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Top of the List: Key Issues in Wireless and Mobile Location: Lagoon D
Given the rapid rate of change in wireless and mobile technologies, services, products, and applications, it’s no surprise that the experts will disagree as to what the single most important item on your mobility to-do list should be. This session, nonetheless, will provide just that – a list of single best ideas (and subsequent debate) to enable you to pick what will be at the top of your list. Join us for a fast-paced kickoff session that will bring the entire range of wireless and mobile opportunities into focus.
Paul DeBeasi is the VP and Research Director for wired and wireless networking research at Gartner. Prior to Gartner, Paul was the wireless and mobility analyst at Burton Group. He also founded ClearChoice Advisors, a wireless consulting firm, and was the VP Product Marketing at Legra Systems, a wireless-switch innovator. Prior to Legra, Paul was the VP Product Marketing at venture funded firms IPHighway and ONEX Communications and was the Frame Relay product line manager for Cascade Communications. Paul began his career developing networking systems as an engineer at Bell Laboratories, Prime Computer, and Chipcom Corporation. Paul holds a BS degree in Systems Engineering from Boston University and a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Lisa Phifer is President of Core Competence, a consulting firm focused on business use of emerging network and security technologies. At Core Competence, Lisa draws upon nearly 30 years of network design, implementation, and testing experience to provide services ranging from vulnerability assessment and product evaluation to user education and white paper development. She has advised companies large and small regarding use of network technologies and security best practices to manage risk and meet business needs. Lisa teaches and writes extensively about many technologies, including wireless/mobile security, IPS, VPN, and NAC. Her work appears regularly in industry publications, including Wi-Fi Planet, SearchMobileComputing, and Information Security Magazine.
Fanny Mlinarsky is President of octoScope, a wireless communications consulting firm focusing on WiMAX and LTE technologies. She has 26 years of experience developing data communication and test products. At the start of her career she designed Ethernet and RF modems, technologies that resulted in the Cable modem used today for broadband access. As VP of Engineering at Scope Communications (now Agilent), Fanny and her team developed network test equipment. For the past 8 years Fanny has been focusing on the wireless communications product development and deployments. In 2001 she founded Azimuth Systems, the leading wireless test equipment vendor focusing on Wi-Fi, WiMAX and LTE. Through her work on wireless test equipment Fanny has become an expert at wireless performance requirements for a variety of applications, including data, voice and video. She founded the IEEE 802.11 test committee that worked on the standard for performance test. Her expertise spans RF, PHY, MAC, transport and application layers. Fanny frequently publishes articles on wireless communications and participates in industry standards development and conferences
Philippe Winthrop has spent his entire career researching emerging technologies and their impact on the corporate value chain. Philippe started his career at GeoPartners research, a boutique strategy consultancy, where he worked on projects including AT&T Wireless’ adoption and migration path to GSM from TDMA as well as the impact of the 1996 Telecom Deregulation Act on Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). After GeoPartners, Philippe joined IDC’s European IT Services Research group where he spearheaded a wide variety of research and consulting projects for the Top 50 IT Services companies in Western Europe. After IDC, Philippe created Axle Ventures, a boutique business planning consultancy focused on SMEs. There, Philippe worked with a wide variety of organizations in eCommerce, Healthcare and IT to help them develop winning go to market strategies. Philippe then moved on to a Boston based marketing services firm where he launched the Wireless and Mobility research practice. There, he conducted ground-breaking research to quantify the tangible value of key mobile and wireless technologies, including enterprise mobility strategy adoption, Fixed Mobile Convergence, enterprise WiFi adoption, application deployment on WLANs and more. Philippe recently ended his analyst career after a successful tenure at Strategy Analytics where he spearheaded thought leadership on enterprise mobility management and the growing issues around individual and corporate liable devices.
Michael J. Miller is senior vice president for technology strategy at Ziff Brothers Investments, a private investment firm. He also writes the popular Forward Thinking blog at PC Magazine -- blogs.pcmag.com/miller From 1991 to 2005, Miller was editor-in-chief of PC Magazine, responsible for the editorial direction, quality and presentation of the world's largest computer publication. Until late 2006, Miller was the Chief Content Officer for Ziff Davis Media, responsible for overseeing the editorial positions of Ziff Davis's magazines, websites, and events. As Editorial Director for Ziff Davis Publishing since 1997, Miller took an active role in helping to identify new editorial needs in the marketplace and in shaping the editorial positioning of every Ziff Davis title. Under Miller's supervision, PC Magazine grew to have the largest readership of any technology publication in the world. PC Magazine has grown and evolved its pioneering online work as well, evolving from its successful PC MagNet service on CompuServe to become one of the earliest and most successful Web sites. PC Magazine Online on the Web, at http://www.pcmag.com, provides updated news and analysis, innovative interactive elements, discussions, and archival data to complement the print version. As an accomplished journalist, well versed in product testing and evaluating and writing about software issues, and as an experienced public speaker, Miller has become a leading commentator on the computer industry. He has participated as a speaker and panelist in industry conferences, has appeared on numerous business television and radio programs discussing technology issues, and is frequently quoted in major newspapers. His areas of special expertise include the Internet and its applications, desktop productivity tools, and the use of PCs in business applications. Prior to joining PC Magazine, Miller was editor-in-chief of InfoWorld, which he joined as executive editor in 1985. At InfoWorld, he was responsible for development of the magazine's comparative reviews and oversaw the establishment of the InfoWorld Test Center. Previously, he was the west coast bureau chief for Popular Computing, and senior editor for Building Design & Construction. Miller earned a BS in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and an MS in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He has received several awards for his writing and editing, including being named to Medill's Alumni Hall of Achievement. Follow Michael on Twitter at www.twitter.com/m_j_miller
Who Should Own the Enterprise Handset? Location: Lagoon D
It used to be a given that, like the notebook PC, the enterprise would provide wireless handsets for business use. But, of course, everyone has a personal cell phone, so another handset to carry may not be a plus. Isn’t there, then, a way to allow mobile workers to use their personal phone without compromising enterprise security or the company budget? The answer will surprise you – and it will also save you money, increase user satisfaction, and boost productivity. Welcome to the era of personal liability, a hot topic at this year's conference.
Philippe Winthrop has spent his entire career researching emerging technologies and their impact on the corporate value chain. Philippe started his career at GeoPartners research, a boutique strategy consultancy, where he worked on projects including AT&T Wireless’ adoption and migration path to GSM from TDMA as well as the impact of the 1996 Telecom Deregulation Act on Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). After GeoPartners, Philippe joined IDC’s European IT Services Research group where he spearheaded a wide variety of research and consulting projects for the Top 50 IT Services companies in Western Europe. After IDC, Philippe created Axle Ventures, a boutique business planning consultancy focused on SMEs. There, Philippe worked with a wide variety of organizations in eCommerce, Healthcare and IT to help them develop winning go to market strategies. Philippe then moved on to a Boston based marketing services firm where he launched the Wireless and Mobility research practice. There, he conducted ground-breaking research to quantify the tangible value of key mobile and wireless technologies, including enterprise mobility strategy adoption, Fixed Mobile Convergence, enterprise WiFi adoption, application deployment on WLANs and more. Philippe recently ended his analyst career after a successful tenure at Strategy Analytics where he spearheaded thought leadership on enterprise mobility management and the growing issues around individual and corporate liable devices.
