Beneath a deceptively calm outlook for the IT and communications markets, trends are afoot that will reshape the industry -- and disrupt the unprepared -- for years, if not decades to come. They start with the "flattening" of the world under globalization and extend to the unintended consequences of our increased connectedness through the Internet, convergence, and invisible computing. China, mobility, offshoring, peer-to-peer, open source, India, sensors, wireless, Google, demographics, oil prices, security, Metcalfe's Law, Dynamic IT -- how do they all fit together? Out of which challenges will come what opportunities? In this session, Mr. De Marcillac will analyze the interplay between a "shrinking globe" and our "connected world," pull out the key trends and their implications, and thus offer an excellent starting premise for the rest of the day's sessions to follow.

Business models in the software industry are in a state of flux. Software as a service, subscription, open source licensing and other models are here to stay, and new ecosystems are forming based on a set of business criteria that many established ISVs and their services partners cannot meet today. In this session, IDC will share research and insights into how the software industry is changing in the face of this disruption, and will identify challenges and opportunities that will result for software vendors as well as for the rest of the interconnected IT industry.

Concurrent track sessions will provide comprehensive insights on specific industry segments critical in today's economic climate. Organized into three tracks, the sessions will cover the hottest and latest in IT and telecommunications, and go-to-market strategies.

• Track 1: Dynamic Enterprise
• Track 2: Telecom Infrastructure and Mobility in a Connected World
• Track 3: Seizing Opportunities in the Vertical Industries