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Series of Webcasts on Top 10 Predictions for 2011 for Several Industry Verticals to Kick Off Jan. 10

December 17, 2010

Leading industry analysts from IDC's Insights lines of business will join forces to present a series of complimentary Web conferences in January announcing the top 10 predictions for executives in energy, financial services, government, health, manufacturing and retail.

The annual webcasts focus on how each segment will impact global technology spending patterns, organizational structures, and overall industry performance.

The series kicks off on January 10, 2011 with a cross-industry discussion hosted by Meredith Whalen, group vice president and general manager of IDC's Vertical Markets Business Units. The panel features the following analysts:

Rick Nicholson, Research Vice President, IDC Energy Insights
David Potterton, Research Vice President, IDC Financial Insights
Thom Rubel, Research Vice President, IDC Government Insights
Scott Lundstrom, Group Vice President, IDC Health Insights
Robert Parker, Group Vice President, IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights

Start times for the webcasts are U.S. Eastern time.

Monday, January 10

11:00 a.m.

IDC Insights (a cross-industry discussion)

Monday, January 10

2:00 p.m.

IDC Financial Insights

Tuesday, January 11

11:00 a.m.

IDC Energy Insights, Utilities

Tuesday, January 11

2:00 p.m.

IDC Energy Insights, Oil & Gas

Wednesday, January 12

11:00 a.m.

IDC Government Insights

Wednesday, January 12

2:00 p.m.

IDC Health Insights

Thursday, January 13

11:00 a.m.

IDC Retail Insights

Thursday, January 13

2:00 p.m.

IDC Manufacturing Insights

In addition, other IDC Insights Web conferences will be held starting January 18th, focusing on specific industry sectors and on the EMEA and Asia/Pacific regions.

For more information on the Top 10 Predictions series, go to http://www.idc.com/predictions2011. For registration and Web conference details, select the "Events" tab.

Source: IDC