It is the new IT era. How will we meet this challenge?

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1 Management Tour Visit the best IT companies in the world! of April 2007, Silicon Valley, California, USA It is the new IT era. How will we meet this challenge? You will meet company representatives and visit the facilities of: Google, Intel, IBM, Cisco, Symantec, Apple, Yahoo!, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, YouTube, ebay, Amazon, LinkedIn, and Dell Organizers: Silicon Valley

2 This is a unique place, and the most famous IT Park in the world. Here you can find some of the most renowned hi-tech companies. It is the home of the prestigious Stanford University, the birthplace of many successful companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo! Inc. Silicon Valley is the home of more than 140 famous electronics, software, biotechnologies and other hi-tech companies encompassing approximately 20 cities. The activities of Silicon Valley companies gave birth to three major global technologies: innovations in the sphere of semiconductors in 70s, new computer technologies in 80s and the Internet in 90s. In fact, Silicon Valley is the leader of the entrepreneur business, investing several billion dollars annually in new technologies. The Wall Street Journal concluded that 10 of the 20 most innovative cities in United States are situated in Silicon Valley. Ten top research institutes are situated here as well, among them the renowned Stanford Research Park. In the Silicon Valley city of San Jose, more than 3867 patents were issued in one year alone. The total value of all companies in the Silicon Valley is in the trillions of dollars. WHAT YOU WILL GET OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT TOUR Companies in the Silicon Valley know better than anyone how to be prepared for the challenges that the IT future will bring they are creating it! Innovation, break-through ideas and technologies, attracting specialists and motivating them: you will have the opportunity to learn about all three while being on tour. You will get acquainted with technological innovations that won t be accessible to your competitors for several years. You will get an enormous energy and creativity boost that will help you to develop your business and understand what ideas can work in practice. You will have the opportunity to learn about the latest achievements of the pioneers of the Silicon Valley. You will study the most innovative management approaches in the fields of technology, company administration and development and motivation of personnel. You will get acquainted with the unique society of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, where billionaires are created every day. You will have the opportunity to create long-lasting business relationships with company representatives that can eventually become valuable personal contacts. You will understand what technologies will be most beneficial, and what can become destructive if used improperly. Plus you will learn more about security; a key factor in the development of new technologies. LEADING IT COMPANIES During the management tour you will meet with: Leaders of the Internet business and e- Google commerce. Yahoo! ebay Manufacturers of computers, processors, Intel

3 working stations, multimedia devices. Leaders of networking technologies and computer security. Developers of software business solutions, platforms, server applications and databases. Developers of social networking tools and communities HP Apple Dell Cisco Juniper Symantec IBM Oracle Sun Microsystems Microsoft LinkedIn YouTube * Attention. There is a possibility of slight changes in the program of the management tour. We guarantee that you will meet 90% of companies listed here. For the latest information about the tour, visit our official website: The most innovative companies in the world, according to BusinessWeek: Intel, ebay, Amazon, Google, IBM, Apple. The most successful hi-tech companies, according to Forbes Magazine: Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Apple, Intel, IBM, Sun Microsystems. The most successful companies in the world, according to CNN: Intel, Cisco, Apple, Microsoft. The best recruiter among hi-tech companies: Google, Cisco, Intel, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Dell, ebay. New successful companies and laureates of the Digital Lifestyle Award 2005, an award in the field of computer technologies: ebay, Skype, HP, Apple, YouTube. Companies that were commemorated for valuable contribution into hi technologies: IBM, HP, Sun Microsystems, Intel, Oracle. COMPANIES THAT YOU WILL MEET:

4 Thanks to their innovative technologies, Google has received lots of awards, including the prize People s Voice for the best technological achievements, The best search engine in the Internet from Yahoo!, Technological perfection from PC journal, and The best search engine from The Net journal. More and more companies, including Yahoo!, AOL and Washingtonpost.com are using search ideas from Google in order to improve search capabilities on their websites. Google Internet philosophy; how Google sees and prepares for the future of Internet. Principles of Internet Era applications. The fight for talent; how Google is always a winner. How Google searches for new innovative ideas, selects and perfects them. The cycle of innovation in practice. The unique organizational structure of Google. What helps this big and constantly growing company to stay flexible? The tight integration of Google search mechanisms into non-internet fields. How Google administrates its brands. What is Google branding? Marketing activities and the basis of the company.

