The SearchSAP.com Application Forum Detroit

The SearchSAP.com Application Forum Detroit will take place on Thursday, November 10th and will feature two special presentations dealing with the use of SAP and NetWeaver within the automotive industry.

In addition to these sessions, you will also get hands on advice on NetWeaver integration within any industry. You'll first learn the basics within our NetWeaver 101 session and then discover how get the best return on your NetWeaver investment.

The day will conclude with our sponsors participating in a lively panel, "NetWeaver Myths and Realities," moderated by SearchSAP.com Publisher Paul Gillin. You'll hear from solution providers about the most common misperceptions of SAP users and the realities of what NetWeaver can and can't do.

Most of all, by spending just one day at this complimentary event, you'll return to your office with an unbiased and detailed view of not only NetWeaver, but other valuable application integration technologies.

Sessions Include:

Innovation in the Financially-Distressed Automotive Industry

Presented by: Martin Piszczalski, Research Director Gartner G2 – Automotive

The automotive industry will soon lose a significant number of manufacturers. Those surviving will be the most consistent at identifying good ideas and putting them to practice. This talk will address why this is so difficult in the automotive industry both in product development and in the supply chain, and what role NetWeaver technology can play now and tomorrow. This session introduces a practical collaborative framework for maximizing innovation and minimizing risk. In addition to business process redesign, new information systems are suggested that enable such an 'innovation-friendly' corporation and supply chain.

Keynote Presentation: NetWeaver in the Real World

Presented by: Christopher M. Carter, President & CEO, CCI and Tim White, itelligence

Reading glossy marketing material is one thing; getting NetWeaver to work its magic in the real world is quite another. Seasoned experts Chris Carter and Steve Niesman have quite a few experiences to draw on when it comes to NetWeaver in the Automotive industry. As a result, this presentation comes loaded with equal parts strategic vision and hard-gained experience from the trenches. It doesn't matter whether you're in Automotive or any other industry -- this vital information applies to everyone working with NetWeaver.

Session 1: NetWeaver 101: Beyond the Hype

Presented by: Dale Young, Vice President, Technology Service, Capgemini

There's a lot of buzz around NetWeaver, but can you explain exactly what NetWeaver is? Do you know what it can and can't do? How does it snap into the existing SAP ecosystem? This presentation provides a plain-English explanation to these important questions, offering SAP professionals of all levels a chance to get up to speed quickly on this key technology.

Session 2: NetWeaver Integration: Pulling the Pieces Together

Presented by: Christopher M. Carter, President & CEO, CCI

NetWeaver is more than a technology; it's an architecture, and in many cases, a new way of thinking about your business processes. This discussion focuses on the architecture of NetWeaver and how to best integrate people, business requirements, processes and applications into a tight-knit package pulling in a single direction.

Session 3: How to Get an Honest ROI analysis for a NetWeaver upgrade

Presented by: Dale Young, Vice President, Technology Service, Capgemini

Organizations looking to upgrade to NetWeaver and mySAP ERP often face a challenge developing a compelling business case. This is often caused by an attempt to develop that business case based on a traditional view ERP implementation/upgrade. Today's new business reality and the expanding functional and technical capabilities of the SAP solution suite today require a different view of business case development and ROI calculation. In this session, you will develop a better understanding of the drivers and key decisions of a NetWeaver/mySAP ERP upgrade. This session will also provide a framework that will help you identify all aspects of your NetWeaver upgrade business case.

Click here to register or call Ryan Bell at 888-274-4111 x1397 to reserve your seat today.

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