| Wednesday, September 17 |
| 12:00 pm–12:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Server Basics Servers are the backbone of business today -- from e-mail and Web servers to file and print servers. bMighty.com lays out the basic nuts-and-bolts information growing businesses need to assess server requirements, make purchasing decisions, manage power consumption, and keep servers and valuable data out of harm's way. Speaker - Benjamin Tomkins, Editor, bMighty.com - TechWeb Over his fifteen-year career in journalism and media, bMighty.com Editor Benjamin Tomkins has never strayed far from business and technology. He was senior content manager for AllBusiness.com and senior program manager for AOL Small Business/Netscape Netbusiness. Tomkins' previous experience with TechWeb includes a stint as editor of InternetWeek.com and blogging about business and careers for TechSearch. He also edited technology books for an imprint of John Wiley & Sons. A long time contributor to business and consumer publications, he has written for many publications, including Black Diamond Living, Greenlight, LINE, Livable City Journal, NetClearly and Tri-Valley. He' has also worked with a host of companies, including Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, America Honda Motors, and the Ansel Adams Gallery, as a publication and media consultant. Early in his career, Tomkins covered the commercial building industry first as a reporter and then as bureau chief for Reed Business Information and was founding editor of the architectural monthly California AEC.
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| 12:30 pm–12:45 pm |
bMighty Sessions
The Free Spiceworks IT Desktop: Management Tools & Best Practices for SMBsManaging an IT network in a small business is a tough job. There are typically 1, 2 or at most 3 IT pros taking care of everything. IT management tools to help them do their job can cost 100's or 1000's of dollars. Learn how Spiceworks innovative business model and software let's IT pros in small businesses manage "Everything IT" ... for free! See how over 400,000 IT pros around the world are using Spiceworks and working with each other to simplify small business IT every day. |
| 1:00 pm–1:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Running Your Business In the Cloud If cloud computing offers significant benefits to IT departments in the enterprise, it's an absolute godsend for small and midsize companies. Instead of making do with a small, under-resourced IT staff trying to emulate the productivity of billion-dollar IT outfits, growing companies can now access enterprise-class solutions with limited up-front costs and easy scalability. bMighty.com addresses the important questions to help you decide when cloud computing is right for your business. Speaker - Benjamin Tomkins, Editor, bMighty.com - TechWeb Over his fifteen-year career in journalism and media, bMighty.com Editor Benjamin Tomkins has never strayed far from business and technology. He was senior content manager for AllBusiness.com and senior program manager for AOL Small Business/Netscape Netbusiness. Tomkins' previous experience with TechWeb includes a stint as editor of InternetWeek.com and blogging about business and careers for TechSearch. He also edited technology books for an imprint of John Wiley & Sons. A long time contributor to business and consumer publications, he has written for many publications, including Black Diamond Living, Greenlight, LINE, Livable City Journal, NetClearly and Tri-Valley. He' has also worked with a host of companies, including Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, America Honda Motors, and the Ansel Adams Gallery, as a publication and media consultant. Early in his career, Tomkins covered the commercial building industry first as a reporter and then as bureau chief for Reed Business Information and was founding editor of the architectural monthly California AEC.
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| 1:30 pm–1:45 pm |
bMighty Sessions
The Free Spiceworks IT Desktop: Management Tools & Best Practices for SMBsManaging an IT network in a small business is a tough job. There are typically 1, 2 or at most 3 IT pros taking care of everything. IT management tools to help them do their job can cost 100's or 1000's of dollars. Learn how Spiceworks innovative business model and software let's IT pros in small businesses manage "Everything IT" ... for free! See how over 400,000 IT pros around the world are using Spiceworks and working with each other to simplify small business IT every day. |
| 2:00 pm–2:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Web 2.0/Social Networking for Business From sourcing talent to building brand awareness to prospecting for customers, Web 2.0 technologies and social networking techniques can help you jumpstart key aspects of your growing business -- if you know what you're doing. bMighty.com's top editors review how to strike the gold and avoid stepping on landmines as you leverage the opportunities of social networking and Web. 2.0 to enhance interactions with customers and employees and bring added value to your business. |
| 3:00 pm–3:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Mobility Devices These days, improved mobile hardware means that growing companies can have "offices" virtually anywhere - but to make those offices productive you have to choose your equipment wisely. To help, bMighty.com identifies the top smartphones and laptops for smaller companies. Learn which handsets - and which headsets - are right for your company. And find out which laptops value-oriented companies should turn to for portability and affordability. Speaker - Fredric Paul, Publisher and Editor in Chief, bmighty.com, TechWeb Based in San Francisco, Fredric Paul is publisher and editor-in-chief of bMighty.com. He's spent the last 25 years in technology publishing, in print and online, including more than 8 years in a variety of positions at United Business Media, including editor-in-chief of TechWeb.com. His small-business experience includes being the founding editor and vice president of content programming for AllBusiness.com, as well as covering small-business technology for such publications as CNET, PC/Computing and PC World. He was editor-in-chief of Electronic Entertainment Magazine, founding editor of CNET's Builder.com, and a contributing editor for the MIT Sloan Management Review. He has also served as a Web and e-business consultant for several start-up companies. Paul's Web work has won numerous awards, and he has moderated discussions at a wide variety of international events, including Comdex, Seybold, MILIA and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), as well as virtual events such as bMighty bMobile.
