The Open Group Conference

The Wireless-Enabled Enterprise
hosted by The Mobile Management Forum
a forum of The Open Group

Monday: The Vision and the Business Case
Monday: The Why of the Wireless-Enabled Enterprise
Tuesday: The How of the Wireless-Enabled Enterprise
Tuesday: Mobile Management Forum Workshops

Wireless technology will revolutionize the way business is conducted. The critical challenges, from an IT perspective, are to manage the new mobile workforce, provide the necessary access to critical enterprise resources, and maintain appropriate levels of security, support and overall management of the ever-growing number and type of mobile devices.

The future of IT is wireless; mobility, flexibility and interoperability are the key elements of this future. IT enterprises of all sizes have undergone dramatic changes in both technology and in the personnel that utilize mobile technology in their jobs. Computers have become smaller and more portable and have allowed a whole new class of mobile devices to be developed. This has allowed workers who previously had not used mobile solutions the ability to communicate more efficiently.

The mission of The Open Group Mobile Management Forum is to accelerate the deployment of wireless applications and devices into the enterprise by bringing together vendors and buyers to ensure delivered solutions meet customer requirements. Consistent with this mission, The Wireless-Enabled Enterprise Conference brings together both vendors and buyers to examine how to take the first steps down the road of shaping the wireless future of IT.

Agenda
09:00 - 17:30 Monday, 23 April, 2001

Updated 21 April, 2001

Open to Members and Non-Members

Our morning session focuses on the Vision and the Business Case

09:00 Welcome and Introduction
Allen Brown, President and CEO, The Open Group
Allen will set the scene and outline the objectives for the Wireless-Enabled Enterprise Conference

Dr Rohleder, CEO, BITKOM
Dr Rohleder will address delegates and give the perspective of BITKOM, the German association for IT, telecommunications and new media

09:15 The Vision and the Business Case for The Wireless-Enabled Enterprise
David Pluemer, Director of Information Technology, Enterprise Product Integration, Internet Software and Content Group, Motorola, Inc
David Pluemer will speak on the business case/rationale within Motorola for implementing the mobile office for Motorola's mobile workforce. David will cover the challenges faced by IT in implementing the Mobile Office, and the benefits that it is expected to deliver to its internal customers and therefore the company as a whole.

09:45 Extending the Mobile Enterprise Fabric™beyond the Walls - Issues and Opportunities in Public-spaces Wireless
John Hughes, Dir. Strategic Marketing, Symbol Technologies
John Hughes will focus on wireless access to the Enterprise through public channels

10:15 Wireless Access to Financial Services
Andrew Comas, Head of Technology Research, JP Morgan
Drawing on his experience as Vice President, Technology of JP Morgan Labs, Andrew will provide an overview of the key challenges that a leading member of global financial services industry has in deploying and delivering wireless services to its employees and customers on a global basis.

10:45 Coffee

11:15 On the Road - Delivering Wireless Solutions

A live scenario demonstrating solution delivery across a group of vendors and highlighting where gaps need to be filled. Delegates will see devices and implementations that most have never seen before, with commentary from Vendors on the technologies shown.
This demonstration follows a senior executive fighting to close a multi-billion dollar contract as she travels from office to airport to her final destination where the crucial bid pitch will be made. Delegates will see her seamlessly switching between wireless devices and service providers, modifying her bid strategy with new information from colleagues across the world, right through to the final taxi journey to the client presentation

12:30 Lunch

Our afternoon session focuses on the Why of Wireless-Enabled Enterprises

14:00 Case Studies
Pioneers in wireless systems and applications will share their experience of projects that are delivering value now within their organizations. They will cover the business rationale, project experience, benefits achieved, practical issues encountered.

Wireless Office - Retrospective of three different pilot-scenarios
Rainer Flöttmann, Senior Project Manager, Global Network Solutions, Bertelsmann Media Systems
Rainer will discuss the results of three projects using wireless technology.

WAP Check-in
Guido Georg, Manager Passenger Service Procedures and Project, Lufthansa
The presentation will introduce the new Lufthansa WAP application for Check-in, and provide an outlook on the integration of future applications.

