APAC Speaker Series – Service Provider Quarterly Update
Please join us on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:30AM, Singapore time as we host an update via teleconference on Cisco's Service Provider segment to provide a regional update for the quarter, share the latest solution introductions and showcase the recent customer wins. This event will be hosted by Cisco's head of Service Provider business segment in Asia Pacific.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Cisco and Mobility - The Network Is the Platform for Mobility Experiences
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Cisco's Empowered Branch Strategy Evolution
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Cisco's Commercial Business Segment - Our Value Proposition and Strategy
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Data Center 3.0 Infrastructure Transformation
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
APAC Speaker Series - Service Provider Quarterly Update
Please join us on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:30AM, Singapore time as we host an update via teleconference on Cisco's Service Provider segment to provide a regional update for the quarter, share the latest solution introductions and showcase the recent customer wins. This event will be hosted by Cisco's head of Service Provider business segment in Asia Pacific.
Presenter: Hanh Tu, Vice President, Service Provider Asia Pacific
Hanh has over twenty-three years of experience in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry and has been with Cisco for more than 9 years. He leads Cisco's Asia Pacific service provider sales team to focus on the infrastructure build out, new business formation, and NGN transformation of the wired line, wireless, cable and internet service providers.
Hanh is a leading member of Cisco's worldwide service provider business council and an Executive Councilor of the China Association of Communications Enterprises which is chaired by four minister level officials of Ministry Information Industry and represented by all leading service providers in the country..
The format of the teleconference will be approximately 120 minutes of presentations by Hanh, his leadership team and subject matter experts in three informative sessions with Questions and Answers time after each session.
Date: Friday, October 10, 2008
Time: 10:30AM – 12:30PM Singapore Time
If you're interested in attending the teleconference, please reply by return email to apoon@cisco.com. The dial-in and other detail will be sent upon your confirmation to attend.
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Cisco Datacenter Announcement Update
The Cisco Datacenter team invites you to attend a Speaker Series event providing a detailed update on the Storage Area Networking and Server Virtualization announcements that were released at VMworld on September 16 in Las Vegas.
Please join us to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented in a world of pervasive mobility. Learn how Cisco enables enterprises to take advantage of mobility services in the network to enable new applications that drive increased productivity, customer satisfaction or competitiveness.
What this presentation will cover:
Cisco and VMware deliver joint solutions to incorporate Cisco Virtual Networking capabilities into VMware infrastructure and improve performance of virtual desktops across wide area networks.
Cisco Delivers New Data Center 3.0 Technology for Storage Area Networks: New 8-Gigabit-per-second Fibre Channel Switch Modules and NX-OS Operating System; High Performance and Investment Protection Combined with Cisco SAN Services for Virtual Machine Environments.
Presenters:
Paul Fazzone is a Sr. Manager, Product Management working in Cisco's Server Access & Virtualization Business Unit.
He is responsible for planning and bringing to market data center access layer connectivity solutions for servers, both physical and virtual. Paul has more than a decade of experience in the data center and networking space combining end user, system engineering and product management roles. With a strong customer focus, Paul is passionate about creating a great experience for the data center administrator.
Omar Sultan is the Solution Manager for Data Center Switching for the Data Center Solutions team at Cisco Systems.
Omar has been at Cisco Systems since 1999 and his current responsibilities focus on marketing and positioning of the Cisco data center switching portfolio. Omar has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry working work for a number of Fortune 500 companies and also owned his own consultancy.
Prior to joining Cisco, Omar developed a broad range of experience including data center management, network operations, system engineering, field sales, and business systems analysis. Omar has also been an active CCIE since 1994 (CCIE # 1284).
