D S * CONFERENCES & SEMINARS 10.06.98
Oct 6
DECISION PROCESSING '98
Location: Redwood Shores, California
Contact: http://www.decisionprocessing.com
ERP, OLAP and data warehousing are converging as organizations look for better ways to improve business operations and make more informed decisions. To address the issues and technical requirements created by the consolidation of these technologies, DataBase Associates today announced the first annual " Decision Processing '98" Conference. This unique event brings together the leaders in enterprise computing and data warehousing including: Hyperion Solutions, IBM, Informatica, International Data Corporation, Microsoft, NCR, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP to introduce the concept of "decision processing" as a corollary to "transaction processing," and to discuss how these systems can work together to help companies leverage all their information assets for measurable business impact. The participating vendors will provide perspectives on the technology and business trends shaping the future of the datawarehousing marketplace and will discuss trends in application packages for decision processing.
The highlight of Decision Processing '98 will be the unveiling of a new blueprint for decision processing, designed by industry luminary Colin White, which explains how companies can successfully integrate previously isolated silos of business information -- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications, data warehouses and data marts, and analytic applications. The half-day event will examine the future of data warehousing and the industry's trend toward packaged applications for decision support, and will also feature a new, plug-compatible application and technology framework that:
"This unique event provides an ideal opportunity to get some 'straight-talk' from leading vendors and consultants about decision processing trends and about how to gain the maximum business benefits from new data warehouse and analytic application solutions," said Colin White, Decision Processing '98 Chairperson and Founder of Database Associates International.
The event is co-sponsored by Database Associates, a leading information technology consulting company, Informatica Corp., the leading provider of software for deploying enterprise business intelligence and analytic applications, and Intelligent Enterprise, a new publication from Miller-Freeman covering the integration and management of business-critical applications and corporate information infrastructures.
Oct 6-8
1998 PRISM SOLUTIONS WOLDWIDE USER CONFERENCE
Location: San Diego, California
Contact:
http://www.prismsolutions.com/user/index.html
Each of the past three years, this event has proven to be the ultimate way to see how others around the world are leveraging their Prism investment, and to learn about (and influence!) Prism's future direction. Hope to see you there!
Oct 18-21
FIRST ANNUAL DSS SUMMIT
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Contact: http://www.dbsummit.com/dss/98home.htm
Oct 25-29
ORACLE APPLICATION USERS GROUP FALL CONFERENCE
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Contact: http://www.oaug.org
Oct 26-30
MICROSTRATEGY DSS WORLD
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contact: http://www.strategy.com
Nov 1-6
THE DATA WAREHOUSING INSTITUTE'S FOURTH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Location: Orlando, Florida
Contact: http://www.dw-institute.com
Nov 3-5
DCI'S DATABASE & CLIENT/SERVER WORLD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Contact: http://www.dci.com/database
Nov 3-5
DCI'S INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE CONFERENCE (I*CON)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Contact: http://www.dci.com/icon
Nov 3-5
DCI'S KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Contact: http://www.dci.com/kmc
Nov 3,4,5
INTEQ'S EXECUTIVE GUIDE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Locations: Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington
Contact: http://www.inteqgroup.com
November 4-5
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: http://www.gordianknot.com
800-405-2114
agent@gordianknot.com
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
offered by
The Gordian Institute
Registration $995
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OVERVIEW
This two-day course will present technology that may enhance existing
software systems by simulating an expert's decision making process. Using
these intelligent systems you may:
1.) Disseminate problem solving knowledge and abilities throughout
your organization
2.) Provide consistent, solutions and recommendations at the click
of a mouse or keystroke
3.) Observe and learn how an expert arrives at a solution.
COURSE CONTENT
A successful knowledge-based system implementation consists of two major
components: the decision making mechanism, and the knowledge base. This
course will first focus on introducing the fundamental principles of the
technology. Discussions will follow on issues relating to the design and
development of practical system.
Next, the course will introduce the concepts of knowledge engineering: the process of developing a knowledge base. Under this topic, the procedures and techniques needed to develop a successful knowledge base will be discussed.
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING WORKSHOP
A mock knowledge engineering session will be conducted to demonstrate the
techniques discussed in the class. The resulting knowledge base will be
used to develop a knowledge-based system using commercial software tools
and tested. Source code of the knowledge-base system will be made
available to attendees at the end of the course. Attendees are
encouraged to bring to the class any problems that might be suitable for
a knowledge-based implementation.
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Nov 4-6, 1998
DATA MINING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Location: Dallas, Texas
Contact: http://www.gordianknot.com
800-405-2114
agent@gordianknot.com
DATA MINING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
A broad-brushed, intensive introduction of methods, applications, tools and techniques
offered by
The Gordian Institute
Registration: $1495
WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE UNIQUE?
This course focuses on actual use and implementation of data mining
methods. The instructor will also show how to evaluate various
data mining products. Exercises will reveal impressive results
from the same tool that may have failed in other categories. The
workshops will save immeasurable time and effort in assessing and
selecting which suite of tools and techniques will perform best for
your application.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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November 7-13, 1998
SUPERCOMPUTING '98 (SC98)
Location: Orlando, FL
Contact: http://www.supercomp.org/sc98/
Come visit Tabor Griffin Communications at booth #620;
we look forward to
meeting you!
