Las Vegas|October 28 - 30, 2008
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a sponsor for this event, please contact Russ Massengill.
Presenting Sponsor
SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. With innovative business applications supported by an enterprise intelligence platform, SAS helps customers at 44,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.
www.sas.com
Premier Sponsor
Teradata
Teradata is the acknowledged global leader in data warehouse innovation and analytical solution development. Every day we raise our customers’ intelligence to higher levels, making them more focused and competitive by gathering enterprise information and extracting actionable insight.
Teradata elevates enterprise intelligence by giving every decision maker the insight required for smarter, faster decisions. We add value and reveal opportunity across more dimensions than any competing solution.
In every industry and geography, our technologies and expertise make the difference. Simply put, Teradata solutions make companies smarter and give them the competitive advantage to win.
www.teradata.com
Session Sponsor
Customer Chemistry
Customer Chemistry (Cc), a division of Agilex Technologies, provides solutions to help companies build stronger customer relationships and improve marketing results by using predictive analytics to increase the efficiency of customer retention, cross-sell/up-sell and customer acquisition campaigns. Customer Chemistry has a history of proven solutions for customer lifecycle improvement for communications service providers, which have reduced customer churn rates by up to 40 percent; increased business forecasting accuracy by more than 95 percent; and increased revenue generating activities by hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Agilex Technologies is a "new school" enterprise application, solution and advisory firm. We enable our clients to capture real ROI – not only a return on investment, but also a return on information. Our noteworthy business and technology professionals offer innovative thinking on leveraging advanced technologies. We make it possible for our clients to optimize systems and exploit data to realize the value of information.
www.customerchemistry.com
HP
As a global leader in information technology, HP applies new thinking and ideas to deliver simpler, more valuable experiences with technology. Our goal is to continuously improve the way our customers live and work. HP integrates sophisticated technology into products and services that are easy to use and manage, offering functionalities to meet virtually any need of our customers from individual consumers to the largest enterprises. Customers spend less time thinking about technology and more time focusing on what really matters to them. HP delivers experiences that are truly valuable and trusted because our people, partners and portfolio of products and services help our customers achieve results that count. Our heritage of quality and reliability combined with our commitment to long-lasting relationships gives our customers the confidence they need to accomplish their goals.
www.hp.com
TeradataTeradata is the acknowledged global leader in data warehouse innovation and analytical solution development. Every day we raise our customers’ intelligence to higher levels, making them more focused and competitive by gathering enterprise information and extracting actionable insight.
Teradata elevates enterprise intelligence by giving every decision maker the insight required for smarter, faster decisions. We add value and reveal opportunity across more dimensions than any competing solution.
In every industry and geography, our technologies and expertise make the difference. Simply put, Teradata solutions make companies smarter and give them the competitive advantage to win.
www.teradata.com
Networking Hall Sponsors
Amdocs
Amdocs is the market leader in customer experience systems innovation, enabling world-leading service providers to deliver an integrated, innovative and intentional customer experienceTM at every point of service. Amdocs provides solutions that deliver customer experience excellence, combining the software, service and expertise to help its customers execute their strategies and achieve service, operational and financial excellence. A global company with revenue of $2.84 billion in fiscal 2007, Amdocs has more than 17,000 employees and serves customers in more than 50 countries around the world.
www.amdocs.com
COMSYS
COMSYS Business Analytics Practice, a member of the SAS Gold Alliance, is one of the premier data management, reporting and analytical consulting companies in North America. For more than 25 years we have provided strategic solutions to our clients from a variety of industries, including financial services, insurance, manufacturing, health and life sciences, retail, and travel and entertainment. Our dedication to success and our ability to assist our clients in accessing, analyzing and reporting on their critical data makes us a valuable partner to small-to-medium-size companies as well as FORTUNE 500® companies. Whether you need support for your business intelligence or analytical projects on-site in your facilities or off-site from our three SAS Centers of Excellence in the United States, we have the solution that will help to bring success to your organization.
For more information on our SAS and Business Analytics Practice, please contact Jim Balcom at 269-553-5130 or e-mail jbalcom@comsys.com.
TeradataTeradata is the acknowledged global leader in data warehouse innovation and analytical solution development. Every day we raise our customers’ intelligence to higher levels, making them more focused and competitive by gathering enterprise information and extracting actionable insight.
Teradata elevates enterprise intelligence by giving every decision maker the insight required for smarter, faster decisions. We add value and reveal opportunity across more dimensions than any competing solution.
