Exhibit, Sponsors & Perspective Sessions

• Exhibit Hours
• Platinum Sponsors
• Gold Sponsors
• Standard Sponsors
• Endorsed By
• Hosted By
• Media Sponsors

EXHIBIT HOURS:

Thusday 4 November			Friday 5 November
	10:15-10:40			10:00-10:30
	12:45-14:15			12:35-14:00
	16:05-16:30			15:00-15:30
	17:30-18:45

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Sybase www.sybase.com

Many of the largest organisations and most experienced BI professionals have taken a smarter and more strategic approach to analytics with purpose-designed, heterogeneous, analytical database technology from Sybase - proven to be the most cost-effective, high-performance and scalable reporting platform. With over 20 years success in managing and mobilising data and 80 customers in the Fortune 100, Sybase specialises in delivering pro-active, agile business intelligence, fast ROI and solutions that scale with your business.

Informatica www.informatica.com/uk

Informatica is the world's number one independent leader in data integration software. With Informatica, thousands of organizations around the world gain a competitive advantage in today's global information economy with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives. With Informatica, enterprises gain a competitive advantage from all their information assets to grow revenues, increase profitability, further regulatory compliance and foster customer loyalty. The Informatica Platform provides corporations with a comprehensive, unified, open and economical approach to lower IT costs and gain competitive advantage from their information assets held in the traditional enterprise and in the internet cloud.

Denodo Technologies www.denodo.com

Denodo Technologies has redefined data integration to make the delivery of data to all types of business applications simple and easy to achieve. Denodo provides Data Virtualization middleware that uses a declarative approach to abstract, unify, federate and understand disparate data sources and systems, supporting multiple acquisition and delivery modes and latency requirements, as well as a rich set of easy to use data transformation, data federation and data mashup capabilities. Denodo enables a highly agile Enterprise Architecture which is more flexible to adapt to changing business needs and the evolution of the IT infrastructure, more universal to connect to a wider range of internal and external data sources, including the Web, Cloud applications and less structured sources, and more cost-effective to implement and maintain.

WIPRO www.wipro.com/index.htm

Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application management, and datacenter managed services to corporations globally.In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.

GOLD SPONSORS:

Jaspersoft www.jaspersoft.com

Jaspersoft's open source business intelligence suite is the world's most widely used BI software, with more than 9 million product downloads worldwide and more than 11,000 commercial customers in 96 countries. The company's Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite provides a web-based, open and modular approach to the evolving business intelligence needs of the enterprise. Jaspersoft's software is rapidly updated by a community of more than 100,000 registered members working on more than 350 projects, which represents the world's largest business intelligence community. More information is available at www.jaspersoft.com and www.jasperforge.org.

System Dynamics www.systemdynamics.co.uk

System Dynamics is Ireland's largest independent IT Business Solutions Company, with headquarters in Dublin and offices in the UK. We are Business Intelligence specialists and our consultants are all certified on the world class Kimball Methodology. We implement Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solutions using the market leading technologies including Jaspersoft, Talend, Oracle BI, SAP Business Objects, and Microsoft BI. We are proud to have built and deployed the first major central government Jaspersoft BI solution on an enterprise scale. In addition to Business Intelligence, we are ERP and Application Integration specialists, providing specialist business understanding, which reflects through our Business Intelligence solutions. Our competitive differentiators are our culture, our people, scope of our offerings and the value we deliver for our clients. For more information visit: www.systemdynamics.co.uk

WhereScape RED www.wherescape.com

WhereScape RED is an integrated development environment for building and managing all aspects of a data warehouse. WhereScape RED designs, prototypes, deploys, operates, and enhances data warehouses 10-100 faster than any traditionalsoftware approach. WhereScape RED provides an intelligent set of deployment cycle-time reduction tools, including partitioning wizards, database transformation, automated cube creation, automated load scripting, automated surrogate key creation and key space management, inline editing and error management, and automated documentation creation. WhereScape also offers support, maintenance and consulting services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. WhereScape's European headquarters are located in the United Kingdom.

