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2008CONFERENCE GUIDECharlotteMay 28-297:30am-4:30pmMarriott Executive ParkCharlotte, NCwww.premiertce.comIT SOLUTIONS FORBUSIINESS PROBLEMSPEMPremier Event Management1

November 9-12, 2008Orlando, FloridaMagic of IT: Bridging the Past,Present, and FutureMag·ic [maj-ik] (noun)1. The art of producing a desired effect or result through the use of incantation or various othertechniques that presumably assure human control of supernatural agencies or the force of nature.2. Any extraordinary or mystical influence, charm, power, etc.3. An illusory feat.CIO (abbr.)1. Chief Information Officer.2. One who seems to use “magic” to deliver reliable and secure information technology through astrategy that brings innovation to the business.SIMposium 08 [sim-po-zee-um-oh-ate] (noun)1. The premier conference for CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT executives.22For program information and to register, visit simposium.simnet.org

IT Solutions for Business Problems~Agenda~Wednesday, May 28, 20087:30AM-8:15AMREGISTRATION –Foyer7:30AM-8:15AMSalon BPEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST8:15AM-8:30AMSalon B8:30AM-9:30AMSalon BMarcDi FranciscoGregArcherSheilaJordanWELCOMEMarc Di Francisco, President, CIO Forum & Executive IT SummitPROGRAM INTRODUCTIONGreg Archer, VP, Corporate IT Services Premier, Inc.KEYNOTE SESSION: “COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION: THE NEXT MARKETTRANSITION”Presented by: Sheila Jordan, VP – Communication & Collaboration IT, Cisco SystemsDiscussion: The Web is evolving and Cisco is at the forefront of this dynamic new collaborativenetwork that is as much about creating new behaviors, new business models, and drivingadoption rates as it is technology. Learn how Cisco is extending the power of Web 2.0 to itscustomers, partners, and employees through the use of richer applications, open communication,and the collective intelligence of collaboration to drive productivity, growth and innovation bydelivering a world-class user experience.9:30AM-10:00AMSalon 110:00AM-11:00AMSession 1Salon ATonyVadenPaulPennyKimRichterBREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILIONBREAKOUT PANEL: “NEXT GENERATION IT: ACHIEVING ARCHITECTURAL AGILITYAND PROCESS STABILITY”Moderated by: Paul Penny, CTO & Director, Consulting & Advisory Services, ConsonusTechnologiesPanelists: Tony Vaden, CIO, American Tire DistributionKim Richter, VP – IT Service Management & Transformation, TIAA-CREFDiscussion: CIOs and IT leaders are under ever-increasing pressure to rapidly develop anddeliver innovative solutions to meet the changing needs and scale of the business.Meanwhile, they are also expected to deliver higher levels of service at lower cost. Achievingthese seemingly conflicting objectives require a combination of architecture and processimprovements. In this session, better understand trends and best practices for increasing ITAgility through architectural improvements, while also improving reliability, service levels andbusiness alignment through process improvements. Panelists will share their experiences withevolving IT Architectures and with ITIL Best Practices.4Session 2Carolina EastSeanEpsteinRobertTennantBREAKOUT PANEL: “SAP MOBILE SOLUTIONS ENABLE EFFICIENCY &PRODUCTIVITY”Moderated by: Sean Epstein, Senior Principal, SAP Value EngineeringPanelists: Robert Tennant, CIO, Barloworld Industrial DistributionDiscussion: SAP is pleased to present a conversation with Robert Tennant, CIO ofBarloworld Industrial Distribution. Mr. Tennant will discuss the successful implementation ofSAP mobile technology that helps companies link back-office processes to the mobile devicesof service workers on the road. By leveraging enterprise service-oriented architecture, compositeapplications from SAP connect handheld devices to business data and processes located inthe home office. Barloworld Handling UK, a division of Barloworld Industrial Distribution andthe UK distributor of Hyster fork lifts, has implemented an SAP composite application formobile business to provide its more than 600 service technicians with remote access to theinformation they need to be more productive and make better business decisions. As a resultof the implementation, Barloworld Handling UK is seeing an increase in worker productivityand customer service, and a decrease in overhead costs.

