Application Servers
Choosing the platform vendor that’s right for your business
Selection of an application server for your next project should be based on which platform will maximize your return on investment as well as your return on objectives. Most businesses operate in a heterogeneous environment where legacy systems interface with new deployments on disparate platforms. If migration to a Web services framework is your ultimate goal, then choosing a server that supports Web services standards will maximize the interoperability between platforms.
InformationWeek Germany, April 2004
Be a Meetings Champion
Planners who push for strategic meetings management elevate their role from tactician to strategist and gain visibility as the company expert in sourcing best practices.
Before Honeywell International implemented a strategic meetings management program (SMMP) in October 2004, the diversified technology and manufacturing leader had no idea it was spending more than $30 million on nearly 5,000 meetings each year.
The Meetings Group, A White Paper sponsored by OnVantage, April 2006
Brownfield Turns Green
Sustainable development balances work and living space with nature reserve
The $175 million Bowesfield development project perches on a shoulder of the River Tees in northeastern England, where heavy industrial development has scarred the floodplains and scarce greenbelts are fiercely protected by local conservationists. The Banks Group, a multinational property development, mineral extraction, and land reclamation firm, won approval for this mixed-use development by communicating the vision for a community in which people live, work, and play within walking distance of a wildlife conservation area.
BE Magazine, Volume 3 Issue 4, December 2006
Business Travelers Demand Fast, Secure Internet
High-speed Internet access and security are important factors for discriminating business travelers
New broadband applications feed the need for speed among business travelers who work and
play online after hours. As more guests engage in high-bandwidth activities, the lodging industryis being pressured to deliver fast, reliable, secure broadband.
A White Paper by iBAHN, July 2006
Clean Combustion Power
Neural networks optimize boiler operation and reduce emissions
What if a power plant worked like the human brain, learning to adapt and change behavior based on inputs from throughout its system? That is precisely the goal of a neural network, a relatively new approach to boiler optimization that extracts real-time data from a Distributed Control System (DCS) to adjust plant performance. The result is more efficient operations and reduced emissions – once thought to be mutually exclusive objectives.
Solutions Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2001
Cleaner Coal-fired Power
Animated 3D models demonstrated operational requirements for effluent treatment plant
American Electric Power (AEP) is investing $1.2 billion in environmental retrofits to make the operation of two West Virginia coal-fired power plants cleaner. Installation of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems — commonly called “scrubbers” — at the Mitchell Plant near Moundsville, W. Va., and the Mountaineer Plant at New Haven, W. VA., is expected to reduce the sulfur dioxide emissions that cause acid rain by up to 95 percent. The retrofits are part of a $3.7 billion program to improve AEP’s environmental performance by the year 2010.
BE Magazine, Volume 4 Issue 1, March 2007
Customer Satisfaction is Tops with Tolls
When traffic takes a toll on patience, high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and the latest technologies can keep customers satisfied.
Forward-thinking transportation planners understand that in today’s experience economy people are as willing to pay for a satisfying experience as they are for tangible products and services. When driving is a satisfying experience, people don’t mind paying—especially when it lets them avoid traffic and save time.
Designer, No. 81, June 2005
e-Housing: Online Reservations for Group Events
Learn how corporate, association and third-party planners benefit from using an online group reservation management system to provide housing for small meetings and citywides.
Managing housing for meetings and conventions is all too often a labor-intensive, error-prone process that results in costly fees for failing to fulfill hotel room block contracts. Compounding the problem, attendees whose housing needs are not met become dissatisfied customers, even if the event was perfect. In short, housing can be a headache.
A White Paper by Passkey, January 2007
Hidden Assets
Technology, teamwork harness powerful information systems for the North Texas Tollway Authority
From his desk at the North Texas Tollway Authority headquarters in Plano, Texas, Rick Herrington can put his finger on the pulse of more than 263 lane miles of tollway in four counties, where more than 500,000 customers pay 945,000 tolls each day. An Enterprise Geographic Information System developed by HNTB is his information hub.
