Portland, OR (PRWEB) September 1, 2010
Northwest Computer Support (NWCS) and their vendor partners are hosting a September 22nd Technology Showcase at the Microsoft Corporate Center in the Lincoln Tower Building located at 10260 SW Greenburg Road in Portland, Oregon . Seminars will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. The event is free and includes breakfast (8:00-8:45), lunch (12:20-12:45) and prize giveaways throughout the day.
"I am thrilled to be teaming up with our partner vendors and reintroducing NWCS to the Portland area. We look forward to sharing current technology trends with Portland businesses and eagerly anticipate being able to award one of them the $50,000 Extreme Makeover Prize," said James Watson, CEO of Northwest Computer Support.
Portland business owners, CEOs, IT Managers and others wishing to register for the Technology Showcase and $50,000 Extreme Technology Makeover can go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/portlandtechshowcase for details and registration.
The Technology Showcase features current topics taught by key industry experts.
Agenda:
8:00-8:45-Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00-Event Welcome
NWCS-James Watson
9:00-9:40-End Point Security and Storage Solutions
Symantec-James Patron
9:45-10:25-End to End Security
D-Link-Judd Foster/Chris White
10:25-10:35-Break
10:35-11:00-Utilizing Microsoft BPOS Cloud Solutions
Microsoft-Ed Omland
11:05-11:35-The 5 Things You Must Know Before Outsourcing
11:40-12:20-Email Archiving-Cloud-based Backup Storage
Barracuda-Daniel Meade
12:20-12:45-Lunch
12:45-1:15-Using SharePoint to Improve Your Business
NWCS-Michael Cierkowski
1:20-2:00-Top Security Threats of 2011
WatchGuard-Peter McNaul
2:00-2:10-Break
2:10-2:20-Green IT 101
NWCS-Paul Graydon
2:20-3:15-Utilizing Virtualization Strategies
NWCS-Chris Butler
3:15-4:00-HP Converged Storage Architecture
HP-Greg Osborn
4:00-4:10-Break
4:10-$50,000 Technology Makeover Award Presentation
Following the showcase at 4:10 p.m. the winner of the $50,000 Extreme Technology Makeover will be announced. Those Portland businesses attending the showcase and registered for the makeover will be eligible for the $50,000 prize, which will include:
Event Details:
Who: Northwest Computer Support and their Vendor Partners
What: Portland Technology Showcase and $50,000 Extreme Technology Makeover
Where: Microsoft Corporate Center 10260 SW Greenburg Road Lincoln Tower, Suite 600 Portland, Oregon 97223
When: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
About Northwest Computer Support:
Northwest Computer Support is the premier managed IT services and support solutions provider in the Pacific Northwest. They have over 30 years of experience providing IT outsourcing, consulting, networking, and support for small to medium size businesses. Headquartered in Seattle, Northwest Computer Support is a comprehensive, one-stop solutions provider for business IT.