MobileIron is one of the newest players in enterprise mobility and was picked by Network World as one of “Ten Start-ups to Watch in 2010.”. Bob has led the company since its inception. The MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform gives IT and users real-time intelligence and control over smartphone content, activity and apps in order to secure data, reduce wireless cost, and improve user experience.Before MobileIron, Bob led the Business Development team for Cisco’s wireless business units, a combined $1B business. As a member of the executive staff, he was responsible for driving long term revenue growth and expanding Cisco’s wireless initiatives to laptops and smartphones. Before Cisco, Bob was the first business executive at enterprise wireless pioneer Airespace, where he was Vice President of Business Development. Cisco acquired Airespace in 2005. Bob’s previous roles include Director of Marketing at Vertical Networks and Vice President at NationsBank, with oversight of IT, sales, product management, and operations. Bob is an Executive Board Member of the Foundation for the University of California at Merced, the first major university built in the U.S. in the last 30 years. He is also a member of the Full Circle Fund, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs in partnership with nonprofits to advance the causes of public education, affordable housing, digital inclusion, and sustainable energy in the San Francisco Bay Area.Bob has a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford
Michael Saitow is an energetic leader with over 12 years of executive level experience operations, logistics, marketing & IT. He is responsible for the business process engineering surrounding both sales and operations and for M. S. Walker, Inc., a $250 million Wine & Spirits distributor with facilities throughout the northeast United States. He has held multiple senior-level positions in the service, sales, on-line, and financial vertical markets. Mr. Saitow was the Project Manager for the Company's distribution facility migration in 2005, including the implementation of HighJump Software, which has significantly reduced the Company's expenses related to operations and improved customer satisfaction. Mr. Saitow is an avid surfer, skier and rock, ice and mountain climber.
As Senior Vice President of Marketing, Steven Wastie is responsible for evolving iPass’ corporate strategy, ensuring the development of new capabilities, services, pricing, and messaging consistent with this strategy, and effectively promoting the company and its services to prospects, customers, partners and other stakeholders. With over 15 years of global marketing and general management experience, Steven has a consistent track record of building and managing teams that deliver results. He has demonstrated strategic and operational success in outbound marketing, product management and sales roles in highly competitive markets worldwide. Before joining iPass, Steven was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Rohati Systems, Inc. a network and cloud security company. Previously he held senior marketing positions at several technology leaders. At Juniper Networks he served as Vice President of Worldwide Enterprise and Managed Services Marketing. Prior to that he was Vice President of Marketing at enterprise content management vendor Hummingbird and Vice President and General Manager at Inktomi. He also held marketing and product management positions with Netscape and AT&T Online services. Steven holds a B.A. (Hons) in Business Studies and Marketing from London Guildhall University.
Mark Shull joined the Trust Digital team in early 2010 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the company, Mark held a number of increasingly responsible executive positions, and was most recently the Group President, Enterprise Security Services at VeriSign in Mountain View, California, where he was responsible for the overall management of VeriSign's security unit. Prior to that role, Mark was the Senior Vice President of VeriSign's Naming and Directory Services business where he managed VeriSign’s .com, .net and global DNS services, with a P/L responsibility of over $500 million. Prior to VeriSign, Mark was President and CEO of MarkMonitor, Inc., a San Francisco-based global corporate domain registration and online fraud protection services organization. Under Mark’s leadership, MarkMonitor grew a customer base of almost 200 Fortune 500 companies (46 in the Fortune 100), raised two rounds of equity capital, and grew revenues from $1.5 to $30 million in just over 3 years. Before MarkMonitor, Mark was President and CEO of Digex, Inc. where, during his tenure, revenues grew from $22M to $214M in just over 3 years, Digex completed a successful $200M IPO in August 1999, a $100M investment by Microsoft and Compaq in November 1999 and a $1.2 billion secondary offering (for majority owner) in January 2000. Mark also navigated an extremely complex $6 billion sale of majority ownership in Digex to WorldCom late in 2000 and completed the transition to WorldCom in mid-2002. Early in his career, Mark held senior positions/consultancies with Cable & Wireless in the U.K., BBN Corporation and EDS.
Wireless Everywhere: The New World of M2M, Telemetry, and RFID Location: Lagoon D
While wireless broadband gets all the attention, many other types of wireless links are humming away in all kinds of enterprise applications, from manufacturing and logistics to energy management and security. Sensor-based wireless networks, RFID, machine-to-machine communications, and many other wireless telemetry and control systems are becoming essential to businesses everywhere. This session will have the latest details on this exciting aspect of mobility.
As head of ABI Research’s M2M Connectivity group, Sam Lucero manages the firm’s strategic and quantitative assessment of the global markets for Cellular M2M Connectivity and Wireless Sensor Networking technologies. His extensive research experience across multiple networking and semiconductor markets gives him a broad perspective on how wireless connectivity markets are evolving. Prior to joining ABI Research, Sam was a networking equipment analyst at In-Stat, where he managed that firm’s Ethernet switch market tracking service. He has been widely quoted in news and trade journals, including the New York Times, The Economist, Investor’s Business Daily, the Financial Times, BusinessWeek.com, CNNMoney.com, USA Today, the San Jose Mercury News, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Boston Globe, the Dallas Morning News, SmartMoney.com, Network World, CNET, Wireless Week, CommsDesign, Light Reading, and more. After graduating from the University of California at San Diego, Sam spent three years working in Japan before returning to the US to earn an MBA with honors from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Wi-Fi 2015 – The Next Five Years Location: Lagoon D
Wi-Fi is now a fixture in a huge range of applications within enterprises around the globe. With the 802.11n standard now finished, many have assumed that Wi-Fi is now “done”. Not so fast – new developments continue within both the IEEE 802.11 Working Groups and the Wi-Fi Alliance, all of which will influence what you’ll be doing with Wi-Fi over the next five years. In this session, we’ll present the views of experts and practitioners, helping you set a wireless LAN strategy delivering maximum benefits at the lowest possible cost.
Edgar is responsible for the health and evolution of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Under his leadership the Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its vision, led an unprecedented period of market growth, and maintained an aggressive development roadmap. Edgar defined the Wi-Fi Alliance program development framework, and forged a number of strategic partnerships and programs to facilitate the penetration of Wi-Fi into mass markets. Edgar joined the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2004. Prior to the Wi-Fi Alliance, Edgar was at Ridgeway Systems & Software (now Tandberg). He was instrumental in delivering the industry’s first session border controller, and the H.460.18 and H.460.19 International Telecommunications Union standards for secure network traversal. Before Ridgeway, Edgar held product management and engineering roles at 3M Company. Edgar is a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served in a fighter pilot training squadron and received numerous awards including Sailor of the Year. He has taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin Community College, and various community programs in Austin, Texas. In 2009 he was inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame. Edgar is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Masters in Technology Commercialization, and undergraduate degrees with honors in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics.
