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GWAVACon EMEA 2009 Sessions
Come to GWAVACon and spend one-on-one time with Novell engineers, industry experts and benefit from in-depth training about Novell GroupWise, Teaming + Conferencing, ZENworks, Suse Linux, 3rd Party Solutions and so much more.
2009 is an important year for your organization, and you are likely making some important decisions concerning your investment in GroupWise or other Novell products. In addition you want answers to questions about upgrading to GroupWise 8, moving to Linux, deploying Novell Teaming or ZENworks, as well as the future of GroupWise. Get the answers you need at GWAVACon 2009.
| Company | Speaker Name | Title | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWAVA | Richard Bliss, Taylor Cochrane | Keynote | Details coming soon |
| Novell | Ken Muir | Keynote | Details coming soon |
| Novell | Alex Evans, Dean Lythgoe | Novell Workgroup Leadership Briefing | Join us for an informal discussion with Novell's Product Management and Engineering team on the future of Novell Collaboration products. Please come and feel free to interact with the Novell team. |
| Novell | Alex Evans, Travis Grandpre | Novell_Teaming2 - Whats_new_and.pdf"Novell Teaming 2 - What's New and How Does it Impact Business | In this session we will show you what's new in Novell Teaming 2 and discuss how it can bring people, projects and processes together in a workspace which will boost efficiency, foster innovation, streamline processes thatdrive business growth. |
| Novell | Kai Reichert, Dean Lythgoe | Teaming 2: A Technical Review | Novell Teaming 2 has powerful functionality for administrators. In this session we will take a closer look at the technical aspects of Novell Teaming 2 including indexing server failover, multi-tenant servers, guest user licensing, mirror folder improvements, multi-LDAP search queries and built-in mail server. |
| Novell | Dean Lythgoe, Alex Evans | Novell GroupWise 8: Powerful Features Still to Come | NovellGroupWise 8 delivers powerful, personal productivity to end users. SinceGroupWise 8 shipped Novell has been working on great enhancements thatnormally come in major releases, but will be delivered in upcoming supportpacks. Join us to see what's new in SP1 as well as what's nextfor GroupWise 8 and how it will impact your users productivity and your bottomline. |
| Novell | Laurence Pitt, Mark Schouls | ZENworks 10 Configuration Management SP2 - Overview, Features | One of the number one reasons why organizations deploy a systems management solution today is to control the deployment and releases of software across the entire enterprise. This session will go deep into how you can leverage the power of ZENworks 10 Configuration Management SP2, and remove the manual administrative burden from your shoulders. |
| Novell | Thomas Sens, Oliver vorm Walde | Securing your business with ZENworks Endpoint Security Management | Protecting your data, and controlling how systems access resources is of the utmost importance. You must take actions to protect your infrastructure and endpoints while ensuring your employees can continue to perform their jobs effectively and efficiently. Come to this session to learn how you can leverage the power of ZENworks Endpoint Security Management across your enterprise. |
| Novell | Laurence Pitt, Mark Schouls | Reduce IT Costs with ZENworks Application Virtualization | Using this method to provision software to your endpoints allows you to control how software interacts with your systems, and allows you to avoid the potential for applications to disrupt other software that is already installed. Come to this session to learn how Novell recommends you take advantage of this new set of features, and how you can quickly and easily start to virtualize your software releases. |
| Novell | Laurence Pitt, Mark Schouls,_a Gil Cattelain | ZENworks Futures and Roadmap | This session will cover ZENworks futures and technology roadmap. |
| Novell | Dennis Deitermann | Building Suse Linux Appliances with Suse Studio | With SUSE Studio you can build your own virtual or native Appliances. In this Session you will learn how to build your own SUSE Linux and see whats behind the SUSE Studio System. SUSE Studio Appliances can be used to host Teaming Appliances, GroupWise or any other service that runs ontop of SUSE Linux systems. |
| Novell | Dennis Deitermann | Whats New in SLE11 | SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 is here! In this Session you will learn the difference between SLE 10 and 11 from a technical point of view. As SLES 11 will be the base OS for OES3 services, you get an outlook for the basic OS functionality that will come with OES 3. |
| Novell | Alex Evans, Travis Grandpre | The Hype Behind Novell DataSync | Novell Datasync is a key component of Novell’s overall collaboration vision. It is a bi-directional many-to-many synchronization engine that connects disparate collaboration software, business critical applications, and mobile devices. This session will give you a look at the product itself and the connectors that are planned. |
| Novell | Jason Taylor, Martin Weiss | Best Practices for Upgrading from NetWare to Open Enterprise Server on SUSE Linux Enterprise | Learn about the best ways to use the updated, integrated tools in Novell Open Enterprise Server that will help you make the move from NetWare. Learn how to preserve server identities, different ways to migrate data, and how to plan for services upgrades. |
