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Day 1
Welcome
to Technology Senate 2006
Sandeep Ajgaonkar, Editor of Express Computer and Network
Magazine welcomed the delegates with a brief address.
Managing
information with EMC
Shuja Mirza, Pre-Sales Consultant, North & East, EMC India,
spoke on what the company brings to the table.
The
Novell way
The products and solutions offered by Novell provide an open
enterprise platform that takes care of an enterprise’s
needs from the desktop to the data-centre.
CIO
= Chief Intelligence Officer
Manali Angal, BI Consultant, MAIA Intelligence, on why a CIO
is the Chief Intelligence Officer or Mr Dependable.
Microsoft Security Strategist
Awards:
Committed
to security
Data is distinguished on the basis of the information that
it provides, and Microsoft believes that ensuring its protection
is vital.
The
evaluation process
The method behind the selection of the winners of the Microsoft
Security Strategist Awards.
How
the winners were selected
The method behind the selection of the winners of the Microsoft
Security Strategist Awards—and a peek at some of the people
who worked in the background to make it a grand success.
Day 2
Bridging
the IT-finance divide
Iain McCoo, Senior VP and Head of Finance, Lehman Brothers
India, gave a tongue-in-cheek presentation on why IT and finance
don’t see eye-to-eye.
The
business outcomes of IT
The IT organisation is evolving into a profit centre
Driving
ITSM adoption
Madan Mohan of Frost & Sullivan puts forth his views on
the state of on IT Services Management adoption in India.
ITSM
at Mahindra and Mahindra
Any time information access and 24x7 availability of IT applications
were the principal areas that Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M)
wanted to achieve.
Broadband
applications within the enterprise
A S Rajgopal of Reliance Communications on broadband applications
within the enterprise.
IP
and beyond
Reliance is intent on tapping the corporate demand for value-added
services such as video conferencing over IP and ‘work
at home’.
Enterprise
continuity management
K Aravazhi, VP of Sales at Sanovi, spoke about Panaces, the
company’s enterprise continuity management software.
Un-cluttering
the office
Canon India presented their view of paper-covered offices
and document management.
On
document management
Som Gangopadhyay, Assistant Director, Marketing, Canon India,
gave us details of some best practices in document management.
Q
& A: Document Management
Som Gangopadhyay, Assistant Director, Marketing, Canon India,
talks about how proper document management can help CIOs reduce
costs and manage their documents better
SAS
up on Business Intelligence
IT infrastructures are complex. Integrating data and applications
is a constant challenge, and so is providing the accurate
intelligence demanded in today's fast-paced competitive environment.
Changing
role of a CIO
Sandeep Phanasgaonkar, President & CTO, Reliance Capital,
shared his memories as a CIO.
The
top is within reach
Satish Naralkar, CEO & MD of NSE.IT, spoke of his journey
from being a CIO to becoming a CEO.
Exhibition:
Exhibition
at the Technology Senate
The technology exhibition which was held at the Technology
Senate saw a large gathering of CIOs and IT managers at the
stalls. There were seven stalls in all—MAIA, Ernst &
Young, Fortinet, Sanovi, Emerson, Yasu Technologies and Cubix
Aten
SAS Intelligence Enterprise Awards:
The
spirit of winning
Sudipta Sen explains the importance of capitalising on the
opportunities that are inherent in each and every problem
that we face.
Recognising
& rewarding innovation
The SAS IEA awards honoured and recognised companies that
were credited with the introduction of ground-breaking innovative
concepts.
A
platform for the growing enterprise
The SAS IEA 2006 awards encourage IT innovation in the growing
enterprise.
Honouring
IT initiatives
After implementing innovative ideas and making year-long sustained
efforts to ensure that they click, comes recognition in the
form of an award. And most SAS IEA winners were thrilled with
the accolades they received.
Day 3
A
CIO’s security priorities
Sunil Chandiramani, Partner, Risk Advisory Services, Ernst
& Young, delivered the keynote on the Ernst & Young
Global Information Security Survey 2006.
Information Security Roundtable:
Ensuring
information security
The roundtable was moderated by Devendra Parulekar, Associate
Director, Ernst & Young. The speakers included Satish
Kumar Das, CSO, Cognizant; Mitish Chitnavis, Group Information
Security Officer, EDS Mphasis; M V Shriram GM,IT, HPCL; and
Sanjay Prasad, Head, Technology, Citigroup Financial Services
Emerson Uptime Champion Awards:
Letting
the data centre chill out
Sandeep Gupta, Head, Product Management and Corporate Strategy,
Emerson Network Power, on how CIOs can manage the growing
power requirements of their data centres.
Lauding
the Champions
Some of the Uptime Champion award winners speak about their
achievement
Day 4
Putting
adaptability to the test
Satish Pendse, CIO Hindustan Construction Company, relates
his experiences while navigating across industries.
Striking
the right work-life balance
Sunil Gujral, EVP & CTO, Quattro BPO Solutions, started
his session on Adventures in IT: Work-Life Balance with an
interesting quote from John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco,
“Work is not where you go, but what you do,” and
went on to give a fresh insight into the topic.
Security:
now and always
Vishak Raman, Country Manager, Fortinet India, on emerging
trends with regard to the security landscape of an enterprise.
Answers
in plenty, prizes galore
As the sun took a dip in the serene waters of the sea, the
curtains rose for one last time. Sandeep Khosla, Head, BPD,
Indian Express, gave a closing speech wherein he responded
to queries and issues that had been raised during the feedback
session held earlier.
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