CTIA Enterprise Mobility Boot Camp set for Oct. 5-6 in SF

EnterpriseCTIAOCt.JPGCTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 and The Enterprise Mobility
Foundation (EMF), today announced they are partnering this fall to host
the Enterprise Mobility Boot Camp, a two-day event for IT and telecom
professionals focused on building and managing an enterprise-wide
wireless strategy. The Enterprise Mobility Boot Camp will run October 5-6 during the CTIA Enterprise &
Applications trade show and conference in San
Francisco
at Moscone Center West.

The Enterprise Mobility
Boot Camp kicks-off Tuesday, October 5
from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. with "Basic
Training," consisting of three sessions and a networking reception:

  • Hot Issues of the Day for Enterprise
    Mobility - examining the tactical considerations facing IT/telecom
    professionals when it comes to devices, operating systems and more;
  • Hands-on
    Mobile Strategy/Policy Workbook Session - addressing best practices for
    procurement, provisioning, device management, application management,
    service management, security, expense management, help desk, and mobile
    device retirement and replacement;
  • Mobile Application
    Strategies - exploring how mobile applications can radically improve
    worker productivity, business processes and consumer-business relations

On Wednesday, October 6, the Boot Camp
will engage
recruits in these "Field Operations" from 1:00 -
5:00 p.m.
:

  • Pitch Fest - presenting top providers
    pitching their solutions to the critical issues facing the mobile
    enterprise today. At the conclusion, audience members will cast their
    votes for the best pitch;
  • Speed Networking - connecting
    IT/telecom professionals in a rapid-fire format. Wireless Rain Founder,
    CEO and EMF advisory board member Steve Brumer
    will facilitate this session where participants will move from table to
    table sharing challenges and lessons learned and forming valuable new
    relationships;
  • Ask the Experts - featuring an interactive panel
    and break-out groups moderated by The EMF's Philippe

    Winthrop and leading industry analysts: Andrew

    Brown, director, Wireless Enterprise Strategies, Strategy
    Analytics; Maribel Lopez, principal &
    founder, Market Strategies, Lopez Research LLC; Carrie

    MacGillivray, program manager, Mobile Enterprise and Telecom
    Group, IDC; and Gene Signorini, vice
    president, Anywhere Enterprise, Yankee Group.

The Enterprise Mobility
Boot Camp registration fee will be $375 ($325 before August 25)
and will include an attendee exhibit pass to CTIA Enterprise &
Applications. For more information, visit:

http://www.ctiaenterpriseandapps.com/events/eventdetails.cfm/1152.

CTIA Enterprise &
Applications demonstrates the benefits of wireless technology across
vertical segments. More than 15,000 enterprise users, application
developers, service providers, content owners, device manufacturers,
retailers and engineers will convene in San
Francisco
at Moscone Center West October
6-8
; co-located partner conferences begin on October 5.