Mr. de Vegt is a Director of Technology Standards in Qualcomms Connectivity Technology group. His focus is on the business, marketing strategy and standards aspects of future generation connectivity technologies. Mr. de Vegt has participated in, and led various activites inside the WFA since 2001. He serves as the Chairman of the TGn Marketing Taskgroup at the Wi-Fi Alliance. After earning a Masters Degree from Twente University in the Netherlands, Mr. de Vegt entered a career in Management Consulting in the High Tech and Telecommunications Industry. In 2001, he Co-Founded Airgo Networks Inc. a start-up company based in Palo Alto CA; the first company to successfully commercialize MIMO technology for the WLAN market. Airgo was acquired by Qualcomm, in December 2006.
Senior Standards Architect, Aruba Wireless Networks, responsible for WLAN standards strategy. Chair IEEE 802.11v Wireless Networks Management Task Group, Vice- Chair Wi-Fi Alliance Security Technical Task Group, Active participant and contributor to several WFA and IEEE 802.11 task groups, including IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11r and IEEE 802.11v. Liaison from IEEE 802.11 to IETF. Previous to joining Aruba Networks in 2005, was Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Agere Systems for Wavelan products and Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Lucent Technologies and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Responsibilities included system architecture, software development, and capacity planning and performance analysis for Digital Switching Systems and fixed wireless systems. Awards include 5 patents, WFA 2005 Members Achievement Award, WFA Special Recognition Award for contributions to WPA, and IEEE Standards Association certificate for contributions to IEEE 802.11i, 802.11m. Member IEEE.
Ben Guderian is vice president of wireless solutions for Polycom’s Wireless Business Unit (formerly SpectraLink). He currently guides the company’s wireless product solution and marketing strategies for vertical markets. Before taking on his current role, Guderian held key positions at the company in the areas of market strategy, industry relations, marketing and sales. He has been instrumental in developing vertical markets and driving product development to meet the voice communication requirements of mobile workers in a wide variety of enterprise applications. Guderian directed SpectraLink’s marketing and product management efforts from 1999 through 2004, during which time the company more than doubled its annual revenues and established strategic partnerships with top-tier telecom vendors such as Avaya, Nortel and SBC (now AT&T). As an early evangelist for workplace wireless telephony, he has written numerous articles and presented at many industry events. In 2006, Guderian was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Voices of IP Communications” of all time by Internet Telephony magazine. Guderian’s experience includes more than 20 years in telecommunications and networking. Prior to joining SpectraLink in 1992, he held engineering and marketing positions with several telecommunication and data communication equipment manufacturers including GTE and NEC. Guderian received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Santa Clara.
Liam Quinn has been at Dell over 13 years, and is the Business Client CTO working for Steve Lalla. His team develops and drives technology strategies and Architecture across both Business Client and CSMB client products. He was inventor of the year at Dell in 2005 and 2007, and has 10 issued US patents and 30 Pending US patents. His background and focus is in Network silicon and systems Design – specializing in Ethernet, Token Ring and Wireless. He sits on the Board of the Wi-Fi Alliance, and also holds the Regulatory Chair on the Wi-Fi Alliance. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas and also sits on the Board of the UT Wireless Network and Communications Group.
Planning for (and Deploying!) 4G Wireless Location: Lagoon D
To be sure, there’s still a good deal of debate around the very definition of 4G, and 4G services to date has been spotty. Fear not, 4G is in fact well on the way to reality now, offering improved throughput and a broad range of additional capabilities to mobile devices and their users. This session will examine the key options for 4G, including their features, benefits, and status, and discuss the evolution of 4G as plows ahead towards ubiquity, and, we might add, 5G.
Sue has been editor-in-chief of FierceMarkets wireless group since joining the company in January 2007. In her current position, she oversees the editorial content of several FierceMarkets’ newsletters including FierceWireless, FierceMobileContent, FierceDeveloper, FierceWireless:Europe and FierceBroadbandWireless and provides editorial guidance for the publications’ websites, webinars and live events. Sue has more than 18 years of experience reporting on the telecom industry. Prior to joining FierceMarkets, she was the executive editor of Wireless Week. From 1999 to 2001, she worked as an analyst for Paul Kagan Associates, specializing in wireless and broadband technologies. She also was the managing editor of Convergence magazine, a monthly magazine for cable television, phone and wireless network operators.
Chris Pearson is the President of 3G Americas, LLC. In his role as the spokesperson and senior operating officer of the corporation, he is responsible for the strategic planning of the organization and providing executive management for the integration of strategy and operations in the areas of technology, marketing, public relations, finance as well as public and regulatory affairs. As President of 3G Americas, Mr. Pearson represents 3G Americas’ Market Representation interests within the 3GPP organization. Mr. Pearson came to 3G Americas from the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) where he served as Executive Vice President in charge of the strategic management of the technology consortium. Prior to joining the UWCC, Mr. Pearson held the position of Strategic Alliance Manager for the Advanced Network Services Provider Program (ANSPP) at AT&T Wireless Services in Kirkland, Washington. Additionally, prior to AT&T Wireless, Mr. Pearson held several senior account management and technical marketing positions at GTE Telephone Operations. Throughout his 23-year career in telecommunications, Mr. Pearson has provided lectures, technical marketing training and speeches for technology audiences throughout the world. Mr. Pearson holds a Masters of Business Administration from The Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in Marketing and Finance from The Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.
Mohan Trikur, Director of Core Network Solutions for Ericsson North America, is responsible for core network strategy and solutions, focusing on Evolved Packet Core (EPC) systems. He works closely with Ericsson’s business units for solution and roadmap alignment for customers in North America .Trikur has more than 15 years of technical experience with Ericsson, holding various roles in Research and Development, Product Management and Customer Solutions Management. Prior to his current role, Trikur was responsible for E2E customer solutions and Product Manager for North American regulatory solutions.Trikur holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston .
Teresa Kellett currently serves as Director, 4G for Sprint where she is responsible for the company’s WiMAX partnerships and business development activities, including managing Clearwire activities. Prior to this role, she was Director, Global Development & Technology Advocacy for Sprint’s XOHM business unit, where she oversaw Sprint’s international carrier strategy and agreements. Kellett has been with Sprint for nearly thirteen years, focused on wireless technology, in the areas of international business development, MVNO and affiliate management, and fraud risk mitigation. She holds a Masters in Foreign Service with Honors in International Business Diplomacy from Georgetown University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Global Studies and French from Rockhurst College.
Atul Bhatnagar is responsible for Ixia's day-to-day operations and is intimately involved with strategy and long-term business planning. Atul brings more than 20 years of experience in the computing and communications industry. Most recently, Atul led product development at a leading mobile to mobile convergence startup, DiVitas Networks, focusing on WiFi and Cellular seamless convergence. Prior to that, Atul served as vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Data Networks Division of Nortel. At Nortel, Atul's business unit was responsible for the design and marketing of a full range of Ethernet switches, security solutions, WLAN mobility solutions, Metro Ethernet technologies and enterprise routers. Atul came to Nortel through its acquisition of Alteon Web Systems in October 2000, where he was vice president of Advanced WebSwitching Products, creating next generation WebSwitches and security acceleration products. Prior to joining Alteon Web Systems, Atul worked at Hewlett-Packard for almost 15 years where he held several general management assignments in North America and Asia. He led the creation of OSS and BSS solutions for Wireless Service Providers based on HP's OpenView Architecture. His team was also responsible for HP-UX networking services for all HP-UX based workstations and minicomputers. Mr. Bhatnagar holds a MSEE from the University of New Mexico and a BSEE from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.
