Join Us for SoftSummit 2008
October 20–22, 2008
The Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA
SoftSummit is a unique executive conference that lets attendees take part in the conversations that are shaping the software industry. It is dedicated to building stronger partnerships between software and hardware executives and their enterprise customers through open, fact-based discussions on the issues.
Over 700 executives from leading software and hardware producers and their enterprise customers, as well as industry press and analysts, will gather at SoftSummit 2008 to discuss the software-related challenges, strategies, and best practices affecting their business.
At SoftSummit, you'll get answers to your pressing questions:
For software executives:
- How can I grow market share in mature industries?
- How can I see what each customer bought?
- How can I stop piracy from eroding revenue?
- How can I integrate new systems from M&As?
- How can I recognize revenue promptly each quarter?
For enterprise CTOs and IT directors:
- How can we stay in compliance?
- Are we getting fair value from software?
- How can I report on how we use software?
- How can I ensure end users can access the software they need?
But most importantly, SoftSummit answers the most critical question of all: how can software and hardware producers build stronger partnerships with their enterprise customers?
Conference attendees praise SoftSummit for providing an invaluable forum for software and hardware producers and their customers to interact, brainstorm, and build stronger partnerships by openly discussing the challenges and opportunities in software licensing, pricing, purchasing, and management.
Attendees cited a number of benefits, including:
For software executives:
- Making valuable connections with their enterprise customers
- Learning practical strategies for generating new revenue using strategic licensing
- Working together with enterprise customers to better manage compliance and entitlements
For enterprise CTOs and IT directors:
- Being able to share their business issues with their software producers
- Gaining practical strategies for maximizing software utilization across the enterprise
- Determining ways to better manage compliance and entitlements
At this year's event, attendees will have an opportunity to gain first hand insights from CEOs, Presidents, CIOs, and VPs from leading software companies, global corporations, analyst firms, and management consultancies.
See what participants had to say about last year's conference and why you should attend!