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TiBA Solutions is now NWN Corporation of Greenville! To celebrate their new status and to introduce them to the members of the GSATC and the public at large, we're having Tech Intro 2009, which is part ribbon cutting, part introduction of staff old and new, and part introduction of the new products and services offered by NWN in the Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson markets. This is going to be an afternoon packed with great information, a look at their brand new offices, and a chance to see how NWN is growing in the area.

NWN Tech Intro 2009 Agenda

1:30pm – Welcome to NWN with Tours and Tacos – Exhibits Open

Session One (2 -2:45pm)

HP Lefthand Rethinking Server Virtualization

Cisco and APC- Energy Wise Technology

2:45-3:30 Break/ Exhibits Open

Session Two (3:30-4:15pm)

Microsoft - Windows 7, is your business prepared?

Cisco –Digital Media Systems (DMS)

4:15-5pm Break/Exhibits Open

Dedication

5-5:30pm Welcome by Ken Bower and Curtis DeBord,

Dedication of the location, door prizes.

5:30-7:00pm TechIntro Celebration Reception with food and drinks.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Session One

Room A  -HP Lefthand Rethinking Server Virtualization

Presenter  HP’s Julie Kroehler

·         Provision storage resources dynamically and intelligently

·         Reduce the impact on application performance

·         Scale for growth and adapt rapidly to changes in business requirements

·         Manage your entire storage infrastructure through a single console

·         Take advantage of new capabilities in VMware vSphere 4

Room B -Cisco and APC- Energy Wise Technology

Presenter NWN’s Mike Luis, Senior Solutions Architect

• Reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) footprint.
• Monitor the power of all Cisco network-connected devices, from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices to IP-enabled building controllers.
• Report aggregated power consumption to provide a clearer understanding of an organization's power-consumption habits.
• Optimize overall power usage based on user-created policies across the entire corporate infrastructure.
• Provide reports of current power conditions and suggests potential changes.
• Regulate companywide energy consumption using scalable domain approach which brings IT and facility networks together.

Session Two

Room A Microsoft - Choose the suite that suits you best! Windows 7 is your business prepared?

Presenter: NWN’s Rich Wolk, Systems Engineer

·         Collect an application inventory

·         Analyze your applications

·         Assess incompatibilities and mitigation options

Room B Cisco –Digital Media Systems (DMS)

Presenter: NWN’s Alvaro Riera, CCIE #6826 (R&S, Security and Voice), CISSP

• Deliver timely and consistent messaging to digital signs and direct to the desktop of employees and customers.
• Replace traditional email and printed messaging, delivering effective communications via video – live or on- demand.
• Support emergency message insertion for immediate communication via digital signs.
• Replace traditional printed posters and leaflets. Link to business systems such as POS to ensure messaging is always relevant. Eliminate printed material waste.
• Create video training material that can be viewed via desktop at the workplace. Incorporate best practices from top performers.
• Centrally manage dynamic digital signs to promote products, entertain customers waiting in queues, provide directions and train staff out-of-hours.