Everything in Your Pocket: Building the Ideal Mobile Communicator Location: Lagoon D
Key to the success of any mobile strategy is putting the right devices into the hands of users in the field. But this can be a difficult task – with so many choices, including a broad range of handsets, operating environments, and applications, how can IT management make the best choice? This session will feature a look at some of the key alternatives and help you make the decision as to the optimal mobile arsenal for your enterprise.
Craig J. Mathias is a Principal with Farpoint Group, a wireless and mobile advisory firm based in Ashland, MA. The company works with manufacturers, network operators, enterprises, and the financial community in technology assessment and analysis, strategy development, product specification and design, product marketing, program management, education and training, and the integration of emerging technologies into new and existing business operations, across a broad range of markets and applications. Craig is an internationally-recognized expert on wireless communications and mobile computing technologies, and has published numerous technical and overview articles on a wide variety of topics. He is a well-known industry analyst and frequent speaker at industry conferences and trade shows, and is currently a member of the Advisory Boards for the INTEROP conferences(Las Vegas and New York) and is also the Program Chair for the Mobile Business (MB) conferences. He serves as a monthly columnist for SearchMobileComputing.com and InformationWeek.com, and ardent blogger (“Nearpoints”) for networkworld.com. Craig holds an Sc.B. degree in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science from Brown University.
Mobile Application Development Strategies Location: Lagoon D
It’s more than a question of Web/cloud services vs. traditional applications vs. device-specific apps. It’s a question of how best to get enterprise information into the hands of those who need it no matter when or where. Building mobile apps has definitely become easier with device-independent tools, but challenges remain. We’ll look in detail at the key options for building mobile apps, and suggest alternatives that provide the greatest flexibility at the lowest cost.
Mr. Clevenger is the Enterprise Editor for Smartphone magazine and runs the Enterprise Mobility Solutions practice at ITR Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified consulting firm. He was previously the Chief Software Architect for Mobiliam, a provider of enterprise-class mobile/wireless software products, and has been developing mobile software for more than 12 years. An avid evangelist of mobile computing, he is dedicated to raising awareness of the potential for this technology in business. He writes for a variety of technical and business publications, and speaks at many industry events.
Mobile Security: New Challenges - Practical Solutions Location: Lagoon D
While major wireless security concerns have long since left the front page, security is the one area in IT (and especially in mobile IT) where “done” is never achieved. New challenges and outright threats appear on essentially a weekly basis, and it’s important to keep up with the ever-changing security landscape. Our goal for this session is to look at the latest in mobile security threats, and how new solutions are enabling mobile users to go about their business without compromise to corporate assets.
Alexander Wolfe is editor-in-chief of InformationWeek.com and author of its Wolfe's Den blog. In his two decades as a technology editor, he has written for Electronics, Byte.com, and IEEE Spectrum. He spent nine years at Electronic Engineering Times, where he broke the infamous 1994 story of Intel's Pentium bug. Alex was trained as an electrical engineer at Cooper Union.
Ryan Naraine is a senior security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, a global provider of anti-malware technologies. He is responsible for monitoring the regional malware landscape and conducting preliminary analysis of threats. He also assists with user education about malware threats and risk management. Ryan also writes extensively about security issues for Threatpost and ZDNet.
David Perry, Global Director of Education at Trend Micro, is one of the best respected and best known authorities in the world of computer viruses and malicious code. With over 36 years of experience in the technical education and support field, (the last twenty years entirely in Computer Security and Antivirus) David Perry brings to Trend Micro his own unique blend of technical understanding, communication style, and humor. While at Trend Micro, David Perry has been a featured speaker, panelist and published researcher at CES, COMDEX, Virus Bulletin, EICAR, RSA, Infosec London, FOSE, Infosec Moscow, AVAR, Dubtech in Dubai, and many other technical and trade conferences. He served in the national Y2K center and co chaired three meetings in the White House, concerning the protection of America’s critical digital infrastructure. David has appeared on numerous national and regional television news broadcasts, including the ABC Evening News with Peter Jennings, CBS's Good Morning America, and NPR All Things Considered. In addition, David is a monthly guest on Craig Crossman's nationally syndicated Computer America show, and has been quoted on the front page of major news publications such as the New York Times and USA Today. He is often looked to as a resource by news agencies such as Reuters and Associated Press. David appears on television radio and publications in every corner of the world.Prior to joining Trend Micro, David Perry began his career in the antivirus world as a technical support analyst with Peter Norton Computing (now SYMANTEC), where he helped tens of thousands of individuals and corporations to recover from virus and hostile code attacks. Later, he worked at McAfee Corporation, managing all online and Web based support, and became a well known community leader through his involvement with CompuServe and AOL. He went on to Cybermedia corporation, where he quickly moved up to a company spokesperson role where he appeared in more than 300 television and radio broadcasts in addition to a full schedule of user groups, industry conferences and other personal appearances. This is David’s thirteenth year with Trend Micro, Inc., and he continues to lead efforts to educate computer users in every walk of life. “Great system security begins in admitting that there is a problem”, says Perry, “but that is only the first step towards working in a safer, more secure world.”
Jay brings more than 10 years of security experience to Research In Motion where he serves as an advisor for the BlackBerry Security Group. He works closely with government agencies, strategic and carrier sales teams and key customers to champion security policy for BlackBerry smartphones. Prior to joining RIM, Jay was vice president of marketing at Intrusion Inc., a pioneering company in data leak prevention appliances. His previous roles include vice president of product management at ScanSafe (now Cisco), the world’s first managed web security start-up; consultant in the wireless industry; as well as various security product management and marketing roles at 3Com and Hewlett–Packard. He started his career in the energy sector, working for Schlumberger in the Middle East and South America as senior field engineer, as well as ARCO (now BP) as senior planning analyst. Jay holds a degree in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University, Canada, an MBA from INSEAD, France, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Jay is based out of Dallas.
As the Group Product Manager for the Mobile Security and Management Group at Symantec , Khoi Nguyen is responsible for setting the strategic direction of major new product releases, helping to define the business strategy, setting the product roadmap, and managing the product management team. Nguyen earned his master’s in business administration from the UCLA Anderson School and MS in computer science from UCLA. During that time, Nguyen researched and designed new Internet protocols for “self-configuring and adaptive” Web Cache servers that were designed to reduce both network bandwidth and user response time on the Web. Nguyen is the co-author of “Adaptive Web Caching” in Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. Prior to Symantec , Nguyen co-founded Silvan Networks, which was funded by Sequoia Capital and developed peer-to-peer networking appliances for Internet Service Providers and Enterprises. Nguyen has also previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Management Consultant in the Internet Strategy Practice. Nguyen earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Advanced Technologies: What’s Next for Wireless and Mobile? Location: Breakers F
Even as the blistering pace of innovation in wireless and mobile continues, there are signs that the industry in converging (so to speak) on a set of technologies that will provide a degree of stability that’s not been seen in the past two decades. Which technologies will survive and prosper, and what direction should your planning take to maximize benefits while minimizing costs? This session will explore key wireless technologies and the impacts they will have.
