IT speaker Wed. 2/25 at UCCS

[Tim Chambers]

Colorado Springs Software Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series

                            Presents

                         William Inmon

                The Corporate Information Factory:
     Calculating The Return On Investment For A Data Warehouse

Wednesday, February 26, 2002
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University Center, Room 116
Refreshments: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Free Parking
Park in Visitors Parking. Coupons available at presentation.

Abstract
First there were applications then the data warehouse. Next came the
corporate information factory. This presentation describes the evolution of
the corporate information factory, as well as issues relating to data marts
and data warehouses. How to cost justify a data warehouse using a simple
spreadsheet exercise, producing results that are easy to explain and are
comprehensible to top management will also be described.

Biography
Recognized as the "father of the data warehouse" and co-creator of the
"Corporate Information Factory," Bill Inmon, has 35 years of experience in
database technology management and data warehouse design. Known globally
for his seminars on developing data warehouses and as an author, Bill has
written more than 650 articles and published 45 books on such topics as the
building, usage and maintenance of the data warehouse and the Corporate
Information Factory.

In 1991, Bill founded and took public Prism Solutions, a Silicon Valley
company. Prism Solutions became Ardent Software and was acquired by
Informix, which automates the data warehouse building process.

In 1995 Bill created Pine Cone Systems, now Ambeo, a Colorado company that
began the concept of managing data warehouses for better performance and
now offers solutions to improve eBusiness management.

In 1999, Bill published his vast data warehousing information resources on
www.billinmon.com, supporting a million browsers a month. He also consults
with Fortune 1000 clients, offering data warehouse design and database
management services. He has worked for American Management Systems, Inc.
and Coopers & Lybrand. Recently Bill collaborated with Claudia Imhoff and
others to develop the "Corporate Information Factory.

Sponsored by:
Lockheed Martin, Federal Express, Inc., Sparks, Willson, P.C., ACM, IEEE,
and UCCS College of Business

Organized by Al Davis
No RSVP needed. For more information, please call 719-262-3405