CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise and Ventana Research Launch IntelligentBPM Conference and Expo

IntelligentBPM, the only independent conference focused on providing awareness and education on leading business trends, case studies, and technologies that enable performance management, will be held September 28-30 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The conference, designed for senior business and IT managers, will be hosted by CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the strategic business applications that turn information into intelligence, and Ventana Research, the preeminent research and advisory services firm focused solely on Performance Management.

The IntelligentBPM Conference and Expo will focus on business performance management (BPM), which enables organizations to use information and analytics to improve operational and financial processes, enhance customer relationships, and maximize supply chain performance. Initial conference sponsors include: Business Objects, Cognos, Comshare, Crystal Decisions, Geac, Hyperion, and Informatica, and Montgomery Research's CFO Project: Competitive Financial Operations as a conference partner.

IntelligentBPM Conference and Expo will provide attendees from global end- user organizations in-depth educational sessions and networking opportunities to learn business practices and technologies that enable BPM. Top industry analysts and leaders will discuss return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership (TCO), experiences from real world implementations, industry best practices, and the future direction of business performance management. Conference attendees will also engage with vendors to learn how technology is best utilized for maximum value.

"The business mandate to manage performance and leverage ERP, CRM and Supply Chain investments has created a new imperative called Business Performance Management," said Mark Smith, CEO & SVP Research of Ventana Research. "This conference will provide world class education for business and IT management so they may understand Performance Management, and in turn, gain the knowledge required to drive their organizations to better measure competitive and organizational effectiveness."

The conference will offer four specialized tracks addressing the unique needs of both senior business and IT management. All tracks are designed to help senior management optimize performance and ensure that businesses can drive measurable improvements to corporate, organizational, financial and operational processes:

  -- Business Track -- Understanding and Applying Performance Management
  -- IT Track -- Applying Technologies to Manage Performance
  -- Business & IT Track -- Managing Performance in Your Business Areas
  -- Customer Success & Best Practices in Performance Management Track.

Industry experts will address these software categories: Analytics, Analytic Applications, Business Intelligence, Business Activity Monitoring, Business Process Management, Enterprise Portals, Information Management and Knowledge Management.

Produced by CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise Magazine and Ventana Research, this conference is an integral part of the IntelligentBPM program. In addition, the IntelligentBPM.com website offers industry news, online features, resource guides, and abstracts of new BPM research that deliver customized information to ensure low-risk, high-value BPM investments.

For more information or to register for the event, visit www.IntelligentBPM.com/conference.

About Intelligent Enterprise

Intelligent Enterprise (www.IntelligentEnterprise.com) is the only publication dedicated exclusively to the strategic business applications that turn information into intelligence. It serves as a technology guidebook and thought leader for more than 80,000 senior business and IT managers who plan and deploy strategic business applications in their organizations. With groundbreaking coverage of business intelligence, collaborative commerce, business performance management, and enabling technologies, Intelligent Enterprise helps readers identify new opportunities for strategic IT investment, and then provides the in-depth analysis and guidance to support IT evaluation, purchase, and deployment.

About CMP Media

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing.

About Ventana Research

The Preeminent Research and Advisory Services Firm in Performance Management

Ventana Research (www.ventanaresearch.com) is the preeminent research and advisory services firm helping organizations maximize stakeholder value with Performance Management. Putting research in a business and IT context, Ventana Research provides insight and education on the best practices and technologies that enable organizations to leverage assets to understand, optimize, and align strategies and processes to meet goals and objectives. Ventana Research conducts quantitative and qualitative research, offers subscription services, and provides strategic consulting.

CONTACT: Tara Gibb of CMP Media LLC, +1-650-513-4566, or tgibb@cmp.com.

SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Tara Gibb of CMP Media LLC, +1-650-513-4566, or tgibb@cmp.com

Web site: http://www.intelligententerprise.com/