Tim Scannell is a highly experienced editor, writer and communications/branding specialist. He has a wide range of experience in newspaper, magazine and online publishing, and has held leadership positions at some of the top publications in the industry. For the past ten years, he has also provided strategic and marketing research and branding services to a range of companies through his own business, Shoreline Research, and affiliations with partner companies, like Q, Inc. Marketing. He continues to work with innovative companies on new and exciting technology ventures. Tim is an accomplished communicator, who excels at creating effective messaging and marketing materials for businesses in a range of industry segments, from high technology to healthcare.
Mr. Haraldsvik joined SpiderCloud as vice president of marketing in July, 2008. Mr. Haraldsvik has over 20 years of global strategic marketing and industry experience across a range of technology segments including wireless broadband, wireline networking and IP services, RFID, personal computing, wafer fabrication, software, and consumer devices. Mr. Haraldsvik held positions at Qualcomm, Inc., where he was vice president of strategy and market development and vice president of marketing for mobile broadband. Mr. Haraldsvik was previously the vice president of marketing at Flarion Technologies, a company acquired by Qualcomm. At Flarion, Mr. Haraldsvik led all marketing efforts in support of industry awareness for Flarion and the introduction of its FLASH-OFDM technology. Before joining Flarion, he was the vice president of marketing with Nortel Networks’ Shasta IP Services business unit. Former positions include director of field marketing while with Bay Networks (acquired by Nortel Networks) and marketing positions with Silicon Graphics as well as several leading advertising agencies in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Mr. Haraldsvik holds a BA from the University of San Francisco. http://www.spidercloud.com/company/executive-team#haraldsvik
Tom Medrek is senior vice president and general manager, multiservice access at Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of communications semiconductor and software solutions for network infrastructure equipment. He is a subject matter expert in the business and technical domains of IP networking, 4G network evolution, VoIP and enabling technology for the communications sector. The company’s overall product portfolio includes high-performance analog transmission and switching solutions, multiservice access products designed to support voice and data services across wire line and wireless networks, and Wide Area Network (WAN) communications solutions.
Dr. Andrew Hsu is Technology Strategist at Synaptics. He joined Synaptics in 1996 and led the company's efforts into establishing a presence in the mobile handset market. Hsu developed Synaptics’ ClearPad technology, a transparent sensor that can be mounted under curved plastic and glass. He led the marketing for ClearPad, resulting in the first production phone with a capacitive touchscreen, the LG Prada.
The Big Upgrade: 802.11n in the Enterprise Location: Breakers F
The 802.11n standard is official, and enterprises are now rolling out .11n both in replacement/upgrade and greenfield deployments. This session will explore the best ways to implement 802.11n in your enterprise. We’ll look at channel planning, device issues, system architecture, wireless network management, and how to perform the big upgrade with a minimum of disruption, cost, and confusion.
Lisa Phifer is President of Core Competence, a consulting firm focused on business use of emerging network and security technologies. At Core Competence, Lisa draws upon nearly 30 years of network design, implementation, and testing experience to provide services ranging from vulnerability assessment and product evaluation to user education and white paper development. She has advised companies large and small regarding use of network technologies and security best practices to manage risk and meet business needs. Lisa teaches and writes extensively about many technologies, including wireless/mobile security, IPS, VPN, and NAC. Her work appears regularly in industry publications, including Wi-Fi Planet, SearchMobileComputing, and Information Security Magazine.
Bob, formerly co-founder of Airespace, is currently a technical advisor to two startups, Aerohive Networks and Agito Networks. Bob is also co-author of "IEEE 802.11 Handbook, A Designer's Companion", the leading technical resource for designers and developers of 802.11 equipment.
Joe Epstein is Chief Architect at Meru Networks, where he is responsible for Meru's product conception, architecture, and core algorithms. Additionally, he serves as company representative to the various standards bodies. Prior to joining Meru, he held engineering positions at Bytemobile, Inc., where he was responsible for next generation products including seamless cellular WAN-LAN mobility. His background covers wireless MAC, networking, and applications for Fortune 500 enterprises. Epstein has a BS in EECS from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Parsons has developed and delivered Hands-On Technology training to thousands of individuals worldwide for Fortune 100 companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Verisign, Novell, and many others. Though qualified to teach a wide variety of network certifications, for the past eight years Mr. Parsons has focused on Wireless LANs, both in providing high-quality customized training as well as WLAN consulting with a variety of global corporations.
A gifted presenter, Keith is known for his wit and broad technical expertise. He holds over 50 technical certifications and has earned an MBA from the Marriott School of Management. He is author (or editor) of a dozen technical publications and has developed seven technical certification programs. He travels throughout North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia in behalf of a wide variety of IT vendors, explaining networking technology to industry professionals.
Bridging the Wired/Wireless Gap: Unified Networking Arrives Location: Breakers F
It’s finally time to stop thinking of wireless as “the other network”, and instead to begin enjoying the benefits of a unified wired/wireless network infrastructure. Wired and wireless share broad areas of commonality, but wireless does indeed introduce new concerns inherent in signals that propagate unpredictably and new benefits in terms of location-based services, user convenience, and more. We’ll look at opportunities to take advantage of the unification of wired and wireless into a single network, with a focus on unified network management strategies that lower operating expenses while providing great visibility to the enterprise.
Craig J. Mathias is a Principal with Farpoint Group, a wireless and mobile advisory firm based in Ashland, MA. The company works with manufacturers, network operators, enterprises, and the financial community in technology assessment and analysis, strategy development, product specification and design, product marketing, program management, education and training, and the integration of emerging technologies into new and existing business operations, across a broad range of markets and applications. Craig is an internationally-recognized expert on wireless communications and mobile computing technologies, and has published numerous technical and overview articles on a wide variety of topics. He is a well-known industry analyst and frequent speaker at industry conferences and trade shows, and is currently a member of the Advisory Boards for the INTEROP conferences(Las Vegas and New York) and is also the Program Chair for the Mobile Business (MB) conferences. He serves as a monthly columnist for SearchMobileComputing.com and InformationWeek.com, and ardent blogger (“Nearpoints”) for networkworld.com. Craig holds an Sc.B. degree in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science from Brown University.
Chris Kozup is a Senior Manager, Mobility Solutions at Cisco. He is responsible for market development and strategy for Cisco’s portfolio of enterprise wireless networking products and solutions.
His primary focus is on articulating the business case for how a unified wired and wireless approach to enterprise-wide mobility improves business profitability, increases productivity and leads to sustainable competitive advantage.
Prior to joining Cisco in 2006, Chris was with META Group where he served as a Program Director for Infrastructure Strategies. He has a B.A. from Ohio University and a Masters of Business Administration from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain.
