Consumer Acceptance Studies
Empirical research has been done on consumers' acceptance of DRM-based content services under various conditions, in the U.S. and in Europe. Join us for two presentations of such research, which could have important implications for those planning online content services. Moderator: Bill Rosenblatt, Conference Chair President, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies and Managing Editor, DRMWatch.com Speakers: Marc Fetscherin, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Dr. Thorsten Wichmann, Managing Director, Berlecon Research GmbH
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Lunch Break
1:45pm - 2:45pm
DRM and Home Networks
Consumer electronics vendors, cable operators, and computer makers are all busily trying to extend their reaches into the emerging idea of the Home Digital Entertainment Network. This panel explores some of the most important emerging architectures for home networking and the parts that DRM plays in them, as well as lively debate about what compelling consumer value propositions are emerging from all this activity. Moderator: Rajan Samtani, Director, Sales & Marketing, ContentGuard, Inc. Speakers: Brad Brunell, General Manager, Intellectual Property Licensing, Microsoft Corporation Gerard Lokhoff, Manager Technology and Standards, Content Protection and Digital Rights Management, Philips Electronics David Richardson, Director, Business Development, Liaison to the Entertainment Industry, NDS Spencer Stephens, Vice President, Technology, Warner Bros. Technical Operations
E-Books and the Future of E-Publishing
Now that Adobe has end-of-lifed its eBook server software, the E-Book technology market is in the hands of a number of smaller players, and its future is somewhat in doubt. This panel considers the question of the future of the E-Book market in a post-Adobe world, and whether E-Books will soon make way for more adventurous forms of e-publishing. Moderator: Nick Bogaty, Executive Director, International Digital Publishing Forum Speakers: Sanford Bingham, FileOpen Systems Ken Brooks, President, Publishing Dimensions Jill Reese, Manager, Digital Rights & Alliances, McGraw-Hill Mike Violano, VP & General Manager, eReader.com
ERM & IT Security Architectures
How does Enterprise Rights Management integrate with other corporate IT security and applications technologies? Our panelists explain how ERM can and should be part of end-to-end solutions for document security and policy compliance, and offer their experience in implementations.
Moderator: Gord Larose, Senior Application Security Engineer, Cloakware Corp. Speakers: Arny Epstein, CTO, Liquid Machines Steve Gottwals, Senior Product Manager, Adobe Systems, Inc. Todd Graham, Software Architect, Tablus, Inc. Trent Henry, Senior Analyst, Burton Group
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Lunch Break
1:45pm - 2:45pm
The Microsoft RMS Ecosystem
Microsoft's Rights Management Services (RMS) is emerging as a leading platform in the ERM space, and it has already been surrounded by value-added solutions from Microsoft partners. Learn about this fast-emerging ecosystem in the ERM market: the technologies, solutions, and success stories. Moderator: Kris Tibbetts, Lead Product Manager, Windows Rights Management Services, Microsoft Corp. Speakers: Ed Gaudet, VP Product Management and Marketing, Liquid Machines Gary Heath, CEO, Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) Nick Mehta, Senior Director, Product Management, Enterprise Vault, VERITAS
Financial Services Applications
Applications of ERM in financial services are many and varied, ranging from regulatory compliance in accounting to "virtual deal rooms" in investment banking. Learn what some of these applications are, what technologies are available to apply to these scenarios, and who is making them work today. Moderator: Jude Umeh, Technical Architect, Capgemini Speakers: Keith Banda, Director, US Consulting, SealedMedia Chitro Neogy, Managing Partner, Acadia Edge Group Brett Sheppard, CEO and Founder, Absolutely Inc.
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