MOUS USER SESSION ABSTRACTS
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	TECH SESSION OVERVIEWS
TECH	1	Rocking with Oracle Technologies	9:00AM-9:50AM	AUDITORIUM	Ajay Arora	Presentation to include all the new Oracle Technologies introduced within the last year.
TECH	2	Oracle 11g - New Features	10:00AM-10:50AM	AUDITORIUM	Ajay Arora	This presentation will covert the features of Oracle’s 11g product.
TECH	2	Do's and Don'ts of a BI Implementation with ORACLE BI Enterprise Edition	10:00AM-10:50AM	VT425	Tom Wood and Paul Murray, Bravesoft	Presentation will provide real-world, hands-on experience case study.
TECH	3	Encryption and Auditing for Regulatory Compliance	11:00AM-11:45AM	AUDITORIUM	Justin Cave	DBAs and developers spend an increasing amount of time dealing with requirements related to regulatory compliance—everything from Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) to PCI to HIPAA. Drawing on our experience with clients in the health care and financial industries, this session provides an overview of the encryption and auditing features Oracle provides that will help DBAs and developers cope with the demands of these regulatory regimes. It discuss Oracle’s facilities for encrypting data both at rest as well as in transit. It examine Oracle’s facilities for auditing who is accessing and altering data. While some features under discussion were added in 11g, most of the features we discuss were available in 9i or 10g, so they should be available to most users without the need to upgrade.
TECH	3	Successful Upgrades Start With A Good  (Execution) Plan	11:00AM-11:45AM	W210B	Patty Charlebois	Upgrading an Oracle database can be a large and stressful undertaking for a beginner or even an advanced DBA. The biggest unknown during the upgrade process these days is what will happen to your SQL statement performance once a new version of the Oracle optimizer gets a hold of it? This presentation will outline a method we have successfully used to upgrade an Oracle database without causing SQL statement performance issues using Oracle’s SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA) product.
TECH	4	A Closer Look at Parsing and Possible Application Optimizations	1:00PM-1:45PM	VT455	Mark Bobak	This presentation will take a closer look at the parsing process, the differences between differing degrees of parsing, i.e. soft, hard, cursor cache hit, etc. Further, the effects of setting various Oracle parameters such as cursor_sharing, cursor_space_for_time, and session_cached_cursors will be examined.
TECH	4	Data Security	1:00PM-1:45PM	VT450	Kiran Singh - Oracle Database Consultant	We all, as individuals and businesses alike, worry about our privacy, confidentially of data and security compliance. Organizations around the world are implementing Data security policies using many different tools and technologies.
TECH	5	Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control	2:00PM-2:45PM	VT455	Douglas Miller	Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control allows R. L. Polk & Co. to manage the infrastructure, databases and applications.  Polk will show you how they have automated routine tasks, and provided reporting capabilities on the history and trends. The impressive infrastructure at Polk relies on the features of Enterprise Manager, which not only simplifies and automates routine administrative tasks such as backup but also provides a solid foundation for many of the IT process automation features.  Come see how Polk leverages OEM Grid Control to the fullest advantage!
TECH	6	Oracle Data Guard in the Real World: All you need to know!	3:00PM-3:45PM	VT455	Matt Shelton	Installing, configuring, and managing Oracle Data Guard. A practical approach to address business problems, better protect data and reduce management and operational costs.
TECH	6	An Oracle Forms to APEX Conversion Story	3:00PM-3:45PM	VT440	Don Miller	History of APEX and project management tools used in the “experience”.
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	HYPERION SESSION OVERVIEWS
HYPERION	1	Achieving A Common Goal: Creating an Oracle EPM (Hyperion) Center of Excellence	9:00AM-9:50AM	VT445	Edward Roske	Many companies have Oracle Hyperion products are spread throughout various departments with different departments sharing expertise in the same product. Why not bring all of these groups together under one common umbrella that can share best practices, dimensions, data, & most importantly, experience? Come learn the steps to begin creating a COE & answer questions like what areas should come together first, how to span excellency around the globe, and who should lead this group. Once implemented, benefits include happier users, lower administrative & consulting costs, simplified maintenance, & decreased roll out time of new Hyperion projects. This is your chance to truly achieve excellence in performance management for your organization.