Cisco AR Speaker Series Teleconference: Visual Networking Index (VNI)
Please join Cisco on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 10:30AM, Singapore time as we host a Speaker Series teleconference on the most recent update to its Visual Networking Index (VNI). Visual Networking is the combination of video and social networking/collaboration (Web 2.0) technologies. The Cisco VNI is an initiative to track and forecast the suite of visual networking applications. The VNI studies IP traffic trends and the primary factors fueling the continued rapid growth in IP traffic through 2012. Cisco content experts will be on hand to present key findings, explain the methodology, and address questions and comments from attendees.
Presenter: Arielle Sumits
Arielle Sumits is a senior analyst with Cisco Systems' worldwide service provider marketing group. She currently leads the company's IP traffic forecasting effort, the results of which have garnered extensive media coverage, recently appearing on the front page of the New York Times and page B1 of the Wall Street Journal. She has also engaged with some of the world's largest service providers on traffic measurement and forecasting.
Arielle has been an analyst with Cisco for eight years, and during that time has had the opportunity to cover a wide range of topics related to the telecommunications industry, from managed services to mobility, with a special focus on market sizing and end-user adoption patterns. Prior to joining Cisco, Arielle was a product manager for start-up Frictionless Commerce (acquired by SAP in 2006). Arielle holds a degree in Physics from MIT.
Presenter: Thomas Barnett, Jr.
Thomas Barnett is a senior manager of strategic communications and messaging for Cisco Systems worldwide service provider marketing group. In that capacity, he has responsibilities for marketing and content development focused on the company's IP Next-Generation (IP NGN) vision and architecture for service providers. Thomas has also helped coordinate the Cisco Connected Life messaging platform as well as the company's focus on the service provider to experience provider transformation, enabling network operators to deliver personalized services to consumers at home, at work, and on the move. Thomas has played a leadership role in the Cisco Visual Networking Index as well as a wide range of marketing projects designed for customer, press, analyst, and internal audiences.
Thomas has more than 10 years of telecom industry experience in a variety of service provider marketing roles (supporting optical, Ethernet, storage and other technologies). He was previously the marketing communications manager for start-up Fibex Systems (acquired by Cisco in May 1999). His focus has been in marketing programs and communications writing and developing product/marketing collateral, creating strategic partnerships and reference-sell relationships, etc. Thomas has more than 20 years of professional experience including previous marketing positions at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Parker Hannifin Corporation.
He earned a B.A. degree in Journalism from Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN.)
Please join us on Friday, September 12, 9AM – 10AM, Singapore time to receive an update via teleconference on Cisco's Channel organization, our value proposition and strategy in transforming the customer experience with the world's best partners. This event will be hosted by Cisco's head of Channel organization in Asia Pacific.
The format of the teleconference will be approximately 40 minutes of presentation followed by a Questions & Answers session.
The presentation will focus on Cisco Channel Strategies in Asia Pacific.
Presenter: Mike Allen, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Channels.
Mike Allen is the Managing Director of APAC Channels for Cisco Systems in Asia Pacific. Mike has responsibility over driving the strategy and development of Cisco's Asia Pacific network of more than 6,000 sales channel partners, including distributors, global strategic alliance partners, systems integrators and resellers. Mr. Allen has had two previous roles in the Asia Pacific theater including two years in Tokyo Japan and is based in Singapore.
If you're interested in attending the teleconference, please reply by return email to Amy Poon, apoon@cisco.com. The dial-in and other details will be sent upon your confirmation to attend.
The environment for remote workers is rapidly changing as enterprises seek to provide tools and processes that incorporate the appropriate mix of IT and network security, service, and support. Productivity can only be maximized via a thorough understanding of the myriad teleworker requirements for hardware, software, features, and functionality.
The Cisco Virtual Office solution offers the end user a reliable, flexible, seamless experience while affording the enterprise a secure and cost-effective manner for enabling teleworkers to increase productivity. Furthermore, the Cisco Virtual Office offers the enterprise ease of management, continuity of operations and sustainable cost savings.
Please join us for an interesting discussion on how Cisco allows organizations to enable their remote workforce with advanced, secure tools. Examples will include citations of successful home office, branch and call center deployments of the Cisco Virtual Office solution set. Speakers will include Cisco's Fred Kost and Robert (Bob) Berlin.
