Mobility
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Mobility is increasing in importance and organizations are just coming to grips with this new and challenging environment. We are seeing advances in mobile networks, devices, operating systems, and ap… More ▶ Speaker - Michael Finneran, Principal, dBrn Associates Inc 
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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The mobile market is forging ahead, but the much-touted mobile UC offerings languish. At face value it would seem that mobile workers would benefit the most from presence, better integrated communicat… More ▶ Panelist - John Cash, Senior Manager, Enterprise Accounts, BlackBerry  John Cash is a Senior Sales Manager for the BlackBerry Enterprise Platform and is based in Dallas, TX. In his role, Mr. Cash and his team promote the vision and value proposition behind BlackBerry’s award winning portfolio of Enterprise Mobility Solutions among RIM’s largest Enterprise customers. Mr. Cash has over 20 years of product management, sales, and enterprise IT leadership experience spanning multiple industry segments including manufacturing, financial services and government/military. Prior to joining RIM in 2009, Mr. Cash worked for Nokia, overseeing early market sales of Nokia’s enterprise voice and mobility solution for the U.S. Other previous career assignments were with Capital One and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the U.S. Army. Mr. Cash has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Liberty University. Panelist - Christopher Kemmerer, Director of Global Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions, Product Management, Verizon Enterprise Solutions  Chris Kemmerer is responsible for leading a team which focuses on Verizon’s strategy and product management of Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions for Verizon’s enterprise, small/medium business, and government customers.
During his tenure with Verizon, Kemmerer has focused on business communication services and has held leadership positions in operations, sales, engineering, and marketing. Previously, Kemmerer led Verizon Wireless’s Unified Communications and Collaboration Product Marketing team, where his organization focused on business transformation by extending communication and collaboration services to the mobile workforce. Verizon Enterprise Solutions creates global connections that generate growth, drive business innovation and move society forward. With a platform-based portfolio of industry-leading mobility, cloud and IT, strategic networking and advanced communications offerings, along with specialized solutions for key industries and a full range of global wholesale offerings, Verizon Enterprise Solutions combines unparalleled expertise, innovation and technology to bring together applications, people and environments. Visit verizonenterprise.com to learn more. Panelist - Joseph Martin, Director, Solution Engineering, Sales & Distribution, Sprint Joseph Martin is Director, Solution Engineering supporting Sprint Sales & Distribution. Joe’s team provides advanced solution engineering sales support for wireline and wireless products and services across all business sales channels and segments, including general business, mid-market, enterprise, public sector, federal, wholesale, and alternate channels for stand-alone and integrated solutions. Joe leads a group of Tier 2 solution engineers and pre-sales program managers that support business sales efforts around Mobility and Fixed Wireless including Sprint Network Vision; 4G LTE; Android, RIM, and iOS operating systems; Location-Based Services; 3rd party applications; Sprint DataLinkSM; Messaging; and all wireless devices. A dedicated contact center in Denver is also managed by Joe for managed customer trials and solution engineering help desk functions. The wireline Tier 2 sales support includes MPLS, Ethernet Access, High Speed Carrier Ethernet Private LineSM, SIP trunking, SIP Toll-Free, International SIP, Managed Network Services, Managed Security, Sprint Mobile IntegrationSM, Integrated OfficeSM, Managed IP Telephony, and Sprint Complete CollaborationSM. Joe manages Sprint’s relationship with Netformx, a design-collaboration, workflow tool heavily integrated into Sprint’s convergence portfolio, as well as Sprint’s partnership with CallTower, a Microsoft-based unified communications as a service (UCaaS) platform. Joe also manages sales overlays for Sprint Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) leveraging CSC’s VCE platform. All Special Customer Arrangements and “Strategic Solutions (pre-general availability)” projects are handled by Joe’s team. Joe has served in a Director capacity selling or supporting the sale of business solutions within Sprint since 1993 in various pre-sales support functions including field sales management, sales overlays/specialist, and sales engineering. Joe has held all manner of director responsibilities for Sales Administration and Sales Enablement including tools, training, finance partners, event planning, and compensation design. Prior to his current role, Joe served as Director, Sales & Service for business customers at United Telephone of Florida, was heavily involved with the first Sprint CLEC (Orlando), with direct responsibility for LD field sales. Joe began his career with Sprint as part of Carolina Telephone & Telegraph in 1988 and held positions responsible for Sales & Service focused in the “edge-out” markets. Joe has extensive experience in the “inter-connect” business, customer premise equipment, cable television consulting for municipal & county government, plus market research, and started his career with the Department of Energy in Washington, DC, where most of his family calls home. Joe attended undergraduate school at Virginia Tech (1971-75). He then attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1979-81). Conveniently, Joe is a “Hokie” in the fall and a “Tarheel” come basketball season. Joe resides in Overland Park, Kansas, near the Sprint Nextel Headquarters, with his wife of 35 years, Randolph.
