Spiceworks, Dell, SugarCRM and Yammer to Discuss the New Era of Social Business at CeBIT 2012

Spiceworks Vice President Tabrez Syed Will Explore How Social Networks for Business are Transforming How People Work

LONDON – February 28, 2012 – Tabrez Syed, vice president of products at Spiceworks™ Inc., the world’s largest social network for IT, will join executives from Dell, SugarCRM and Yammer for a panel discussion at CeBIT 2012 titled ‘Social Business: Collaboration & Communication.’

During the panel discussion, Syed will discuss the opportunities and challenges that social networks for business bring to the workplace, and the fundamental strategies needed to succeed in the social business revolution. Debate will be moderated by Eric Savitz, Forbes’ San Francisco Bureau Chief.

CeBIT is the digital industry’s largest international event, hosting more than 4,200 companies from over 70 countries. In-depth panel discussions are spread over four days, including debate on: smart cities, managing big data, life in the cloud and social commerce.

At CeBIT, Spiceworks (Hall 2, Stand E33) will be showcasing how the social business network enables ‘Social IT’ by combining free network management, network monitoring and help desk software with a rapidly growing and active Facebook-like community of IT professionals. Organisations of all sizes use Spiceworks to discover, buy and manage technology in a social way.

  • Session:
    “Social Business: Collaboration & Communication”
  • Speakers:
    Moderator: Eric Savitz, San Francisco Bureau Chief, Forbes
    Tabrez Syed, vice president of Products, Spiceworks
    Michael Buck, director and general manager, Global SMB Online Business, Dell
    George Ell, general manager EMEA, Yammer
    Clint Oram, co-founder and CTO, SugarCRM
  • When:
    Friday, 9 March 2012, 10:45am
  • Where:
    Convention Center (CC), Room 2
    Exhibition Grounds, 30521 Hannover, Germany

About Spiceworks

Spiceworks is the marketplace that connects the IT industry to help technology buyers and sellers get their jobs done, every day. The company helps people in the world’s businesses to find, adopt, and manage the latest technologies while also helping IT brands build, market, and support better products and services. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Spiceworks empowers people to use technology to make their organizations, their communities, and the world better. For more information, visit http://www.spiceworks.com.

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