Software as a Service:
Collaborative Infrastructure and the Virtual Enterprise
Friday, March 28, 2008
8:00-10:00am Program
7:30am Registration
IBM
Watson Research CenterCenter
1 Rogers Street
Cambridge, MA
Modern societies and their economies are built on infrastructure. This includes roads and rail, electrical and telecommunication grids, and services (fire, police, health care) and regulations. Infrastructure allows the individual societal and economic actors to interact with each other with high efficiency. It allows those interactions to be both dynamic and predictable. Societies and economies with strong infrastructure have great potential move goods services and expertise to where they are needed very quickly. They have great potential to generate wealth and welfare.
Great businesses too, are built on strong infrastructures. They include corporate cultures, HR systems, legal support, corporate directories, eMail, Portals etc. But outside of a company's boundaries the quality and sophistication of infrastructure to support efficient business operations falls off precipitously. This is especially true for small businesses that don't have the advantage of scale to justify internal infrastructure and must rely on external and public infrastructure. If I'm a small business, how do I find a necessary or complimentary skill? Do I have access to the knowledge of potential customers and the nuances of marketplaces? How do I combine my product or services with others to deliver composite value propositions to a global market?
We are entering the era of the globally integrated enterprise and the collaborative technologies that are allowing major corporations to create cultures of innovation.... recognize and promote great ideas and turn them into products that customers consume quickly... on a global basis... are being combined with web delivery technologies to allow smaller business entities to bind together into global virtual enterprises.
This presentation will look at the emergence of Business-Webs (BWebs) and the web based collaboration and community technology that will dramatically improve the efficiency with which value networks of small businesses can deliver goods and services to a global market.
Speaker:
Sean Poulley, Vice President of the Online Collaboration Services business unit for the Lotus software division in IBM. Sean leads the design, development and delivery of software-as-a-service offerings for IBM. Lotus Sametime Unyte web coferencing service and the newly announced Bluehouse project are in market today.
In his previous role, Sean was responsible for strategy and strategic alliances for Lotus. He also held similar responsibilities for the Websphere brand specifically focused on Websphere Business Integration.
Prior to joining IBM in January 2002, Sean held various positions in independent software vendors dating back to 1994. At CrossWorlds, an integration software vendor, he was responsible for the successful start up of that entity in Northern Europe before assuming responsibility for alliances and channel strategy worldwide as vice president of business development.
Prior to CrossWorlds he held various sales roles at Systems Software Associates, an ERP application software vendor and before that at IBM UK where he started his career in the Information technology industry with IBM UK in 1988.
Sean graduated from the University of Birmingham in the UK and holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
Panelists:
Tom Meyer, General Manager of Iron Mountain's Digital Record Center, a Web-based, fully hosted Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution hosted in Iron Mountain's secure, underground facility. Prior to joining Iron Mountain, Tom was CEO of Russet Communications, a wireless telecom company. He brings a technical and financial perspective to business, having worked in software and consulting as well as venture capital and banking.
Ravinder Shan, Vice President of Business Development for Trilog. Shan is a seasoned executive with experience in new business development, project management, sales and operations. At the Trilog Group, Shan is responsible for developing new business initiatives, and formulating strategic and tactical plans to leverage those opportunities. Shan leads and directs all sales, marketing and business development activities for ProjExec Online, Software as a Service offering for collaborative project management. Shan manages the direct and channel sales teams and is also responsible for structuring and managing partnerships with key ISVs, OEMs and VARs.
Prior to joining Trilog Group, Shan was founder and CEO of Durwan Networks, startup focusing on providing comprehensive network management solutions to small businesses and home offices. Earlier as a Technical Manager of SHV, NV, Shan spearheaded startup operations in India and was responsible for developing new product applications, setting up the distribution network and customer service and support centers. Prior to SHV, Shan worked in project management and sales functions for Oil and Gas distribution companies. Shan has co-authored a research case on the Indian Software and Internet Industry and has also written a white paper on Home Networking.
Shan is a Chemical Engineer with specialization in Project Management and holds an MBA from Babson College.
Online registration for this event is now closed. Registration will be available at the door on the day of the event.