Panelist - David Lowe, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Samsung Telecommunications America  David Lowe is the Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile). In his current role, David is responsible for growth and management of an enterprise sales strategy and a team focused on selling Samsung mobility solutions to Fortune 1000 accounts. Previously, David has held channel sales and business development positions at Research in Motion (RIM), Iperia and Nuance Communications. At RIM, David directed all North American channel sales and strategy for BlackBerry's Business Solutions team, which encompasses BlackBerry's suite of enterprise products for Fixed Mobile Convergence, Collaboration and Messaging. Overall, David has more than 25 years of global industry experience and success. Based in Rochester, New York, David holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Saint Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, NY. Panelist - Jeff Tongel, Enterprise AE Southeast, AirWatch  Jeff Tongel joined AirWatch in 2011 as an Enterprise Account Executive. With more than 12 years of experience in the technology industry, Tongel’s responsibilities have ranged from software development, sales engineering, business development, to sales management. As an account executive, his role revolves around helping companies enable their businesses through the use of mobile technology while maintaining security and adhering to organizational and regulatory compliance policies.
Tongel attended the University of Virginia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Panelist - Scott Johnson, Principle Group Program Manager, Lync Customer Engineering, Microsoft Moderator - Eric Krapf, Program Co-Chairman / Editor, Enterprise Connect / No Jitter  Eric Krapf is the Program Co-Chair of the Enterprise Connect events, helping to set program content and direction for the leading conference events in the enterprise IP-telephony/convergence/Unified Communications marketplace. In addition, Krapf serves as editor & lead blogger for the website No Jitter, TechWeb's online community for news and analysis of the enterprise convergence/Unified Communications industry. He is also responsible for electronic content including webcasts and e-newsletters. From 1996 to 2004, Krapf was managing editor of Business Communications Review magazine, and from 2004 to 2007, he was the magazine's editor. BCR was a highly respected journal of the business technology and communications industry. Before coming to BCR, he was managing editor and senior editor of America's Network magazine, covering the public telecommunications industry. Prior to working in high-tech journalism, he was a reporter and editor at newspapers in Connecticut and Texas. Moderator - Michael Finneran, Principal, dBrn Associates Inc
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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Smart mobile devices have now gone from being an expensive management perk to an essential productivity tool used at all levels of the organization. Along the way, smartphones and tablets have gone fr… More ▶ Speaker/Moderator - Michael Finneran, Principal, dBrn Associates Inc
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. Panelist - John Cash, Senior Manager, Enterprise Accounts, BlackBerry John Cash is a Senior Sales Manager for the BlackBerry Enterprise Platform and is based in Dallas, TX. In his role, Mr. Cash and his team promote the vision and value proposition behind BlackBerry’s award winning portfolio of Enterprise Mobility Solutions among RIM’s largest Enterprise customers. Mr. Cash has over 20 years of product management, sales, and enterprise IT leadership experience spanning multiple industry segments including manufacturing, financial services and government/military. Prior to joining RIM in 2009, Mr. Cash worked for Nokia, overseeing early market sales of Nokia’s enterprise voice and mobility solution for the U.S. Other previous career assignments were with Capital One and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the U.S. Army. Mr. Cash has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Liberty University. Panelist - Tom Daniel, Manager, Global UCC Product Management, Verizon Panelist - David Fischbach, General Manager, Solutions Engineering, Sprint  David leads the Advanced Solutions Engineering - Wireless team, directing subject matter experts for each of Sprint’s wireless products and mobility solutions. David launched and was chief architect for Sprint’s wireless email and wireless WAN product solutions, and has been focused on mobility, security, and business applications since 2001.