HYPERION	2	Inner Workings of Essbase: ASO & BSO Secrets Revealed	10:00AM-10:50AM	VT445	Edward Roske	Would you like to know some of what the Hyperion developers know about the Oracle Essbase Calc engine? Join Edward Roske for an informative session designed to give you a thorough understanding of what actually happens when you are creating BSO & ASO cubes. Go beyond “laboratory theory” & learn what Mr. Roske has gathered from 10+ years of experience at Essbase customers. Examples of topics include how data is compressed & how internally data is loaded into memory. For a true “insider’s view,” don’t miss this session!
HYPERION	2	Budgeting & Forecasting – The New Frontier in an Economic Downturn	10:00AM-10:50AM	VT440	Karen Schreiber	In today’s economy, companies are looking at new ways to streamline and simplify their budgeting / forecasting processes while providing improved forecast accuracy, thereby allowing the company to be more nimble in this economic environment.Previous strategies of going to great levels of detail over the years created a false sense of security. Companies are looking for ways that they can turn their FP&A function into efficient and effective “machines” that provide insights into the drivers behind the financial results. With limited capital spend, clients are very focused on fixing the processes first and then following up with the technology to sustain those changes. Today’s session will cover some of the latest BPM strategies and two case study examples where companies have moved away from the “annual budget” event with 1000’s of supporting spreadsheets to more driver based methods to give them a directionally correct answer. These companies have managed to simplify the data sets they use to drive their financial forecasts and improve the forecast accuracy resulting in real insights for their executive teams.
HYPERION	3	Workarounds for What the Essbase Developers Forgot	11:00AM-11:45AM	VT445	Edward Roske	I've been using Essbase for close to 15 years now, and every year my list grows of why I think it's the greatest product ever. This list is almost as long as my wish list for what I hope they'll one day add to Essbase. In this session, I'll go through my list of most requested Essbase features and how we workaround them all the time. If you want to have cubes where hierarchy can change on the fly without users having to log out or if you need to export a cube while it stays up join us for these workarounds and tons more.
HYPERION	3	Hyperion EPM Version 11 - The Benefits of Upgrading	11:00AM-11:45AM	VT440	Juan Porter/Len Romano	Considering upgrading to Hyperion EPM version 11 applications? Do you want to know more about the new functionality in each application and the associated benefits? Unclear about what is required to upgrade? This presentation will shed light on the new features of the Hyperion Performance Management suite version 11, what is required to upgrade and the benefits of doing so.
HYPERION	4	Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management	1:00PM-1:45PM	VT445	Eric Davidson - Oracle	The first step in delivering complete and accurate enterprise performance management (EPM) applications is to ensure data integrity in the integration process. In this session, learn how Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management helps shorten your financial close, improve your confidence, increase visibility, and maintain audit trails supporting the data. Also learn from the experts about the product road map, including improved integration with Oracle's ERP applications (Oracle E-Business Suite
HYPERION	4	Improving Enterprise Performance In The New Economic Climate	1:00PM-1:45PM	VT425	Juan Porter/Len Romano	Previous strategies of going to great levels of detail over the years created a false sense of security. Companies are looking for ways that they can turn their FP&A function into efficient and effective “machines” that provide insights into the drivers behind the financial results. With limited capital spend, clients are very focused on fixing the processes first and then following up with the technology to sustain those changes. Today’s session will cover some of the latest BPM strategies and two case study examples where companies have moved away from the “annual budget” event with 1000’s of supporting spreadsheets to more driver based methods to give them a directionally correct answer. These companies have managed to simplify the data sets they use to drive their financial forecasts and improve the forecast accuracy resulting in real insights for their executive teams.
HYPERION	5	Using FDM to Validate Data prior to being loaded to the Target system	2:00PM-2:45PM	VT450	John Von Allmen	Real life examples of validations done for companies that check the source data before loading to HFM, Essbase, Enterprise or any other systems. Get Earlier notifications on data before loading it.
HYPERION	5	External Reporting and Oracle's Roadmap For It	2:00PM-2:45PM	VT445	Robert Cybulski	Many companies are tasked with complying with XBRL now. This session will cover Oracle's current functionality for XBRL reporting and will also cover where Oracle is headed with its future product direction centered around a new product, Financial Close and Disclosure Management.
