Directions 2009

ICT at a Watershed: New Risks, Rules and Opportunities

March 4, 2009 ● San Jose Convention Center ● San Jose, California
March 17, 2009 ● John B. Hynes Convention Center ● Boston, Massachusetts

Watershed moments are those times in history marked by turbulence and rapid change. They often involve previously independent concerns drawn together by outside forces. This aptly characterizes the environment that the world faces and its relationship with communications and information technology.

Let IDC help you navigate the risks, rules and opportunities of the day. Our analysts:

possess technical expertise, extensive knowledge of the marketplace and its players, and indispensable insight into end-user demand;
provide intelligence on current trends and present market predictions for 2009 and beyond; and
can ultimately guide your efforts in identifying and developing key opportunities for your business.

Join IDC's leading analysts for Directions 2009. The presentations, networking, and one-to-one meetings with IDC and industry Insights analysts can spark ideas and help you formulate your own plan for success and growth in the year to come.

Agenda

This year's agenda features over 40 sessions, including a featured keynote by Nicholas Carr, former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review and author of Does IT Matter? and, his most recent book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google.

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Nicholas Carr

Make Analyst Connections

IDC is committed to helping attendees connect and address specific issues and challenges with IDC and industry Insights analysts. This year's event provides access to over 60 analysts in private and small group settings, including one-to-one analyst meetings, breakfast coffee chats and demos, and lunch roundtable discussions.

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Details and Registration

Register to attend Directions 2009 in San Jose or Boston. Here you will also find information on venue, hotel, and other related details for Directions 2009.

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Analysts available for one-to-one meetings (sign up onsite)

Aileen Arcilla (San Jose only)
Senior Research Analyst, Semiconductors

Shiv Bakhshi
Director, Mobile Devices Technology and Trends

Michelle Bailey
Research Vice President, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends

Melinda Ballou
Program Director, Application Life-Cycle Management & ITEx

Joe Barkai (Boston only)
Practice Director, Product Life-Cycle Strategies, Manufacturing Insights

Thomas Barrieau (Boston only)
Program Manager, Sales Advisory Service

Doug Bell (Boston only)
Research Analyst, United States Quarterly PC Tracker

Rena Bhattacharyya (Boston only)
Research Manager, Business Network Services

Karen Blackmore (San Jose only)
Research Director, Customer Operations Strategies, Energy Insights

Raymond Boggs
Vice President, Small/Medium Business and Home Office Research

Lucinda Borovick
Research Vice President, Datacenter Networks

Angele Boyd
Group VP, General Manager , Imaging/Output Document Solutions & SMB

Jean S. Bozman
Research Vice President, Enterprise Servers

Teresa Bozzelli
COO & Managing Director, Government Insights

Fred Broussard (Boston only)
Research Director, Enterprise System Infrastructure Software

Brian Burke (Boston only)
Program Director, Security Products

Jeanne Capachin
Research Vice President, Global Banking and Insurance Practices, Financial Insights

Gary Chen (Boston only)
Research Manager, Enterprise Virtualization Software

Chris Christiansen (Boston only)
Program Vice President, Security Products and Services

Godfrey Chua (Boston only)
Research Manager, Wireless and Mobile Infrastructure

Jon Crotty (Boston only)
Research Analyst, Security Products and Services

Caroline Dangson
Research Analyst, New Media and Entertainment

Matt Davis
Program Director, Consumer Multiplay Services

Crawford Del Prete
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Research

Mukesh Dialani (Boston only)
Senior Analyst, Worldwide BPO Services

Timothy Doherty (Boston only)
Associate Research Analyst, Small and Medium Business Markets: Mobility

Alicia Dowdell (Boston only)
Director, Mobility, Computing, and Consumer Primary Research

Lee Doyle
Group Vice President and General Manager, Network Infrastructure and Security Products and Services

Stephen Drake
Program Vice President, Mobility and Telecom

Laura DuBois (Boston only)
Program Director, Storage Software

Lynne Dunbrack
Program Director, Health Payer Research, Health Industry Insights

Matthew Eastwood
Group Vice President, Enterprise Platforms

Scott Ellison
Vice President, Mobile Consumer Services

Michael Fauscette
Group Vice President, Software Business Solutions

Jill Feblowitz (Boston only)
Practice Director, Business Technology, Energy Insights

Sue Feldman
Research Vice President, Content Technologies Group

Seth Fishbein
Senior Research Analyst, CMO Advisory Research

Maureen Fleming
Program Director, Business Process Automation and Deployment

Michael Gerard
Research Vice President, Executive Advisory Group

Abner Germanow
Director, Enterprise Networks

Clare Gillan
Senior Vice President, Executive and Go-to-Market Programs

Al Gillen
Research Vice President, System Software

Randy Giusto
Group Vice President & General Manager, Mobility, Computing, and Consumer Markets

John Grady (Boston only)
Research Analyst, Hardware Channels

Noemi Greyzdorf (Boston only)
Research Manager, Storage Software

Tim Grieser (Boston only)
Program Vice President, Enterprise System Management Software

Leslie Hand (Boston only)
Research Director, Global Retail Insights

Judy Hanover (Boston only)
Research Manager, Health Industry Insights

Andrew J. Hanson (Boston only)
Associate Research Analyst, Security Products

Matt Healey
Research Manager, Software and Hardware Support Services

Marianne Hedin (Boston only)
Research Manager, Worldwide Services and Services-Oriented Architecture

