2004 Holiday Event – Analysts Panel

Emerging Markets: A Look Ahead

Date: December 16, 2004

Speakers:

Jim Murphy
Senior Research Analyst, AMR Research, Inc.

As Senior Research Analyst, Jim Murphy is responsible for leading the research activities regarding Information Infrastructure. In this role, Jim studies the products and industry trends associated with knowledge management, content management, enterprise portal technology, search and retrieval, e-learning, and collaboration. In his daily work he advises leading enterprises in identifying and selecting technology that can help them accomplish business goals. Jim also works with software vendors in devising marketing and product strategies as they position themselves in the market. He examines technology developments, evaluates products, and tracks market trends to assess the competitive landscape.

Joshua Duhl
Research Director, Content Management and Rich Media, IDC
As Research Director at IDC, Joshua Duhl covers content management, DAM, DRM, authoring tools, XML, and other rich media software technologies. His nearly 20 years of combined experience in marketing, software engineering, consulting, and entrepreneurial work bring a synthesis of perspectives to his research and client engagements. Joshua was selected by IDC’s customers as one of three 2003 Global Research Advisory Council Analysts of the Year. He has written and presented extensively on a wide range of technologies, markets, industry trends, and issues.

Hadley Reynolds
Senior Vice President and Director of Market Research, Delphi Group
Hadley Reynolds’ views on industry developments and product positioning are widely sought by the investment and the software development communities as part of Delphi Group’s practice in strategic business development. His industry views often appear in Forbes, Investors Business Daily, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Associated Press, The Red Herring, Upside, Information Week, NetworkWorld, Knowledge Management Magazine, and Computerworld. His current research can be found in The Delphi Insight Series publications. These products are used extensively by IT professionals, business planners, and analysts in the financial community as well as vendors of technologies addressing these markets.

Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Vice President, Software and Services, North America, Ovum
Alan Pelz-Sharpe is VP Software and Services, North America, and a Research Director within Ovum’s IT group. Prior to this, he was the Principal Consultant for Ovum’s IT Consulting practice, where he focused mainly on product and marketing strategy issues. Alan is the lead author of Ovum Evaluates: Integrated Document Management and E-process: Workflow for the e-Business. He is also co-author of Web Content Management: Strategies, Technologies and Markets and Ovum Evaluates: Content Management. A well respected advisor on IT business issues, Alan has delivered keynote speeches around the world and regularly speaks at major industry events. He is often quoted in publications and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, ABC News, and the BBC.