HYPERION	6	Oracle Data Integration Overview	3:00PM-3:45PM	VT445	Robert Cybulski	This session focuses on providing an introduction on all of the Oracle data integration products (FDM,DIM,ODI,EPMA & ERPi(coming out in 11.1.1.3) and then discuss the differences between each one. This will help companies understand some of the differences between the products and the business case for each one.
HYPERION	6	Upgrading to Hyperion Planning System 9.3 & Utilizing Hyperion in a Downturn Economy	3:00PM-3:45PM	VT450	Paul Husak	Learn how Denso benefited with data accuracy improvements, calculation and consolidation consistency and data integrity by upgrading to System 9.3 Planning.
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	EBS SESSION OVERVIEWS
EBS	1	Simplify Your R12 Upgrade – FSG’s Made Easy With InsightSoftware.com	9:00AM-9:50AM	W210C	Russell Johnston, Insight	Updating your financial statements and other financial reports during your R12 upgrade is a forgotten task during your upgrade project. FSG’s can be a true thorn in accountants’ sides. Their rigid structure and overly technical interface make it difficult for accountants to easily change the look of their financial reports, let alone ensure their accuracy. InsightSoftware.com has developed an easy to use alternative to FSG to help speed up your upgrade process and save you money during your upgrade. Attend this presentation and see firsthand how Insight can simplify your R12 Upgrade.
EBS	1	Projects - Wheel of Fortune	9:00AM-9:50AM	VT460	Jennifer Reinhart	Wheel of Fortune -- Do you ever get confused over how your business activities fit together in that oh-so-configurable (and therefore complex) Projects module?  See a picture (the wheel) of how activities become expenditures and events, and how those in turn are related to cost, revenue, and billing.  Talk about why everyone always guesses the same letters first (aka, key setup decisions).  Discuss when to buy a vowel (aka call in your support and/or Oracle) vs when to guess another letter (try to figure it out yourself).  An overview of Projects transactions formatted after the "Wheel of Fortune" game to help make the details memorable
EBS	1	R12.1 Update	9:00AM-9:50AM	W210B	Brian Martin, Oracle Sales Consulting Manager	Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 provides organizations of all sizes, across all industries and regions with a global business foundation that reduces costs and increases productivity through a portfolio of rapid value solutions, integrated business processes and industry-focused solutions.
EBS	2	Getting the Most from Flexfields	10:00AM-10:50AM	VT460	Dot Sheets, FMT	This session will present an overview of flexfield design, both from a psychological and physiological standpoint. It will give valuable hints and tips, and make recommendations based on years of experience with Oracle applications.
EBS	2	Managing a Successful R12 EBS Upgrade	10:00AM-10:50AM	W210B	Art Dowd, O2Works	Are you ready to take the R12 upgrade plunge? We'll take you through what you need know to succeed. From planning to process to resources and management, we'll give you the full picture of how it happens, when, and how it comes together. R12 is different. This presentation is for anyone who needs to plan, manage, or be part of an upgrade
EBS	3	Golden Rules [Best Practices] to Tame the Master Data Management / Customer Data Integration (MDM/CDI) Beast	11:00AM-11:45AM	VT425	Mani Manda, Rhapsody	The C-level executives (CXO’s) are puzzled rightfully, why projects in Master Data Management (MDM) for Customer domain (CDI – Customer Data Integration) are so complex, time consuming and too expensive when the subject matter is simply the "CUSTOMER" data.  Achieving nirvana for a robust CDI solution is far fetched given the maturity level at present of CDI/MDM technologies.  It is in this context that this paper makes an attempt to provide a direction with golden rules [Best Practices], distilled with years of experience to smoothen any CDI implementation.
EBS	4	Automated Document Delivery via Email and Fax	1:00PM-1:45PM	VT440	Ben Bruno, STR	This presentation is intended to educate users, developers, managers, and executives of companies using Oracle E-Business Suite to automate and maintain the distribution of business documents. In late 2004, Oracle Corporation introduced XML Publisher (also known as BI Publisher and is hereafter referred to as XMLP) available on Oracle EBS 11i.  XMLP effectively eliminates the need for third-party tools to create electronic forms.  Standard tools like Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word may be used to create a form, and “tokens” place data (such as the company, address, PO number, line items, etc.) from the Oracle database directly onto the form.  By using common applications to simplify forms creation and offering a delivery mechanism, XMLP greatly improves the efficiency of the document delivery process. This presentation will include the pros and cons of the native email and fax functionality of Oracle EBS and XMLP. It will also describe the features critical to integrated document delivery solutions. Finally, several case studies will be provided.
