Axway CTO to Moderate Cloud Computing Event

PHOENIX, AZ – April 20, 2010 – As part of its leadership on effective cloud computing strategies, Axway’s chief technology officer, Dave Bennett, will be moderating the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix’s panel on cloud computing.  The panel will consist of cloud computing luminaries including Salesforce.com’s Peter Coffee, Microsoft’s Joe Shirey and IBM’s Iris Stone.  Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, recently issued proactive guidelines to ensure the security of sensitive data as organizations look to take advantage of cloud computing.

Cloud computing is bringing about a new set of challenges and opportunities as organizations and individuals change how technology is used.  Organizations that currently employ on-premise technology solutions will need to understand how to shift to a hybrid approach without losing the security and visibility on which they have come to depend.  Organizations that supply IT hardware and software will need to adapt to rapidly evolving customer requirements that will alter the competitive landscape. 

“This event will help shed light on a very hot topic in technology – the risks and rewards of cloud computing,” said Bennett.  “Over time, we feel the movement to the cloud will become mainstream.  A hybrid model, combining on-premise and cloud deployments, seems to be the likely outcome.  This will require companies to embrace a new approach to business interactions and trust models.” 

• WHAT:  MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix’s event, “Cloud Computing: An Illuminating Outlook”
• WHO:  
  • Dave Bennett, CTO, Axway – moderator 
  • Peter Coffee, Director, Platform Research, Salesforce.com 
  • Joe Shirey, Senior Architect Evangelist, Microsoft 
  • Iris Stone, Sales Executive for Cloud Computing Solutions, IBM
• WHERE: Scottsdale Hilton Resort, 6333 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ
• WHEN: April 22, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. PT

For more information about Axway's cloud-based offerings, visit: www.axway.com/products-solutions/delivery/hosted/saas. 

For details about the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix, visit: www.mitefphoenix.org.

Related link:  Axway Issues Proactive Cloud Security Guidelines to Encourage Companies to Become Cloud Ready

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About MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix
MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix is a chapter of MIT Enterprise Forum, the global voice of entrepreneurship. For more than thirty years, Enterprise Forum has been a platform for entrepreneurial networking, inspiration and education. We are a community of volunteers sharing resources, knowledge and a passion for entrepreneurship and wealth creation. Our goal is to build a community, connect technology entrepreneurs with capital, resources, employees, and industry experts and to ultimately make the commercialization of technology faster and easier.  MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix brings together leaders and entrepreneurs from real companies discussing real issues, providing everyone a front row seat to behind-the-scenes success. www.mitefphoenix.org

About Axway
Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company — the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway's comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway's global presence spans 20 countries.