Comcast, Franklin Templeton Investments and Moody’s Case Studies Added to Composite Software Data Virtualization Day 2012

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Composite Software announced today the addition of case studies from Comcast, Franklin Templeton Investments and Moody’s Corporation to Data Virtualization Day 2012, which will take place October 10 in New York City. Company representatives will detail their data virtualization successes and best practices which have enabled their organizations to simplify information access, increase agility and reduce costs across a range of industries.

“Year after year, the customer presentations are the highlight of Data Virtualization Day. We greatly appreciate that our customers are so willing to share their extensive data virtualization implementation experiences with their peers”

Attendees of Composite’s third annual Data Virtualization Conference will hear from Peter Armstrong, Comcast Vice President of Management Information Systems, who will speak on “Data Virtualization and Agile Data Assembly.” Armstrong, with more than 20 years experience implementing and managing information systems to run and improve business processes, will discuss Comcast’s customer experience enhancement initiatives and the role that data virtualization plays in enabling rapid assembly of data for decision making. Armstrong will also highlight how Comcast foresees the role of data in its evolving analytic architecture encompassing big data, warehouses, and data marts in support of agile analytics.

Brian Clark, Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer at Moody’s, will speak on “Meeting Next-Generation Information Demands.” In his role, Clark is responsible for creating revenue opportunities and efficiencies through architecting, adopting and overseeing the use of innovative strategies and technologies to introduce new products, reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction. Clark will describe how Moody’s is transforming its Information Architecture to ensure alignment with business, enable straight-through processing, and increase efficiencies and speed to market with the use of technologies such as data virtualization and big data solutions.

Michael McNab, Senior Vice President of Global Business Services at Franklin Templeton, will detail “Driving Business Results Through Intelligent Data Consumption.” McNab, responsible for product data provisioning and with a current focus on data federation and virtualization, will provide a business sponsor’s perspective of the many benefits--both anticipated and unanticipated̶--realized from data virtualization and will also share insights on lessons learned, success factors, and thoughts on some emerging opportunities.

“Year after year, the customer presentations are the highlight of Data Virtualization Day. We greatly appreciate that our customers are so willing to share their extensive data virtualization implementation experiences with their peers,” said Bob Reary, Composite Software Director of Customer Value.

To register for Composite Software’s Data Virtualization Day 2012, please visit here.

Composite Software, Inc. is the data virtualization market leader. Organizations such as the world’s largest financial services firms, pharmaceutical companies, communications providers, energy producers and government agencies rely on Composite data virtualization offerings to simplify information access. Composite Software is privately held, with corporate headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

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