Ventana Research Announces Business Technology Innovation Summit to Celebrate Ten-Year Anniversary

SAN RAMON, CA, June 29, 2012 (Press-News.org) Celebrating a decade of innovation in technology and research, Ventana Research will be hosting the Business Technology Innovation Summit on November 8, 2012 at the Tech Museum in San Jose, CA. The event will feature key insights from Ventana Research analysts on the past, present and future direction of the technology industry, including the impact of technology innovations for business and IT.

The summit will provide an insightful and educational agenda with fast-paced, interactive sessions, designed to help businesses understand technology innovations to improve performance and processes. Agenda topics include cloud computing, big data, business analytics, human capital management, customer experience and financial and sales excellence. In addition to sharing insights from their groundbreaking Business Technology Innovations benchmark research and other 2012 research, Ventana Research will announce the 6th annual Leadership Awards recipients, acknowledging innovative leaders and vendors in business and technology. These awards will be unveiled at the Business Technology Summit gala dinner, celebrating the accomplishments of organizations and technology vendors, as well as the Ventana Research 10th anniversary.

"In today's business environment, innovative and transformative technology changes occur at a rapid pace," said Mark Smith, CEO and Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research. "Ventana Research has offered fact-based insights about the relevance of these innovations for over a decade. We look forward to unveiling the research and awards in technology innovation for business and IT face-to-face, where we can interact with industry business leaders and technology innovators in a collaborative forum. I'm also excited to present our Leadership Awards to game-changing leaders and technology providers at the Ventana Research Business Technology Summit Gala Dinner."

Registration for the 2012 Business Technology Summit is now open. Early registrants may take advantage of reduced registration fees through August 31. For more information on the summit, including sponsorship opportunities and registration, visit http://www.ventanaresearch.com/innovationssummit/.

For more information on the 2012 Leadership Awards, visit http://www.ventanaresearch.com/awards/. Submissions are being accepted through August 24, 2012.

About Ventana Research

Ventana Research is the most authoritative and respected benchmark business technology research and advisory services firm. We provide insight and expert guidance on mainstream and disruptive technologies through a unique set of research-based offerings including benchmark research and technology evaluation assessments, education workshops and our research and advisory services, Ventana On-Demand. Our unparalleled understanding of the role of technology in optimizing business processes and performance and our best practices guidance are rooted in our rigorous research-based benchmarking of people, processes, information and technology across business and IT functions in every industry. This benchmark research plus our market coverage and in-depth knowledge of hundreds of technology providers means we can deliver education and expertise to our clients to increase the value they derive from technology investments while reducing time, cost and risk.

Ventana Research provides the most comprehensive analyst and research coverage in the industry; business and IT professionals worldwide are members of our community and benefit from Ventana Research's insights, as do highly regarded media and association partners around the globe. Our views and analyses are distributed daily through blogs and social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+.

To learn how Ventana Research advances the maturity of organizations' use of information and technology through benchmark research, education and advisory services, visit www.ventanaresearch.com.

Business Technology Innovation Summit Contact:
Mendeil Bailey
(925) 242-2412
marketing@ventanaresearch.com

Media and Public Relations Contact:
Molly Johnson
(925) 242-2412
molly.johnson@ventanaresearch.com