11:00AM-11:30AMSalon 1BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION11:30AM-12:30PMSession 1Salon AHubertYoshidaKepDisneyBREAKOUT PANEL: “STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION WITHIN A SERVICE ORIENTEDFRAMEWORK”Moderated by: Hubert Yoshida, VP & CTO, Hitachi Data SystemsPanelists: Kep Disney, Storage Architect, Greenville Hospital SystemJames Kluttz, CTO, Novant Health, Inc.Business Problem: Storage virtualization as a function of managing complex storageenvironments and exponential data growth.IT Solution: Storage virtualization within a services oriented framework for managing dynamicstorage environments.Discussion: Nowhere is the exponential growth of data felt more acutely than in the worldof enterprise storage. In fact, the growth of storage budgets now threatens to eclipse thegrowth of an organization’s overall IT budget. Instead of continuing to add more storagesystems and significantly more management complexity, a more cost-effective, sustainableapproach is required. That new approach is a Services Oriented Approach to storage. Thissession will offer Services Oriented Storage Solution (SOSS), a strategy for overallmanagement of dynamic storage environments.Session 2Carolina EastSteveMorganDanRussellJoyceNorris-MontanariBREAKOUT PANEL: “DRIVING STRATEGIC BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH ANALYTICS”Moderated by: Dan Russell, VP, CIBER, Inc.Panelists: Steve Morgan, Manager EDM Integration & ICC, Duke EnergyDr. Rick Kochhar, Formerly Wachovia Business Executive, Risk InformationStrategyJoyce Norris-Montanari, Principal Architect, Enterprise Integration Practice,CIBER, Inc.Discussion: Do you want to want to increase the business value delivered by IT and improvethe overall perception of IT? If so, attend this interactive panel of Business and IT Executivesalong with an Industry Expert in BI Analytics. Case studies and key focus areas for discussionwill include:• Business Executive View: Value received from utilizing analytics for business performancemetrics, customer analysis and operations analysis!• IT Executive View: How IT should approach the business and the process of gaining businesssponsorship, creating charters and developing strategies for Business Intelligence!• Industry Expert View: Best practices for planning and executing a successful BI Roadmapand Initiatives!Session 3MagnoliaTwylaMcDermottTedNorthrupBREAKOUT PANEL: INTEGRATING LOCATION INTO ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND ENHANCED DELIVERY OF SERVICES”Moderated by: Twyla McDermott, GIS Manager/Corp. Technology Planner, Office of the CIO,City of CharlottePanelists: Ted Northrup, Proprietor, The Map ShopTom Calhoun, IT Manager, Engineering & Property Management,City of CharlotteDiscussion: Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (GIS/T) are unparalleled intheir abilities to enhance decision making and delivery of services. This panel will highlightgeospatial program and project components necessary for better decisions by anyone at anylevel in any industry in public, academic and private sectors. The panelists will identify howthey’re using GIS to provide Location-based services, make administrative decisions andgenerally drive business.5

