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Financial Exposure and Compliance Risks from Channel Data

Estimates of channel revenue, especially in today's volatile times, can pose considerable financial and audit risk to your company. Whether you recognize revenue on a sell-through or sell-in basis, you are dependent on data that is self-reported on an "honor-system" by distributors and retailers worldwide - and its quality is notoriously poor. This causes many technology companies to be concerned about the accuracy of their financial reports.

Mr. Eric Cline, Director - World Wide Revenue, Financial Planning & Analysis, Symantec Corporation, and Ms. Jana Arbanas and Mr. Kevin Fried, Principal, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, share their experiences in the following areas:

• Financial exposure and compliance risks of poor channel data
• Understanding the impact of channel data on revenue recognition
• Best practices involving partner data for financial reporting accuracy and ensuring partner compliance

Event Details: Original Date Mar 16, 2010, Duration: 1 hour

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Speaker Bios
Jana Arbanas, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Jana Arbanas is a senior manager in Deloitte's Enterprise Risk Services practice. She has been with Deloitte for nine years and has focused on providing audit, risk and control services. She specializes in providing Contract Risk and Compliance (CRC) Services to technology companies. Specifically, Jana has assisted several high-tech companies in monitoring compliance of their extended enterprise partners with agreements, by identifying potential risks and assisting in design of controls to address those risks. Jana has led worldwide compliance programs on behalf of several Fortune 500 technology companies

Ted Dimbero, SVP Operations, Zyme Solutions, Inc.
Ted is responsible for Zyme's US Field Operations and all aspects of our global service development and delivery to clients. Prior to Zyme, Ted spent seven years in various consulting and product development leadership roles at i2 Technologies, the market leader of supply chain management software. As Vice President of consulting at i2, Ted delivered supply chain transformation projects globally to a broad base of high-tech companies across the semiconductor, OEM and distribution sectors. Ted was also the head of information systems for Hitachi Semiconductor America where he was responsible for all the business, engineering, manufacturing applications and infrastructure to support Hitachi's North American facilities. Ted Dimbero has an MS in Computer Science from Florida Institute of Technology and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida.

Eric Cline, Finance Director, Symantec
Eric is responsible for Symantec's quarterly revenue forecasts. In addition, he has responsibility for managing the fiscal year revenue planning process and various analytical functions including the retail sell-through reporting of over 300 partners worldwide. Eric has held various roles in the Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis group since joining Symantec in 2000. Prior to Symantec, Eric obtained his MBA in International Finance from the University of South Carolina. As part of the program, Eric studied at the Vienna School of Economics and Business Administration and was selected by his peers as their graduation speaker. Eric also holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Gonzaga University, and, was a four-year member of its Division I golf team.