5 Undoubtedly the most famous company in the Silicon Valley, without which there would be no development of computer technologies. The company is the leader in the production of microchips and processors. The presentation of new Intel products and company strategy. What makes Intel the #1 company in the industry and has kept it there for many years? How the company deals with competitors, and the role of the price policy in this process. Innovations in communication - WiMAX, Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology and Intel XScale and their business application. Intel s project management and structure of the company: How it manages to organize all its departments and subdivisions. Visit the R&D (Research and Development) Lab where you will see how innovative ideas transform into the finished product. Visit Intel s museum. How Intel selects and motivates talented employees. Investments in the future. How Inter Capital works. What projects Intel sees as having potential, and in what projects Intel invests money. Cisco is one of the most successful Internet Companies. It is a leader in the development of network technologies. Cisco s vision of the IT industry in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. New solutions and technology that will make communication easier ASA devices, self-defending networks, new server solutions. VoIP and Internet technologies: what companies should expect in the near future. How Cisco rose to become the global standard for Network Solutions. How Cisco works with innovations: Cycle of innovations and the principle of selection. Bank of the Future: Cisco supports fully automatic banking. This is to encourage banks to transform their business to become more customer oriented. It enables them to better utilize their resources, enhance customer satisfaction and increase competitiveness.

6 Hewlett-Packard is a leader in the production of strategic technologies for business and personal use. In 2002, HP merged with Compaq, the global leader in laptop production. HP s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. HP s strategy for the next several years. New solutions and technologies to increase the effectiveness of infrastructure. New network tool ProCurve Networking. What does HP do to preserve its position as a market leader: servers, ipaq, other innovative devices. How HP selects and motivates talented employees; personnel investments. How HP searches for innovations and selects the best one among others. We will also probably visit HP R&D Lab and museum of the company. This is one of the most innovative companies in the field of computer security. Symantec helps the best companies internationally to make their business more stable and secure. Technologies and risks that need to be taken into consideration for the future. Symantec s strategy for the upcoming years. How the company organizes its security infrastructure. What are their factors of success? Visit to the Symantec Security Response Labs or to its R&D Lab. How Symantec builds relationships with educational establishments in order to develop technologies for new generations. How the company attracts and motivates bright employees. Symantec s strategies and principles in the process of merging with other companies. Product development. Innovative concepts in the development of new products in evolving technological fields to be marketed to pilot consumers.

7 Apple s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. How Apple sees competition between leading producers of technological innovations. How Apple markets products. How the company differentiates its products by such criteria as design, style, feelings etc., and how that distinguishes Apple from its competitors. Apple s promotional campaigns key success factors. How Apple developed a loyal clientele. Apple s corporative culture and how it attracts and motivates employees. How Apple develops new products. Success of the company in developing the most famous among millions of people products. (ipod, Power Mac, etc.). A company that provides a wide range of internet services. The Yahoo! Portal includes such services as Yahoo! Mail, one of the first and most popular in the Internet. The main topics that we will touch during our visit to the Yahoo!: Yahoo! s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. How Yahoo! sees competition between leading producers of technological innovations. Internet marketing. How cooperation with Yahoo! will help Ukrainian companies. How the company does branding. What is Yahoo! Branding? How the company differentiates products by such criteria as design, style, feelings etc., and how distinguishes the company among competitors. Yahoo! promotional campaigns their key success factors. How Yahoo! developed a loyal clientele. How Yahoo! builds relationships with educational establishments in order to develop technologies for new generations. Company s corporate culture: how the company attracts and motivates employees. How Yahoo! develops new products, and how the company is successful with its innovative products among millions of people. (Yahoo Finance).

8 Oracle is one of the biggest American companies, developing controlling systems for databases, instruments for the development of databases, and also ERP-systems for business administration. The main topics that we will touch during our visit to the Oracle: Oracle s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future (GRID, Oracle Fusion Strategy, new Hardware Platforms). How Oracle sees competition with the global leaders of software production. Oracle s project management; how group projects work. Organization of Oracle s departments and developing groups. How Oracle builds relationships with educational establishments in order to develop technologies for new generations. How Oracle develops new products and how the company builds its innovative cycle. How Oracle creates products that are popular among millions of people. YouTube is a pioneer company in video sharing technology. It is only a few years old, but it has already been commended as one of the most innovative companies in media business. The main topics that we will touch during our visit to the YouTube: YouTube s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. How YouTube sees competition with global leaders in IT industry and how the company views itself as a business. Innovative products and technologies. How YouTube chooses innovative ideas, develops new products, builds its innovative cycle. YouTube as an advertisement tool. YouTube s business partnerships and alliances include: Cingular, Nestle and American Express. How YouTube plans to change the multimillion dollar advertisement industry. How to implement ideas and sell them to venture capitalists. Models of profit gain. Will YouTube sell advertisement space or will the company form new business model?