He has extensive experience with mobile broadband, fixed wireless solutions, M2M, and wireless data solutions. David is currently focused on how the changing mobility landscape, including BYOD, Cloud, Wireless Networks, and mobile devices can improve business results and is driving Sprint’s strategy in this regard. Panelist - David Lowe, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Samsung Telecommunications America David Lowe is the Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile). In his current role, David is responsible for growth and management of an enterprise sales strategy and a team focused on selling Samsung mobility solutions to Fortune 1000 accounts. Previously, David has held channel sales and business development positions at Research in Motion (RIM), Iperia and Nuance Communications. At RIM, David directed all North American channel sales and strategy for BlackBerry's Business Solutions team, which encompasses BlackBerry's suite of enterprise products for Fixed Mobile Convergence, Collaboration and Messaging. Overall, David has more than 25 years of global industry experience and success. Based in Rochester, New York, David holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Saint Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, NY. Panelist - Jeff Tongel, Enterprise AE Southeast, AirWatch Jeff Tongel joined AirWatch in 2011 as an Enterprise Account Executive. With more than 12 years of experience in the technology industry, Tongel’s responsibilities have ranged from software development, sales engineering, business development, to sales management. As an account executive, his role revolves around helping companies enable their businesses through the use of mobile technology while maintaining security and adhering to organizational and regulatory compliance policies.
Tongel attended the University of Virginia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. | |
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If 2011 was the year that social media integration with contact center solutions was the hot topic, there can be no doubt that delivering an optimal mobile customer experience supplanted it in 2012. … More ▶ Speaker/Moderator - Sheila McGee-Smith, President and Principal Analyst, McGee-Smith Analytics, LLC  Sheila McGee-Smith is the founder and principal analyst at McGee-Smith Analytics. McGee-Smith Analytics was founded in 2000 to offer enterprises and solution providers an expert and reliable source for information and analysis related to the contact center and enterprise communications markets. A decade later, McGee-Smith Analytics continues to serve clients across a range of industries and geographies, delivering strategic counsel and intelligence regarding the converging fields of contact center, unified communications (UC), and collaboration. The firm works with companies ranging from the Fortune 100 to start-ups assessing the competitive environment for communications products and services, including product assessment, sales force training and white papers. Sheila is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, user group meetings and sales meetings and an oft-quoted authority on news and trends in the communications market. Her views on the market can be seen in regular postings on No Jitter and by following her on Twitter, @mcgeesmith. Ms. McGee-Smith has spent thirty years in the communications industry, including 12 years with The PELORUS Group. Earlier in her career, Ms. McGee-Smith held sales management, market research and product management positions at AT&T, Timeplex and Dun & Bradstreet. She holds a Masters of Management in Marketing and MIS from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and an Bacherlor of Arts in Psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University. Panelist - Kevin McPartlan, Senior Product Line Manager, Collaboration Business Applications, Cisco  Kevin McPartlan is a Product Line Manager in the Collaboration Business Applications BU. Kevin is responsible for driving strategic initiatives such as mobility and video across Cisco’s customer collaboration solutions. Prior to Cisco he was with Convergys as VP/GM of Contact Center Solutions following Convergys’ acquisition of Intervoice. He has more than 25 years of experience in providing strategic product and engineering leadership at successful communications and call center companies such as Nuasis, Aspect Communications, David Systems and ROLM Corporation. As a founding member of the Nuasis team he wrote the specification for Nuasis’ SIP-based multi-channel contact center and held executive roles leading engineering, business development and product management. During his 11 years with Aspect Communications, he led the product architecture team and was instrumental in the design and engineering of the Aspect Call Center automatic call distributor through the 1990's. Prior to Aspect, McPartlan was with David Systems and ROLM Corporation. Kevin holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the IEEE and a named inventor on nine U.S. patents. Panelist - Eric Camulli, VP of Marketing, VHT  As VP of Marketing, Eric is responsible for building a world-class customer-centric brand. A visionary and passionate customer advocate, Eric has been at the forefront of the customer experience management movement as a public speaker and published writer for the past ten years. Formerly of Voice-Tel Enterprises, Eric has over fifteen years of experience in the communications and contact center industries. Eric combines technical know-how with an understanding of the challenges facing today's customer service professionals. He joined VHT in 1998 and managed all aspects of VHT's products and software releases as the senior product manager. Eric received his BBA from the University of Cincinnati and MBA from Baldwin Wallace University. Panelist - Ethan Francis, Global Director Mobility, Genesys Lab Panelist - Jason Alley, Manager, Solutions Marketing, Interactive Intelligence  Jason serves as marketing manager for Cloud solutions at Interactive Intelligence. Prior to Interactive, he spent ten years consulting with large enterprise contact centers and suppliers for Vanguard Communications and a company he later founded, SmartContact Consulting. Jason spent the first seven years of his career in sales, marketing and product management with companies Nortel, Aspect and Hipbone (a web collaboration company acquired by Kana). His unique blend of end-user and supplier experience equips him with a fresh, comprehensive perspective – something he strives to infuse in every project. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from UCLA. | |
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Research tells us that almost 90% of end user organizations either have or are developing a BYOD policy for either some or all of their mobile devices. All of those organizations have had to come to g… More ▶ Panelist - Shannon Tolle, IT Communications Director, City of Scottsdale  Shannon Tolle is the IT Communications Director for the City of Scottsdale. He has over twenty- seven years of experience with the City. As Communications Director he oversees a staff that supports LAN/ WAN, telephony, public safety radio, and microwave communications for more than 100 City locations. His staff also supports communications policy; including BYOD, cell site co-location and carrier right-of-way issues. The City of Scottsdale’s BYOD policy is a work in progress, with tweaks and adjustments being made for the various types of employees – i.e. administrative workers, IT staff, police, etc. Shannon has implemented traditional PBX systems, mobile wireless networks, VoIP networks, call centers, radio systems, and wireless public access and data networks. Panelist - Mark Reynolds, Associate Director, University of New Mexico, IT Department  Mark Reynolds, Associate Director, University of New Mexico IT department, is involved in the engineering, design, installation and implementation of many voice, data, and security and video deployments. Mark has been in Higher Education for 30 years.
Before joining the University of New Mexico in 2003, Mark served as the operations manager for the voice, video, security system and data networking engineering and design at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, New Mexico for 20 years. Mark has over 40 years’ total experience in the telecommunications space.
• Chaired a VoIP trial (NEC, MS, Broad soft, AASTRA, Cisco, HP, 3Com, Century Link SIP trial, Unified communications, unified communications) deployment for the University Panelist - Hernan Londono, Associate CIO, Barry University Moderator - Robert Harris, President, Communications Advantage, Inc. 
Robert Harris brings both intuitive technical knowledge and solid management skills to consulting projects. Recent projects have included multi-vendor computer telephony integration and voice/data convergence for both large enterprises and small/medium-sized businesses. | |
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Apple essentially invented the tablet category with the release of the iPad in 2010, and still commands roughly a 70% market share despite a rash of Android tablets from Samsung, Amazon, Google, and o… More ▶ Speaker/Moderator - Michael Finneran, Principal, dBrn Associates Inc
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. Panelist - John Cash, Senior Manager, Enterprise Accounts, BlackBerry John Cash is a Senior Sales Manager for the BlackBerry Enterprise Platform and is based in Dallas, TX. In his role, Mr. Cash and his team promote the vision and value proposition behind BlackBerry’s award winning portfolio of Enterprise Mobility Solutions among RIM’s largest Enterprise customers. Mr. Cash has over 20 years of product management, sales, and enterprise IT leadership experience spanning multiple industry segments including manufacturing, financial services and government/military. Prior to joining RIM in 2009, Mr. Cash worked for Nokia, overseeing early market sales of Nokia’s enterprise voice and mobility solution for the U.S. Other previous career assignments were with Capital One and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the U.S. Army. Mr. Cash has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Liberty University. Panelist - Allan Mendelsohn, Marketing Director, UC Applications, Avaya  Allan is the Marketing Director for UC Applications at Avaya. While he resides in Canada, his effectiveness in his global role is a testament to the application of Unified Communications solutions. His marketing, product management, and business development career has spanned 20+ years dealing with the planning and application of voice, data, and information systems to support the needs of business with particular focus on employee productivity and customer service. His applications focus has included: unified communications, messaging, IVR, contact center, CTI, voice over IP, and remote data access. Prior to joining Avaya (via Octel and Lucent) in 1998, Allan led marketing and business development teams at two midsized organizations entering new stages of growth, which followed his applications marketing tenure at Nortel. Allan holds an MBA in Information Systems (McMaster University) and an Honors BA in Economics and Psychology (York University). Panelist - David Lowe, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Samsung Telecommunications America David Lowe is the Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile). In