Presenters:
Fred Kost is Director of Security Solutions Marketing for Cisco, responsible for delivering security solutions that enable Cisco's Self-Defending Network strategy. Fred has extensive security experience and has held technology marketing and development positions with Recourse Technologies, Symantec, nCircle and Blue Lane Technologies. He has held management positions with Compaq, Intel Corporation, VeriFone Internet Commerce, and Genesys Telecommunication Laboratories. Mr. Kost earned a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.
Bob Berlin is Director, Product Management for Cisco Systems and is chartered with the product and strategic direction for Cisco's IOS Security portfolio. Prior to joining Cisco in 1996, he contributed to a number of start-up networking companies including Stratacom and Primary Access. He holds a MBA from Pepperdine University.
Cisco will host a Speaker Series event on the most recent update to its Visual Networking Index (VNI). Visual Networking is the combination of video and social networking/collaboration (Web 2.0) technologies. The Cisco VNI is an initiative to track and forecast the suite of visual networking applications. The VNI studies IP traffic trends and the primary factors fueling the continued rapid growth in IP traffic through 2012. Cisco content experts will be on hand to present key findings, explain the methodology, and address questions and comments from attendees.
Presenter: Arielle Sumits
Arielle Sumits is a senior analyst with Cisco Systems' worldwide service provider marketing group. She currently leads the company's IP traffic forecasting effort, the results of which have garnered extensive media coverage, recently appearing on the front page of the New York Times and page B1 of the Wall Street Journal. She has also engaged with some of the world's largest service providers on traffic measurement and forecasting.
Arielle has been an analyst with Cisco for eight years, and during that time has had the opportunity to cover a wide range of topics related to the telecommunications industry, from managed services to mobility, with a special focus on market sizing and end-user adoption patterns. Prior to joining Cisco, Arielle was a product manager for start-up Frictionless Commerce (acquired by SAP in 2006). Arielle holds a degree in Physics from MIT.
Presenter: Thomas Barnett, Jr.
Thomas. Barnett is a senior manager of strategic communications and messaging for Cisco Systems worldwide service provider marketing group. In that capacity, he has responsibilities for marketing and content development focused on the company's IP Next-Generation (IP NGN) vision and architecture for service providers. Thomas has also helped coordinate the Cisco Connected Life messaging platform as well as the company's focus on the “service provider to experience provider transformation” — enabling network operators to deliver personalized services to consumers at home, at work, and on the move. Thomas has played a leadership role in the Cisco Visual Networking Index as well as a wide range of marketing projects designed for customer, press, analyst, and internal audiences.
Thomas has more than 10 years of telecom industry experience in a variety of service provider marketing roles (supporting optical, Ethernet, storage and other technologies). He was previously the marketing communications manager for start-up Fibex Systems (acquired by Cisco in May 1999). His focus has been in marketing programs and communications—writing and developing product/marketing collateral, creating strategic partnerships and reference-sell relationships, etc. Thomas has more than 20 years of professional experience including previous marketing positions at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Parker Hannifin Corporation.
He earned a B.A. degree in Journalism from Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN.)
Over the past year, Cisco has virtualized key elements of the data center network. This has yielded the industry's broadest virtualized data center infrastructure solutions in the industry. The key theme of this session will focus on how Cisco is better enabling the Data Center and Branch infrastructure for applications by expanding application fluency and integration while leveraging virtualization to minimize branch and data center costs. The session will also include the introduction of new solutions. Ample time will be reserved for a question-and-answer session right after the presentation.
Presenters: Mark Weiner and Peter Linkin
Mark Weiner is Director of Market Management for Data Center Solutions at Cisco. In this role, he leads the marketing strategy for Cisco's Application Delivery technologies and solutions. Prior to joining Cisco, Weiner held executive level positions for both VC funded and publicly traded networking organizations including NetDevices, NetScaler, Redback Networks and Juniper Networks.
