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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: 5 Key Strategies for Making Sales the Engine for Growth]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=355753]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This may be a tough year for sales...but not for everyone.  Some of the world's most successful corporations employ 5 key strategies that allow them to buck the trend and achieve consistent sales year after year.

Join BNET's live Webcast, with guest speaker Julianne McAndrew from Travelers, and AchieveGlobal's Dr. Joyce Thomspsen, to learn how Travelers invested in sales productivity development to frame their new brand and eliminate silos by speaking a common sales language throughout the organization.

Hosted by James Hilliard, Moderator for BNET, and featuring live Q&A, this Webcast will address these important topics and more:

Sales Productivity: the Engine to Growth
The Path to Sales Effectiveness
The Great Divide: Moving from transactional to strategic selling  
Best practices from Traveler's strategy execution

Register today to attend this live event, sponsored by AchieveGlobal, and get expert tips and advice on aligning your sales force as the engine to growth.
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:44:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: How to Implement Disaster Recovery for Complex IT Configurations]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=355628]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[How do you manage disaster recovery plans for complex IT configurations? Do you need to protect data stored on Windows and UNIX and perhaps replicate to a less expensive platform such as Linux? Cluster configurations offer high availability, but how do you overcome the challenges of planning and managing a cluster? 

Join this live TechRepublic Webcast moderated by James Hilliard, to find out how Microsoft Cluster Server clusters and virtual server technology can work alone or in tandem to protect your data. John Benjamin, Director of Partner Enablement at CA, will explore different types of cluster configurations, the use of virtual server technology such as VMWare or Virtual Servers in a replica environment, and cross-platform disaster recovery support. This event will help you: 

Understand where gaps in protection may exist
Identify weak links in your disaster recovery plan
mize disaster recovery in your existing environment
Minimize configuration changes
Reduce hardware costs for your replica environment

Register today!
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:21:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Webcast: Best Practices for a Successful SOA Implementation]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=355626]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Pundits claim that you will reap returns on your SOA investments only after the implementation reaches a critical mass.  Oracle Fusion Middleware customers have repeatedly demonstrated phenomenal ROI from the get-go.  It is a potent combination of seasoned implementers and underlying product capabilities that have ensured tactical as well as strategic successes.

View this TechRepublic Webcast to hear about industry-leading SOA investment experiences and learn:

How E2E Consulting helped Apollo Group achieve 600% ROI in a span of 4 months
How Zanett Commercial Solutions saved a leading Software Vendor hundreds of hours per month via improved cross-organizational process efficiencies
Secret ingredients of SOA success
Typical potholes to watch out for on the road to a successful SOA strategy

Guest Speaker: Erez Azaria, Director, Zanett Commercial Solutions
Erez has been successfully leading IT projects for over 14 years for clients ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 corporations.  His experience covers a broad array of technologies including SOA, data warehousing, and portals.  He is currently the Director of Technology Strategy at Zanett Commercial Solutions, based out of Burlington, Massachusetts.
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:24:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Closing Deals with Web Conferencing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=355625]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Savvy sales people understand exactly why it's so important to quickly and efficiently turn prospects into customers.  More and more, they're turning to web conferencing as a highly effective means of generating leads and qualifying prospects as well as building and maintaining relationships.  Of course, all of this is specifically designed with just one thing in mind which is closing deals and increasing orders.

BNET is proud to present Closing Deals with Web Conferencing, the second in a three-part interactive series about the rising use of the Internet and related technologies for higher sales and greater productivity;

Learn about the basic value of web conferencing in sales environments to dramatically improve sales productivity and profit;
Discover how to most effectively use the most common resources available to quickly convert prospects into customers;
And explore the lessons learned and best practices for web conferencing in real-world sales situations.

The most important aspect of sales is the ability to quickly get the order and Closing Deals with Web Conferencing is essential for anyone who wants to take advantage of the most innovative strategies for increasing sales effectiveness.

Register today!


Note: This premium editorial content is underwritten by Adobe Systems. The registration information you provide will be shared with this sponsor.

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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:40:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Best Practices for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=353786]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) practices go hand-in-hand. Likewise, both the BC & DR solutions you choose must closely align with the needs of your business. To meet these requirements and satisfy your organization's tolerance for downtime and data loss, you need to implement a recovery strategy based on a variety of data protection approaches.

Today, because 24x7x365 access is expected, a range of data recovery capabilities are needed to map to all of your organization's recovery objectives. These capabilities include:

Traditional D2D2T Backup and Restore
Over the WAN Replication
Automatic failover
Continuous data protection (CDP)
Automated DR Testing

During this live TechRepublic Webcast, moderated by Steve Kovsky and featuring Patty Then, Senior Product Marketing Manager for CA's Recovery Management business unit, hear a discussion on a tiered BC/DR platform that integrates modular products such as CDP, replication, and automated failover capabilities with traditional backup and recovery for multi-layered protection. Register today!]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:18:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Optimizing Online Customer Interactions]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=353513]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time when a simple check-the-box approach to online sales and service was enough to satisfy a consumer-driven Internet audience -- but those days are over. With online revenues now over $500 million per year in North America alone, companies of all sizes are increasingly turning their attention to online satisfaction. In fact, it may very well be the so-called online experience that makes the difference between future success and failure for businesses of all sizes. From improving your image to measuring the effects of all your efforts, it is now time for e-commerce to include a superior customer experience.