Stephen D. Hendrick
Group Vice President, Application Development and Deployment Research

Sally Hudson (Boston only)
Research Director, Security Products and Services

Justin Jaffe (Boston only)
Senior Analyst, SMB and Home Office Markets

Steve Josselyn (Boston only)
Research Director, Global Enterprise Server Solutions

Susan Kevorkian (San Jose only)
Program Director, Consumer Markets

Keith Kmetz (Boston only)
Vice President, Hardcopy Peripherals Solutions and Services

Kimberly Knickle (Boston only)
Practice Director, Emerging Agenda, Manufacturing Insights

Amy Konary (Boston only)
Research Director, Software Pricing, Licensing, and Delivery

Danielle Levitas
Group Vice President, Consumer, Broadband and Digital Marketplace

Lee Levitt
Program Director, Sales Advisory Service

Mark Levitt (Boston only)
Program VP, Collaboration and Enterprise 2.0 Strategies

Chris Lewis (San Jose only)
Group Vice President, International Telecoms and Networking

Amy Lind (Boston only)
Program Manager, Consumer Broadband Markets

Gard Little (Boston only)
Research Manager, Worldwide Services and Emerging Services Opportunities

Ramon Llamas (Boston only)
Senior Research Analyst, Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker

Alan Louie (Boston only)
Research Director, Health Industry Insights

Loren Loverde (Boston only)
Director, Worldwide PC Tracker

Stephen Loynd (Boston only)
Research Manager, Contact Center Services

Scott Lundstrom (Boston only)
Vice President, Research, Health Industry Insights

Catherine Madden (Boston only)
Senior Research Analyst, Energy Insights

Robert Mahowald
Research Director, On-Demand and SaaS Research

Shawn McCarthy (Boston only)
Director, Government Vendor Programs, Government Insights

Brian McDonough (Boston only)
Research Manager, Analytics and Data Warehousing Software

Patricia McGinnis (Boston only)
Research Director, Corporate Banking, Financial Insights

Aaron McPherson (Boston only)
Practice Director, Financial Services, Financial Insights

Susan Middleton (Boston only)
Research Director, Technology Financing Strategies

Stephen Minton
Vice President of Worldwide IT Markets and Strategies within IDC's Global Research Organization

Mario Morales (San Jose only)
Vice President, Global Semiconductor Research

Henry Morris
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Software and Services Research

Alexander Motsenigos
Director, Global Services Markets and Trends

Courtney Munroe (Boston only)
Group Vice President, Worldwide Telecommunications

Kathy Nagamine (San Jose only)
Director, Worldwide Trackers

Eric Newmark (Boston only)
Research Manager, Health Industry Insights

Hoang Nguyen
Program Vice President, Worldwide Tracker Program

Carl Olofson
Research Vice President, Application Development and Deployment

Michael J. Palma (San Jose only)
Senior Research Analyst

Albert Pang (San Jose only)
Research Director, Enterprise Applications Research

David Potterton
Vice President of Global Research, Financial Insights

Curtis Price
Program Vice President, Infrastructure Services

Joe Pucciarelli
Program Director, Technology Financing & Executive Strategies

Kathy Quirk (Boston only)
Research Manager, Enterprise Workplace Applications and Portal Strategies

Barry Rabkin (Boston only)
Senior Research Analyst, Insurance Practice, Financial Insights

Shane Rau (San Jose only)
Program Director, Computing, Networking, and Storage Semiconductors

David Reinsel
Group Vice President, Storage and Semiconductor

Christina Richmond
Research Manager, Channels and Alliances: Hardware Infrastructure

Bill Roch
Research Director, Leasing and Pricing Evaluation Services

Sandra Rogers
Program Director, SOA, Web Services, and Integration

Michael Rose
Research Analyst, Enterprise Virtualization Software

Lisa Rowan (Boston only)
Program Director, HR and Talent Management Services

Sebastien A. Ruest
Vice President, Services Research

Sean Ryan (Boston only)
Research Analyst, Mobile Enterprise Software

Merle Sandler (Boston only)
Research Manager, SMB and Home Office Markets

Jed Scaramella (Boston only)
Research Analyst, Enterprise Server: Technology Market

Rebecca Segal
VP, Global Services Markets and Trends

Richard Shim (San Jose only)
Research Manager, Personal Computing

Rona Shuchat
Research Director, Application Outsourcing Services

Meera Singh (Boston only)
Research Director, Worldwide Telecommunications

Elaina Stergiades (Boston only)
Senior Research Analyst, Software Support Services

Will Stofega
Program Manager, Mobile Device Technology and Trends

Terrance Strom (Boston only)
Research Analyst, IT Outsourcing and Utility Services

Rebecca Swensen (Boston only)
Research Analyst, Enterprise Mobility and IP Communications Services

David Tapper
Vice President, Outsourcing and Offshore Services Market Research

Anna Toncheva (Boston only)
Program Manager and Economist, IT Markets and Strategies Group

Marcus Torchia (Boston only)
Research Manager, Intelligent Grid Strategies, Energy Insights

Mary Johnston Turner (Boston only)
Research Director, System Management Software