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Interop(R) New York Special Interest Days to Focus on Pressing IT Issues Such As SOA, Web Services, Security and Network Optimization

Posted on: Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 09:00 CST

Lineup of Free Special Programs and Content Offer Unique Insight into IT Best Practices for All Attendees

MediaLive International, Inc., producer of Interop(R), announced a series of full-day sessions at Interop New York that will explore key IT issues such as SOA and Web Services, security, and network optimization. Network Forensics Day, Secure Email Day, SSL VPN Day, and SOA and Web Services Day will be complemented by free special programs for all attendees, including keynotes, the Interop New York exhibition, technical discussions in the Interop Theater, the Interop Town Hall panel featuring industry experts, and tours of the dream InteropNet event network. Interop New York will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, December 12-16, 2005.

Each Special Interest Day will feature a day-long agenda with specially-focused content in each area, and will be led by recognized industry experts. Network Forensics Day, sponsored by Cognio, Inc., Gigamon and PMG NetAnalyst, will be chaired by Bill Alderson, Executive NetAnalyst, Pine Mountain Group; Secure Email Day, sponsored by CipherTrust, MailFrontier, Inc. and Sendmail, will be chaired by Frederick M. Avolio, Principal, Avolio Consulting; SSL VPN Day, sponsored by AEP Networks and Aventail, will be chaired by Joel Snyder, Senior Partner, Opus One Inc.; and SOA and Web Services day will be chaired by Dr. James A. Metzler, Ashton, Metzler & Associates.

"The Interop Special Interest Days are unique offerings that provide our attendees with answers to today's pressing IT issues from leading industry figures," said Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager. "Combined with our Interop Special Programs, Interop New York will bring IT professionals face-to-face with peers and technology providers from every part of the industry, providing the best solutions for any IT needs."

Additional free special programs available to all Interop New York attendees include sessions that will focus on the following topics:

-- Developing an Incident Response and Security Breach Notification Plan

-- Voice-over-WiFi: The Next Network Infrastructure Challenge

-- Preparing Your Data Center for the Next Generation High-Density Blade Servers

-- In Search of the Ultimate Mobile Communicator

-- Best Practices in Web Performance Monitoring

-- Metro Ethernet Summit

-- Accelerating Web Performance: A True Story

-- Storage Networking Technologies Workshop, Presented by the New York Storage Networking User Group (NY-SNUG)

-- Application Smart Networking for Reliable, Fast and Secure Application Delivery

-- Enterprise Mobility: Moving Toward the Wireless Enterprise

-- Network Security: Two Worlds Collide

-- Supporting Voice and Video in the Enterprise Network

-- Optimizing Application Performance and Availability

-- Windows Vista Preview

-- Application Performance and Data Center Consolidation: Do They Mix?

This inaugural East Coast Interop event will feature one of the most holistic content and education programs available to the IT market today, and will include the same program features that have made Interop a success for the past two decades. Interop is the only event that showcases a comprehensive set of IT solutions in an interactive environment that highlights the interoperability of the converged network, infrastructure, applications and devices. The Interop New York Exhibition Floor, featuring the Mobile & Wireless Pavilion and VoIP Pavilion, will showcase the latest technology innovations and demonstrate how best to integrate them to build a more reliable and secure IT infrastructure.

For 20 years, Interop has held a unique place in the IP networking and infrastructure markets, and is responsible for fostering the innovation that has fueled the revolution and evolution in IP networking. With network convergence now taking center stage as the key enabler of the latest technology innovations, Interop will continue to show how all the pieces of IT fit together to help organizations serve their customers better and gain a competitive advantage. Additional information on Interop New York, including registration information, is online at www.interop.com/newyork.

More information on the Special Interest Days at Interop New York is available at: http://interop.com/newyork/education/special_interest_days.php#soa

Information on the Interop New York Special Programs available at: http://interop.com/newyork/education/special-programs/

About Interop(R)

Part of the MediaLive International, Inc. family of global brands, Interop(R) has led the revolution and evolution in IP networking for the past twenty years. Interop(R) is dedicated to promoting and demonstrating the interoperability of the converged network, applications and devices to seamlessly exchange and use information to address the full range of business challenges facing IT organizations today and tomorrow. As the leading destination for technology buyers and sellers, Interop has fostered the growth and evolution of the IT industry for the past two decades, and remains the most anticipated and only comprehensive IT event. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop(R) provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop(R) New York will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, December 12-16, 2005, and Interop(R) Las Vegas 2006 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, April 30-May 5, 2006. For more information about the event, visit www.interop.com.

About MediaLive International, Inc.

MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International's media brands encompass the IT industry's largest and most well-respected exhibitions, including Interop(R), VoiceCon(R), Next Generation Networks(R), the Web 2.0(R) Conference, Seybold Seminars(R), COMDEX(R), the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC(SM) and respected publications including Business Communications Review(R) and The Seybold Reports(R). The Wingate Studios division delivers the industry's leading end-to-end event management software platform WingateWeb and professional services -- including strategic planning, technical integration, analytics and event programming -- that help companies produce their own live marketing programs.

MediaLive International is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, with offices throughout the world. For more information about MediaLive International, visit www.mlii.com.

Source: Business Wire

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