IDATE`s DigiWorld Summit 2009 - 31st Annual International Conference 18 & 19 November 2009 - Le Corum, Montpellier (France)

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Platform Strategies at the Heart of the Debates at IDATE`s DigiWorld Summit 09
MONTPELLIER, France--(Business Wire)--
What are we seeing emerge in the telecoms, Internet and electronic media sectors
as a result of the recession?

IDATE will seek to answer this question during its DigiWorld Summit 09 (18 & 19
November) by examining the prominence of new innovation models built around
platform-centric strategies.

The question therefore becomes: how to forge a strong position on a given link
in the value chain by acknowledging the market`s multi-faceted nature?
Typically, by adding third parties (developers, content providers, etc.) to the
classic target market of users - opening up one`s platform to them to help
increase its value.

What springs to mind, of course, is the openness of Apple`s App Store which,
although relative and subordinate to the company`s interests, is a major
contributor to the iPhone`s success. But, as IDATE will try to demonstrate
during the plenary sessions and specialty seminars, platform-centric strategies
and the debates they elicit over how open they should be apply perfectly to the
central components of the DigiWorld.

* Open Web: How are social networks working to aggregate a set of Web
applications to offer users a complete environment? (Bebo, Microsoft);
* Open Mobile: Are we moving towards a "platformization" of the mobile Internet?
What role for cellular operators - having to contend with the forces that are
Apple, Nokia and Google - which will help support their investments in 4G
networks (LTE)? (Ericsson, Vodafone… plus a special seminar);
* Open Television: What strategies can managed TV players (broadcasters, pay-TV
providers) implement to compete with video offerings online and on
Internet-ready TV sets? (Yahoo! Panasonic… plus a special seminar);
* Open Telcos: How can operators forge themselves a path between the "dumb pipe"
approach and a classic vertical integration strategy? (France Telecom, NTT, SFR,
Telefónica, Verizon)
* Open Internet: Do we need to legislate net neutrality? How to distinguish
between traffic optimisation procedures and self-interested discriminatory
practices? (ARCEP, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Google).

The sessions devoted to these topics will all be introduced by IDATE experts who
will share their analysis of how these different markets are evolving.

The recession and especially public authorities` possible responses to it will
also be examined in depth in the closing speech by Ms. Kosciusko-Morizet
(Secretary of State for the Digital Economy), in debates during the
Transatlantic Forum and during discussions over optical fibre rollouts and the
Green objectives set by ICT industry players.

Of note among the 130 speakers who will be on hand in Montpellier, are:

* Jonathan Benassaya, Chairman & Co-Founder, Deezer
* Jeff Brueggeman, VP Public Policy, AT&T
* Michel Combes CEO Europe, Vodafone
* Frank Esser, PDG SFR
* Didier Lombard, PDG France Telecom
* Jean-Luc Silicani, President ARCEP
* Russ Schaeffer, Senior Director Connected TV, Yahoo !
* John Stratton, EVP Verizon
* Noritaka Uji, Senior Executive VP & CTO, NTT
* Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Councel, Google
* Jan Wäreby, Senior VP, Ericsson
* …

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DigiWorld Summit: key figures

* More than 1,200 participants from 30 countries
* More than 150 top-level speakers (seminars, workshops and plenary sessions)
* An audience of decision-makers (CEOs, Presidents, Marketing directors,
Strategy directors…): Telcos, service providers and media companies, equipment
makers, public authorities, international and local administrations, financial
analysts, academics…
* Extensive generalist and trade press coverage (written, online, TV and radio)

Associated events

* @health - advanced technologies for health

Wednesday, 18 November, Executive seminar, 2:30pm-7:00pm

Thursday, 19 November, Scientific workshop, 9:00am-12:30pm

Health professionals and institutions, patients, pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies, insurance companies: healthcare is heavily impacted by
the dissemination of information and communication technologies. The
patient-practitioner relationship, mobile-device-supported diagnosis, medical
data processing interoperability, service innovation: what are the stakes of
health-related information technology? At what pace is it being adopted? What is
the European regulatory framework?

The November 18 executive seminar will cover these technological and business
issues throughout round tables - bridging the telecom and healthcare worlds,
industries and research institutions. @health will continue on November 19th
with a scientific workshop that combines the following life sciences and ICT
topics: medical imaging, robotics, biomedical sensor networks and data mining.

This event is co-organized by Institut Telecom, Université Montpellier 2, and
the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and Microelectronics
(LIRMM).

Céline Berger - LIRMM / Tel: +33(0)467 418 505 / athealth@lirmm.fr

* 2nd Forum International d`Affaires (FIA) Sud de France Export

The business event at the heart of the summit

For the 31st edition of the DigiWorld Summit, Sud de France Export will ostage
once again the Forum International d`Affaires.

