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The Legacy Modernization Imperative: Who will maintain your legacy systems when the Baby Boomers retire?

Date:

December 11, 2007

Time:

12:00 pm US Eastern

All dates and times are NY local time, please consult your favorite world clock to determine when this webinar takes place in your time zone.

Featured Speakers:

David Leichner, Chief Marketing Officer, BluePhoenix Solutions (bio)
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Moderator:

David A. Kelly

Sponsored By:

BluePhoenix Solutions

Organizations worldwide are exposed to the growing threat of the Baby Boomer retirement phenomenon. Years of undocumented knowledge of business rules and underlying application flow will leave companies as Boomers retire. The skills and knowledge base will not be replenished because the next generation of IT is learning new programs and platforms. This webinar discusses the extent to which this phenomenon can jeopardize your ongoing operations and mission critical applications. Tune in to learn how to modernize your legacy while mitigating associated risks, and ensuring the continuity of business operations.

  • Receive a frank assessment of the impact of the exodus of the Baby Boomer generation
  • Discover ways to tackle this challenge while significantly reducing operating costs
  • Learn how to turn the Brain Drain into an opportunity to revive aging applications and systems



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Featured Speaker Bios:


David Leichner is an industry veteran with significant experience in systems development and enterprise software both as a customer as well as from the vendor side. Over the last fifteen years, he has lectured at conferences and professional meetings on the subject of enterprise application development, integration and modernization.

David is currently CMO at BluePhoenix (NASDAQ: BPHX), the leading vendor of legacy modernization solutions. Prior to BluePhoenix, David held executive management positions at EAI and application tools vendor Magic Software (NASDAQ: MGIC) and Unipier, a supplier of service delivery solutions. He has also held various marketing management and technical positions at Information Builders, TRW Space and Defense and Salomon Brothers.

David is a former member of the board of Linux International and has also held board positions at publicly traded Zone IP (FTSE-AIM: ZIP) and MobileMax (TASE: MBMX). He is currently a member of the board of the Israeli Mobile Association. David holds a B.A. in Systems Management and an M.B.A. in International Marketing from Baruch College of the City University of New York.



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