Designer, No. 75, June 2003
Human Assets
Enterprise-wide training paves the career path for engineers and designers
In the 24 years since spinning off from the family business, Wood Group has grown from $112 million in revenue to $2.8 billion in 2005. Its steady global expansion requires an increasing number of experienced engineers to cope with the expanding workload. In an industry where the average age of workers is 50 and there is a shortage of engineering graduates, Wood Group recognizes the need to attract and retain talented people to stay competitive.
BE Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2006
Initiating Strategies, Actions and Measures for Optimal Results
How do you develop a workable strategic plan for a utility when market conditions are unpredictable, environmental regulations are in flux, relationships with regulators are contentious and capital-spending priorities are unclear? We can do it by developing a process that utilities can use to maximize their value while fulfilling their obligations to stakeholders.
World Energy, Vol. 7 No. 2, 2004
Inside dmg world media
dmg world media’s 12-year strategy to grow through acquisitions in strategic markets built the foundation. Four more years of integration and in-fill produced 300-plus B2B and B2C exhibitions in 25 countries. What's next?
Fondly referred to as “The Three Ms” among dmg world media (www.dmgworldmedia.com) insiders, Mike Cooke, Michael Franks and Mark Alcock have quietly collaborated for 16 years to build a worldwide exhibition business nearly from scratch. Britain’s fabulous three are loath to sing their own praises, but one company being acquired by them makes clear their talent.
EXPO, September 2005
Inside Jupitermedia
While Alan Meckler publicly rants about the future of technology trade shows, a "brain trust" of editors, analysts and IT professionals quietly builds an online media powerhouse.
If Alan Meckler's Web log produced a sound, it would very likely be that of his own horn blowing. But then, he's the first to admit, he likes to make noise.
EXPO, February 2004
Integrated Sales
Selling marketing solutions instead of media products can increase your revenue, deepen your relationship with exhibitors, and help your customers reach their marketing and sales goals.
Media companies that sell across the boundaries of print, online and face-to-face do more business. Take note:
• CMP Media’s Software Development Media Group is dialoging with 20–30 percent more companies.
• Red 7 Media is generating three times more revenue from a major account.
• Diversified Business Communications is selling 75 percent more auxiliary items for one show.
• Cygnus Expositions is wielding more clout in a fast-growing market.
• Advanstar Communications is reporting double-digit earnings growth.
EXPO, November/December 2005
Is Your Data Secure?
Rampant identity theft and credit card fraud have raised awareness that personal information must be protected. But as fast as changing technology provides new ways to share data — from secure wireless networks to voice-over-Internet cell phones — hackers devise new ways to gain unauthorized access. If you think these issues are a concern only for your IT department, think again.
Corporate Meetings & Incentives, July 1, 2006
Keeping Online Data Safe From Prying Eyes
Would you hang the key to your home on the front door? Of course not! Now look around your office. Has anyone posted a username and password somewhere within view of their computer? Busted. The truth is, people are not as careful as they should be with the keys that give them access to information.
MeetingNews, Dec. 9, 2002
LMS 2.0: How to Select an Advanced Learning Management System
Web-based teaching tools promote communication and collaboration for enhanced e-learning
Institutes of higher education rely upon Learning Management Systems (LMSs) to support quality education delivery in face-to-face, online and hybrid classroom environments. The core components of this essential academic computing software enable faculty to design and manage course content, as well as assess and track student progress.
A White Paper by Timecruiser Computing Corporation, April 2008
Making an Online Community Click
Supernova conferees connect using the latest Web-based tools, extending an elite networking event into the blogosphere where virtually anyone can participate.
Supernova exploded onto the technology event scene in 2002 through the sheer force of one man’s personal network. Now in its fifth year, Supernova 2006, June 21–23 in San Francisco, is connecting thought leaders in emerging technologies from around the world — though not all in person.
