IDUG 2008– North America
May 18-22, 2008
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas, USA

IBM Data Servers: Setting the Pace of Innovation that Delivers Business Value

Arvind Krishna, VP Data Servers and Worldwide, Information Management Development
Curt Cotner, IBM Fellow, VP & CTO Data Servers

Monday, May 19
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Learn how the latest IBM innovations are being delivered through new and enhanced products. This keynote will reveal how those products are driving innovation in customers and partners, and how that innovation is delivering increased business value through productivity, flexibility, and cost savings.

Fight the Traffic: Radical Success Versus Fear of Failure in the World of Global Software Engineering

Chad Fowler
Author of “My Job Went to India (and all I got was this lousy book): 52 Ways to Save Your Job”

Wednesday, May 21
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Discover what it takes to navigate the fine line between radical success and complete failure in today’s world of global software engineering. This presentation will annihilate the myth that it is a horrible time to be a software developer, and will reveal how to locate great career choices within the industry.