Ziff Davis Media eSeminars: The Online Seminar Standard Realizing the Value of Enterprise Open Source Databases: How Sony Online Entertainment Replaced Oracle with EnterpriseDB October 12, 2006 @ 12:00 p.m. Eastern/9:00 a.m. Pacific Duration: 60 minutes Register & Attend Online http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-4561-8-695-100415-529098-0-0-0-1 If you are unable to attend the live event you may still register and will receive an e-mail when the on-demand version becomes available. Find out how leading enterprises are realizing dramatic cost savings and other benefits using open source alternatives to Oracle and other proprietary databases. This eSeminar explores how your company can leverage existing IT assets while benefiting from the new breed of enterprise-class, open source software. Noel Yuhanna, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research, shares market insights and best practices for evaluating, selecting and implementing enterprise open source database solutions in several usage scenarios, including data marts, reporting servers, new applications, and legacy applications. Christopher Yates, Vice President, Technology for Sony Online Entertainment, provides a first-hand look at how his company replaced Oracle with an enterprise open source database, Enterprise DB. As the leader in massive multiplayer online games, the company faced rising IT costs. Hear how Sony Online Entertainment leveraged EnterpriseDB's PostgreSQL foundation and Oracle compatibility to drive down the cost of operating its online games and platform services. Join us for this eSeminar and learn how to: * Evaluate and select enterprise open source database solutions * Identify usage scenarios that leverage the advantages of open source software * Migrate legacy applications from proprietary to open-source database solutions * Quantify real cost savings from open source implementations Featured Speakers Noel Yuhanna, Senior Analyst - Forrester Research, Inc. Christopher Yates, Vice President, Technology - Sony Online Entertainment Sponsored by EnterpriseDB Corporation Register & Attend Online http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-4561-8-695-100415-529098-0-0-0-1 Please visit www.eSeminarslive.com for a complete list of upcoming Ziff Davis Media eSeminars. If you have already registered for these eSeminars, please ignore this message. Feel free to pass this e-mail along to other colleagues on your team who may have an interest in attending the eSeminar above. If you have problems with your registration, please e-mail: mailto:eSeminars@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
