ComputerScope magazine invites you to a free breakfast briefing on Unified
Communications (UC), in association with Business Scientific Services and
ShoreTel on Wednesday 2 March in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin 4.
This focused management briefing, chaired by Paul Hearns, editor of ComputerScope, includes a panel of expert speakers who will describe UC, its components, its capabilities and, most importantly, its business value for your organisation. With an open question
and answer session, there will also be the opportunity to talk one to one with the experts.
CPL, the Irish recruitment specialist, will provide a top down, business value view of its experience with unified communications, illustrating how it delivered flexibility and efficiency, as well as increasing capabilities as it expanded beyond Ireland.
Giving your organisation the information it needs to decide how UC can benefit you, this briefing is the latest in the ComputerScope Management Briefing series on critical IT topics.
We hope that you can join us!
Register Here Free
Please note that unfortunately places are limited.
To register, CLICK HERE or telephone (01) 294 7763
Venue: Burlington Hotel Dublin , Connaught Suite
Date and Time: Wednesday 2 March, 2011
Programme:
07:30 - 08:00: Registration and breakfast
08:00 - 08:15: Welcome and Introduction
Paul Hearns will set the scene and describe the opportunity for businesses with these new technologies.
08:15 - 08:35: Technology Explained
Barry Dillon, sales director with ShoreTel, will draw on more than 15 years of industry experience in setting out the basics of UC, describing the technology stack and where it fits within the business infrastructure. Dillon will provide a unique insight into the challenges being faced in the current economic conditions and how UC and IPT can greatly assist.
08:35 – 08:55: Business Outcomes
Mark Donnellan, business development manager with Business and Scientific Services Limited, will delve into the specifics of UC. With 18 years of industry experience, Donnellan will illustrate how a well-designed strategy will deliver significant benefits in terms of cost reduction, flexibility and overall productivity enhancements to ensure a competitive edge.
08:55 – 09:15: User Insights
CPL, the Irish recruitment specialist, will provide a top down, business value view of its experience with unified communications, illustrating how it delivered flexibility and efficiency, as well as increasing capabilities.
09:15 – 09:45: Questions and Answers
An open mike, question and answer session allows attendees to address specific points or questions to the speakers.
09:45-10:00: Official event close
All speakers plus additional expertise in the area will be available in the briefing room to allow attendees a one to one opportunity on any further queries.
Speaker Bios:

Mark Donnellan, Business Development Manager with Business and Scientific Services Limited (BSS)
Mark has more than 18 years’ experience in the IT and Telecoms industry. Having worked in various senior technical roles delivering and managing large scale infrastructures Mark moved to BSS in 2006. Mark has responsibility for all areas of service design and delivery for BSS with a particular focus on the relationship between IT / Telecoms and the overall business strategy.
Unified Communications will seamlessly integrate with your business goals and Mark will untangle the perceived complexity of the Unified Communications messaging in the market place. He will illustrate how a well-designed strategy will deliver significant benefits in terms of cost reduction, flexibility and overall productivity enhancements to ensure a competitive edge.
Barry Dillon is Regional Sales Director for ShoreTel

Barry Dillon is Regional Sales Director for ShoreTel with responsibility for expanding ShoreTel's presence in a growing voice over IP (VoIP) and UC market place, and for bringing the many benefits of integrated IP communications to companies of all sizes throughout Ireland, Middle East, South Africa and Scotland.
Dillon has more than fifteen years of experience in the telecommunications industry, having worked for Alcatel, 3Com and Nortel prior to ShoreTel. He has gained extensive experience in assisting organisations meet challenging business environments with the adoption of technology solutions as an enabler – reducing complexity and costs in a flexible, scalable and efficient manner. Working with organisations large and small in differing geographies has given Barry a unique insight into the challenges being faced in these difficult economic conditions and how Unified Communications and IP Telephony can greatly assist.