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IT Forum Focuses on Security, Mobile Trends
Article taken from the Dayton Daily News: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/it-forum-focuses-on-security-mobile-trends/nS6dj/
By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer, Dayton Daily News
Posted: 4:51 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
Data security and the proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace were among the top concerns of area business information technology professionals who attended an industry conference Wednesday in downtown Dayton.
Nearly 200 IT professionals from about 50 local companies and organizations attended Technology First’s sixth annual “Taste of IT” event at Sinclair Community College’s Ponitz Center.
The day-long forum and trade show featured keynote speakers from GE Aviation, Google and Lighthouse Technologies, as well as presentations by such companies as Oracle, Sogeti and Enterasys Networks.
Large company technology experts “can open our eyes to what is possible and what is available out there,” said Jeff Van Fleet, president and chief executive of Lighthouse Technologies, a Beavercreek-based software testing firm.
Jeff Magnuson, an IT architect for Yaskawa Motoman, attended the event to learn about emerging technologies that might be a good fit for his company, a global robotics manufacturer headquartered in Miamisburg.
“Security is always a concern, so you always keep an eye out for new security products or new ways that people are trying to infiltrate your networks,” Magnuson said.
GE Aviation officials addressed strategies for companies that are facing conflicting demands for both open business collaboration and protecting their intellectual property from online thieves.
Network attacks can present a national security risk for local companies working with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, said Greg Hasselbeck, GE Aviation’s chief technology officer.
Brandon Palmer, a systems analyst for Fidelity Home Health Care, was interested in the growing trend of people bringing their own smartphones and tablets to the workplace, which presents a challenge to company IT departments.
“You have to learn to support numerous devices, rather than just one (type),” Palmer said.
A recent survey by Boston-based Enterasys Networks found that 81 percent of U.S. workers are using at least one personal electronic device for business purposes, said Rich Casselberry, the company’s director of IT operations.
Article taken from the Dayton Daily News: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/it-forum-focuses-on-security-mobile-trends/nS6dj/