07: In today’s information-heavy world, a disaster wiping out a business’s data can be fatal for a company. But with the right preparation, a business can survive natural disasters, power outages or even terrorist attacks.
* EARLY NEWS FROM BLACK HAT
Black Hat/Defcon hackfests next week promise rollicking action, 07/23/07: Rigorous and sometimes raw disclosure of network vulnerabilities will all be part of the action at next week’s back-to-back hackfests, Black Hat and Defcon in Las Vegas.
Black Hat preview, Cisco mea culpa, and more, 07/24/07: Look ahead to Black Hat and Defcon, SunRocket customers go to other carriers, and Cisco confirms its role in Duke-iPhone problem.
Researchers: Forensics software can be hacked, 07/24/07: The software that police and enterprise security teams use to investigate wrongdoing on computers is not as secure as it should be, according to researchers with Isec Partners.
Security team claims successful iPhone hack, 07/23/07: A team of security experts in Baltimore, Md., said it has found a flaw in Apple’s iPhone handset that can be used by attackers to access private data stored on it.
* NEWS FROM CISCO’S NETWORKERS CONFERENCE:
Cisco’s Data Center 3.0 stresses virtualization, automation, 7/24/2007: Cisco this week unveiled its next-generation data center strategy along with a range of products to support that vision.
Cisco facing up to challenges, 07/19/07: Cisco’s success means it must continually seek new markets.
* NEWS FROM MICROSOFT’S WORLDWIDE PARTNER CONFERENCE:
Microsoft’s services transition an uphill climb, 07/18/07: If Microsoft wants to succeed in becoming a services company it will have to undergo a major transformation in its corporate culture, business model, and partner and customer relationships.
Ballmer lays out future of software, services, 07/10/07: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says traditional software will transition over time to hosted services while incorporating the best of today’s desktop and device interfaces.
Microsoft says search wins tied to sales compensation, 07/10/07: Microsoft is emphasizing areas of its business where it needs to catch up to competitors by tying partner team compensation to specific product deployments, such as enterprise search, a top executive said Tuesday.
MS WPC: Microsoft to launch next product wave in February, 07/10/07: Microsoft said Tuesday it would formally unveil the next wave of its enterprise products — including the long-awaited Longhorn version of Windows Server — in February 2008 at a launch event in Los Angeles.
MS WPC: Microsoft sets initial pricing, rollout for CRM Live, 07/10/07: Microsoft continues to prepare for the third-quarter launch of its Dynamics Live CRM service with Tuesday’s announcement of initial pricing and product information.
Microsoft adds Ask.com ad keyword purchases to Office Live, 07/17/07: Microsoft has added the ability for subscribers of its Office Live small-business hosted service to purchase paid-search advertising from Ask.com from directly within the service.
MS WPC – Microsoft puts partner muscle behind Office Live, 07/12/07: Microsoft this week unveiled a partner program for its Office Live hosted service for small businesses, a product Microsoft COO Kevin Turner predicted will one day be nearly as important to the company as its Windows client operating system.
MS WPC – Microsoft debuts ERP for small businesses, 07/11/07: Microsoft hopes to better meet the back-office needs of smaller businesses with a new take on ERP software called Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution.
* 2007 TRADE SHOWS:
New York, Oct. 22-26
Berlin, Germany, Nov. 6-8
itSMF USA – Fusion 07 Conference and Exposition
Charlotte, NC, Conference/Exposition: Sept. 16-19
Charlotte, NC, Post Conference Training: Sept. 20-22
Boston, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1
* INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS 2007
Germany, March 15 – 21
Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 5 – 9, 2009
* FREE NETWORK WORLD SEMINARS 2007:
IT Roadmap: Conference & Expo
Chicago: April 2007
Santa Clara: June 26, 2007
Dallas: September 2007
Washington: November 2007
Sept. 10-11, 2007
San Diego: September 2007
