Conference: Enterprise Wireless Track
The Enterprise Wireless track will explore key issues for network planners, operations staff, business wireless users and line of business managers who need to know how best to utilize wireless in business, government, and industries from finance to health care.
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The All-Wireless Enterprise: Key Strategy or Pipe Dream?The debate surrounding the concept of an "all-wireless enterprise" has been fierce - and with good reason - the outcome will have a profound impact on the near-term future of IT strategies and budgets alike. Can wireless LAN infrastructures support voice, data, and more? What role will the wired LAN play in an era dominated by mobility? And how will unified wired/wireless architectures ultimately define the future of enterprise connectivity? Moderator - Paul DeBeasi, Senior Analyst, Burton Grouop
Paul DeBeasi is a Senior Analyst at the Burton Group and has over 25 years experience in the networking industry. Before joining the Burton Group, Paul 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 startups IPHighway and ONEX Communications and was also the Frame Relay product line manager for Cascade Communications. Paul began his career developing networking systems as a senior 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. | |||||
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Defining the Future of Wireless Services: Network Neutrality and Open AccessWith the success of networking itself largely the product of an environment defined by open standards and interoperability, it's no surprise that these elements are now defining the future of wireless - a world formerly closely-guarded by carriers protective of their networks and their market positions. While the carriers must maintain their competitiveness, they now realize that openness - for both devices and applications - is critical to their future success. This session will explore the key trends of network neutrality and open access from a wireless perspective, and will examine how the enterprise can best take advantage of these trends. Moderator - Andreas Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a Senior Vice President and Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, conducts strategic seminars and advises key clients. Andreas is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a self-professed geek, with an engineering, programming and consulting background. Mr. Antonopoulos honed his speaking skills in front of audiences ranging in size from five executives in a boardroom to hundreds of people in large conferences. With more than three hundred speaking engagements under his belt he is considered a world-class and charismatic public speaker and teacher. Before joining Nemertes, Mr. Antonopoulos was the Security Practice Director at ThruPoint Inc, where he was responsible for a global team of security consultants who deliver solutions to multinational clients. Prior to ThruPoint he was a Security Practice Lead at Greenwich Technology Partners, where he designed the security architecture of a global wire-transfer network interconnecting the world's banks. Thursday, September 18 | | ||||
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Location and Tracking: GPS and BeyondThe use of a global positioning system (GPS) has become pervasive throughout the world, and many now use location and tracking technologies available on most wireless-LAN systems to implement similar capabilities indoors. The remarkable variety of devices and applications now available opens the door to new possibilities for the enterprise. This session will discuss the technologies, products, and applications now available - and on the way - to maximize the value of an investment in location and tracking meeting a broad range of enterprise requirements. Moderator - Fran Rabuck, President, Rabuck Associates
Fran Rabuck is an independent consultant, thought leader and internationally recognized expert in emerging technologies in the mobile, media and collaboration space. He is a frequent speaker, advisor and judge at major computer industry events. Rabuck has provided consulting and training on a variety of topics for many organizations - large and small. His current projects include training and consulting on RFID, wireless sensors, mobile CRM/Field Force and collaborative phone applications for pharmaceutical, engineering, government, educational and an entrepreneurial startup. He has recently earned the latest certification from CompTIA for RFID, becoming one of the first wave of practitioners to earn this certification. Friday, September 19 | | ||||
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802.11 and Wi-Fi: What's Next, and What It Means to the EnterpriseWireless LANs and Wi-Fi continue to evolve at a rapid rate, with many more 802.11 Task Groups yet to finish their standards, while WLAN system vendors are continuing to push their architectures, system performance, and management features. Advances in performance and support for time-bounded traffic are key, but there's much more in the works. This session will examine key technologies still under development, and the form these will take in extensions to today's enterprise-class products. Moderator - Lisa Phifer, Vice President, Core Competence
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 her 27 years of network design, implementation, and testing experience to provide a range of services, 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 a wide range of technologies, from wireless/mobile security and intrusion prevention to virtual private networking and network access control. She is an editorial board member of the Wireless Vulnerabilities and Exploits project. Speaker - Adam Conway, Vice President, Product Management, Aerohive Networks
Speaker - Matthew Gast, Principal Engineer, Strategic Technology, Trapeze Networks
Matthew Gast is the Principal Engineer for Strategic Technology at Trapeze Networks, where he works on the development of open wireless network standards and their application to wireless LAN architecture. He chairs the Wireless Network Management Marketing and the Security Technical task groups at the Wi-Fi Alliance, and serves as Secretary of IEEE 802.11 Task Group U on interworking with external networks. Matthew's most recent book, 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly Media), now in its second edition, is the top selling reference work in the field and has been translated into six languages. Speaker - Peter Thornycroft, Technology Analyst, Aruba Networks
Peter Thornycroft is a technology analyst at Aruba Networks with primary interests in wireless technology, voice-over-WLAN and e-FMC solutions. He has over 20 years of industry experience with a variety of wireless, carrier and voice technologies. Prior to Aruba, Mr Thornycroft held senior product management and technical marketing positions with Cisco Systems, StrataCom, and Northern Telecom. He is a participant in the Wi-Fi Alliance and the IEEE 802.11 standards body. Mr Thornycroft holds an MA in electrical sciences from Cambridge University, and an MBA from Santa Clara University. | |||||