Advanced Business Solutions www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs

With over 500 successful Business Intelligence software projects delivered over the last ten years, Advanced Business Solutions is one of the UK's leading Business Intelligence consultancies. We have the proven track record to successfully deliver your project - everything from a health check on your existing software to the delivery of a complete Corporate Performance Management system. We are not just experts in Corporate Performance Management and Business Intelligence software products such as Cognos and Business Objects. As one of the UK's leading software authors of accounting software, payroll systems, human resources software and business intelligence and analytics solutions, we also have an in-depth understanding of these systems and extensive expertise of implementing BI projects in these areas. For more information visit www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs.

Information Builders www.informationbuilders.co.uk

Information Builders' award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders' iWay Software suite provides state-of-the-art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data, and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. iWay Master Data Centre (MDC) is a specialized cutting-edge technology that delivers the high quality master data essential to every organization. Designed to integrate seamlessly with existing systems, this powerful and reliable solution consolidates millions of records according to easily defined business rules. The award-winning combination of WebFOCUS and iWay provides Information Builders' customers with the ability to embrace the company motto: "Because Everyone Makes Decisions."

ACTUATE www.actuate.com

Actuate founded and continues to co-lead the Eclipse BIRT open source project. BIRT is the premier development environment for Rich Information Applications that present structured data and content in compelling and interactive ways via the web on any device. Actuate and its people are dedicated to making BIRT the best environment for our customers to develop Web 2.0 applications that drive revenue through higher customer satisfaction/loyalty and improve operational performance. The people of Actuate continually participate in and provide resources for the vibrant open source community that has emerged around BIRT. Anybody can participate in the BIRT movement by visiting www.birt-exchange.com. Actuate offers value-add BIRT products and services that speed the development process and bring additional functionality such as interactivity, content transformation and enterprise scalability to BIRT-based Rich Information Applications. Actuate has over 4,500 customers globally in a diverse range of business areas including financial services and the public sector. Founded in 1993, Actuate is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol ACTU. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.actuate.com.

STANDARD SPONSORS:

DataFlux www.dataflux.com

DataFlux enables organisations to analyse, improve and control their data through an integrated technology platform. With DataFlux enterprise data quality and data integration products, organisations can more effectively and efficiently build a solid information foundation that delivers a unified view of customers, products, suppliers or any other corporate data assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of SAS (www.sas.com), DataFlux helps customers rapidly assess and improve problematic data, building the foundation for enterprise data governance, compliance and MDM initiatives. To learn more about DataFlux, visit www.dataflux.com.

Glue Reply www.glueltd.com

Glue Reply is UK's leading consulting services organisation focused exclusively on optimising IT/Business alignment and minimising the cost of business and IT technology change. Our core proposition is to help organisations maximise the value from their change and technology investments by helping them define, design, implement and resource best practice: Enterprise architecture, incorporating the information and data architecture domains Data management & data governance Business and technology change management processes, roadmaps and competencies Business design and process management initiatives SOA and integration architecture, methods and platforms

Composite Software www.compositesw.com

Composite Software, Inc. is the gold standard in data virtualization. Global organizations with disparate, complex information environments increase their data agility, cut costs and reduce risk with Composite Software. Included among the hundreds of enterprises that have chosen the industry's most proven data virtualization platform are: Ten of the top 20 banks; Six of the top ten pharmaceutical companies; Four of the top five energy firms; Major media and technology organizations; and Government agencies. Backed by nearly a decade of pioneering R&D, Composite Software is the data virtualization performance leader, scaling from project to enterprise for data federation, data warehouse extension, enterprise data sharing, real-time and cloud computing data integration.

IPL www.ipl.com

IPL is an IT services company specialising in the delivery of intelligent business solutions. Based in the World Heritage City of Bath, we offer a comprehensive range of business and technical services covering all aspects of technology-enabled business transformation. Bridging the gap between business and technology, IPL provides Business Consulting, Technical Consulting, Solution Delivery and Managed Services to deliver innovative and dependable ICT solutions that address real business needs. Core to IPL's Business Consulting is our specialist Information Management practice with acknowledged thought leaders helping clients align people, processes and technology with corporate and business unit strategy.