In every industry and geography, our technologies and expertise make the difference. Simply put, Teradata solutions make companies smarter and give them the competitive advantage to win.
www.teradata.com
HP
As a global leader in information technology, HP applies new thinking and ideas to deliver simpler, more valuable experiences with technology. Our goal is to continuously improve the way our customers live and work. HP integrates sophisticated technology into products and services that are easy to use and manage, offering functionalities to meet virtually any need of our customers from individual consumers to the largest enterprises. Customers spend less time thinking about technology and more time focusing on what really matters to them. HP delivers experiences that are truly valuable and trusted because our people, partners and portfolio of products and services help our customers achieve results that count. Our heritage of quality and reliability combined with our commitment to long-lasting relationships gives our customers the confidence they need to accomplish their goals.
www.hp.com
Zencos
Zencos is a distinguished member of the SAS® Gold Alliance that offers a full breadth of solutions including:
- Hosted SAS solutions.
- Planning and installation.
- Application development and data storage mechanisms.
- Migration and SAS 9.2 services.
- Training.
- Ongoing SAS administration support with ZenGuard.
Visit our booth at The Series to discuss how Zencos can assist you with intelligence implementations and register to win a brand new Apple iPod touch.
Media Channel
BetterManagement
BetterManagement is a unique mix of online educational resources and live business conferences. Business management topics include activity-based management, business intelligence, customer relationship management, financial management, IT management, leadership and management, risk management, scorecard and performance management and supply chain management. BetterManagement provides business management articles, Webcasts and business books. Business conferences focused on leadership and decision making include The Premier Business Leadership Series and regionally focused events in Latin America and Europe.
To learn more, visit www.bettermanagement.com.
Media Partners
From business to politics, technology to the arts, The Economist is renowned for its breadth of coverage and sharp, entertaining analysis. Get an international perspective and an independent view on the events shaping our world.
To learn more, visit www.economist.com.
Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers for 40 years. An award-winning Web site, weekly print publication, conference series and custom research form the hub of the world’s largest global IT media network. Computerworld has won more than 100 business media awards in the past five years alone.
To learn more, visit www.computerworld.com.
Casino Journal provides real-world solutions to challenges facing North America-based casino resort operators in this fast-paced age of new technologies, increased competition and heightened customer expectations. Casino Journal is a respected and trusted source of valuable news and is referred to as the “go-to for how-to” by gaming managers and executives.
To learn more, visit www.casinojournal.com.
Government Executive spans the widest editorial terrain in the federal government – covering all of today’s most pressing business topics, from human capital and technology to finance and procurement. As the premier online destination for business managers in federal government, Government Executive is trusted by federal decision makers to help them gain insights on how to run their programs, projects and agencies more effectively.
To learn more, visit www.govexec.com.
Hospitality Upgrade is published for hotel, travel and foodservice professionals, including management, independent operators, executives and chains. It focuses on the latest technology software and hardware solutions, industry trends, insider news and interviews with top industry executives. Hospitality professionals in 88 countries read Hospitality Upgrade to stay on top of the industries’ latest solutions.
To learn more, visit www.hospitalityupgrade.com.
Modern Healthcare is the industry’s leading source of healthcare business news. This weekly publication reports on important healthcare events and trends as they happen and readers use the information to make informed business decisions. It is ranked No. 1 in readership among healthcare executives and deemed a “must-read publication” by the who’s who in healthcare.
To learn more, visit www.modernhealthcare.com.
Pharmaceutical Executive provides pharmaceutical decision makers with the news and insights they need about pharma’s future and how to respond to it. From strategy to marketing to the best new ideas about sales, R&D, regulations, finance, meetings and IT, Pharmaceutical Executive covers it all.
To learn more, visit www.pharmexec.com.
STORES Media is the publishing and communications arm of the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association. STORES products, including STORES magazine, report on issues facing senior retail executives, including technology, supply chain and logistics, credit and payment systems, loss prevention, online retailing, merchandising and more.
To learn more, visit www.stores.org.
TechWeb is an innovative new business that owns the most respected and consumed media
brands in the business technology market, including Bank Systems & Technology, Wall Street
& Technology and Insurance & Technology.
To learn more, visit www.techweb.com.
Telephony magazine provides timely, comprehensive and analytical reporting on all aspects of telecom – both wireless and wireline. It looks inside the news, technology, regulatory and financial developments that are impacting independent service providers’ businesses, networks and services. Telephony also provides perspective on network technology innovations, content developments and business drivers that affect all forms of communications service providers.
To learn more, visit www.telephony.com.