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| IT360° Conference & Expo: Cultivates Innovation The Canadian information technology industry converged in Toronto, April 7-9, 2008 at the IT360° Conference & Expo. Business and technology professionals congregated at IT360° to stay ahead of the technology curve, gain insight and better adapt to a constantly changing industry. Attendees cultivated innovation by experiencing a 360-degree circle of information through the multi-sectored forum which focused on Unified Communications, IT Green, Virtualization, Security, Open Source, VoIP, Web 2.0, Enterprise, Data Management and more. IT360°, a unique event in Canada, expanded its reach by hosting three different entities within the event. The CTCA National Spring Conference, which brings together Canadian telecommunications consultants, ran through all three days of IT360°, as did the Asterisk & Open Telephony Conference, sponsored by Digium|Asterisk and the Toronto Asterisk User Group (TAUG). The CIO Executive Council also hosted their Regional Meeting on April 8th. Incorporating these additional agendas allowed more members of the IT community to come together. There were over 1,500 participants at IT360° 2008. Education continued to be top-priority at IT360° through the 90-session conference which included a two-day VoIP Intensive Workshop and ITIL Foundation Certification courses. The trade show was a highly charged hands-on environment that featured high profile experts from leading vendor companies providing timely facts, future developments and live demonstrations. Attendees were captivated by the event's eight keynote speakers: David Rice, Director, Monterey Group; John Reid, President & CEO, CATAAlliance; Keith Parsonage, Director General IT & Telecommunications, Industry Canada; Kevin Fleming, Director of Software Development, Digium Inc.; Kimberley Reynolds, Enterprise Product Marketing, Bell Canada; Matthew Glotzbach, Product Management Director, Google Inc.; Mark Spencer, Founder & CTO, Digium Inc.; and Vito Mabrucco, Sr. VP, IDC Canada. Each presentation provided a different vision of where IT is headed and how many methods are fast evolving. The three-day event culminated end-of-day April 9th and generated considerable attention and interest. Plum Communications, producer of IT360° Conference & Expo, plans to continue the momentum through to next year. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page |