1. The Future of Enterprise Applications on AS/400
   

   Bruce Bond, Senior Analyst, Gartner Group

2. Enterprise-AD Tools for Success
   

   Mike Blechar, Research Director, Gartner Group

3. The Future of ERP Solutions and AS/400
   

   Bruce Bond, Senior Analyst, Gartner Group

4. Year 2000 Crisis: Where Do You Stand?
   

   Mike O'Connell, Gartner Group

Tuesday, 10:40-11:40 a.m.
Bruce Bond, Senior Analyst, Gartner Group

For enterprise applications users, the primary question regarding AS/400 is not whether or not the platform will be around, but rather if the AS/400 is suitable for their businesses. Although NT and Unix are receiving most of the enterprise application attention, the AS/400 remains a good platform for a variety of users. In this presentation, we will review the strengths and weaknesses of the AS/400 from an enterprise applications perspective and then discuss why users should or should not consider AS/400 for enterprise applications.

Key Issues Covered:

• How will AS/400 support enterprise applications over the next five years?
• Which server operating systems will support enterprise applications over the next five years?
• How should users evaluate server operating systems for enterprise applications during the next five years?

Tuesday, 2:10-3:10 p.m.
Mike Blechar, Research Director, Gartner Group

This presentation examines the myths and realities about workgroup vs. enterprise C/S computing as well as key issues and trends impacting enterprise AD including:

Key Issues Covered:

• How do business drivers and strategies influence the classification of workgroup vs. enterprise applications?
• How do architectural and technical factors influence the classification of workgroup vs. enterprise applications?
• What are the critical design issues in developing large-scale enterprise applications?
• Which vendors and technologies best support the development of enterprise applications?

Wednesday, 10:10-11:10 a..m.
Bruce Bond, Senior Analyst, Gartner Group

As the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) market begins to transition to the next generation of products the AS/400 is battling to maintain and grow its ERP position. Its success is dependent upon the fortunes of the ERP vendors who sell their products on AS/400. In this presentation we will address some of the important trends in the ERP market and discuss how they will impact the AS/400. We will also analyze the ERP vendors who offer their products on the AS/400 platform, including SAP, PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, and others.

Key Issues Covered:

• How will the ERP market evolve over the next five years?
• Which AS/400-enabled ERP vendors will survive beyond 2001?

Wednesday, 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Mike O'Connell, Gartner Group

While much has been written and said regarding the Year 2000 date change crisis, many companies still are behind the curve in their progress towards a solution. Even many who have started still do not fully understand what the impact of this crisis will be on their day-to-day applications activities, how many resources it will consume, and where the resources will come from. And, business partners posing a threat due to their non-compliance, legal issues, and non-IT devices are rising concerns in the market. This session explores the current state of the Year 2000 market (and helps you see where you are relative to other organizations), explores the methodologies, organization, and steps of the Year 2000 project, and discusses services and tools to help with the project.

Key Issues Covered:

• What is the current state of the Year 2000 market? How is it evolving?
• What strategies, methodologies and organizational structures should enterprises adopt to successfully manage Year 2000compliance projects?
• What are the external staffing and services options for addressing the Year 2000? Who are the key providers?
• How should tools be selected for Year 2000 compliance? Who are the key vendors?