| Novell | Jason Taylor, Martin Weiss | Achieving a Highly Available Infrastructure with Novell Clustering Technologies | Leverage Novell Cluster Services and Business Continuity Clustering to achieve the uptime you need. Novell Cluster Services is now engineered for SUSE Linux and can provide a simple way to introduce a failover solution. And when 99.999% uptime isn't enough, you can use Business Continuity Clustering when building a full mirrored data center. |
| Novell | Kai Reichert, Jason Taylor, Martin Weiss | Leverage Novell Storage Technologies to Save Time and Money | Industry analysts say that file system storage is growing faster than any other data type. With 80% of all files going untouched within 6 months of creation, companies are spending a lot of unnecessary time and money on stale data. Learn about how Novell technologies help streamline your collaboration data management with Dynamic Storage Technologies and the new ""Greentree"" offering. |
GWAVA Sessions
| Company | Speaker | Title | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWAVA | Uli Neumann | Redline Deep Dive | Redline lets you monitor GroupWise and multiple GroupWise third party applications from one location. Using Redline means that all of your GroupWise data is at your fingertips, as well as any third party GroupWise solutions installed on your system. Come learn how to deploy Redline to work with multiple third party applications. |
| GWAVA | Raymond Hulha, Uwe-Carsten Krause" | Retain Hands On Training (Full day) +++ Limited to 12 attendees +++ | By taking this 1 day course, you will become a real expert on Retain, GWAVA's archiving solution for GroupWise. Retain's popularity continues to grow as more organizations need to become compliant with open communications policies and make sure their legal responsibilities are fulfilled. Learn how to install, administer and configure Retain by taking this course! |
| GWAVA | Marc Conradty | Reload Hands On Training (Full Day) +++ Limited to 12 attendees +++ | This full-day in-depth course which will allow you to get a technical deep dive into the GWAVA Reload product. Reload is GWAVA's unique backup and disaster recovery program for GroupWise. It's proven reliable and fast and definitely one of the hottest solutions for GroupWise. There is a reason why people call it the holy grail of GroupWise! Don't miss this opportunity to become a specialist on this popular product. |
| GWAVA | Gert Lantinga, Thomas Stegemann | "Introduction to GWAVA 4.5 (incl. WASP 2) - What's new?" | If you aren't using GWAVA yet or want to have a quick introduction to the new features of GWAVA 4.5, this is the session to attend. Gert Lantinga covers the new features in GWAVA 4.5 and the compelling reason that so many GroupWise customers have deployed GWAVA. |
| GWAVA | David Grimsman (Brainstorm) | GWAVA Cert Training: Essentials Class (100 min.) | Are you new to GWAVA, migrating to GWAVA 4.5, or just want to make sure you have your system configured properly? This 100 min session will introduce you to the GWAVA 4.5 architecture, walk you through installation and basic configuration, help you understand the best practices for preventing SPAM, and teach you how to setup up and manage scanners. Other topics include notifications, basic QMS management, discreet and global exceptions, and virus protection. No prior technical knowledge is required. |
| GWAVA | David Grimsman (Brainstorm) | GWAVA Cert Training: Advanced Class (100 min.) | Have you been running GWAVA 4.5 but wonder if you are taking full advantage of all its features? Or do you manage a complex and large GWAVA installation? This 100 minutes session is for you. Topics covered will include best practices for maximizing results and minimizing maintenance, POA, MTA, and SMTP scanners, having multiple scanners share a single configuration file, backup procedures, common trouble-shooting issues, and much more. Basic understanding and experience with GWAVA 4 is highly recommended. |
| GWAVA | David Grimsman (Brainstorm) | GWAVA Cert Training: Essentials & Advanced Class (180 min) | If you are a channel partner or customer and want the most from your GWAVA and GroupWise investment, then this course is critical. This course is the combination of the GWAVA Essentials and GWAVA Advanced Class. Take chance to attend this in-depth training on GWAVA 4.5. |
| GWAVA | Uli Neumann, Thomas Stegemann | Introduction to Redline – Monitoring for GroupWise | Redline is the most extensive monitoring solution for GroupWise, covering more than 3,000 data points as well as the new GroupWise Mobile Server, BES etc. Redline provides all of this information through a web interface that allows a GroupWise Administrator to monitor the entire system with ease. Come listen to this introduction to Redline and learn what it can do for you. |
| GWAVA | Taylor Cochrane | Introduction to Reload – Backup & Push Button Disaster Recovery | GroupWise administrators all want the ability to recover a single message or single mailbox. Reload delivers on this sought after functionality. Learn how Reload is GroupWise backup and restore made easy. |
