Events

OZTUG 2004
Conference & Trade Show

Stamford Plaza Double Bay Hotel
26 - 27 July
Sydney, Australia

OZTUG 2004 Successfully Provides NonStop Users with Ultimate Education

The OZTUG 2004 Conference & Trade Show was once again a resounding success! Over 100 HP NonStop™ professionals assembled for this year's event, held 26-27 July in Sydney , Australia at the Stamford Plaza Double Bay Hotel. Delegates from Australia and Asia gathered together for this two-day conference with surrounding social activities, which provided delegates with a diverse technical program, peer networking opportunities, and trade show.

The conference started with an HP sponsored cocktail reception on the rooftop of the Park Hyatt Hotel in The Rocks, Sydney. Conference delegates enjoyed food and beverages while taking in the breathtaking view across Sydney Harbour and the city skyline.

Peter Shell, OZTUG Chairman, opened up the first full day of sessions with a welcome to all attendees to OZTUG 2004. Mike Muller, Vice President & General Manager, Enterprise Storage and Servers, HP Asia Pacific followed with a keynote address and delegates then viewed a welcome message from Pauline Nist, Vice President and General Manager, HP NonStop Enterprise Division. Richard Buckle, ITUG Chairman, provided attendees with an overview of ITUG. Michele Schwappach of Bank of America was the first of several NonStop user keynote speakers as she presented, “The Customer and Continuous Availability”. To finish the morning, Chris Rooke, Vice President, Marketing and Solutions, NonStop Enterprise Division, gave a NonStop Enterprise Servers Executive update.

Technical breakout track sessions, vendor tracks, general interest sessions, and dedicated exhibits viewing filled the afternoon and lead into a cocktail reception in the Trade Show and an extremely well-attended networking dinner sponsored by HP. OZTUG sponsored entertainment by Adam Spencer.

Day two launched with a feature presentation from Herbert Zwenger, General Manager, NonStop Enterprise Division, Asia Pacific Region, HP. He was followed by Jim Johnson from Standish Group who presented, “Vision of Value: A Full Cost Accounting Strategy” And Rob Lesan from AOL who presented, “Extreme Availability at America Online – How Members Can Always Logon to the World's Largest ISP.”

Delegates spent the rest of the day in technical session breakouts. Delegates also enjoyed vendor tracks and the trade show and concluded their day and conference experience with an interactive hot topics panel session.

Presentations will be posted as they become available. Click here to view the conference presentation page.

To view photos from the 2003 conference & trade show, click here.

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