Scott Lindsay serves as the Sr. Director of Global Product Line Management for 3Com’s mobility and voice products. He is responsible for global product strategy, direction and implementation as well as go-to-market strategy and strategic partnerships for 3Com’s mobility and voice businesses. Prior to 3Com, Mr. Lindsay has held several sales, marketing and business development roles for companies focused on networking, and has led two start-up networking communications companies to successful acquisitions by Hewlett Packard and by 3Com. Previous leadership roles include VP of Marketing for Engim, a developer of wide-band Wi-Fi chip sets, and VP of Marketing and Business Development for Scope Communications, which developed hand-held networking test and measurement equipment, as well several other companies focused on networking communications, wireless and sensor solutions. Mr. Lindsay has also spent time working in the VC community with Granum Partners. He received a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Rad Sethuraman brings more than 20 years of experience in product development and marketing to his current role of Senior Director of Product Management, Wireless Network Solutions, Motorola. In this role he leads product management and technical marketing for the company’s Enterprise WLAN solutions. Prior to Motorola, he was responsible for bringing to market a wide range of wireless LAN, networking and security products from companies including Nortel, Alteon Websystems, and Intel. Sethuraman holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University.
Manav is the head of solutions marketing at Aruba Networks, where he is responsible for technology and vertical solutions strategy and go-to-market efforts. No stranger to enterprise mobility and security applications, his involvement dates back to the pre-standard days of wireless LANs. Manav has firsthand experience with mobility implementations at large education, healthcare, government and Fortune 500 organizations. Prior to Aruba, he was the senior product manager at Symbol Technologies (Motorola) and Meru Networks. Manav holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester.
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Mobile Business Workshops
W14 - Managing the Challenges in Enterprise Mobility Location: Breakers F
Morning Focus
Managing and Securing Mobile Devices
Enterprises are depending more and more on mobile applications to increase productivity and responsiveness. However cellular charges are growing faster than any other element in the networking budget and organizations need to develop policies that ensure they are getting the best return on that investment. Along with controlling the costs associated with mobility, networking departments will have to develop systems and procedures to allow them to manage, maintain, and secure the growing number of laptops, smartphones, and other mobile devices that are now becoming an important part of their responsibility. Security is a major part of that concern. With incidents like the TJX security failure, the requirement to secure mobile networks and devices has become a major issue for the enterprises. This workshop is designed to help enterprise IT departments to define their mobility requirements and develop systems and policies to manage the growing assortment of mobile devices users are demanding. The program will feature a discussion of the overall task of managing mobility solutions, the vulnerabilities inherent in each of the major wireless technologies, and the best practices for addressing them.
Course Outline
* Mobile Device Management
* Mobile Security Overview
* New Wi-Fi Security Issues
* Cellular 2.5/3G Security Elements
* PDA/Smart Phone Security
You Will Learn This workshop is designed to help managers understand the management and security issues involved in the full range of wireless networks and mobile devices.
Afternoon Focus
Next Phase Planning for Wireless LANs: 802.11n, Voice over Wireless LANs, and Fixed Mobile Convergence
Enterprise wireless LANs have gone from being a convenient network access mechanism to a critical part of the network infrastructure. Centrally-controlled WLAN switching systems have become commonplace, and we are now in the midst of a major upgrade as to the new higher-capacity 802.11n radio link. To ensure that the upgrade delivers the full benefit, buyers will need to understand the different 802.11n implementations, new network design factors, core network capacity, security requirements, testing, frequency planning, and access point powering. This workshop is designed to bring you up to speed on the major developments in wireless LAN technology and applications. While it features a brief overview of WLAN technologies, the program assumes a fundamental understanding of the basic concepts and focuses on planning issues for the developing areas in WLAN technology.
Course Outline
* WLAN Fundamentals
* The 802.11n Radio Link
* Voice over Wireless LANs
* Fixed-Mobile Convergence and Mobile Unified Communications
You Will Learn
This program will provide a comprehensive, vendor-neutral description of client and infrastructure requirements for WLAN voice, and the range of options for implementing FMC.
Who Should Attend
Wired and wireless network managers and security specialists who need a clearer understanding of the challenges involved in the developing areas of mobility and the current best practices for dealing with them
Michael is an independent consultant, industry analyst, and writer who focuses on wireless technologies, mobile UC, and fixed-mobile convergence. He wrote the book Voice Over Wireless LANs- The Complete Guide (Elsevier, 2008), though his expertise spans the full range of wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, Cellular, WiMAX, and RFID. A lively and informative speaker, Michael has made frequent appearances at trade shows and conferences including VoiceCon and InterOp, and he now serves as the program chair for Wireless and Mobility at VoiceCon. In the consulting area, Mr. Finneran has provided assistance to carriers, equipment vendors, end users, investment firms, and a number of government agencies. A prolific writer, for twenty-three years he wrote the Networking Intelligence column for "Business
Communications Review". He now contributes on wireless and mobility to NoJitter as well as UC Strategies.com. He has published numerous white papers and has contributed to Computerworld, Data Communications, The Ticker, and The ACUTA Journal. Well respected as an educator, he has conducted over 2000 seminars on networking topics in the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He taught in the Graduate Telecommunications program at Pace University, and conducted programs at the Center for the Study of Data Processing at Washington University in St. Louis. His courses are now offered through Telecom + UC Training. Mr. Finneran holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Manhattan College and a Masters Degree from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Mobile Business Exhibitors
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AirWatch AirWatch, an enterprise-grade mobile device and WLAN management software, secures, monitors, manages and supports—in real time—all mobile devices deployed across an enterprise. Highly scalable and functionally robust, AirWatch supports both WLAN and WWAN mobile devices, as well as all major mobile operating systems. More specifically, AirWatch provides advanced mobile device security management, over-the-air application, OS and settings management, remote mobile user support and full asset tracking and management. AirWatch enables IT departments to enforce security and compliance policies, reduce mobile deployment and support costs, increase IT and mobile workforce productivity and improve remote support for mobile workforce. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Amer.com Since 1997 you’ve helped make us your favorite best-value provider of major branded technology products and network solutions—both directly and through our online shop. We also provide Amer.com manufactured network and freedom9 security products bundled with the ultimate in support and warranties. Amer.com also carries most major-brand notebooks, servers, desktop computers, network switches, storage solutions, monitors, memory, printers, software, and peripherals—at competitive pricing. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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AppRiver AppRiver provides award-winning e-mail and Web security solutions to businesses of all sizes. Understanding the need to protect networks from today’s increasingly complex IT threats, AppRiver offers comprehensive spam and virus protection, a complete managed service for Microsoft® Exchange and e-mail encryption security services. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Brocade From enterprise data centers and campus networks to the service provider core, Brocade® (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions connect the world’s most important information. This comprehensive family of high-performance, reliable, and energy efficient networking solutions is specifically designed to support mission-critical environments. Delivered directly and through global partners, these solutions help data-intensive organizations maximize the business value of their data. (www.brocade.com) Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Cellular Specialties, Inc. CSI is a national leader in the design and implementation of innovative in-building wireless products, services, and solutions. CSI has installed thousands of wireless turnkey solutions successfully in a variety of industries. CSI’s vast experience and unique approach have propelled the company to become the standard in the wireless industry. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| CHARGE Anywhere CHARGE Anywhere is a leading provider of PCI secure award-winning Point of Sale solutions and electronic payment services. Our proprietary mobile payment and integrated solutions designed for QuickBooks, Smartphones, e-commerce environments, and the Web Terminal ensures Payment Card Industry compliance via the ComsGate payment gateway. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Ciena Corporation Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Cisco Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Since 1984, Cisco has led in the innovation of IP-based networking technologies, including routing, switching, security, TelePresence, unified communications, video, and wireless. The company’s responsible business practices help ensure accountability, business sustainability, and environmentally conscious operations and products. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Clearhub Pte Ltd Clearhub’s award-winning and patented ringEmail, secured and feature-rich mobility solution with connectivity on virtually any cellphone. ringEmail mobilize entire workforce with Push emails, PIM, IM, RSS Feeds and communication on a single platform. Global operators, device makers, enterprises and government prefer ringEmail, for affordable cloud computing model and low data usage. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Comworth Co., Ltd. ComWorth Co., Ltd. is a leading distributor of network test, monitoring and measurement solutions for the telecommunications and data networks industries throughout Japan and Asia. We also specialize in custom products manufacturing and solutions development. Our key customers include telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers and research laboratories. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| ConferencePlus ConferencePlus is a full service provider of audio, web, webcast and video conferencing. We also have mobile audio conferencing available to iPhone users. Stop by our booth and learn about all our multimedia products. Follow us on Twitter @ConferencePlus for updates on exclusive promotions. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Corona Technology Staffing Corona Technology Staffing, Inc. Provides Temporary IT Solutions! CoronaStaff is a leading provider of temporary IT staffing support and contract-to-hire IT staffing services to its national clients. Corona offers solutions to a range of technical challenges in the areas of: - Infrastructure, Systems Design, Network Administration, Support - Security, Risk, Compliance - Mobile, VOIP, Unified Communications - Application Development, Test, Deployment Corona is a leader in specialized recruiting, custom team and project consulting. Visit us at Booth 557 or call us now! Address Website Products/Services Offered
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CradlePoint Technology CradlePoint engineers and manufactures wireless 3G/4G broadband routers and software platforms that facilitate secure Internet access via the 3G and 4G wireless broadband networks. CradlePoint is a privately held company with headquarters in Boise, Idaho. Learn more about CradlePoint products at www.cradlepoint.com Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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D-Link Systems, Inc. It's a new look, a new attitude, a new D-Link, the world leading end-to-end computer networking experts. Dare to compare D-Link solutions that integrate switching, wireless, security, IP surveillance and storage. D-Link, which Gartner last ranked #2 in enterprise ports shipped, combines quality products, enterprise services, exceptional support, and highly competitive pricing for solutions from IP-Surveillance to data centers. If D-Link isn’t on your short list, it’s too short. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Dell Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Elliptical Solutions, Inc. / Elliptical Mobile Solutions LLC / Green Data Solutions LLC This flexible mobile data storage technology offers 70% energy savings. Scalable, “pay-as-you-go” technology allows rapid development or reductions to meet changing business needs. Think lean, clean and green. Product names say it all, Climate Controlled Campus-Self-Propelled, Electronic, Adaptable Rack, and Self-Propelled, Electronic, Armored Rack and Relocatable, Adaptive, Suspension, Equipment Rack. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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EMC Corporation EMC Ionix (formerly Smarts and Voyence) network management solutions improve availability and performance, and increase operational efficiency—which save you time and money. They do this by automating root-cause analysis; service and infrastructure monitoring; network configuration, change, and compliance management (including Vblocks); and reporting across physical and virtual environments. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Enterasys Networks Enterasys is the network infrastructure and security division of Siemens Enterprise Communications, a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions that use open, standards-based architectures to unify communications and business applications. This approach enables organizations to improve productivity and efficiency and also reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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ESRI Think and plan geographically. As the market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), ESRI technology is used in over 350,000 organizations worldwide. Use GIS to collect, manage, and analyze geographic information, helping you solve problems and make better decisions. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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F5 Networks F5 Networks, the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), ensures the secure, reliable, and fast delivery of applications. F5's framework enables innovation that helps organizations enhance IT agility. F5's vision of unified application and data delivery redefines the management of resources, streamlining application delivery and reduce costs. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Force10 Networks Force10 Networks is the global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when the network is their business. The company’s high performance solutions are designed to deliver new economics by virtualizing and automating Ethernet networks. Force10’s high density and resilient Ethernet switching and routing products increase network availability, agility and efficiency while reducing power and cooling costs. Force10 provides 24x7 service and support capabilities to its global customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Geist Manufacturing Geist specializes in 15-120 Amp PDUs, with 1000+ standard units including monitored, switched, environmental and IP based products. Geist also offers rapid response production of custom PDUs. From in-house chassis production to an on-site UL testing lab, Geist's cohesive abilities result in the lowest lead times in the PDU industry. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Good Technology Good protects business and personal information so that mobile users can connect and collaborate on most smartphones. Good combines a great user experience with the tools IT needs to manage and protect its mobile enterprise. Enterprises, operators, device makers, and governments all rely on Good to protect, connect, and collaborate. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Green Data Solutions We are an integrator of cutting edge technologies in the worlds most efficient data center in a box with closed loop forced air convection cooling. We can reduct most IT energy costs by over 50% and increase the capacity by as much as 10 times. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Hewlett Packard HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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HP (formally 3Com) HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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IBM Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| IBOSS WEB FILTERS Phantom Technologies iBoss Web Filters provide HTTP/S, Application, and Web 2.0 security hardware designed for organizations demanding performance. Incorporating bidirectional stream based layer 7 filtering with detailed drill down reporting, iBoss Filters provide network administrators solutions to keep up with today’s fiber networks. With no per seat licensing or throughput restrictions, iBoss Web Filters offer comprehensive performance and value. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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InfoExpress The company has provided network access control solutions since 2000. At the core of InfoExpress solution is the award winning CyberGatekeeper NAC solution, which ensures endpoints are safe and compliant with security policies by performing real-time audits and quarantining of all network-attached endpoints. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| infotechSpotlight & Tmcnet IT.TMCnet.com is the eminent resource to keep up to date on changes in the evolving information technology marketplace delivering hundreds of breaking news stories and feature articles daily plus blogs, case studies and more. TMCnet is the leading communications and technology Web site in the world. Visit www.tmcnet.com. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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IP Infusion, Inc. IP Infusion delivers advanced software solutions that power communications equipment for packet-based Next Generation Networks (NGN). With a unique modular architecture and the industry's broadest suite of communication protocols, IP Infusion enhances product differentiation and market agility for many of the world's leading network equipment vendors. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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IT Buyer Guide WOW’s IT Buyer Guide is a comprehensive directory used by today’s savvy Information Technology (IT) professional buyers. The IT Buyer Guide helps IT buyers make educated and informed purchasing decisions by utilizing the IT Buyers Guide resources to search for companies and products by category, name, keyword, operating system, software requirements, and type of product. WOW's IT Buyer Guide connects IT Buyers and sellers Check it out at: http://www.itbuyerguide.org Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Kerio Technologies, Inc. Innovating in Internet security since 1997, Kerio Technologies, Inc. provides Internet messaging, collaboration, and firewall software for small to medium-sized organizations worldwide. Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has offices in New York, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Russia. Kerio has more than 4,400 business partners in 108 countries. For more information, please visit www.kerio.com Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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LSI Corporation LSI Corporation is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. We offer a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the storage and networking markets. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Mackay Communications Turnkey communications provider for 120+years. Offering mobile, secure wireless satellite products & airtime for simultaneous data, voice & multimedia communications. Compact BGAN terminals & Inmarsat’s newest ISatPhonePro(June '10) for extensive applications (O&G, broadcast, construction, government, emergency/security, medical, insurance, IT, mining, AID) with broadband airtime service; enabling reliable global connectivity. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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McAfee McAfee is the world’s largest dedicated security technology company. We relentlessly tackle the world’s toughest security challenges. McAfee’s comprehensive solutions enable businesses and the public sector to achieve security optimization and prove compliance and we help consumers secure their digital lives with solutions that auto-update and are easy to install and use. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is enabling people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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MRV Communications MRV Communications is a leading worldwide supplier of communications equipment and services to carriers, governments and enterprises. Today's telecommunication networks are evolving to support growing network traffic due to the demand for high-bandwidth applications such as IPTV, streaming video, peer-to-peer networking, and content-rich websites. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Napatech Napatech is the leading OEM supplier of multi-port 10 GbE and 1 GbE intelligent real-time network adapters. Napatech network adapters provide real-time packet capture and transmission with full line-rate throughput and zero packet loss no matter the packet size. Intelligent features enable application acceleration and offload. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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NetScout Systems, Inc. NetScout Systems, Inc. is the market leader in Unified Service Delivery Management enabling comprehensive end-to-end network and application assurance. For 25 years, NetScout has delivered breakthrough packet-flow technology that provides trusted and comprehensive real-time network and application performance intelligence enabling unified assurance of the network, applications and users. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| NTRglobal NTR Global specializes in SaaS, remote support that enables Enterprise, service and support professionals to revolutionize the way they provide support to internal and external clients. NTRSupport, on-demand remote support software for PCs, servers, Windows, WIN mobile devices and Linux. NTRadmin, provides unattended, remote systems management for IT assets. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Phihong Phihong is one of the leading suppliers of power solutions, including power supplies, adapters, and Power-over-Ethernet products, to networking and consumer electronics OEMs. With global sales for 2009 in excess of $500 million, Phihong has engineering and manufacturing facilities in North America, Taiwan and mainland China. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Qwest Qwest Business is the choice of 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies offering a comprehensive portfolio of data, networking and voice communications solutions to enterprises, government agencies and educational institutions of all sizes, nationwide. Qwest is the official Data Services provider for Interop 2010. To see how we power the world's largest temporary network, go to: www.qwest.com/interop. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Safari Books Online Safari Books Online is an on-demand digital library that provides one integrated source for over 10,000 expert reference and learning materials from leading publishers. The site includes exclusive access to the collections of O’Reilly Media, Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall, Cisco Press, Adobe Press and many others. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| SecureOps, Inc. SecureOps is a Leading Integrated Security Services company. We provide near-shore outsourcing solutions for multinational clients. Our Security Operation Center provides 7/24 monitoring, change control, and support the active monitoring and management of systems worldwide. Our Professional Services group provides organizations with necessary expertise to develop and deploy security strategy and implement the policy controls aimed at protecting their infrastructure and informational assets. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Server Technology Server Technology designs and manufactures power distribution products to reduce downtime and improve data center power management. Products include intelligent Cabinet Power Distribution Units (PDU's) with power management via IP, 3 Phase Power solutions, branch circuit protection, input current power monitoring, environmental monitoring, serial port access and basic power units. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Shunra Software Shunra Software is the market leader in WAN emulation solutions for application performance testing throughout the entire application development lifecycle. Development, QA, pre-deployment and operations teams can easily and accurately capture their production environment, or design their own what-if network scenarios, to predict application and network performance—before rollout. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Singapore Pavilion International Enterprise Singapore is an agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Our mission is to promote the overseas growth of Singapore-based enterprises and international trade. With 38 overseas offices,we offer services to help enterprises develop business capabilities, find overseas partners and enter new markets. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| SitScape, Inc. SitScape's award-winning Situational Dashboard Console software empower business to visually access disparate information that matters to them at-a-glance, in their specific situations on-demand. Business users can quickly assemble web-based Situational Monitoring Console in seconds, from disparate live internal or external applications and content sources with zero programming. This is very useful for cloud centers, data centers, cyber security centers, command centers and situational rooms. SitScape has Fortune 500 customers and received global innovation awards. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Sprint Sprint offers innovative IP Convergence solutions, collaborating with strategic partners to enable unified communications, providing improved productivity, simplicity and best value. Sprint’s solutions include industry-leading mobile data and the first 4G services from a national carrier in the US, instant push-to-talk capabilities, and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Talariax Pte Ltd TalariaX sendQuick is an appliance based SMS (text message) gateway for Enterprise. Used by more than 800 companies worldwide, sendQuick is suitable for IT alerts (notifications) as well as for 2-factor authentication (2FA) using SMS OTP for better SSLVPN security. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Telesphere Telesphere is a nationwide business phone and Internet services provider that delivers an innovative package of IP telephone services and Internet access. Telesphere’s services allow businesses to enjoy all of the latest voice and data features of large businesses without the costly investment of on-premises equipment. Telesphere is a driving force in convergence of office PBX phone service, cellular phones, PCs and Unified Communications features. Telesphere fully manages its customers’ services over a private IP facilities-based network. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Tencube Pte Ltd WaveSecure is an award-winning mobile security suite that enables users and enterprises to lock and track their lost phone to recover it, wirelessly and securely backup a copy of mobile data and remotely wipeout data to protect data security. WaveSecure is the recent Top 3 Winner at Google’s Android Developer Challenge. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Titan IC Systems Ltd. Titan IC Systems is a world leader in the development of hardware engines for content and network processing. The solutions offered include Regular Expression Processor (RXP) and Parallel String Matcher (PSM) for use in all aspects of network security including: Intrusion Detection/Prevention, application detection, anti-virus, content/URL filtering. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Wuxi Information Technology Wuxi Information Technology (WIT) is a Global IT Outsourcing Service Provider, a CMM Level 3 certified company with offices in Irwindale, CA and Wuxi, China. With experienced and well-disciplined software project teams, WIT provides quality solutions to U.S. IT companies with over 60% saving. WIT can be a cost effective solution to your short-term project needs or a long-term low-cost extension to your development team. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Xirrus Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi "Power-Play", manufacturers the Wi-Fi Array that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings & switched Ethernet to the desktop. The Wi-Fi Array provides more than enough bandwidth, security, & control to replace switched Ethernet as a user’s primary network connection. It delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, throughput, & user density in the industry, resulting in 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, & installation time compared with any other Wi-Fi offering. Visit Booth #1139 Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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