Lotusphere Comes to You 2007 is here again! This is the 3rd consecutive year since this signature event was first staged in Hong Kong in 2005. The theme this year is "IT Revolves Around You". You can expect from this event the best from Lotus Software including brand new, "hot-off-the-press" technologies and innovations such as Lotus Connections, Lotus Quickr, Lotus Notes and Domino 8, as well as Lotus Sametime 7.5.1. We will also showcase a variety of industrial collaboration solutions from our business partners that will surely help you get the most out of your existing IT investment and boost collaborative productivity across your enterprise.
Highlights for 2007 event:
- IBM worldwide experts to elaborate on Lotus Software strategy and Roadmap for 2007
- The Lotus guru who wrote the IBM Lotus Sametime For Dummies and the Lotus Notes For Dummies will share how Lotus collaboration reaps real business benefits for you
- Leading business partners to give you actionable advices and insights on planning and managing your collaboration infrastructure
- A total of 18 different booths showcasing various innovative collaboration solutions
- Announcement of the launch of Lotus User Group in Hong Kong
- Interactive activities throughout the event with Great Prizes
The Collaboration color is Yellow
Register now and join us to paint the collaboration color at Lotusphere Comes to You 2007 on March 22, 2007 at J.W. Marriott Hotel. The first 200 registrants will also receive a premium Lotusphere 2007 1GB USB flash drive.
Agenda
| Time |
Topic |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Registration & Reception |
| 9:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. |
Welcome Speech by IBM Software Group Executive
Mr. Bete Demeke, Vice President, Software Group, IBM Greater China Group |
| 9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. |
Keynote : IT Revolves Around You
The keynote will provide an overall Lotus Software Strategy and how it is helping to change the way people do business. A key element that makes Lotus Software unique is the constant focus on innovation, helping users become more productive, integration across applications and technologies via mashups, incorporating new architectures, and much more.
Mr. Tim Birdsall, Executive for Portal and Workplace, IBM Asia Pacific |
| 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Sametime Plug-in Contest Presentation |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
IBM Lotus Notes and Domino : A Look Ahead
Lotus Notes and Domino 8 is a major new upgrade to both the client and the server. It delivers exciting updates across the entire Lotus Notes user interface. The Lotus Domino server introduces new server functions like message recall and expanded integration with other enterprise applications. The new Activities model will have you sharing and managing all your collaborative content in new, intuitive ways. And the new application development model not only supports Composite applications; it will enable you to use your existing Lotus Notes applications in expanded ways and will have you thinking differently about Web applications in the Lotus Notes client. We'll discuss these innovations and then take a look ahead at the future, outlining the strategy for Lotus Notes and Domino.
Mr. Jason Dumont, Senior Product Manager, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Sametime Plug-in Contest Presentation & Lucky Draw |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch |
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Best Practices Track |
Innovations Track |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. |
Lotus Component Designer - Ease Your Portal Application Development
Come hear about how a new Eclipse-based software development tool can help you quickly create new applications that provide rich user interfaces and support business logic without writing code. Examples include expense reports, project management, document approvals or change requests, and collaboration tools such as blogs and discussion boards.
Mr. Ray Chan, Advisory I/T Specialist, Software Group, IBM China/Hong Kong Limited |
Social Networking Services - Ready for Business with IBM Capabilities
Social Networking has taken the consumer world by storm, but what value could it bring to business communities? Social software for the business community could represent the next generation of traditional business collaboration practices. You'll understand how IBM is embracing social networking and Web 2.0 technologies and delivering a set of lightweight social networking services.
Mr. Stephen Londergan, Senior Marketing Manager, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group |
| 2:40 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Mobilizing Applications with BlackBerry in Your IBM Lotus Domino Environment
Do you use Lotus Domino applications everyday to collaborate? Now you can access the applications you rely on to run your business anywhere, anytime! Attend this session to learn how to mobilize your corporate applications with BlackBerry and get practical advice you can use now. We'll show you a simplified approach and give you code samples to help you get started.
Mr. Alex Chang, Technical Account Manager, Research in Motion HK Limited |
The Lotus Software Strategy for Team Collaboration and Document Management
Besides reviewing key market and business trends in team collaboration and IBM priorities, and directions for team collaboration and document management, this session provides an overview of our current team collaboration portfolio, including our plans to embrace Web 2.0 technologies (like wiki's and blogs) and the role of IBM Lotus QuickPlace as a centerpiece in our strategy.
Mr. Stephen Ng, Product Line Manager, Lotus Software, IBM Greater China Group |
| 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 3:45 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. |
IBM Lotus Sametime Large-Scale Architecture Design
Instant messaging and Web conferencing are just the nexus of capabilities that the newest version of Lotus Sametime brings. In this session we'll take a detailed look at the largest Lotus Sametime deployments including supports for pervasive devices or external communities, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. And outline the factors that determine how your company will plan a deployment or migration to an enterprise environment.
Mr. Jason Gary, Executive Architect, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group |
The Universal Client for SOA
This session provides an overview of the IBM's new innovative managed client platform for Eclipse-based and Web 2.0 applications development. We will cover the types of applications that can be developed and how you could easily integrate existing and new applications and deliver them to a variety of connected and disconnected devices. Resources, including samples and documentation, will be provided.
Mr. Raymond Chan, Advisory I/T Specialist, Software Group, IBM China/Hong Kong Limited |
| 4:25 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
IBM Lotus Notes Hints, Tips, and Tricks
Join us for an action packed, interactive session of information about using Lotus Notes. Discover features you did not know were there. Learn ways to speed up common tasks. Enhance your skills with email, calendar, and document authoring. Empower yourself and your colleagues with new tools and automation tricks that will dramatically improve your Lotus Notes experience. We guarantee you'll be walking away saying "Wow, I wish I had known that before!"
Mr. Jason Dumont, Senior Product Manager, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group |
IBM Unified Communications and Collaboration Strategy
This session will present IBM's strategy and product roadmap in the Unified Communications and Collaboration space. It will explain the current integration of IBM Lotus Sametime and other Lotus products with telephony and video offerings from industry leaders and show how these capabilities will evolve into a seamless platform for increasing organizational productivity and delivering high-value real-time business applications.
Mr. Stephen Londergan, Senior Marketing Manager, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group |
| 5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. |
Sametime Plug-in Contest Award Announcement & Lucky Draw |
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