12:30PM-2:00PMSalon BJohnConnerArthurAllenClaudiaVeraLUNCHEON KEYNOTE PANEL: “DEMYSTIFYING BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGEMENT &CONFIGUARATION MANAGEMENT DATABASES (CMDBs)”Moderated by: Arthur Allen, CEO, ASG SoftwarePanelists: John Connor, CTO, ASG SoftwareClaudia Vera, Sr. Manager of IS, Florida HospitalDiscussion: Please join ASG CEO Arthur Allen, and CTO John Connor, to learn howcompanies are successfully approaching Business Service Management (BSM) andConfiguration Management Databases (CMDBs). ASG will share recently completedmarket research and feedback from their meetings with over 100 CIOs in how they aresuccessfully demystifying BSM and CMDB. In addition, ASG will be joined by one of theirBSM clients in this informative panel discussion. Learn first hand how to make it work for you.2:00PM-2:15PMSalon 1DESSERT – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION2:15PM-3:15PMSession 1Salon AAlanGuibordWORKSHOP: “IMPROVING YOUR EFFECTIVENESS – A WORKSHOP DEDICATED TOYOUR SUCCESS”Facilitated by: Alan Guibord, Chairman & Founder, The Advisory Council and former CEO,Computerworld, former CIO, R.R. Donnelley & SonsWorkshop: This executive session is designed to be a group learning experience based oncareer management challenges. This workshop will include a group work session based onactual career situations. Each group will present its findings, followed by open discussion andsharing of ideas. In addition, the actual results of the situation will be presented. Learn fromthe experts as well as your peers. Take a huge leap towards enhancing your career.Session 2Carolina EastBREAKOUT PANEL: “PLANTING GREEN IN IT”Moderated by: Crafton Timmerman, Project Manager, Wachovia Corp.Panelists:Sunil Tandon, CTO & Acting CIO, GMACMark Sparling, Sr. Consultant to Wachovia Corp.Elizabeth Hindal, VP, Output & Imaging Services and Workplace Mobility,Wachovia Corp.Discussion: All C – level executives and IT managers are faced with how to approach andleverage efforts to address sustainability driven by cost savings, social responsibility or inmost cases, both.Major considerations are in place on how sustainability pays, the best targets foreffect immediate change, and as always, the number one consideration being the bottom line.Session 3MagnoliaHeidiMusserJimLamoinRobertMildenJohnSnyderBREAKOUT PANEL: “LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT – It’s Personal”Moderated by: Jim Lamoin, Regional Leadership Forum FacilitatorPanelists:Heidi Musser, VP, Enterprise Simplification Program, Blue Cross/BlueShield of NCRobert Milden, Business Information Accessibility, Sr. Business Executive,Bank of AmericaJohn Snyder, Sr. Technology Executive, Client Management & Credit Tech.Discussion: Authentic leadership—through discovery, unique to each individual time forreflection, for lesson to take root and make permanent change Noticeable results:• Ability to lead others—and have them follow• Better decision making• Delegation• Deal effectively with peers in IT and business• Life balance• Any others3:15PM-3:45PMSalon 1BREAK – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION6

3:45PM-4:45PMCarolina BallroomLeeCongdonCLOSING KEYNOTE - “OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: A POWERFUL MODEL FORINNOVATION AND VALUE”Presented by: Lee Congdon, CIO, Red Hat, Inc.Discussion: For more than a decade open source and Linux have helped to significantlytransform the economics of IT. Fueled by an enduring collaborative model, it has had farreaching affects on the value of enterprise computing and innovation. In his talk, LeeCongdon, CIO of Red Hat, will draw on the needs of today’s CIOs and map the adoption ofopen source in the enterprise. As we look ahead, hear how Red Hat is helping customersrealize better performance from development to deployment, not just through Linux, butthrough a deeper open source strategy.4:45PMSalon BEXECUTIVE RECEPTIONAdmittance by Conference Badge or VIP Pass Only, Complimentary Hors D’oeuvresand BeveragesAdvancing the business of ITVisit our booth or attend our 10 a.m.session Wednesday morningNext Generation IT: AchievingArchitectural Agility andProcess Stabilityfor more information on our serviceofferings and assessments around- Virtualization- Storage- Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity- Hosting Services- Data Storage and ManagementVisit our website for additional resources,presentations and case studies:www.consonus.com/CIOForum7