his current role, David is responsible for growth and management of an enterprise sales strategy and a team focused on selling Samsung mobility solutions to Fortune 1000 accounts. Previously, David has held channel sales and business development positions at Research in Motion (RIM), Iperia and Nuance Communications. At RIM, David directed all North American channel sales and strategy for BlackBerry's Business Solutions team, which encompasses BlackBerry's suite of enterprise products for Fixed Mobile Convergence, Collaboration and Messaging. Overall, David has more than 25 years of global industry experience and success. Based in Rochester, New York, David holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Saint Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, NY. Panelist - David DeLorenzo, Associate Director - Product Management, UC&C Managed Services and Mobility, Verizon Wireless  David D. DeLorenzo is an Associate Director for Managed Services and UC&C Mobility with Verizon Enterprise Solutions, a global business unit of Verizon Communications. In this role, David is responsible for UC&C Mobility applications and products, as well as the UC&C Managed Services portfolio for Cisco and other partners. | |
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The “U” in UC stands for “unified,” and one of its most appealing attributes is that it can break down the silos between voice, data and video, and between wireless and wirelin… More ▶ Speaker - Irwin Lazar, Analyst, Nemertes Research  Irwin Lazar is the Vice President for Communications and Collaboration Research at Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, develops cost models, conducts strategic seminars and advises clients. Mr. Lazar is responsible for benchmarking the adoption and use of emerging technologies in the enterprise in areas including VOIP, unified communications, video conferencing, social computing, collaboration and advanced network services. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and sought-after speaker and author, Mr. Lazar is a columnist for No Jitter and Enterprise2Blog. He is a frequent resource for the business and trade press. and is regular speaker at events such as VoiceCon, and Enterprise 2.0. Mr. Lazar serves as the conference director for FutureNet (formerly MPLScon), and is on the advisory board for the Enterprise 2.0 conference. | |
High-Capacity Wireless: 4G and Wi-Fi Everywhere? Impact on Devices, Apps and Costs - Location: Sun DMobile networks have been a mixed blessing with regard to the mobility revolution. On the cellular front the mobile operators have moved from 2G to 4G and are now delivering downstream data rates meas… More ▶ Speaker/Moderator - Michael Finneran, Principal, dBrn Associates Inc
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. Panelist - Bob Friday, CTO, Wireless Networking Group, Cisco  Bob Friday is Chief Technology Officer for the Wireless Networking Business Unit, part of Cisco’s Network Services Group. He manages strategic wireless initiatives for the fast-growing WiFi (wireless LAN) and WiMAX broadband (wireless WAN) businesses. Friday’s career has been focused on developing unlicensed wireless networking technology and products. He came to Cisco as the Chief Scientist and cofounder of Airespace, the wireless LAN leader acquired by Cisco in 2004. At Airespace, he leveraged his background in the outdoor wireless service provider market to introduce a centralized controller architecture for enterprise 802.11 wireless networks. He was also responsible for location technology, mesh, wireless routing technology, radio hardware development, and radio resource management algorithms. Prior to Airespace, Friday was Chief Scientist at Metricom, a wireless WAN infrastructure company, and was directly responsible for the performance and capacity of the company’s nationwide wireless wide-area Ricochet network. Friday has been awarded 13 patents. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and a master of science degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University. Panelist - Mauricio Desdier, Solutions Consulting, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise  Mauricio has a broad experience of more than 20 years in carrier network and enterprise solutions consulting and technical marketing in Mexico and CALA Region. He formerly worked for Cisco Systems in its Customer Advocacy Post-sales Services Division; for Huawei in LATAM as Technical Sales Managing VP and more recently as Global Account CTO for America Móvil in Ericsson. He currently belongs to Alcatel-Lucent’s Global Strategic Marketing staff focusing on market and business intelligence of Multi-National Companies and Enterprise segments. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and a Master Degree in Enterprise Systems Engineering, both from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, as well as a Business Engineering Diploma from Ericsson’s International Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden. Panelist - David Fischbach, General Manager, Solutions Engineering, Sprint David leads the Advanced Solutions Engineering - Wireless team, directing subject matter experts for each of Sprint’s wireless products and mobility solutions. David launched and was chief architect for Sprint’s wireless email and wireless WAN product solutions, and has been focused on mobility, security, and business applications since 2001.
He has extensive experience with mobile broadband, fixed wireless solutions, M2M, and wireless data solutions. David is currently focused on how the changing mobility landscape, including BYOD, Cloud, Wireless Networks, and mobile devices can improve business results and is driving Sprint’s strategy in this regard. | |