BNET is proud to present this live, interactive program that demonstrates how to make a difference in your business by taking your end users' online experience to the next level. Through this live Webcast, you can:

Improve your business' overall online experience to maximize sales and performance
Discover how to use rich Internet applications to best provide services for your customers as well as partners and vendors
Adopt fresh new concepts on how Web analytics can help measure progress, trends and perhaps most importantly return on investment or ROI

In a recent Forrester survey, most large online firms say they plan to boost spending in 2008 when it comes to their customer experience. Optimizing Online Customer Interactions is an excellent overview for companies looking to stay relevant by adapting their online presence. Register today!

Note: This premium editorial content is underwritten by Tealeaf Technology. The registration information you provide will be shared with this sponsor.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:07:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Unified Communications Beyond IP Telephony]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=352811]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[No one can doubt the value of Unified Communications.  From small and medium businesses to even the largest commercial enterprises, organizations of all sizes are now migrating to IP telephony solutions in record numbers.  Some might even call it a communications revolution.  But beyond simple voice and data services, many organizations are failing to take full advantage of all the other applications and services that a converged IP network has to offer.

TechRepublic is proud to present Unified Communications Beyond IP Telephony, an interactive Webcast exploring the often overlooked and under-utilized value of IP telephony for anytime, anywhere communications.  This event will help you:

Gain a better understanding of Unified Communications and how they seamlessly integrate computers, telephones and mobile devices
Learn about the benefits for greater efficiency and productivity as well as branch office integration and disaster recovery
Discover best practices for deploying, managing, and supporting a converged IP Telephony network

Unified Communications are here to stay and will lead to even greater functionality in the future.  Unified Communications Beyond IP Telephony is a critical opportunity for any one who wants to be a part of the revolution! Register today!

Note: This premium editorial content is underwritten by ShoreTel. The registration information you provide will be shared with the sponsor.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:47:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Six Web Hacker Tricks & The Three Pillars of Web Protection]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=352205]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A brand new infected webpage is discovered every 14 seconds.

The web has become the key vector for online attacks - yet the vast majority of businesses are unprotected against today's modern Web-based malware. Hackers have developed a new box of tricks. 

Today's rapidly evolving Web threats and the instant exploitation of any vulnerability by malware authors means that it is simply not enough for businesses to protect their email and endpoint systems.  

Join this live one-hour TechRepublic Webcast featuring Chris Kraft, VP of Product Management and Fraser Howard, Principal Researcher from Sophos.  Moderator James Hilliard will take you through this session and offer you the opportunity to get your questions answered during a live Q&A.  We'll discuss these key topics and more:

Factors that dictate the success of new web malware
The six top tricks used by web hackers
Three pillars of protection to safeguard your systems

Register today!
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:36:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Don't Go Half Way: Blade Server or Virtual Server = Virtual Storage]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=352203]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Every CEO and company owner asks two things of their people and vendors: How are you going to save me money and how are you going to make me money?  Responding to those two business requirements is the current wave of server architecture changing from rack-based servers to blade servers and from physical servers to virtual servers.  Both of these new server architectures save companies money and allow them to respond faster to business opportunities which make them money.

Join this TechRepublic Webcast with live Q&A, hosted by moderator James Hilliard, and featuring guest speaker Tim Stelzner, Enterprise Storage Business Manager, HP StorageWorks Americas, as they discuss the complementary storage solution to the changing server market - virtual storage.

If your business is changing to blade or virtual servers, you will learn more about changing from traditional storage to virtual storage. Both of these two new server architectures are increasing the rate of change in your data center and helping you respond faster to business opportunities.  You'll need a storage architecture that is just as fast and easy to respond to change to take all of the savings to your bottom-line. That is Virtual Storage! Register today!

Co-Sponsored by:

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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:07:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Assuring Voice Quality on IP Telephony Rollouts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=351963]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[IP Telephony deployment changes dramatically when the job grows from "a few sites" to a full company-wide rollout across many locations. Achieving a high level of QoS for VoIP across the WAN and Internet often runs counter to the interests and needs of other network traffic on a converged infrastructure.  The key to assuring voice QoS, while still maintaining the performance of other network traffic, is getting the deployment right in the first place.

ZDNet is proud to present this live, interactive Webcast, Assuring Voice Quality on IP Telephony Rollouts, which will allow you to:

Learn how to intelligently navigate MPLS service structures such as QoS, application contention, acceleration technologies and router queue limitations
Gain a useful understanding of how exactly to assure a successful deployment of voice over distributed networks as well as maintaining ongoing visibility into performance quality
Discover how to create a positive Return on Investment (ROI) to fund the requirements of a wide-spread voice deployment

VoIP is already saving money and improving productivity for companies of all sizes, but this live Webcast is necessary for anyone who needs to ensure the quality, reliability and performance of their voice applications. 

