AHMA revamps Hardlines Technology Forum

The 2009 Hardlines Technology Forum, scheduled for April 19 to 22, 2009, will feature a revised format, new topics and special sessions with Do it Best, Lowe’s and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Sponsored by the American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA), the Hardlines Technology Forum will be held in downtown Philadelphia, on the 33rd floor of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.

Sessions will be divided into two levels: “basic understanding” and “deep dive.” Standard topics like data synch and EDI and data quality will be joined by new sessions such as “Scorecarding, Measurement, KPIs,” “Sarbanes-Oxley” and “Data Security for Filing Sharing -- A Practical Gude.” 

Executives from three retail/wholesale companies -- Do it Best, Lowe’s and  the Army and Air Force Exchange Service -- will give insights in separate sessions on how to do business with their companies. Hannah Smalltree, editorial director of TechTarget.com's Enterprise Applications Media Group, will moderate the annual Buyer’s Panel, where leading hardlines executives reveal their IT plans for the upcoming year.

For more information about the 2009 Hardlines Technology Forum, visit www.ahma.org/htf.