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| 3:30 pm–3:45 pm |
bMighty Sessions
The Free Spiceworks IT Desktop: Management Tools & Best Practices for SMBsManaging an IT network in a small business is a tough job. There are typically 1, 2 or at most 3 IT pros taking care of everything. IT management tools to help them do their job can cost 100's or 1000's of dollars. Learn how Spiceworks innovative business model and software let's IT pros in small businesses manage "Everything IT" ... for free! See how over 400,000 IT pros around the world are using Spiceworks and working with each other to simplify small business IT every day. |
| 4:00 pm–4:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Small Is the New Large New technology and market developments like SaaS, PaaS, cloud computing, Web 2.0, mobility, social networking, and the rise of consumer technology in business mark a sea change in the competitive landscape. Rather than merely leveling the playing field, these developments actually give growing companies significant advantages compared to larger firms. bMighty.com publisher and editor-in-chief Fredric Paul explains how bMighty.com can help your company benefit from this historic trend. Speaker - Fredric Paul, Publisher and Editor in Chief, bmighty.com, TechWeb Based in San Francisco, Fredric Paul is publisher and editor-in-chief of bMighty.com. He's spent the last 25 years in technology publishing, in print and online, including more than 8 years in a variety of positions at United Business Media, including editor-in-chief of TechWeb.com. His small-business experience includes being the founding editor and vice president of content programming for AllBusiness.com, as well as covering small-business technology for such publications as CNET, PC/Computing and PC World. He was editor-in-chief of Electronic Entertainment Magazine, founding editor of CNET's Builder.com, and a contributing editor for the MIT Sloan Management Review. He has also served as a Web and e-business consultant for several start-up companies. Paul's Web work has won numerous awards, and he has moderated discussions at a wide variety of international events, including Comdex, Seybold, MILIA and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), as well as virtual events such as bMighty bMobile.
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| 4:30 pm–4:45 pm |
bMighty Sessions
Bit9: The Power Of Application WhitelistingWhitelisting, only allow authorized software to run, is a practical approach to addressing the exponential growth of malware. If the application is not on your whitelist, it will not run on your desktops, laptops or servers. Total Security. Total Control. |
| 5:00 pm–6:00 pm |
bMighty Sessions
Running a Sound IT Shop: Best Practices from the Spiceworks IT NetworkIn this interactive discussion we'll present best practices generated from the 400,000 small business IT Pros around the world who use Spiceworks to manage their IT networks. Everyday thousands of these IT pros share ideas, solve problems, and work to become better IT professionals in the Spieworks community. We'll cover key steps in setting up a new network (design, plan, and implementation phases) and keeping a network running smoothly (documenting, monitoring, backup & recovery). Beer will be served at the bMighty.com SMB Pavilion and Theater during the Interop Booth Crawl on Wednesday September 17, 4:00-6:00 PM. Spiceworks will lead a discussion about best practices for SMB IT Pros from 5:00-6:00 PM. | | Thursday, September 18 |
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| 11:00 am–11:15 am |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Server Basics Servers are the backbone of business today -- from e-mail and Web servers to file and print servers. bMighty.com lays out the basic nuts-and-bolts information growing businesses need to assess server requirements, make purchasing decisions, manage power consumption, and keep servers and valuable data out of harm's way. Speaker - Benjamin Tomkins, Editor, bMighty.com - TechWeb Over his fifteen-year career in journalism and media, bMighty.com Editor Benjamin Tomkins has never strayed far from business and technology. He was senior content manager for AllBusiness.com and senior program manager for AOL Small Business/Netscape Netbusiness. Tomkins' previous experience with TechWeb includes a stint as editor of InternetWeek.com and blogging about business and careers for TechSearch. He also edited technology books for an imprint of John Wiley & Sons. A long time contributor to business and consumer publications, he has written for many publications, including Black Diamond Living, Greenlight, LINE, Livable City Journal, NetClearly and Tri-Valley. He' has also worked with a host of companies, including Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, America Honda Motors, and the Ansel Adams Gallery, as a publication and media consultant. Early in his career, Tomkins covered the commercial building industry first as a reporter and then as bureau chief for Reed Business Information and was founding editor of the architectural monthly California AEC.