Mobile Communications in Surrey Police
Paul Cousins, Deputy Director of Information Services, Surrey Police Force
Mobile Communications capability has been an important element over the last 3 years to enable change in the way Surrey Police work. The presentation outlines the business drivers for this change, the experience of the use of different forms of mobile communications, and the essential part that effective session management played in providing the required mobile communications solution

15:30 Coffee

16:00 Case Studies

The challenges of deploying wireless technologies in a hospital environment
Gene Gretzer, Project Leader - Access Technology, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Gene will discuss the challenges of deploying wireless technologies in a hospital environment

16:30 Wrap and Summary
Allen Brown, President & CEO, The Open Group
Gregory Gorman, Director Mobile Management Forum
Roger Mizumori, Co-Chair, Mobile Management Forum
A recap of day and a brief introduction to Tuesday’s agenda.

17:00 Close

17:00 - 19:00 Technology Showcase and Networking Reception

Vendors will demonstrate their state of the art wireless technologies for B2E and B2C markets from booths and mobile displays in the hotel grounds. Drinks and canapés will be served, providing delegates with the opportunity for informal networking

Exhibitors include Brand Communications, Compaq, NetMotion, Pass Consulting, and Symbol

Agenda
09:00 - 16:00 Tuesday, 24 April, 2001

Updated 21 April, 2001

Open to Members and Non-Members

Our morning session focuses on the How of Wireless-Enabled Enterprises
09:00 Welcome and Introduction
Gregory Gorman, Director Mobile Management Forum
Introduction to the morning sessions. The practical issues of implementing a mobile strategy will be addressed. Once the decision has been taken to move ahead, how best to plan and implement. How should ‘wireless’ be integrated at enterprise level with the existing information infrastructure? What is the right balance between betting on forthcoming technology and what is proven and available now? What are the practical issues and pitfalls, and how can existing experience be applied?

09:15  Boeing's Strategy for Enabling Wireless Mobility in their Enterprise Environment
Richard Paine, Wireless Architect, Boeing
Boeing is enabling the enterprise to extend the Boeing Intranet out to the mobile worker using four, soon to be integrated, levels of wireless infrastructure. Boeing products also reflect this move to the wireless mobile networks as the products themselves become equipped with wireless connections for the military, for passengers, and for the airline customers.

09:45 The Role of Directory Services in Mobile Corporate Environments
Ian Lakie, Product Manager - Directory, Critical Path
A presentation and case study on the role of directory in mobile corporate environments. Ian's presentation will be accompanied by a case study from a customer of Critical Path in Germany.

10:30 Coffee

11:00 Wireless Security for the Mobile Individual.
Pekka Honkanen, Member of Radicchio Board and Senior Vice President, Sonera SmartTrust
Radicchio role is the ensure the development and deployment of secure wireless e-commerce framework and to the promotion of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for wireless devices and networks. Pekka will speak about wireless security issues for delivering e-commerce solutions.
11:30 Introduction to the Workshop Issues
Members of the Mobile Management Forum
The Conference will conclude with a panel session where members of The Open Group’s Mobile Management Forum introduce the goals of the afternoon workshops on session management, synchronization, authentication, authorization and accounting, and wireless content delivery. This provides an opportunity to find out more about the Mobile Management Forum and to join small focused groups which will discuss the key enabling technologies from a practical perspective. The objective is to give attendees the confidence to move forward with wireless data projects that provide a competitive advantage for their business

12:30   Lunch

14:00 Mobile Management Forum Workshops
Delegates are invited to spend an afternoon learning more about the goals of the Mobile Management Forum and participating in lively question and answer sessions on key wireless integration and implementation issues for enterprise end users.
14:00 - 15:00 Choice from two Workshops

Session Management of Wireless Data, or

Synchronization of personal information and management applications

15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:15 Choice from two Workshops

Authentication, Authorization & Accounting for Wireless Services, or

Wireless Delivery of content to different mobile appliances

Speakers, titles and topics subject to change