EBS	4	Effectively Migrating from Salesforce.com to Oracle CRM On Demand	1:00PM-1:45PM	VT460	Jennifer Ardery, K-Bace	Oracle CRM On Demand is a comprehensive solution for sales, marketing, and service initiatives that can be implemented quickly and comes with pre-built analytics and integration to the Oracle E-Business Suite. By leveraging the Software-as-a-Service platform, we were able to transition from Salesforce.com and get up and running on CRM On Demand in four weeks. In this session we will provide an overview of CRM On Demand and discuss aspects of the implementation including: data conversion, Outlook integration, reporting and account intelligence, user adoption and training, and lessons learned.
EBS	5	Value Chain Overview from Oracle	2:00PM-2:45PM	VT440	Steve Gwizdala Oracle Applications Sales Manager	Are you familiar with the entire Value Chain Planning Suite from Oracle?  From Demand Management through Production Scheduling, Oracle Value Chain Planning has the best-in-class solutions to solve your supply chain needs.  The Value Chain Planning Suite of solutions have evolved through acquisition as well as development and are able to be deployed stand alone or integrated.  This presentation is an informative overview of the Value Chain Planning Suite and is certain to show how Oracle has "grown up" in the supply chain space
EBS	5	How to Load / Interface Data into Oracle EBS 11i/R12 With No Programming Effort	2:00PM-2:45PM	VT460	Chain Sys	Presented with Hypercom Inc., you will see that appLOAD is a new generation data conversion tool for Oracle E-Business Suite R12/11i. This tool aims to reduce the cost of Oracle EBS data conversion activities. Any Business User can confidently use this tool and convert the data without any technical assistance. With appLOAD, there is no additional programming required for all of your data conversion needs. appLOAD supports all of the open interfaces and API$B!G(Bs available within Oracle E-Business Suite R12/11i. appEXTRACT tool helps in extracting data from Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL and Sybase Database into an XML, XLS, HTML, or CSV file formats. appINTERFACE tool hels in making the appLOAD and appEXTRACT adaptors web service enabled and integrates with Oracle Fusion middleware tools such as BPEL or ESB for developing event driven Interfaces between any external applications to EBS 11i / R12 with very little configurations. SAVINGS UP TO 90% ON DATA CONVERSION AND INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT.
EBS	6	R12 Panel - A Year in the Life of R12	3:00PM-3:45PM	VT460	Betty Noel, Severstal	Join in on this interactive R12 Panel. Our panel consists of representatives from O2Works, FMT, Severstal, L&L Products, Centroid and Affinia. This group represents leaders from companies that have installed R12, have projects in process or are consulting partners that have worked on implementation projects. Share in lessons learned, tips and tricks and insights on how R12 differs from previous releases.
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	JDE SESSION OVERVIEWS
JDE	1	Using UPK Tool	9:00AM-9:50AM	W210A	Greg Smith, Oracle Principal Sales Consultant	Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) for JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne provides a collaborative development environment for rapidly producing web based training materials, documentation and in-application help/support content.  With the ability to produce multiple outputs through a single recording session, Oracle UPK reduces content development time and cost.  Most importantly, Oracle UPK enables organizations to capture, preserve and share their most valuable soft asset -- employee intellectual capital -- thus, enabling organizations to capitalize on a knowledge management practice.  And now with the availability of pre-built UPK content for JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne, organizations may achieve an even faster ROI.
JDE	2	BI Publisher 8.98	10:00AM-10:50AM	W210A	Greg Smith, Oracle Principal Sales Consultant	Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Business Intelligence (BI) Publisher reduces the high cost of producing, customizing, and maintaining professionally-formatted business documents such as Financial Reports, Customer Invoices, Checks, etc. Built on the open XSLFO standard, it provides a full range of reporting capabilities, including charts, formulas, watermarks, and graphics. Using a set of familiar desktop tools such as Microsoft Word, users can create and maintain their own report formats based on data extracts from JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne.
