Business Computing: The Evolution of Opportunity

Technology in the business process has evolved significantly in the last 30 years: the 1960's-70's automated the back office, the 1980's-90's automated the front office. Now the Internet is automating the last inefficient piece of the business process: the consumer. Against this backdrop, Jim will look at today's Web-centric communication and its impact on security, as well as the advent of e-business and what it means for the future.

Jim Cannavino is CEO at CyberSafe, Inc. A former executive at both Perot Systems and IBM, he leads the company that develops leading security products for critical enterprise applications. In two years at Perot Systems, he grew the company from $300 million to $800 million. He held many positions during his 32-year tenure at IBM, retiring from the company as senior vice president for strategy and development. Prior to that, he led the company's restructuring of the PC business to form the IBM PC Company. Additionally, he forged IBM's alliance with Apple Computer and Motorola that led to the Power PC chip.