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| 11:30 am–11:45 am |
bMighty Sessions
The Free Spiceworks IT Desktop: Management Tools & Best Practices for SMBsManaging an IT network in a small business is a tough job. There are typically 1, 2 or at most 3 IT pros taking care of everything. IT management tools to help them do their job can cost 100's or 1000's of dollars. Learn how Spiceworks innovative business model and software let's IT pros in small businesses manage "Everything IT" ... for free! See how over 400,000 IT pros around the world are using Spiceworks and working with each other to simplify small business IT every day. |
| 12:00 pm–12:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Running Your Business In the Cloud If cloud computing offers significant benefits to IT departments in the enterprise, it's an absolute godsend for small and midsize companies. Instead of making do with a small, under-resourced IT staff trying to emulate the productivity of billion-dollar IT outfits, growing companies can now access enterprise-class solutions with limited up-front costs and easy scalability. bMighty.com addresses the important questions to help you decide when cloud computing is right for your business. Speaker - Benjamin Tomkins, Editor, bMighty.com - TechWeb Over his fifteen-year career in journalism and media, bMighty.com Editor Benjamin Tomkins has never strayed far from business and technology. He was senior content manager for AllBusiness.com and senior program manager for AOL Small Business/Netscape Netbusiness. Tomkins' previous experience with TechWeb includes a stint as editor of InternetWeek.com and blogging about business and careers for TechSearch. He also edited technology books for an imprint of John Wiley & Sons. A long time contributor to business and consumer publications, he has written for many publications, including Black Diamond Living, Greenlight, LINE, Livable City Journal, NetClearly and Tri-Valley. He' has also worked with a host of companies, including Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, America Honda Motors, and the Ansel Adams Gallery, as a publication and media consultant. Early in his career, Tomkins covered the commercial building industry first as a reporter and then as bureau chief for Reed Business Information and was founding editor of the architectural monthly California AEC.
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| 12:30 pm–1:00 pm |
bMighty Sessions
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| 1:15 pm–1:30 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Web 2.0/Social Networking for Business From sourcing talent to building brand awareness to prospecting for customers, Web 2.0 technologies and social networking techniques can help you jumpstart key aspects of your growing business -- if you know what you're doing. bMighty.com's top editors review how to strike the gold and avoid stepping on landmines as you leverage the opportunities of social networking and Web. 2.0 to enhance interactions with customers and employees and bring added value to your business. |
| 2:00 pm–2:15 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Mobility Devices These days, improved mobile hardware means that growing companies can have "offices" virtually anywhere - but to make those offices productive you have to choose your equipment wisely. To help, bMighty.com identifies the top smartphones and laptops for smaller companies. Learn which handsets - and which headsets - are right for your company. And find out which laptops value-oriented companies should turn to for portability and affordability. Speaker - Fredric Paul, Publisher and Editor in Chief, bmighty.com, TechWeb Based in San Francisco, Fredric Paul is publisher and editor-in-chief of bMighty.com. He's spent the last 25 years in technology publishing, in print and online, including more than 8 years in a variety of positions at United Business Media, including editor-in-chief of TechWeb.com. His small-business experience includes being the founding editor and vice president of content programming for AllBusiness.com, as well as covering small-business technology for such publications as CNET, PC/Computing and PC World. He was editor-in-chief of Electronic Entertainment Magazine, founding editor of CNET's Builder.com, and a contributing editor for the MIT Sloan Management Review. He has also served as a Web and e-business consultant for several start-up companies. Paul's Web work has won numerous awards, and he has moderated discussions at a wide variety of international events, including Comdex, Seybold, MILIA and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), as well as virtual events such as bMighty bMobile.
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| 2:30 pm–3:00 pm |
bMighty Sessions
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| 3:15 pm–3:30 pm |
bMighty Sessions
bMighty.com: Small Is the New Large New technology and market developments like SaaS, PaaS, cloud computing, Web 2.0, mobility, social networking, and the rise of consumer technology in business mark a sea change in the competitive landscape. Rather than merely leveling the playing field, these developments actually give growing companies significant advantages compared to larger firms. bMighty.com publisher and editor-in-chief Fredric Paul explains how bMighty.com can help your company benefit from this historic trend. Speaker - Fredric Paul, Publisher and Editor in Chief, bmighty.com, TechWeb Based in San Francisco, Fredric Paul is publisher and editor-in-chief of bMighty.com. He's spent the last 25 years in technology publishing, in print and online, including more than 8 years in a variety of positions at United Business Media, including editor-in-chief of TechWeb.com. His small-business experience includes being the founding editor and vice president of content programming for AllBusiness.com, as well as covering small-business technology for such publications as CNET, PC/Computing and PC World. He was editor-in-chief of Electronic Entertainment Magazine, founding editor of CNET's Builder.com, and a contributing editor for the MIT Sloan Management Review. He has also served as a Web and e-business consultant for several start-up companies. Paul's Web work has won numerous awards, and he has moderated discussions at a wide variety of international events, including Comdex, Seybold, MILIA and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), as well as virtual events such as bMighty bMobile.
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| 3:45 pm–4:00 pm |
bMighty Sessions
Bit9: The Power Of Application WhitelistingWhitelisting, only allow authorized software to run, is a practical approach to addressing the exponential growth of malware. If the application is not on your whitelist, it will not run on your desktops, laptops or servers. Total Security. Total Control. |
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