08/09-03   -   Pressmeddelande

Industry Specialists present three key technological innovations

PARIS, September 8 2003 — The 13th edition of IDC´s European IT Forum, to be held in Paris on September 29 and 30, will provide an overview of the problems facing enterprise executives and offer answers to the questions arising from the use of new technologies in the enterprise.


The forum will focus on five key challenges facing CIOs:
· Reducing costs while improving efficiency
· Addressing the software complexity crisis
· Developing effective integration plans to prevent logical and physical fragmentation
· Addressing the challenge of selective outsourcing, from infrastructure to applications, processing services, and BPO
· Guaranteeing a high level of security and availability

A series of sessions will also be held on three key technological innovations: utility computing, Web services, and mobility and wireless. The sessions, all presented by industry specialists, will focus on the state of the market, major trends in Europe, technology evolution, levels of risk, implementation of solutions, and security.

The forum will once again include IDC’s Research Pavilion (where participants can discuss issues with IDC analysts) and the "Guru Labs" (interactive workshops where a limited number of people can brainstorm crucial issues with the main speakers).

The 13th edition of IDC´s European IT Forum is organized in partnership with Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Alcatel, HP, Kodak, Palm, SIA, Siemens, Network Associates, and Novell.

Main speakers include:
· Francis Mer — French Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry
· Jean-Pierre Corniou — President of Cigref and IT Manager of Renault
· John Gantz — Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IDC
· Lester Thurow — Professor of Management and Economics, Sloan School of Management, MIT
· Nicholas Negroponte — Founder and Director, MIT´s Media Labs
· Paul Strassmann — Strassmann Inc.
· Patricia Seybold — Writer, Specialist in New Technologies, and CEO of the Patricia Seybold Group
· Soumitra Dutta — Writer, Specialist in New Technologies, and Dean of Executive Education at INSEAD
· Jeremy Paxman — Journalist and TV Host

If you wish to book an appointment with an analyst, please contact Mathew Heath at +44 (0) 8987 7107 or mheath@idc.com, and send your request as soon as possible, as numbers are limited.

For more information and how to register FREE as a journalist, please visit http://emea.idc.com/en_US/st/emea_itf03_req_pass.jhtml