CMP Technology's Enterprise 2.0 Announces Keynote Lineup

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    BOSTON, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology today announced the
 keynote lineup for Enterprise 2.0 2007 taking place June 18-21 at the
 Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston. This year's featured speakers will
 discuss the impact of new technology on the future of business, not only
 from a technical and financial standpoint, but from a social and cultural
 point as well. More information regarding keynote speakers, conference
 content, and registration can be found at: http://www.enterprise2conf.com.
     "Making the shift to a 2.0 organization is no longer an option," said
 Steve Wylie, Enterprise 2.0 Conference Chair. "In order to remain
 competitive, it is imperative to integrate new technologies and
 organizational best practices. We are thrilled to present such an esteemed
 group of keynote speakers who will set the tone for the conference, provide
 insight into how and why integrating these processes is important, and to
 empower the audience with the knowledge to put these practices to work."
     Enterprise 2.0 2007 featured keynotes include:
     -- Marthin De Beer, Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets Technology
        Group at Cisco, will discuss the effect of user generated content, mass
        collaboration and social networking on how employees want to work,
        collaborate, and exchange ideas in the workplace.
     -- Andrew McAfee, Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, will
        review some of the most interesting developments since the phrase
        "Enterprise 2.0" was coined just over a year ago.
     -- Dennis Moore, General Manager, Emerging Solutions, SAP Labs, will focus
        on the intersection of Web 2.0 technologies with enterprise data and
        services as well as some of the future interesting and impactful uses
        of Web 2.0 technologies.
     -- Michael D. Rhodin, General Manager at IBM Lotus, will discuss how
        social software and end user mash-ups are adding a new dimension of
        imagination and innovation to unlock and leverage skills within
        organizations.
     -- Donald Tapscott, Author of Wikinomics, explores a new age where people
        participate in the economy like never before, reaching a tipping point
        where new forms of mass collaboration are changing how goods and
        services are invented, produced, marketed, and distributed on a global
        basis.
     -- David Weinberger, Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society will
        discuss the radical changes taking place in business as employees make
        more direct connections and all information is available, readily
        assembled and reassembled on demand.
     -- Other keynote presenters include Derek Burney, General Manager,
        SharePoint Platform and Tools, Microsoft; Kim Polese, CEO, SpikeSource;
        Joe Schueller, Innovation Manager, Procter & Gamble Global Business
        Services and Ross Mayfield, CEO and Co-Founder, Socialtext.
     Enterprise 2.0 will also include more general sessions and keynotes,
 six conference tracks, tutorials and a demo pavilion, featuring the top
 names in the industry. Enterprise 2.0 offers attendees the knowledge and
 insight needed to leverage new tools and technologies hand in hand with
 culture and processes, to increase innovation, productivity and agility.
 The technologies covered in this conference include everything from large
 scale enterprise application suites and communications infrastructure to
 lightweight web-based applications.
     About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/)
     CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology
 industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information
 brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than
 any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of
 access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and
 buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is
 a subsidiary of United Business Media
 (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news
 distribution and specialist information services with a market
 capitalization of more than $3 billion.
 
 

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