In 2008, 180 meetings were organized by Sud def France Export between visitors,
attendees and regional innovative companies.

The IBF consists of:

A serie of B to B meetings previously booked by the FIA team.

A panel of innovative SME such as Aquafadas,Awox, Maeglin,Penbase, ...An
efficient webplatformto optimize your meetings.

If you are you targeting to develop new contacts or interested by new
technologies and business relations, the FIA is the answer for your needs.

Contact: Anne Baraillé-Combe, FIA manager-hightech@suddefrance-export.com +33
(0)4 99 64 29 29 www.fia-suddefrance-export.com

* Digital content and video game industry business forum

At the Digiworld Summit taking place on 18 and 19 November, Montpellier
Agglomération and PixLR will be hosting a business forum for digital content and
video game industry players. Publishers, production studios and training
institutes, local video game and digital media companies… everyone taking part
in the forum will benefit from the following triple opportunity:

* The business village, with excellent exposure to the 1,200 DigiWorld Summit
participants (TV broadcasters and media groups, video game publishers, telcos,
Internet portals, etc.) providing opportunities to establish new business
contacts, and booths that let you run demos, show your animation projects,
technologies, etc.;
* A digital production and video game job mart. The profiles of the candidates
that companies are looking for will be established beforehand and selected by
PixLR, and job interviews will take place in private meeting rooms at the Corum
conference centre;
* A pass to attend the Executive seminar, G@me on!

PixLRcontact: Olivier Perrot - Montpellier Agglomérationcontact: Sylvain Guary

* Hosting Partner Eutelsat demonstrating 3D via satellite

17th November at the welcome party, Musée Fabre and 18th & 19th November, room
Barcelone, Le Corum.

With 3200 TV channels, 86 HDTV channels at end of June 2009 and 1100 radio
stations currently broadcast over its satellites, Eutelsat is one of the leaders
in the field. At the forefront of three viewing revolutions, satellite TV,
digital TV and high definition TV, our company is now actively involved in the
advent of the next viewing revolution: 3D. We invite you to experience 3D TV via
satellite at Musée Fabre (17 Nov.) & Le Corum (18-19 Nov.)

Contact: Vanessa O`Connor - Tél. : + 33 1 53 98 38 88 - voconnor@eutelsat.fr
Frédérique Gautier - Tél. : + 33 1 53 98 38 88 - fgautier@eutelsat.fr

* Le Futur des Technologies « IBM Demonstrations Tour »

November 18th, 7:30PM, Gala Evening at IBM Products & Solutions Support Center

Open innovation and open platforms are key practices at IBM. IT is an
increasingly intrinsic part of business and industry priorities, added to which
IT infrastructure layers are increasingly open, shared and delivered as a
service. We offer you an exclusive workshop at our largest European Products &
Solutions Support Center where IBM experts will showcase our solutions for:

* "Open Platform", how to implement a Cloud Computing platform
* "Open Innovation" how Green IT can help you achieve sustainable growth.

Further information at
http://www.ibm.com/easyaccess/secteurcommunications/ibm_dws

About IDATEwww.idate.org

Founded in 1977, IDATE is one of Europe`s foremost market analysis and
consulting firms, whose mission is to provide assistance in strategic
decision-making for its clients in the Telecom, Internet and Media industries,
through the following two areas of activity:

Consulting & Research

* An independent consultancy: IDATE has established its credibility and
independence in conducting consultancy and study assignments on behalf of its
clients: market reports (techno-economic monitoring, modelling and forecasts,
sector-specific analysis, surveys); international benchmarking (positioning
studies, convergence strategies, competition analysis); strategic marketing
(service launch, business plan, partnerships); public policies (public policy
definition and assessment, socio-economic impact, project implementation and
management, regulatory benchmarking).
* Analysis reports: IDATE`s clients benefit from the knowledge and expertise of
its teams of specialists, and from its ongoing investment in its information and
strategic monitoring system: publication of reports, databases, online services,
analyst hotline…

DigiWorld Programme

IDATE is also instrumental in providing a forum for international debate between
the industry`s key players through its annual DigiWorld programme, supported by
its members representing the sector`s most prominent companies:

* DigiWorld Network: a series of monthly meetings in European capitals and
international business trips
* DigiWorld Events: the DigiWorld Summit annual conference and a series of
associated seminars devoted to the year`s central issues
* DigiWorld Publishing: the DigiWorld Yearbook and the DigiWorld Economic
Journal (Communications & Strategies)

For complete information on the DigiWorld Summit, visit:
www.digiworldsummit.com

PR: Presse & Technologies
Philippe Grand
pgrand@pressetech.fr
or
Emmanuelle Renauld
erenauld@pressetech.fr
Tel +33 (0)1 56 56 64 64
or
IDATE contact
Noëlle Sulmoni
n.sulmoni@idate.org
Tel +33 (0)4 67 14 44 07

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