- ‘Cordial Cloudburst 2009’ 6th-8th October, Putten, The Netherlands -

Cordys, a leading provider of software for business process innovation, is bringing together a selection of renowned thinkers, Cloud Computing strategists and customers for a three-day user conference aimed at business and IT leaders.

Now in its 6th year, Cordial 2009 is an exclusive forum for leading Cloud strategy thinkers, systems implementers and users from around the globe.  This year’s conference will feature presentations, use cases, debates and interactive workshops from leading industry speakers as they explore how the Cloud enables true business agility, driving innovation through effective customer centric processes and revolutionising the way that organisations operate.

Jan Baan, Founder and CEO of Cordys said: “The flexibility and potential cost savings of using the Cloud is already fuelling adoption across the board.  We all know that the average user is already utilizing web-based applications independent of the corporate IT department.  This has placed pressure on IT management to look at such technologies and to determine how they can be used within the enterprise.  This conference will provide both business and IT leaders the ultimate forum to learn more about the power of Cloud Computing and the benefits it can bring today.”

External speakers include:
•   Dr. Stefan Ried - Senior Analyst – Forrester Research
•   Peter Lorant - Head of Enterprise Channels, EMEA – Google
•   Olivier Colinet - Head of Sales Engineering, EMEA – Google
•   Andy Mulholland - Global CTO - Capgemini
•   Peter Fingar - Pundit, analyst and renowned author of “Extreme Competition” and “Dot.Cloud”
•   Alok Batra – Director – Cisco
•   Andrew Levine - Director, Global Business Solutions – CSC

As well as
•   Jan Baan, CEO of Cordys
•   Jon Pyke, Chief Strategy Officer of Cordys
•   Mark de Simone, Chief Sales and Business Development Officer of Cordys

During the three-day conference there will be a number of workshops, real-world use cases, breakout sessions and plenty of networking opportunities for both business and technical delegates, enabling guests to gain a more detailed practical insight into the benefits of implementing next-generation Business Process Management and Cloud Orchestration solutions.