EXPO, June 2006
Meet the Grower
Dr. Tucker Bierbaum's Vineyard Supplies Grapes to California Vintner
Tucked away in the cool-climate Russian River region, about an hour north of San Francisco, a 10-acre ranch with rolling hills, scrubby oaks and gravelly soils frames the prototypical wine country vista — rows of vertical trellises supporting lush grape vines. The vineyard is the avocation of Dr. Tucker Bierbaum, base station medical director for the Level II Trauma Center at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital.
ACEP News, April 2007
Native XML Databases Resolve XML Document Retrieval Issues
There’s no debating the trend toward widespread adoption of XML in the development industry. However, the lack of industry standards for storing XML documents means near-zero interoperability between various vendor products. Further, storage and processing problems cause system performance issues or meaningless search results when conventional relational databases store large XML documents, and the prevalent strategies for overcoming these problems cause further complications.
TechRepublic's Builder.com, March 6, 2003
Online Analytics: From click-through to conversion
By evaluating the data from your show Web site and e-mail marketing campaigns, you can understand your customers’ online behavior, measure your return on investment, and increase registrations and revenues.
Be honest. After your last cheap-and-easy e-mail blast, did you check to see whether your message got through the spam filters? Do you know how many people opened your message, then clicked through to learn more? Have you tracked how many people started to fill out the online registration form, then stopped?
EXPO, May 2007
Patient-Centered Chronic Condition Management
A technology-enabled medical home transforms the healthcare experience for both patients and physicians
The University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine is refocusing on chronic disease management to ensure successful medical practice.This paradigm shift from acute disease to chronic disease management is an enormous challenge for the healthcare system. However, the needed changes can be made because the necessary technology and expertise are available to transform the present system.
The Cerner Quarterly, Vol. 3 No. 3 2007
The Power of One: Integrated Databases Deliver
Event data is your No. 1 asset. But when you stash it in disparate databases, it depreciates. By creating integrated databases, you can expose the connections among event participants, and leverage that information to improve event management, increase profitability and create more value for your key stakeholders.
Unless you’re an IT geek, your eyes may glaze over when shop talk turns to databases. But don’t be data blasé. In the convention and trade show business, event data is one of your most valuable assets. To exploit it, you need to understand how data can be collected, combined and used to deliver more value to your customers.
EXPO, March 2006
Personal Technology Brings Medical Information to Point of Care
The connected physician wears IT and carries IT
In the middle of the Iraqi desert, there are no medical references handy to consult when a soldier is down with pneumococcal pneumonia. But a U.S. Army doctor with a personal digital assistant (PDA) strapped to his belt can get instant access to information about recommended antibiotics, dosages and potential drug interactions.
ACEP Reference+Resource Guide, 2004
Safer Mobility
Impact analysis identifies selected alternative for widening 20-mile stretch of I-93 corridor
The daily commute on I-93 between Salem and Manchester, N.H., can mean driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic, risking multiple-car accidents, and enduring slow emergency response. Congestion on this stretch of the interstate hit chronic proportions when average traffic volumes exceeded 115,000 vehicles per day – 600 percent more than when the highway was built in the 1960s.
BE Magazine, Volume 4 Issue 1, March 2007
Social Networking
Birds of a feather take wing with wearable computers that hookup like-minded professionals
How do you initiate conversation among people who don’t know each other? Try asking a silly question: “Who’s your favorite character on Gilligan’s Island?”
EXPO, April 2005
SOX-Compliant Data Security for Business Travelers:
Protect against data theft over the unsecured wired and wireless networks employees access on the road
C-level executives charged with managing risk understand that Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) mandates control of corporate and financial data to safeguard assets and protect against abuse. That mandate extends beyond the secure firewalls protecting internal information systems to the data that travels on laptops and across public networks. At greatest risk are the files traveling employees carry with them on the road, where the use of unsecured wired and wireless networks can expose data to theft and abuse.
