Sponsoring the Web Café

Michael Dell started the company in 1984 with the revolutionary idea to sell custom built computers directly to the customer. With the power of direct and Dell's team of talented people, we are able to provide customers with superb  value; high-quality, relevant technology; 
customized systems; superior service and support; and products and services that are easy to buy and use.

Sponsoring the Wireless Access

The Ward Group, founded in 1995, is an innovative consultancy and e-Business Systems Integrator providing tailored electronic business solutions, services and products to the higher education and corporate market. Ward Solutions has a blue chip client base in excess of 150 blue chip customers serviced internationally, which includes a number of higher education institutions

Fortinet’s award-winning FortiGate™ series of ASIC-accelerated Antivirus Firewalls are the new generation of real-time network protection systems. They detect and eliminate the most damaging, content-based threats from email and Web traffic such as viruses, worms, intrusions, inappropriate Web content and more in real time — without degrading network performance. The FortiGate systems deliver a full range of network-level services — firewall, VPN, intrusion detection and traffic shaping — as well as application-level services such as antivirus and content filtering, in dedicated, easily managed platforms.

Sponsoring the Conference Bags

Siemens leads the pursuit of technological innovation for Irish health care, information & communications, energy & power, industry, transportation, lighting and domestic appliances. Our greatest asset is our people, linked via a global network that enables them to exchange ideas with colleagues around the world, drawing on the best of many diverse cultures for the benefit of our customers, our investors, our employees and our partners.

Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.

ntl:business is a leading National and local provider of integrated business communications. It is one of the largest business-to-business communications providers in Ireland. We specialise in providing innovative, cost-competitive bundles and bespoke solutions to large blue chip corporations, public sector organisations, small and medium sized businesses and carriers. ntl:business is also a trusted partner to local government, health and education authorities and has a strong heritage of delivering reliable, fully managed solutions to public safety and public sector organisations.

Mirapoint is the market leader in appliance-based solutions for secure message networks in enterprise, service provider, and education organisations, with more than 100 million mailboxes served and secured worldwide.
Customers use Mirapoint solutions, including the Message Server mail appliance and RazorGate mail security appliance, to build message networks that intelligently and securely route, store, access and manage email. For more information on Mirapoint, please visit www.mirapoint.com.

NextGen Technologies is a specialist distributor offering a range of best of breed technology products. The NextGen portfolio of technology is defined to offer application acceleration and enhancement, all under the umbrella of absolute security.

Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, voice over IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the world's greatest challenges. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com.