Session 2Carolina EastSuzanneFairlieRobWillardBREAKOUT PANEL: “EFFECTIVE CORPORATE TRANSFORMATIOMS”Moderated by: Suzanne Fairlie, President, ProSearch, Inc.Panelists:Deborah Poole, VP, Finance Transformation & IT, TIAA-CREFRob Willard, Service Delivery Executive – Online Banking, Bank of AmericaDiscussion: how corporations can change the dimensions of people, process & technologyusing a transformation/process excellence methodology. Corps are facing many issues withcost reductions, competitive pressures & the increased emphasis on compliance & regulatorymandates have forced corporations to run as efficiently and as effective as possible.12:00PM-1:30PMSalon BDarwinJohnLUNCHEON KEYNOTE SESSION-“GROOMING THE NEXT CIO”Presented by: Darwin John, Former CIO, Scott Paper; LDS Church; FBIDiscussion: Will speak to the realities of today and the requirements of the role of CIO goingforward which will be both more complex and require more leadership capability. Beyond thatwill speak to the “call to action” for those of us in the field, if we are to be responsive. This callto action will be about leadership that can deliver the basics of IT in a flawless manner. It isabout earning ones way into the inner circle of leadership of the enterprise with earned trust,respect and credibility. It is about leading change in ones self and others. Therefore what mustwe do or do differently. This will include proactive approaches to the transformation requiredbetween where we are and where we must be. Finally, will be a period of dialog with theattendees to explore, challenge, probe and test concepts presented.1:30PM-1:45PMSalon 1DESSERT – SOLUTIONS EXCHANGE PAVILION1:45PM-2:45PMSession 1 BREAKOUT PANEL: “WEB 2.0”Salon AModerated by: Greg Archer, VP, Corporate IT Services, Premier, Inc.Panelist:GregArcherMagdyAttiaMagdy Attia, Ph.D., James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, Chair, ComputerScience and EngineeringDiscussion: Understand what technologies are affiliated with Web 2.0 and the unendingpossibilities:• What’s happening in real IT shops?• Who’s deploying what technologies?• What experimentation is happening?• Successes? Failures?? Lessons learned???Session 2Carolina EastBREAKOUT PANEL: “INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY”Moderated by: David R. Johnson, Special Agent, FBI – Charlotte OfficePanelists: Jeffrey Gentef, Computer Scientist – assigned to the CyberSquad,FBI – Charlotte OfficeDiscussion: An overview of the FBI Charlotte Cyber Squad and emerging cyber threats.2:45PM-3:00PMSalon 1FINAL DRAWINGS & REFRESHMENTS SERVED IN THE SOLUTIONSEXCHANGE PAVILION3:00PMCONFERENCE ENDS9

Conference DirectorGreg ArcherVP, Corporate IT ServicesPremier, Inc.Executive Advisory CouncilMartin Davis Cam Faison Sue JohnsonCIO SVP & CIO CIOWachovia Corp. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co. Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsBruce Anderson Jerry Pinkard Jack RechVP IT CIO Director of E-CommerceTIAA-CREF Mecklenburg County National Gypsum Co.Rich McKnight John Mack George BellCIO Director IS SVPNovant Health UNC - Charlotte BB&TRob Watkins Steve Hagood Dana AckerCIO VP & CIO SVP ITCompass Group Goodrich Corp. EquifirstMark Wyatt Richard Simpson Steven HunterCIO Sr. IT Risk Coordinator SVPDuke Energy Federal Reserve Bank Belk Store Services, Inc.Jolanta Zwirek Leslie Ennis Cecil SmithVP & CIO VP IS CIOCoca-Cola Bottling, Inc. Piedmont Natural Gas First Charter BankSteve Crawford Larry Eighmy Michael CrowellVP IS CIO Technology Svcs. ManagerAmarr, Inc. The Halo Group City of SalisburyJeff Coleman Tony Vaden Joseph VenturelliCIO CIO CIOEnPro Industries, Inc. American Tire Distributors NewHope Bariatics10

Gary Spencer Al Alonso Jon BradyVP IT Director IT Director ITIrwin Industries City of Charlotte Speedway Motorsports, Inc.Thomas Sheehan Theresa Wilson Cathy BorstCIO CIO, Commercial SVP ISSetech, Inc. Wachovia Corp. MedCath, Inc.John Whiting Magdy Attia Rick GemerethDir. IS Engineering & PLM Dir., Comp. Sciences VP ITBE Aerospace Corp. Johnson C. Smith University Motorsports Authentics, Inc.Ashley Naelon Craig Richardville Sunil TandonSVP, Corp. Info Security SVP & CIO CTOBank of America Carolina Healthcare System GMAC InsuranceMike Gruver Lorie Swander Bernie YevinCIO Mgr. Comm. & CMG Server Dean, Bus. IT DivisionTWT Distribution, Inc. Wachovia Corp. Forsyth Technical C.C.Elizabeth Austin Susan Certoma Terry BargyVP IT Operations CIO CIOFamily Dollar Stores Wachovia Corp. Investment Bank Thomasville FurnitureAngela Yochem TJ Felice Brandon JacksonSVP, Architecture Executive COO Director ITBank of America Decision Support, LLC Gaston CountyThe CIO Forum and Executive IT Summit wishes to acknowledge the invaluable contributionsof our Conference Directors and our esteemed Executive Advisory Council. Without theirdedication and commitment to develop this conference for CIOs and Executive IT Professionals,this Forum would not be of the caliber it is today.11

