WHO ATTENDS CATALYST CONFERENCE

Seventy percent of Catalyst Conference attendees come from enterprise-class end user organisation that include Global 2000 and Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and higher education institutions. The other 30 percent represent software vendors, hardware vendors, and service providers who come to gather industry intelligence and hear Burton Group’s vision of the industry.

Catalyst Conference attendees are mid- and upper-level IT planners, architects, directors, and managers. Participants are technically adept and they know they can count on Catalyst Conference for in-depth product exploration and unbiased strategic advice.

Breakdown of Catalyst Conference Attendees by Title/Job Function
IT Mgr/Senior IT Mgr/Technical Mgr/Product Mgr	23%
Director, Technology	16%
Business Support	16%
Architect	10%
VP/Executive, Technology	8%
Engineer	7%
C Level: CIO, CTO, CSO, CEO	5%
Project Mgr/Lead	5%
Enterprise Analyst, Tech Systems Analyst (In-House)	5%

Sample of Past Companies Represented at Catalyst Conference
Adidas Allied Irish Bank BMW BUPA BP Celesio Credit Suisse Daimler Chrysler Deutsche Bank Europol	ING Nokia Norsk Hydro Novartis Philips Rabobank Roche Royal Bank of Scotland Shell Telecom Italia

WHY DO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGISTS ATTEND CATALYST?

The carefully selected presentations delivered at Catalyst Conference arm IT professionals with the knowledge to confidently select the right technology providers and partners to ensure success. The conference spotlights pressing issues such as the role of outsourcing and the ongoing debate between advocates of short-term solutions and those who favor long-term integration projects that can ease future application deployment.

Catalyst presentations represent a breadth of perspectives from across the industry. Hear Burton Group’s advice about practical IT architectures and best practices for strategic technology deployment. Evaluate the offerings from established and startup vendors who present their latest product and service plans. Only a select group of providers has the opportunity to present each year. Finally, learn from case studies presented by global enterprises that have successfully deployed infrastructure technologies.

Each year Burton Group highlights important technologies, trends, and issues for IT professionals. Catalyst Conference topics vary each year according to industry focus and market trends.

Catalyst Conference enables enterprise technologists to build the IT infrastructure needed to succeed in today's complex, interconnected global IT environment.

Catalyst participants cite these as the top four reasons to attend:

• Strategic and future-focused IT information
• Access to enterprise best practices
• Support for IT architecture planning
• Independent analysis from Burton Group