JDE	2	Technology and CNC Considerations When Upgrading to E1 9.0	10:00AM-10:50AM	W210C	Shaw Scanlon GSI	Presentation will at a high level touch on the issues that will be encountered from a technology perspective and major CNC changes that will be seen for installations that go through the upgrade process from XE/ERP 8.0 to EnterpriseOne 9.0. - Prepare for an Upgrade - Impact of Unicode - Understanding of Conversion Timing
JDE	3	JD Edwards Outsourcing	11:00AM-11:45AM	W210A	David Telford GSI	Over a decade after the initial release, EnterpriseOne remains a powerful and flexible ERP solution for small to mid-sized companies. This flexibility relies on a complex technical architecture that still requires unique skills to implement and maintain, and the CNC Administrator remains a critical role to support these systems. With only limited skilled resources available for this unique role, how can you know when it is better to develop internal resources or outsource to contractors? This session will cover the different strategies for filling this necessary role both for active projects as well as general administration and maintenance after the project is completed. Objectives: - Identify criteria for determining when to develop internal CNC resources or contract external resources - Determine if/when outsourcing CNC administration is a valid strategy - Establish key requirements for outsourcing CNC administration (the interview process)
JDE	4	Customer Self Service for JDE	1:00PM-1:45PM	W210A	CDI	This session shows both functionally and technically how ERP2Web provides dozens of JDE World and EnterpriseOne companies a tightly integrated B2B B2C eCommerce Storefront. Attend this combination product demonstration & case study. Topics include the items below and more: - Familiar, Easy to Use, Shopping Cart & Checkout Functionality - eCatalogs Personalized for your Customers and easy to Maintain - Real-Time Customer Item Pricing (including JDE Advanced Pricing) - Case Studies: JD Edwards Integrated B2B/C eCommerce Storefronts A case-study on enhancing customer, vendor and employee web processes resulting in significant ROI and increased customer satisfaction gains. This presentation will demonstrate the actual production Web sites of the following JD Edwards ERP companies: Mizuno Corporation - Worldwide Sporting Goods Company Dermalogica – The #1 Choice for Skin Care by Professionals and Consumers Worldwide FinishMaster – The Leading Distributor of Automotive Paints Lincoln Industrial – Major International Industrial Pumping Products, St. Louis, MO Integration with the JD Edwards item master, address book, sales order programs, A/R, credit card processes, etc. for both JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne will be reviewed. Take “competitive” advantage by providing a JDE Customer Self-Service B2B/B2C eCommerce Storefront for your Customers, Employees and Vendors. Attend this presentation and learn how we’ve taken the cost and complexity out of the “equation” by allowing JDE companies a superior and affordable solution.
JDE	5	CRM on Demand by CD Group	2:00PM-2:45PM	W210A	Mike Hoskin CD Group	Organizations such as Gartner, Forrester Research, and others have all cited studies and statistics indicating the rise of Software as a Service, or SaaS solutions. These types of solutions offer the user a hosted system for a monthly fee. The value is short, quick implementation times, low up-front investment dollars, and latest revision software. The same organizations have noted the growth in CRM solutions. Considering today’s market conditions, where top-line growth is paramount, CRM offers companies a tool to monitor the activities of internal sales & marketing functions, as well as the progress of their pipeline opportunities. Oracle CRM On Demand combines these two hot phenomena for a solution that is taking off in the marketplace. There are standard integration points for the JDE user community as well as custom offerings. We will review market data to provide a backdrop, then take a macro look at the latest solution from Oracle in this market space.
JDE	6	Found Money – Making Accounts Payable Pay Off	3:00PM-3:45PM	W210A	Ron Kelley, Image Integration Systems	Find the Return On Investment in your JD Edwards Accounts Payable operation.  Industry statistics from AP operations that are using Invoice Automation will be compared with those who use ERP systems only.  Technologies like document imaging and workflow coupled with Business Process Management practices will be featured to demonstrate how you can find the lost dollars in AP, have better Cash Management and ultimately lower your cost per transaction to best in class levels.
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	PEOPLESOFT SESSION OVERVIEWS
PS	1	TBD	9:00 AM - 9:50 AM	VT455	TBD	TBD
PS	2	Applicant Management System Fit-Gap Process at UM	10:00AM-10:50AM	VT455	Jane Miller Katie McCollum, University of Michigan	The session will cover the Fit-Gap process used to determine whether the PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager and Candidate Gateway modules should be purchased and used as the new applicant management system. Hear about the multi pronged approach that involved units from across campus. Take a look at the evaluation documentation. See an overview of the presentation used. Participate in an active discussion about the pros and cons of the overall approach.
