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Executive Welcome:
David Stokes
Vice President
IBM Software Group
UK, IRE, NL & Africa

Market Overview:
Mike Davies
Lead Analyst,
Butler Group Abstract

In this session Mike will reflect on Butler Group's research, and analysis of the Enterprise Portals market in Western Europe, giving Butler Group's uncompromising opinion on:
* The value propositions of an enterprise portal
* Why it should be considered core IT infrastructure
* How it can be at the same time a strategic solution - and provide a tactical advantage.
* Lessons for successful deployment and realisation of returns.
* The things that work.
* The reasons for failure.
* The elements of portal functionality that customers will be looking for in the next two years
* The potential for the enterprise portal to be an 'enabling technology' for organisations of all complexions.
* Segments that have most to gain through deployment of a portal.
* Why the portal will not replace Windows as the standard desktop.

Portals and Today's Enterprise: A Practical Overview
Enzo Greco
IBM WW Senior Portal Sales Strategist

It used to be that 10 people would have 20 opinions of Portals. Now, 2 people could generate those 20 opinions! Rather than reflecting a confused market, this observation instead points to the myriad ways Portals can and are being used within enterprises. This session will cover three major topics: "Why Portals? Why Now?" which will address why there is so much interest and activity in Portals today, particularly compared with just a few short years ago. "The Three Portal Imperatives" will review the dynamics and imperatives of the Portal market, covering those factors driving Portal adoption and an overview of expected benefits. The three major types of Portals will be presented, neatly mapped onto three key resources all organizations have: Information, Applications and People. "So You Want a Portal" will offer practical advice on approaching a Portal project, including Return on Investment analysis, organizational structure and tips for getting started. Customer vignettes and anecdotes will be used liberally throughout the session.

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Portal Solutions for eHR
- Business Audience

As a growing number of companies seek to shift the focus of their HR function away from routine transactional activities to more strategic issues, e-HR solutions are increasingly being harnessed to streamline and automate administrative HR processes and services. Portals can play a leading role in these changes, providing employees, line managers and the HR function itself with easy online access to interactive, self-service functionality, delivering a new channel through which to communicate and collaborate. This session will show you how.

Architecting a Portal
- Technical Audience

How is a portal assembled? IBM's WebSphere Portal Server provides an extensible framework for interacting with enterprise applications, content, people and processes. The key integration components will be presented, including Security, Web Services, Developing for Portals, Collaboration and application integration.

Simon Quinton
WebSphere Specialist
IBM Software Group

Lee Millard
WebSphere - e-Business Architect WebSphere Innovation Centre

Track 1

Track 2

Portals solutions for Supply Chain Management
- Business Audience

For a business to remain competitive today it not only requires a first-class product range, it also requires the ability to be 'easy to work with'. One way to keep administration costs down, partner retention up and increase customer satisfaction is to electronically communicate with your suppliers and customers. This session will cover the use of portals to deliver online self-service access, that will allow you and your suppliers to communicate and collaborate more effectively.

Architecting a Portal
- Technical Audience

How is a portal assembled? IBM's WebSphere Portal Server provides an extensible framework for interacting with enterprise applications, content, people and processes. The key integration components will be presented, including Security, Web Services, Developing for Portals, Collaboration and application integration.

Jon Mell
WebSphere Technical Sales Specialist
IBM

Lee Millard
WebSphere - e-Business Architect WebSphere Innovation Centre