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Sponsors 2008Premier Elite“Cisco, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are anessential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco’sInternet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from StanfordUniversity. Since the company’s inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of InternetProtocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 47,000 employees worldwide, this traditionof innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company’s core development areas ofrouting and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as Unified Communications, Wireless, NetworkSecurity, Storage Area Networking, Home Networking, Video Systems, and Application Networking Services. Ciscohas been at the heart of many historic changes in technology, and that continues to be true today. Now, at a timewhen the technology industry is going through a period of dramatic change, Cisco is the market leader in multipleareas, such as routing and switching, unified communications, wireless and security. The company helped catalyzethe industry’s move toward IP and, now that it is fully underway, the company is at the center of fundamental changesin the way the world communicates.”ASG Software Solutions is the ideal organization to discuss federated CMDBs andBusiness Service Management (BSM). The development of its analyst-recognized BSMvision has placed ASG in a challenger position against other major vendors. Founded in1986, ASG is a privately held global firm that provides a full range of enterprise softwaresolutions in Metadata, Applications, Operations, Content, Performance, Identity, and Infrastructure Management, aswell as ASG’s MetaCMDB, the pivotal technology that is the foundation of ASG’s BSM solution, ASG’s BusinessService Platform (BSP). ASG is headquartered in Naples, Florida, USA, with more than 90 offices serving theAmericas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia/Pacific. Join ASG for a special lunch presentation on May 28:“Demystifying Business Service Management & Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs)”Panelists: Arthur Allen, ASG CEO and President, John Connor, ASG CTO, and Claudia Vera, Florida Hospital SeniorManager of Information SystemsDiscussion: Discover what your peers are doing to make CMDBs and BSM successful in their organizations. Drawingupon recent market research results and feedback from meetings with more than 100 CIOs, this session will discusskey strategies for avoiding implementation pitfalls, justifying BSM, and staying in step with market trends. In thispanel discussion, you’ll gain valuable insights from two key perspectives: a leading software solutions provider andan actual BSM client. If you want to learn how CMDBs and BSM work in the real world, this session is for you.Partnering with:a division ofRed Hat is the world's most trusted open source provider.Ranked first for value in enterprise software for fourconsecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine VendorValue study. We offer enterprise customers a long-termplan for building infrastructures on the quality and innovation of open source. Combining the leading open sourceoperating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management, and Services OrientedArchitecture (SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. We also offer support, training, andconsulting services worldwide to help enterprises take full advantage of the value of open source technology.1