9 One of the first companies that developed and implemented the direct marketing of personal computers: sold directly from manufacturer to the customer. Dell is a leader in computer and software production. Dell s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. How Dell sees the competition between leading world IT companies and vendors. Dell s strategy to be #1 in the world. Principles of direct models that Dell introduces and implements. Innovative products and technologies. Dell has many business lines, and the most prominent include: Blu-ray Discs and next generation storage systems, Systems Management Architecture of the Future, Digital Home and multi-thread applications. How Dell develops new products and innovations and how the process is managed. A possible visit to Dell R&D center or working facilities. How does Dell succeed in developing new services and products that millions of people admire? How you select innovative ideas amount millions that your employees offer? How has Dell been able to revolutionize the industry for more that twenty years? Dell project management and the workability of group projects, and how it differs from accepted IT industry processes. Amazon is international Internet catalog. It is a unique business model and sells everything from books to cars. Amazon s vision of the IT market in next 5 years: technology that will change the future. How Amazon sees the competition between leading world IT companies and vendors. Amazon s strategy to be #1 in e- commerce. Innovative products and technologies. How Amazon develops new products and innovations and how it manages these processes. How does Amazon succeed in the innovation and development of new services and products that millions of people admire? How do you select innovative ideas amount millions that your employees offer? Customer-centric principles of Amazon. Amazon project management and the workability of group projects, and how it differs from accepted IT industry processes. If it s possible, we would like to visit one of Amazon s fulfillment centers to see how it works and to understand key factors of Amazon s operational effectiveness.

10 ebay is a transnational company that provides services such as internet auctions, shops, immediate payment and VoIP. ebay s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future. How ebay sees the competition between leading world IT companies and e-commerce portals. ebay s strategy to be #1 online in the world in e-commerce. ebay s strategy in the acquisition of PayPal and Skype and how the integration of these innovative companies figures into the future vision of e-commerce society. How do you select innovative ideas amount millions that your employees offer? Innovative products and technologies. How ebay develops new products and innovations and how it manages these processes. How does ebay succeed in the developing of new services and products that millions of people admire? ebay project management and the workability of group projects, and how it differs from accepted IT industry processes. If possible, we would like to visit one of their R&D centers. Sun is the leader in the development of programs with open code, server solutions, technological platforms and solutions. Sun is one of the first companies of the Silicon Valley that changed the software distribution scheme. Sun s vision of the IT market in next 5-10 years: technology that will change the future and Sun s marketing strategy for the next years. Sun s unusual IT model. It s open source strategy, pros and cons for companies. Principles of the open source community. Global education Learning Community. How Sun builds relationships with educational establishments in order to develop technologies for new generations. How Sun attracts and motivates employees. Sun s blog-life, as a part of internal culture and strategy. How does Sun develop new products and innovations? How Does Sun succeed in the development of new services and products such as: GRID, servers and storage systems?

11 This company is at the root of the computer industry. With its technological and software products, the company laid the foundation for many companies in the Silicon Valley. Now, IBM has wide range of activities including consultation for medium and large businesses. Development direction of the IT market; global trends, opportunities and threats. IBM integrated solutions. Business as the whole. Technological innovations into development of IT industry. Solutions On-demand. Technologies of web-services. Concept of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). How IBM attracts and motivates employees. Corporate culture and Human Resource strategy. IBM s development of the administration of human-centric business process. How IBM develops business and technological innovations.

12 CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION The management tour to Silicon Valley will consist up to 20 people: We are looking for those people that will help form business strategy, define company investment priorities, and develop new opportunities to increase business. * Business owners, CEO, CIO, directors * Specialists in the strategic management, director of development * IT directors, vice-presidents of department of innovations PARTICIPATION FEE - $7500 IF REGISTERED BEFORE 25 TH OF FEBRUARY - $6900!!!! IF YOU ARE FROM US (CA) FLIGHT COSTS AND HOTEL COSTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM TOTAL PARTICIPATION FEE!!! The fee is all-inclusive. It includes: full business program during the management tour, airplane tickets in the economy class, hotels, food (breakfast and lunch; you are on your own for dinner), visa validation, transportation, translation during meetings (if needed), insurance, cultural program, informational materials. During the tour you will be accompanied by Fast Forward employees that will guarantee you a high level of service in accordance of the events stated in the program. Register today: By telephone: /044/ , /050/ visits@fforward.biz On our website: About the FAST FORWARD company: FastForward is the first company in Europe that provides a new means of business development - practical management tours to the best companies in the world. We professionally organize open and corporate visits with the goal of gaining experience, new knowledge and valuable business contacts for participants. Previous successful management tours: 16-21st of January 2006 visiting the three leading logistics companies UPS, FedEx, Sysco Foods Services. Plus during the tour, we visited FedEx Center for Supply Chain Management th of November 2006 Corporate Management Tour. We visited leading Japanese mobile companies operators, mobile market technology and service developers, including: DoCoMo, KDDI, SoftBank, FeliCa Networks, BitWallet, Mobile Broadcasting NHK, Index, Mediba, D2C, Access and Theta Music. Among the participants of previous management tours were: «Kyivstar», INCOM, Аventures Group, Novaya Pochta, Rodovid Bank, Sochi-L-201

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