| GWAVA | Taylor Cochrane | Introduction to Vertigo – Mailbox Management made Easy | Whether you are managing the mailbox settings for 10,000 users or attempting to turn off a vacation rule for a single employee, Vertigo puts all GroupWise mailboxes in your control. Vertigo offers centralized management of GroupWise client mailboxes, making mailbox management easy and convenient. You won't believe what you can do with Vertigo to manage your users' GroupWise accounts at the client level. |
| GWAVA | Taylor Cochrane | Introduction to Retain for BlackBerry Enterprise Server – Archiving | Retain for BlackBerry Enterprise Server is a complete solution for monitoring BlackBerry devices. With Retain for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you will be able to protect your organization's intellectual property, reduce liability, monitor BlackBerry SmartPhone usage, and store and locate messages later for legal purposes. Best of all, it is invisible to BlackBerry SmartPhones and their users. |
| GWAVA | Thomas Stegemann | Introduction to Retain – Archiving & Retention | Learn about how Retain is part of a complete email management solution that provides email archiving, search, retrieval, email auditing, and backup and disaster recovery. Have a look at the very cool stubbing feature which is available by the latest version Retain 1.7. |
| GWAVA | Taylor Cochrane | Introduction to Reveal – Mailbox Auditing | Trust is good. Reveal is better. Learn how Reveal provides instant email auditing and oversight capabilities for Legal, Human Resource, and Security Executives. It allows authorized Executives to review the contents of any employee's mailbox, search for messages based on key words or content, and retrieve these messages from GroupWise while maintaining the security of the system. Reveal provides the ability to maintain oversight to all email communications within Novell GroupWise. It monitors and scans all email. This provides protection from information leaks, misuse of company email, and legal liability. Reveal ensures that Executives are able to accurately evaluate email activity so they can properly enforce policy and procedure. |
| GWAVA | Taylor Cochrane | Archiving vs. Backup – There is a Difference" | At first glance you might think these two practices, archiving and backup, are the same. But the business drivers and technology are actually very different. Come interact or just listen in on a session dedicated to understanding how organizations need to implement policies around both practices to ensure their messaging data is secure and readily accessible in the event of litigation or compliance audit. |
| GWAVA | Markus Berger, Mathias Wittneven | Reseller Only: GWAVA Channel Session | You are an IT Reseller? You are a GWAVA Authorized Partner? Then you shouldn’t miss this session. Here you will get valuable sales tips regarding GWAVA products. Learn how to benefit from GWAVA support and from the GAP program. In this session your feedback is more than welcome. Share your customer experiences to the group during the round table discussion. |
| GWAVA | Markus Berger, Gordon Paterson | Customer Case Using Reload to migrate from NetWare to SLES | The Public & Commercial Services Union is located in London, UK. Learn how PCS are managing their 600 Users by using the GWAVA Products Redline, Reveal, Vertigo, GWAVA and Reload. This case study also shows how PCS used Reload to migrate their GroupWise system from NetWare to Suse Linux Enterprise Server. |
Partner Sessions
| Company | Speaker | Title | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omni | Aldo Zanoni | Simplified Management, Provisioning and Self-Service for eDirectory, GroupWise, Active Directory and Exchange | Need to delegate management and provisioning tasks in eDirectory, GroupWise, Active Directory and Exchange to non-technical staff? Attend this Omni session to learn how eControl delivers the best alternative to ConsoleOne, iManager, MMC and Task Pads for resetting passwords, releasing intruder lockout, managing proxy access, and more - from a single browser. Designed for non-technical users, eControl empowers front-line staff to carry out delegated tasks with NO administrator rights or training. Administrators have full control over users' task and search authority. All changes are written to an audit log. Come see the official launch of eControl's new globalised user interface - with localisation in German, Spanish, French and English. Learn how to deliver the ""Power of Simplicity"" with eControl 3's new and improved web-based administration and advanced Audit Viewer and Reporting features. |
| Omni | Aldo Zanoni | Riva GroupWise for Active Directory, CRM Integration and Automated Mailbox Management | Are you migrating from NetWare to Windows Server 2003 or 2008 but want to keep GroupWise? Are you looking to migrate from Exchange to GroupWise but don't want to use two or more applications to manage Active Directory and GroupWise? Do you want to integrate CRMs and SharePoint with GroupWise? You've heard about Riva CRM Integration Server for GroupWise. Now, come see how Riva allows GroupWise and Active Directory to co-exist. See how Riva delivers the ""Power of Simplicity"" by allowing you to administer GroupWise from Microsoft Management Console. See a live demo on how it takes 15 minutes to install and configure Riva Identity Integration Server. Bonus: Learn how Riva delivers server-side CRM Integration and automated mailbox management and reporting for GroupWise. |
