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AberdeenGroup is the leading provider of fact-based research focused on the global technology-driven value chain. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen has established the market leading position as the “voice that matters” when it comes to understanding the measurable results being delivered by technology in business.

Founded in 1986, AMR Research provides subscription advisory services and peer networking opportunities to operations and IT executives in the consumer products, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail sectors. We are the No. 1 research firm focused on the intersection of business processes with value chain and enterprise technologies.

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, 3-7 November, Cannes

Symposium/ITxpo designed for IT and business leaders will address the key trends and challenges that organizations are facing in the current economic climate. With hot topics such as cloud computing, cost optimization, virtualization, green IT etc, this ITxpo is too important to miss.

The mission of the PCI Security Standards Council is to enhance payment account security by driving education and awareness of the PCI Data Security Standard and other standards that increase payment data security. The Council was formed by the major payment card brands American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc. to provide a transparent forum in which all stakeholders can provide input into the ongoing development, enhancement and dissemination of the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS), PIN Entry Device (PED) Security Requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS). Merchants, banks, processors and other vendors are encouraged to join as participating organizations.

Carolyn Leighton founded WITI in 1989 to help women advance by providing access to - and support from - other professional women working in all sectors of technology. (Read the story or watch the video.) Today, WITI is the premiere global organization empowering women in business and technology to achieve unimagined possibilities.

With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. Along with its professional association of Networks throughout the U.S. and worldwide, including Hong Kong, Great Britain, Australia, and Mexico, WITI delivers value for individuals that work for a company, the government or academia, as well as small business owners.

WITI products and services include: Networking, WITI Marketplace, Career Services/Search, National Conferences and Regional Events, Publications and Resources, Small Business Programs, Research, Bulletin Boards and more.

The Platt Retail Institute is recognized as a world-leading expert in research and consulting to retailers, media companies, financial institutions, hardware, software, transmission, and other business enterprises seeking to impact the customer in-store experience.  PRI serves as a knowledge bridge between the academic world and industry by synergizing the wealth of knowledge being produced at the university level with the need for more advanced yet practical business research and insight at the customer level.  In addition to our global consulting expertise, we publish ground-breaking industry Working Papers detailing the impact of digital communication networks, as well as the Quarterly Retail Analytics.  This publication contains essential economic data as well as the latest developments in the digital communication network field, and North American and European digital communication network activity indices.