Register today!

Note: This premium editorial content is underwritten by Packeteer. The registration information you provide will be shared with the sponsor.
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:23:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Security Strategies for Web 2.0 and Social Networking]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=351370]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The onslaught of Web 2.0 and social networking is unstoppable.  Blogs, wikis, advanced collaboration tools, rich Internet applications, and other incarnations of the same underlying technologies are rapidly becoming ingrained elements of our Internet culture.  Consequently, regardless of whether or not "the business" formally adopts such solutions, IT organizations must be prepared to deal with the consequences - especially when it comes to maintaining adequate levels of information security and privacy.

Join Mark Bouchard, Principal Analyst at Missing Link Security Services, LLC and Patrick Sweeney, Vice President of Product Management at SonicWALL for a lively discussion on the security and privacy implications of Web 2.0 and social networking in this live TechRepublic Webcast. At this event you will learn:

What makes Web 2.0 and social networking so risky
Why virtually everyone is affected regardless of their Web 2.0 strategy
Some of the less obvious challenges that could prove to be particularly problematic
A high-level strategy for addressing associated security risks and privacy concerns
Why URL filtering is not enough and the role of Unified Threat Management solutions
Detailed recommendations for mitigating specific Web 2.0 and social networking threats

Register today!
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:31:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Forrester Best Practices: Improve IT Service Delivery and Support]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=350639]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The IT help desk is the guardian of day-to-day business productivity and, more importantly, the front door to your IT organization. However, a Forrester survey reveals that only 53% of technology users at U.S. companies are satisfied with the support services they receive.

Check out this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand and featuring Chip Gliedman, principal analyst for Forrester Research, who reveals 5 best practices for improving IT service delivery and support. You will:

Discover 5 strategies that every IT help desk should practice for improved IT service delivery.
Learn how to improve internal customer satisfaction levels and overall IT perception.
Get service and support technology recommendations for increasing agent productivity and end-user satisfaction.

View the Webcast today!
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:31:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Controlling the Uncontrollable: Managing eDiscovery Risk at the Edge]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=350637]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A large enterprise spent $12.5 million to review documents that were past their retention period during a discovery. Sound familiar?

Hear from information risk technology leader NextPage during this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand, to learn how your enterprise can delete and preserve the information residing on the edge -- hard drives, scattered shared drives, key drives, and e-mail attachments. While you can't totally eliminate enterprise information risk, you can proactively minimize the potential adverse effects of your current unmanaged documents.

Eighty percent of enterprise documents reside on end user machines and scattered shared drives and with over 7.5 billion office documents created annually, getting a handle on the situation has proven difficult in the past. Most ROIs to reduce the cost of eDiscovery start with more effective handling of documents during a discovery. But the fact of the matter is if you can actively enforce your written document retention policy on the edge you get document compliance and decreased costs. By proactively tracking and classifying new documents you stop the problem, control the information, and become prepared for the next eDiscovery. Then you can evaluate how to handle the legacy issues.

View this important Webcast today to learn more about protecting your enterprise!]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:31:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enhance Customer Experience and Increase Employee Productivity with Google Enterprise Solutions for Retail]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=350636]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Retail companies are heavily embracing technology across all aspects of their business.  However, in the existing maze of technologies, finding simple solutions to enhance customer experience or to increase internal productivity can be quite challenging.

Google Enterprise has developed a set of simple technologies that leading retailers have found ideal for their needs.  View this on-demand Google Webinar to see examples of how these retailers are adopting Google's solutions, and learn how you can do the same for your business:
Solutions to Enhance Customer Experience:
Site Search -- Improve sales by enhancing customer experience online
Store Locator -- Drive online traffic to retail locations

Solutions to Increase Internal Productivity:
Universal Search -- Access all internal and store information through one search box
Google Apps -- Improved collaboration and messaging for store managers and regional marketing teams
Security & Compliance -- Improve information integrity and reduce costs

Register today and view this informative Webinar!]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:37:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: The Perfect 10: The key characteristics to look for in an Internet infrastructure provider]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://webcasts.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=350493]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As your clients put more of their business processes online and become more dependent on an open network (with inherent security and quality of service risks), a new frontier of opportunities is opening for system integrators. By working with the right infrastructure partner, you can deliver higher-margin services as opposed to merely marking up commodities like hardware or traditional software licenses.

Join this live TechRepublic Webcast, moderated by James Hilliard and featuring guest speaker David Driskill, Senior Engineer with Verio, as they discuss IN DETAIL what to look for when selecting the right outsourced infrastructure partner for your organization. Hear how the right partner can:

Simplify your business
Address real market needs
Liberate you from IT maintenance and security hassles
Differentiate you from your competitors
Positively impact your TOC

Register today!]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:14:54 -0700</pubDate>
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