Quest is pleased to announce the following keynote presenters:

PeopleSoft Update and Investment Strategy Presented by John Webb and Marc Weintraub

The delivery of PeopleSoft 9.1 demonstrated Oracles commitment to continued investment in PeopleSoft applications. This PeopleSoft update discusses the ongoing investment in PeopleSoft applications beyond 9.1. Attendees will hear about delivered and planned enhancements for PeopleSoft t 9.1 delivered via off-cycle and in Feature Packs as well as PeopleSoft 9.2 planned capabilities. Lastly attendees will understand how Oracle is engineering its complete portfolio of software and hardware to work together and deliver greater value to its customers. This includes the co-existence of Oracle Fusion Applications with PeopleSoft applications.

JD Edwards – Go 9! - Presented by Bob Monahan
Come hear Bob Monahan, Senior Director of Product Strategy and Product Management for Oracle JD Edwards, discuss the continuing success and growth in the JD Edwards products for World and EnterpriseOne customers, partners and prospects. You will learn about Oracle’s ongoing commitment to the JD Edwards product with the announcement of the New Premier Support Timeline for latest releases of Oracle’s JD Edwards. Also discussed will be the new Upgrade Tools that are available. Look for updates on achieving high ROI and low TCO by upgrading to new releases, adding new modules and applications such as Apparel and Fulfillment. Monahan will share the ongoing roadmap taking JD Edwards World and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne forward through the decade and beyond.

Information Governance by IBM Presented by Gary Brunell, Senior Solutions Architect

Today more than ever, organizations need to make faster decisions based on the information at hand while dealing with increasing privacy risks and the ever growing requirements to comply with regulations. All of this is driving organizations to recognize the need to take a more strategic approach to managing information. For these reasons, information

governance is an increasingly important area that is directly tied to an organization’s ability to enhance the quality, protect, audit, manage and ultimately increase the value of your organization’s enterprise information throughout its lifecycle — into Trusted Information.  Join IBM as we discuss the core information governance disciplines that can help enhance your organization’s capabilities by leveraging people, process and technology to ensure your enterprise information is of highest quality, protected and managed throughout its life-cycle. 

Quest Brings a Little Humor to Your Day with Greg Schwem's "Comedy with a Byte"

The Chicago Tribune calls our speaker “king of the hill” in the world of corporate comedy.  As a syndicated humor columnist, Schwem “plucks chords of hysteria that resonate with all readers.” He has appeared on numerous national television shows and has been seen in concert with the likes of Celine Dion and Jay Leno. His show, “Comedy with a Byte,” take a humorous look at technology and the way we conduct business today. His clients included McDonald’s, IBM, United Airlines, and Verizon Wireless. He also can be heard regularly on XM Radio’s Laugh USA.  This number one pick from your conference planning committee is sure to end the day with a good laugh at the industry we all live in and perhaps add a little perspective as well.

SUPER SESSION

Business Objects, Cognos, MicroStrategy & Oracle – Which BI tool is right for you? 

Presented by RapidDecision

In this informational session, we will discuss in detail, our experience with the leading Business Intelligence vendors including Business Objects, Cognos, MicroStrategy & Oracle. We will compare each of these BI tools across several major categories including features and functions in an effort to provide the necessary information you will need to create your final evaluation for each BI application. In the end you will see for yourself that all BI tools are not created equally. During this session Joe Guerra will discuss the strengths of each BI vendor, identify the key components that separate them, and help you determine which BI Tool is right for your company.

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