PS	3	Receipt Attachment with PeopleSoft Enterprise Expenses 8.8	11:00AM-11:45AM	VT455	Bic Sims Leslie Foley, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	PeopleSoft Enterprise Expenses 8.8 provides value as an automated integrated, work-flow enabled system but does not fulfill the goal of a paperless environment. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan implemented a receipt attachment solution as a customization to the Expenses module. This solution helps reduces expense report preparation, approval, and auditing time by allowing online access to the receipts. This enhancement integrated web processing activities with source documents to eliminated the paper chase.
PS	4	Managing Risks & Controls with PeopleSoft Project Costing	1:00PM-1:45PM	W210C	Mike Hix, Cardinal Point Solutions	PeopleSoft Project Costing is central to the order-to-cash business process. This session would discuss process control objectives and associated risks. Topics would cover control activities -- on-line, reconciliation, business process -- within Project Costing and risk mitigation.
PS	5	Global Compensation Planning Tool	2:00PM-2:45PM	W210C	Donna Dobbs, GM	Customized global compensation application using PeopleTools 8.48 with features not generally available for a global solution.  Allows increased flexibility and speed in execution of a compensation plan cycle within a complex organization structure.  The application provides a single application for executive and classified planning.   Features configurability in the setup of a compensation plan, automated selection process for population groups, and the building of hierarchies, along with proxy capabilities.  Additionally, both standard and adhoc reporting are available.
PS	6	Peoplesoft 9.1	3:00PM-3:45PM	W210C	Jeff Ernst, Oracle Product Sales Consulting Team Lead	With the release of PeopleSoft 9.1, Oracle is demonstrating its commitment to enhancing PeopleSoft applications.  Receive an overview on the latest PeopleSoft offerings including release 9.1, new solutions, and integrations with other Oracle solutions.  Learn how these PeopleSoft offerings help increase productivity, improve business operations, and lower costs.
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SESSION OVERVIEW
BI	1	Introduction to OBIEE	9:00AM-9:50AM	VT440	Robert Murray	Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, formerly Siebel Analytics, is a complete, integrated reporting solution targeted at businesses of all sizes.  In this session we will review the overall architecture of the application, discussing the differences between a single server architecture and a clustered architecture followed by a detailed discussions of the purpose and function of each BI component including the Windows based Desktop Administration/User Tools, BI Server Processes/Java Components and BI Presentation Services components include Dashboards, Answers and Delivers.
BI	3	Operational Reporting with OBIEE, Business Objects and Cognos	11:00AM-11:45AM	VT460	Noetix	Learn the critical components needed to set up a successful reporting solution with Release 12, regardless of the platform or business intelligence tool being used to access Oracle E-Business Suite data. This session covers strategies for migrating custom reporting solutions to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 and how to simplify operational reporting for R12 with OBI EE, IBM Cognos, and SAP Business Objects.
BI	3	Turning Enterprise Data into Business Intelligence	11:00AM-11:45AM	W210C	Larry Zagata, MiPro Consulting	Customers running PeopleSoft, Oracle, JDE for years have substantial amounts of transactional data that is awaiting the transformation into intelligent information. Oracle offers a industry leading Business Intelligence product set. MiPro will discuss key recommendations when deploying and improving upon a Business Intelligence solution.
BI	4	OBIEE - BI Analytics	1:00 PM - 1:45PM	AUDITORIUM	Brian Lawrance, Oracle Principle Sales Consultant	Oracle's Business Intelligence Applications Suite provides business line managers and senior executives with the most effective business intelligence solution--a proven platform that delivers off-the-shelf functionality, enterprise-wide data availability, and valuable analytics and metrics. The unified platform and easy-to-use features offered by Oracle's BI Applications Suite generate improved performance and operational efficiency at every level of the decision making process. The result is rapid and high return on business intelligence tool investment.  In this session, we will provide an overview of the Oracle’s Business Intelligence Applications and how they fit into Oracle’s Business Intelligence, Applications, and Middleware strategies. Then we will delve into specific information on the tight integration of Oracle’s Business Intelligence Application for Oracle E-Business Suite, Peoplesoft and JDEdwards.