A White Paper by iBAHN, September 2006
Synching and Securing Your Customer Data
Hanley Wood integrates CRM and event management to boost booth sales across events
It used to take two labor-intensive weeks to prepare a single report on Hanley Wood Exhibitions’ top 100 customers. As the producer of multiple events for the residential and commercial construction industry, the Irving, TX-based company had used a conglomeration of data management products that didn’t connect customer histories across events. When data security became an issue, finding a secure, consolidated system became imperative.
EXPO, March 2007
Tapping into Engineering Expertise for Clean and Safe Water
Renewed federal investment in rebuilding our water infrastructure creates an incredible opportunity to foster innovative solutions -- solutions that emphasize value for the dollar spent. By finding better ways to fund projects, our country can focus its efforts on outcome-based designs and cost-efficient delivery strategies that employ the latest techniques and technologies.
Engineering News-Record, Oct. 16, 2000
Viral Marketing
Pulvermedia’s VON conferences generate buzz with cooperative marketing campaigns
Listen to an audio clip promoting the Spring 2007 VON (Voice on the Net, www.von.com), and you’ll hear the irreverence of people who are passionate about disruptive technology – Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Using podcasts as testimonials is just one way Pulvermedia Chief Marketing Officer Glenn Gaudet capitalizes on VoIP industry enthusiasm.
EXPO, November/December 2006
Welcome to the Hi-tech Hotel
Where high-speed Internet and wireless access wow the most tech-savvy show goers
It’s no secret: Hotels are not known as technology leaders. In fact, most follow the lead of their customers, who asked for and now expect such basics as e-mail communication with sales and service staff, as well as high-speed Internet access anywhere on the property.
EXPO, March 2004
Westmoreland County Community College Activates CruiserAlert Three Times in Two Days
In an emergency, getting the word out on a commuter-college campus can be cumbersome at best. Failure to notify students, faculty and staff of class cancellations or campus closures can not only result in unnecessary travel and a costly waste of gasoline, but also jeopardize the safety of those who inadvertently end up in harm’s way. When the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007 made student security a critical issue for colleges and universities nationwide, finding a fast and effective emergency alert system became an urgent priority for Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC).
Timecruiser Computing Corp., January 2008
Will BDMetrics’ personalization technology revolutionize the industry?
EXPO takes an inside look at the company and its plans to change the perceived value of trade shows.
For a company that once required a password to access its Web site — and still does no advertising — Baltimore-based BDMetrics (www.bdmetrics.com) has elicited a lot of talk. Even before the recent wave of press releases announcing new products and partners, event producers noted the growing popularity of BDMetrics’ You-Based personalization technology at their shows.
EXPO, February 2007
Winning the War for Talent
The new model for online recruitment sources qualified candidates more effectively by tapping exclusive online communities.
Talent is the secret weapon in a knowledge-based economy, where strategic success depends upon creativity and innovation. In today’s job market, traditional recruitment methods take too long, cost too much and produce too few qualified candidates.
A White Paper by Affinity Circles, March 2008
The Wizardry of Web 2.0
Social media mavens and mavericks create interactive and engaged communities that build customer relationships. You can too.
Face it. You could have the most loyal customers on the planet, but if you send too many marketing messages, they won’t get read. Inundated with e-mail and overloaded with information, people are surfing the channels that let them accomplish business goals quickly and efficiently. Your show won’t be on their radar if you don’t establish a year-round presence in their space. Event producers are using Web 2.0 tools to cut through the channel noise and engage people at a personal level, form real relationships and build branded communities that become a 24/7, 365 resource.
EXPO, October 2007
World Market Center Automates Management of 4 Million-Square-Foot Event
“After the first show in July 2005, I started looking at how well it had gone and from a data management point of view, we used brute force to pull off that event. I could tell the systems wouldn’t be able to handle things going forward. We consolidated all those disparate systems in a2z, where the database is kept in synch using web services.”
— Alex Peachey, Database Manager, World Market Center, Las Vegas
a2z Newsletter March 2007
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