Nov 16-17
MANAGING DATA WAREHOUSE PROJECTS: THE KEY ISSUES
Location: San Francisco, California
Contact: http://www.dci.com
Nov 18-20
DATA ANALYSIS & MODELING FOR THE DATA WAREHOUSE
Location: San Francisco, California
Contact: http://www.dci.com
Dec 1-3
STRATEGIES & TOOLS FOR SUCCESSFUL DATA WAREHOUSES
Location: Orlando, Florida
Contact: http://www.dci.com
Dec 2,3
INTEQ'S EXECUTIVE GUIDE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Locations: Denver, Colorado
Phoenix, Arizona
Contact: http://www.inteqgroup.com
Dec 7-8
MANAGING DATA WAREHOUSE PROJECTS: THE KEY ISSUES
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Contact: http://www.dci.com
Dec 7-9
THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SCENE: GIGA'S SHOWCASE FOR IT INNOVATION
Location: La Quinta, California
Contact: http://www.gigaweb.com/events
781-792-2669
Description: Some of the world's leading CIOs will provide live, unstaged evaluations of the latest technology products at "The Emerging Technology Scene: Giga's Showcase for IT Innovation," Dec. 7, 8 and 9, 1998 at the La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, CA. "The Scene will not only provide the earliest look yet at emerging first quarter products in five different technology areas, it will do so in an interactive format in which attendees can evaluate and rate the new products," said Marlene Nusbaum, vice president, conference development.
"This dynamic new format ensures an honest assessment of the latest products by providing a live, without-a-net evaluation by senior-level users and by the audience itself," Nusbaum said. "In addition, our selection process ensures that we are showcasing the most cutting edge products available. All products are being blindly and competitively chosen by some of the most respected analysts in the industry based on extremely selective criteria."
Senior-level IT leaders who will evaluate the products include: J. Scott Dinsdale, Senior Vice President and CIO, BMG Entertainment; Jim Griffin, CEO, OneHouse, former CIO, Geffen Records; Chris Jurasek, Manager, Application Development, Solo Cup Co.; K. Angela Kapp, Vice President of Special Markets and New Media, Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.; Sukan Makmuri, Vice President, Information Technology, Bank of America, and Josef Mandelbaum, VP of Electronic Marketing, American Greetings Corp.
Each of the five technology segments, or TechnoVistas, being featured will be introduced by a Giga Information Group analyst, who will present a technology perspective and a business framework, pose questions, make predictions and set the context for vendor product demonstrations. After the demonstrations, the senior-level IT end users will provide feedback on the new products in a "User's Views and Reviews" session. Each session will be moderated by a Giga analyst and will include audience feedback via electronic polling.
The Scene is structured around five TechnoVistas:
The Amazing Future of the Desktop. Explores what new functionality will
be offered and what the next generation desktop will look like.
Behind the Scenes at the Website. Identifies a host of hot, new software
tools, which make creative web development possible.
Serving up Servers. Displays new, powerful technologies designed to meet
the challenges of a burgeoning Internet-enabled population of corporate
users.
The Network of the Well-Connected Enterprise. Examines the network as a
vitally important strategic asset and puts products to the test in a set of
real-life scenarios, developed by Giga Information Group analysts, which
solution suppliers must address.
The Boomer's Kids-What's Coming Next? Looks at the immediate future and
presents research technologies and products available in the coming year
that will serve both business and personal needs.
Technology Futurist Saffo To Speak
Paul Saffo, Director, The Institute for the Future (IFTF) will be the opening keynote speaker for The Scene. Saffo is a technology forecaster studying long-term information technology trends and their impact on business, society and culture. His essays have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Fortune. He is the author of Dreams in Silicon Valley, a book of his essays.
Executive Exchanges and Investor Insights
In addition, Executive Exchanges and Investor Insight sessions will run concurrently throughout the show. The Executive Exchanges provide an opportunity for peer-to peer idea sharing and small group interaction with Giga analysts.
The Investor Insight sessions, which are open to the press, will consist of sector review sessions conducted by Giga senior analysts, and will cover market trends and vendor positioning. Vendor executive breakout sessions will be held with senior managers from presenting vendors, providing an opportunity for interactive discussions in a small, informal setting.
Giga Information Group (NASDAQ:GIGX), headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., sells knowledge which supports enterprise decision making in the field of Information Technology ("IT") with a focus on computing, telecommunications and related industries. Giga began providing its services in April 1996, and today, its global client base exceeds 860 organizations, comprising over 11,000 individual users, including IT vendors, IT users and institutional investors.
In the USA, Giga is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has offices in Norwell, MA, Santa Clara, CA, Norwalk, CT, New York, NY, and Chicago, IL. In Europe, Giga's offices cover Scandinavia, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Italy. Giga is also represented in Israel, and its services are distributed in Spain and Portugal by Informatica El Corte Ingles.
Dec 8-10
DCI'S DATA WAREHOUSE SUMMIT
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Contact: http://www.dci.com/datawhse
Dec 8-10
DCI'S KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Contact: http://www.dci.com/kmc
Dec 9-11
DATA ANALYSIS & MODELING FOR THE DATA WAREHOUSE
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Contact: http://www.dci.com
Jan 27-29, 1999
DATA MINING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Location: Orlando, Florida
Contact: http://www.gordianknot.com
800-405-2114
agent@gordianknot.com
DATA MINING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
A broad-brushed, intensive introduction of methods, applications, tools and techniques
offered by
The Gordian Institute
Registration: $1495
WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE UNIQUE?
This course focuses on actual use and implementation of data mining
methods. The instructor will also show how to evaluate various
data mining products. Exercises will reveal impressive results
from the same tool that may have failed in other categories. The
workshops will save immeasurable time and effort in assessing and
selecting which suite of tools and techniques will perform best for
your application.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
REQUEST FULL COURSE DETAILS
You will quickly receive complete details to include pricing, course
outline, instructor background, site logistics and registration form
through any of the following:
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