BI	5	BI 101, Part 1 - History	2:00PM-2:45PM	W210B	Roger Warnock, WTA	History of BI: In part 1 of the BI Journey, Roger Warnock recounts the history of Business Intelligence.
BI	5	Assessing Business Intelligence Readiness for your Organization	2:00PM-2:45PM	VT425	Faun DeHenry, FMT	Are your users complaining that they are constantly waiting on IT for reports or that report creation takes too long? Is your company using a variety of inconsistent tools today? Are employees complaining about how long it takes to get up to speed on a tool or that data is rarely available? How can an organization assess whether or not it is truly ready for business intelligence? This presentation discusses key skills, processes, and factors that affect the success (or failure) of business intelligence initiatives.
BI	6	Beyond Discoverer - So what are your option?  OBIEE for operational reporting?	3:00PM-3:45PM	VT425	Andy Donovan, EiS Technologies	Is there reporting after Discoverer? Are OBIEE and BI Apps really there for strategic reporting only? You can simply and easily use OBI and BI Server for detailed transactional reporting and replace Discoverer. Perhaps even converting your existing Discoverer reports AUTOMATICALLY!! Come along to this session and see just how easy it is to protect your investment in OBI.
BI	6	Business Intelligence - The New IT Frontier	3:00PM-3:45PM	AUDITORIUM	Michael Ward, CTTS	Business Intelligence is the term used to describe the use of an organizations operational data to provide meaningful information and analysis to its employees, suppliers, and partners for more effective decision-making. With business Intelligence companies can track enterprise performance in real time across the entire organization. The ultimate goal of business intelligence is to increase revenue, decrease costs, and improve overall customer satisfaction. Learn about all the technologies of Business Intelligence, and how they affect not only our business, but also our daily lives. Learn about intranets, extranets, query and reporting, scheduling, security, and much more. Learn about the many products available in the marketplace. See how dynamic dashboards have become the latest craze in Business Intelligence.
BI	6	BI 101, Part 2 - Where are we now?	3:00PM-3:45PM	W210B	Roger Warnock, WTA	Where are we now: Part 2 of the BI Journey finds users relating where their company is in the Business Intelligence lifecycle. Roger Warnock of Warnock, Tanner and Associates then provides his view of where Business Intelligence will go in the future.
TRACK	SESSION NO.	SESSION TITLE	TIME	LOCATION	PRESENTER	BUSINESS MGT SESSION OVERVIEWS
BUS MGT	1	Strategic Sourcing to Optimize Business Support Functions	9:00AM-9:50AM	VT425	Debra Card, Associate Partner, TPI	Learn how to leverage the principles of strategic sourcing throughout a three-stage lifecycle to optimize the delivery of your business support functions in order to save money, build capabilities, standardize processes and user experience and deliver predictable quality. Understand how trends such as multi- sourcing, global service delivery and Software-as-a-Service can factor into an optimal sourcing strategy. Explore the options for leveraging and maximizing your ERP solution as part of a comprehensive delivery strategy. In today’s business environment, all of us are under pressure to deliver more with less. Strategic sourcing enables competitive advantage through efficient, scalable delivery.
BUS MGT	4	Get the most Value from Your Oracle Support Investment	1:00PM-1:45PM	W210B	Mirella Gazzoni, Principle Support Advocate - Oracle	In this session, we will show customers how to maximize their support investment and leverage the support tools and resources that are available as part of their Support services.  This presentation will cover a variety of assets in the Support Inventory. We will take you through the various Portals, Proactive Tools and Diagnostics, and Resources & Best Practices. This is a chance to learn how to avoid Service Requests and increase your product knowledge by utilizing the many tools and resources that Oracle Support makes available. Oracle Support is striving to ensure our customers have higher uptime by making the best use of the things that your Support dollars pay for. Come join us as we take you though how Oracle Support is changing to enhance the user experience.
BUS MGT	5	Navigating Through the Most Turbulent Times	2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Auditorium	Dan Puscas, Director, AlixPartners	Evaluate and successfully resolve urgent, high-impact business challenges in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic landscape.  With roles in IT restructuring at WorldCom, Interim CIO in the sub-prime mortgage industry, and technology governance efforts in the high-tech and insurance industries, you will learn how to “Grab the Bull by the Horns” in a down economy and keep IT as valuable asset in the Turnaround of Detroit.