PremierSponsors 2008Consonus of Salt Lake City, Utah and Strategic Technologies, Inc. of Cary, North Carolina havejoined forces and become Consonus Technologies, Inc. subsidiary companies. The mergerunites Consonus, a high-availability data center and IT managed service provider, with StrategicTechnologies, a data-center focused provider of managed services and complex infrastructuresolutions. We design, build, host and manage high-availability data center solutions. Visit ourwebsites for more information; www.stratech.com and www.consonus.comCIBER is pleased to be a part of the CIO Forum for the fifth straight year! CIBER is a $1B global ITconsulting company with over 300 consultants in the Carolinas and 8,500 worldwide. Since 1974CIBER has been providing industry specific business solutions to Fortune 1000 and mid-sizedcompanies in addition to large government organizations. If you are looking for assistance from astrong global consulting organization with large local presence and a 98% customer satisfactionrating, give us a call. We have global practices with excellent references in....Business Intelligenceand Data Warehousing … ERP … Custom Application Development … Application Support …Application Testing … IT Service Desk … Data Center Operations … Business Continuity! Ourseamless global delivery model affords clients maximum flexibility in where these services aredelivered…Onsite…US Centers…Offshore Centers…CIBER the trusted advisor that more andmore CIO’s are looking to for thought leadership…www.ciber.comPlatinumHitachi Data Systems develops and delivers Services Oriented Storage Solutions, includingvirtualized tiered storage, to maximize each customer’s return on investment and minimize risk.These solutions align IT with business objectives, overcoming such challenges as businesscontinuity, disaster recovery, data lifecycle management, and storage consolidation, whilesimplifying IT infrastructures. Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.,conducts business directly and through resellers in over 170 countries and regions. For moreinformation, visit: www.hds.com.Brocade® (NASDAQ: BRCD) provides the industry’s leading platforms, solutions, and services forintelligently connecting, managing, and optimizing IT resources in shared storage environments.By developing innovative Storage Area Network (SAN) and File Area Network (FAN) solutions,Brocade helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize their data assets.(www.brocade.com)As the world’s leading provider of business software, SAP delivers products and services thathelp accelerate business innovation. With SAP, you can gain visibility across the entire valuechain, empowering you to make more efficient and timely decisions. SAP solutions minimizeimplementation time and risk, so you can rapidly build an adaptive business network, seize newrevenue streams, and respond to changing market conditions. Today, more than 47,800 customersin more than 120 countries run SAP applications – from distinct solutions addressing the needs ofsmall businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organizations.1

Sponsors 2008SilverTEKsystems is a premier technology staffing and services company, helping business by deployinghigh-caliber IT and communications expertise under a range of delivery methods.Meridian Group provides complete and effective technology solutions to both large and smallbusinesses, representing a wide variety of industries. Meridian delivers a total IT Solution—fromhardware, software, mid-range server services, e-business solutions, network solutions to highlyflexible leasing arrangements.Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) maximizes the value IT brings to the business byhelping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves theworld’s leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies.CompuCom has been delivering intelligent enterprise solutions for more than 20 years. Ourconsultants are specially trained to assess, design, plan and optimize any VMware environment.We have local consultants and account managers in the Chicago area that will be at the event.VMware (www.vmware.com) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop tothe datacenter. Customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensurebusiness continuity, strengthen security and go green.BronzeUnisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. We provide consulting, systemsintegration, outsourcing and infrastructure services, combined with powerful enterprise servertechnology to help our clients achieve secure business operations to achieve their businessgoals.Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers tohave confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure,information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security,availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, CA, Symantec hasoperations in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.Sogeti specializes in implementing technology solutions that improve business processes andperformance including: Application Transformation, Collaboration, Quality Assurance and ProjectManagement. Sogeti employees 18,000 people, www.sogeti.com.StaffingKelly IT Resources® specializes in providing companies around the world with informationtechnology professionals. We are a part of Kelly Services®, a US-based Fortune 500 companyand a global staffing industry leader. Our vast network of branch locations allows us to provideconsistent, quality service to IT professionals and customers worldwide.1

Sponsors 2008Executive ReceptionStrategic Partners®Is building businesssupport for IT projectsdriving you off course?Learn how to get back on track with CIBER:“Driving Strategic Business Value ThroughBusiness Intelligence Analytics”Wednesday, May 28, 200811:30 am – 12:30 pmHop on and attend this interactive panel discussionbetween a business executive, IT executive andBusiness Intelligence industry expert. Hear lessonslearned on how business and IT executives canwork together to get back on track on optimizingthe business value of designing and buildinganalytic solutions.Get BackOn Trackwww.ciber.com201 S. College Street, Suite 1450 • Charlotte, NC 28244 • 704-548-10105511 Capital Center Drive, Suite P-130 • Raleigh, NC 27606 • 919-518-080019

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VALUE SHOWSAt Red Hat, we bring choice to our customers. We make bettersoftware faster. Software that scales and is surrounded by abroad range of hardware and applications. We price it fairly,and back it up with expert service.www.redhat.com© 2008 Red Hat Inc. All Rights Reserved. “Red Hat,” Red Hat Linux, Red Hat “Shadowman” logo and theproducts listed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.21

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