Clarity Integration www.clarity-integration.com

Clarity Integration is fast becoming a recognised centre of excellence as a provider of consultancy that enables its clients to maximise the value from Business Intelligence, Data Migration and Information Management solutions. This is achieved through a combination of Innovative easy to use software tools and experienced, accredited and committed practitioners who combine to deliver solutions quicker, with less risk and at a lower overall cost. The technologies that we support are Microsoft, Business Objects, Oracle, Cognos, Informatica and Netezza. Clarity Integration have developed ClearViewRM™, this innovative software allows our consultants and our customers to manage the process of understanding and gathering BI requirements and automating the production of a functional spec, the building of database structures, online analytical processing cubes and reports, significantly accelerating the delivery of a BI or Migration project.

Evaxyx  www.evaxyx.com

Evaxyx is a leading UK based Data Management Consultancy with clients that include Barclays, Standard Life, O2, Scottish Widows, Barclaycard, Pfizer, Daimler, nPower, Orange, Deutsche Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Cadbury and Merrill Lynch. Our goal is to help organisations achieve sustained improvement in the management and delivery of information by providing a range of consulting services and methodologies to support the evolving, complex information demands of our clients' businesses. Evaxyx has a strong reputation for expertise in Data Governance, Customer Data Integration (CDI), Master Data Management (MDM) and Business Intelligence. We deliver high-impact advice, consultancy and professional services, partnering with clients to develop and implement management information solutions from strategy through deployment. Our deep understanding of the unique challenges found in complex data environments is derived from the successful delivery of referenceable high volume, data-centric projects.

Kalido  www.kalido.com

Kalido is the leading provider of business-driven data governance software. Kalido enables companies to manage data as a shared enterprise asset by supporting the business process of data management. Kalido software has been deployed at more than 300 locations in over 100 countries, including 20 percent of the world's most profitable companies as determined by Fortune Magazine. More information about Kalido can be found at: http://www.kalido.com.

Peak Consulting  www.peakconsulting.eu

PEAK Consulting is an international business intelligence, decision support systems, and artificial intelligence design firm. Founded in 2006, PEAK serves Global 2000 and enterprise customers throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Our professionals serve clients from a network of offices in the UK, the Americas, the Middle East and a satellite location in India. PEAK helps clients improve productivity and competitiveness, strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers and partners, and reduce business and information technology costs. Our practical, proven solutions deliver actionable and measurable business results that inform decision making, optimize IT efficiency and improve business performance.

syncsort  www.syncsort.com

Syncsort, the world's leading provider of Extreme Data Performance solutions - with over 40 years' experience and over 12,000 deployments - helps thousands of customers rethink the economics of their data. Syncsort's heritage in software solutions dates back to the early 1970's, with the introduction of our groundbreaking mainframe sorting platform. Since then, we have leveraged this experience to build an innovative software portfolio that addresses our customers' biggest data integration and protection challenges. For environments burdened with exploding data volumes and reduced processing windows, Syncsort delivers proven data integration solutions that enable organisations to transform their ability to make critical decisions, derive greater value from data and drive business results. DMExpress is the fastest, most resource-efficient way to extract business-critical information from massive and complex data volumes.

illuminate  www.illuminateinc.com/en/index.php

illuminate has pioneered a ground breaking technology for the storage and analysis of terabytes of data. Analysts have enthusiastically heralded the potential of the technology. Illuminate's information store is a carefree database server with unique Data Discovery features. Illuminate helps companies integrate data from multiple sources effortless into one place and extract insights on the fly. Time-to-Analytics and Time-to-Answers are improved by a factor of 10. This powerful solution fits particularly well the needs of Marketing, Audit, R&D or Business Analysis departments. 100 plus clients list includes companies like Commerzbank, Danone, Zurich Insurance, La Caixa, infojob.com and governmental agencies.

ENDORSED BY:

BCS Data Management Specialist Group www.bcs.org

A study group for the exchange of experience and good practice on data analysis, database design, repositories, data management and information resource planning. The group addresses data-centric aspects of project development as well as techniques for data interchange and understanding across separate information systems.

