Software 2006: Alliance
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Location: Santa Clara Convention Center, Room 209/210 (note new room)
| Time: | Description: |
| 8:30am – 10:30am | Keynotes in General Session |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am – 11:30am |
“How to Work with the Gorrillas” Bruce Richardson, Chief Research Officer, AMR Research |
| 11:30am – 11:45am | “Alliances: Nurturing or Neutering?” Vinnie Mirchandani, Principal, Deal Architect |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | “Software Alliances – Best Practices” Moderator: Bruce Richardson, Chief Research Officer, AMR Research Panelists: Peter Koliopoulos, Sr. Director Channel Marketing, EMC; Tom Hermann,VP, ISV Management and Programs, Oracle; Akther Ahmed, VP Global Alliances, TCS |
| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | Alliance Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:45pm | Keynotes in General Session |
| 3:45pm –4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | “What Do Small Software Vendors Bring to the Table?” Dave Watson, CTO, Kaiser Permanente |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | “Executive Spending Trends and Priorities: What’s on Tap Through 2010?” Bill McNee, President, Saugatauck Technology |
| 4:45pm – 5:30pm | “Opportunities for Emerging Companies” |
| 5:30pm –7:00pm | Reception/Networking at the Trade Show Floor |
Alliance is a new event at Software 2006 which provides a forum for major software vendors to gather with small and mid-size players to discuss issues impacting the success of the ecosystem. In both a town hall-style meeting and during one-on-one networking time, Alliance will allow all sides to gain a better understanding of each others’ challenges and opportunities. The objective will be to create a new set of the best practices for software vendor alliances.
The Sand Hill Group will nominate only selected Software 2006 attendees to take part in this session. Nominees chosen to participate in Alliance will receive further details prior to the conference. To nominate your company, email M.R. Rangaswami at mr@sandhill.com.
- EMC Software
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- SAP
- Symantec
- Tata Consultancy Services
