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Skip
Marchesani retired
from IBM after 25 years and is now a partner in System i
Developer, which produces the RPG and DB2 Summit - a conference
that focuses specifically on RPG and DB2 UDB education. Recognized
as an industry expert on DB2 UDB (aka DB2/400) and SQL, and author
of DB2/400: The New AS/400 Database, Skip specializes in teaching
on site, customized SQL and database education for interested
clients. He has been a speaker for user groups, technical
conferences, and iSeries and AS/400 audiences around the world.
Skip has earned COMMON’s Gold Medal for Speaker Excellence
and the Distinguished Service Award.
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Debbie
Saugen the Technical
Owner of i5/OS Backup and Recoveryin the Rochester, MN
development Lab. She is also a Senior Business Recovery
Architect/Consultant with IBM's Business Continuity and
ResiliencyServices. Debbie ensures the Backup and Recovery
Solution meets the customer's requirements in capability and
usability. She does actual Backup/Recovery testing using
the new functions, products and publications. As a recognized
expert on Backup and Recovery worldwide, Debbie enjoys sharing her
knowledge by speaking at COMMON, Technical Conferences, Business
Continuity and Resiliency Conferences, User Group Conferences and
writing for various magazines, books and websites.
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mindSHIFT
(formerly Invision)
with operations in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., mindSHIFT (formerly Invision)
is a leading Managed Services Provider (MSP). Tracey Klein is VP of Sales with mindSHIFT's
Invision Managed Hosting and e-Business Applications Services group. Tracey will discuss what
SharePoint is and what it can do for you. Michael McCabe is an Information Worker Partner
Technology Specialist for the New York Metro Area at Microsoft. His focus is on Microsoft Office,
SharePoint, Portal & Collaboration, and Unified Communications. Mike has worked at Lotus and
IBM as a major accounts technology specialist covering collaborative technologies from 1990-2003,
joining Microsoft in 2003. Michael will discuss how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can
integrate with and pull data from your existing applications.
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Barbara
Viola is
the President and CEO of Viotech Solutions Inc. and is responsible
for the overall management of a firm that specializes in
project-oriented consulting to Fortune 500 companies, as well as
alternative staffing and outsourcing in the Information Technology
Field. She is also the President of the Association of Information
Technology Professionals (AITP), Long Island Chapter which
recently became "National Chapter of the Year" for 2006.
Barbara is a requested speaker at both local and
national meetings. She has been a guest on Channel
12’s “Jobline” Show, and has also been
featured on CNBC. She is often quoted in Newsday and LIBN on
Technology Topics. Barbara received the “Women
–Owned Business of the Year” Award
through the Long Island Association in 2005, which was presented
by Senator Hillary Clinton.
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