EDM Council www.edmcouncil.org

The EDM Council is an industry association specifically focused on facilitating and leveraging Enterprise data as a critical asset to a firm to: increase efficiency, minimize risk, and create competitive advantage. As a business forum the EDM Council enables senior officers responsible for content management to share information on the business strategies and practical implementation realities associated with achieving enterprise-wide control over data content.

The Object Management Group (OMG) www.omg.org

MPO www.metadataprofessional.org

The Meta-Data Professional Organization (MPO) is a non-profit, international professional association comprised of business and IT professionals in all areas of meta-data practice. MPO provides meta-data professionals with a community that fosters discussion, advancement and increased understanding of meta-data as it is applied in the field. The MPO brings together individuals with interests, expertise, or hands-on experience in meta-data use from all areas of private and public enterprise throughout the world and seeks to disseminate technical and professional information to meta-data practitioners of all levels of experience. For further information please visit http://www.metadataprofessional.org or our free online discussion group mpo_discuss@yahoogroups.com.

HOSTED BY:

DAMA UK www.damauk.org or www.dama.org

The drive for the future is to successfully focus on providing quality support to core members whilst guaranteeing sufficient financial income to ensure sustained activity. The four areas which DAMA UK recommends addressing over the next two years are: Academic - to survey UK organisations to understand their Data Management skill set needs and then induce academic institutions to supply them. Data Quality (DQ) - to benchmark data quality standards in the UK and encourage development of business awareness of the importance of DQ and help develop DG metrics. Government regulations versus data - to increase awareness of the legal implications of data management, assist organisations in reducing their legal liabilities and support ETA (and others) lobby for "data clever" legislation. Data Standards - survey requirements then work with other organisations (eg BCS) to develop effective data standards.

MEDIA SPONSORS:

TDAN.com www.tdan.com

The Data Administration Newsletter, LLC -- http://www.tdan.com -- is an award winning electronic publication that focuses on the various disciplines of data management. TDAN.com celebrated its 10th Anniversary in July of 2007 and presently attracts close to 100,000 visitors a month. The publication is produced by Robert S. Seiner of KIK Consulting & Educational Services, LLC, a well-known data management specialist that focuses on "Non-Invasive©" Data Governance & Data Stewardship program development.

The Data Governance Institute www.datagovernance.com

The Institute has three arms: Consulting and Training, addressing specific data needs, program design and checkups, the establishment of sustainable information strategies, communications, and proving the value of efforts. The Data Governance and Stewardship Community of Practice, offering peer-to-peer interactions and hundreds of program artifacts, available at www.DataStewardship.com. Information Resources, including the Web's largest collection of free information about Data Governance and Stewardship at the institute's website, www.datagovernance.com, and featuring Guidance by Gwen, from the Institute's founder Gwen Thomas.

Business Intelligence Network www.B-eye-NETWORK.co.uk

The Business Intelligence Network™ delivers industry-based content hosted by domain experts and industry leaders in Business Intelligence, Business Performance Management, Data Warehousing and Information Quality. The Business Intelligence Network serves these communities with unparalleled industry coverage and resources. Visit www.BeyeNETWORK.co.uk to experience the most advanced technology available for delivery of content over the web including RSS feeds, expert hosted blogs, audio driven interviews and podcasting.

SearchDataManagement.com www.SearchDataManagement.com

Enterprise Technology Management (ETM) http://www.globaletm.com/

Enterprise Technology Management (ETM) is a global publication that provides decision makers and end users with the information they need to succeed in the ever-changing field of business technology, from developing strategy to making cost-effective purchase decisions and managing their organization's projects. ETM does this through independent world-leading analysis and vendor thought leadership in the form of original white papers, podcasts, analyst research, and case studies detailing up-to-date industry trends and data.

IAIDQ iaidq.org

The purpose of the association is to create a world-wide community of people who desire to reduce the high costs of low quality information and data by applying sound quality management principles to the processes that create, maintain and deliver data and information. The mission of the association is to: Increase the awareness of the impact of poor quality data and information. Help leaders understand that the high losses can be dramatically reduced. Provide a network for members to exchange tips and techniques for quality improvement. Provide opportunities to learn critical skills for making quality information and data a reality.