| SKyPRO | Horst Fuhrmann | Unified Communications for GroupWise: SKyCOM, FaxGwise, SKySMS | SKyCOM Unified Communications Application Adds VoIP Capability for Improved Productivity, Increased Convenience, Lower Costs, More Flexibility. SKyCOM increases user productivity by using the PC as the single interface for all communications. GroupWise integration enables the user to track all communications and use GroupWise as a simple CRM tool. SKyCOM also allows easy setup of conference calls with up to 7 participants, and will record any call as .wav file for later playback. The .wav file can also be shared with co-workers, improving information flow within the company. |
| ENGL | Heath Upton, Steve Thompson | Smart Windows 7 Deployment with ENGL Imaging Toolkit for ZENworks | During this session you will learn how Windows 7 can be easily deployed using ENGL Imaging Toolkit 6 in your ZENworks Configuration Management environment. Imaging Toolkit 6 is scheduled for release in October and includes a new management console, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 support, and ZCM Satellite Server deployment. At GWAVACon be the first to see Imaging Toolkit 6 in action. |
| Notify | Paul F. DePont | GroupWise Mobility and Mobile Device Management | Notify Technology has been supporting the GroupWise community with mobility solutions since the availability of GroupWise 5.5. After being recognized by Gartner Group for the past six years as a leading provider of mobility solutions in the enterprise, Notify has continued to support the GroupWise community with innovative enhancements to its NotifyLink Enterprise family of products. Today Notify provides over 1000 GroupWise customers with wireless email, PIM, and mobile device management using either its NotifyLink On-Premise or On-Demand solutions. Notify is the only solution that can support BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm, Windows Mobile and select Symbian devices in a single scalable solution for GroupWise. Notify will present its latest NotifyLink features in the area of device support and mobile device management. |
| GroupLink | Casey Trujillo | Raiffeisen Centrobank and the ZENworks 10 Integrated HelpDesk | Raiffeisen Centrobank, located in Wien, Austria will discuss how GroupLink's® everything HelpDesk®, with its key integration with GroupWise email and calendaring and eDirectory, has greatly increased efficiency for its organization. Also as a bonus attend this session to see the latest ZENworks 10 integration with everything HelpDesk including: # View the ZEN asset information from within the help desk ticket (eliminates the need to call the end user to find out their computer asset number) # Launch a remote session directly within the HelpDesk ticket using ZENworks, and automatically record that remote session in the ticket history.# Tie your ZEN assets to help desk tickets via the everything HelpDesk to identify troubled assets and make sure they are fixed before warranty expiration. The everything HelpDesk provides your technicians with power to go mobile through a web browser, easy self-service for end user, along with essential integration with Novell technologies, making everything HelpDesk the Novell Integrated HelpDesk Solution. |
| TDP | Vaclav Samsa | How bosses are thinking about their diaries? | Regular user is taking part at the meeting and it's the only thing which should be recorded in the diary. But boss is not regular team member. Boss is watching what all teams are doing and wants to be informed about events even in case there are 5 overlapping events at 3 different places. And team events are typically maintained by Novell Teaming or similar technologies.iCal2GW is reliable and easy way how to fulfill boss needs and replicate calendar data do Groupwise and to mobile phone! |
Independent Sessions
| Company | Speaker | Title | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Erno de Korte | GroupWise mobility - today and tommorow | Based on many years of experience, Erno will guide you thru the many options you have to synchronize your mobile devices with GroupWise - looking at the current status with solutions like GroupWise Mobile Server, BlackBerry Enterprise Server and NotifyLink into the future with Novell's upcoming new ActiveSync solution. |
| Independent | Vaclav Samsa | Who is reading my emails? | Who is reading my emails? Is there any other more important question than the session title is? What is the answer for users of Outlook, Exchange and GroupWise? Let's discover why people like GroupWise so much. Introduces also frightening real life story about unwanted publishing of private mailbox in form of .pst file by MS Exchange admin." |
| Independent | Raymond Hulha | SOAP API talk | Learn how to use the Novell GroupWise SOAP API.From downloading and installing the SDK to executing the samples and understanding the concepts behind the best GW API to date. |
| Independent | Richard Bliss + tbd | Protect your GroupWise Investments (Open Discussion) | Open Discussion: It’s talking about GroupWise Administrators and IT Managers. About their challenges and daily business they are faced with. Learn from like minded people and share your knowledge with them. |
| Independent | Diethmar Rimser | GroupWise on Linux. But the administrator on Windows | You have moved your GroupWise to Linux? You are working on Windows? How to administer and maintain GroupWise if there is a gap between these worlds. Especially ConsoleOne can be a hurdle in this environment. This session will show you how to solve the knot and will deliver solutions and experiences. |