Peter Linkin brings over 20 years of industry experience in Application Infrastructure to his current role as Senior Marketing Manager for Cisco's Data Center Network Architecture, where he is responsible for driving awareness of the “Network As a Platform” for next-generation data center infrastructure. Prior to joining Cisco he was Snr. Director of Product Marketing at BEA Systems, and has held senior marketing roles with pioneering hardware and software technology vendors in Europe and USA.
Cisco and Mobility - The Network Is the Platform for Mobility Experiences
Mobility is a rapidly growing market, and many innovative technologies are being developed by companies that are well-positioned in the space. Whether they touch devices or applications, these companies have one thing in common: the network. To enjoy innovative new devices, cool new software or greater productivity, organizations and their employees must be connected, which is why Cisco is in a unique position to define and evolve the mobility marketplace.
Please mark your calendars and join us on Wednesday, June 4th at 8 A.M. PDT/ 11 A.M. EDT for a Cisco Speaker Series on the evolving Mobility market. Cisco Executives will share Cisco's vision and strategy to foster and drive the mobility market, as well as advance the mobile experience for users. In addition, you will hear about Cisco MOTION and the recently announced Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE) -- a new open Mobility platform that brings the Cisco Mobility strategy and vision to life.
Speaker bio: Chris Kozup
Senior Manager, Mobility Solutions, Cisco
Chris Kozup is a Senior Manager within the Mobility Solutions team with Cisco. He is responsible for market development and strategy for Cisco's portfolio of enterprise wireless networking products and solutions.
Chris has a specific focus on articulating the business case for how a unified wired and wireless approach to enterprise-wide mobility can improve business profitability, increase productivity and lead to sustainable competitive advantage. He is responsible for the strategy and marketing of next generation wireless technologies including IEEE 802.11n, enterprise wireless mesh, and secure wireless solutions. Additionally, Chris is responsible for helping to ensure the success of Cisco's wireless team within the vertical markets through relevant collateral including ROI and TCO models and business cases. Prior to joining Cisco in 2006, Chris was with META Group where he served as a Program Director for Infrastructure Strategies, with a particular focus on enterprise communications. He has a B.A. from Ohio University and a Masters of Business Administration from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain.
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Cisco's Empowered Branch Strategy Evolution
The role of today's branch offices are changing as they take a bigger role in driving business innovation. Trends such as data center consolidation and virtualization, Green IT and collaboration and Web 2.0 tools combined with a proliferation of huge growth with the remote or virtual worker drives the need for a new approach to the branch IT infrastructure and business practices.
Please join Cisco executives to discuss the next evolution of Cisco's Empowered Branch strategy and how it enables branch offices to take advantage of application customization and delivery, unified communications, physical security, mobility and network management while driving a more consolidated branch footprint with robust solutions and capabilities.
Presenter: Joel Conover, Senior Marketing Manager
Joel Conover, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Systems, oversees product marketing for Cisco's Empowered Branch portfolio.
Conover brings over 13 years of competitive analysis and hands-on testing experience from his prior roles as Research Director at Current Analysis and Senior Technology Editor at Network Computing Magazine. Conover has published thousands of research notes and over 250 hands-on reviews, tutorials, and primers on technologies and products, and has presented in numerous panels, industry forums, and trade show events in the routing and switching market space.
Joel holds bachelor degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Joel is an avid Teleworker, telecommuting from his Empowered Virtual Branch in De Pere, WI.
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Cisco's Commercial Business Segment - Our Value Proposition and Strategy
Please join us on Tuesday, March 18, 11AM – 12PM, Singapore time to receive an update via teleconference on Cisco's Commercial business segment, our value proposition and strategy in the evolving mid-market and fast pace SMB landscape. This event will be hosted by Cisco's head of Commercial business segment in Asia Pacific.
Presenter: Stuart Hendry, Managing Director, Commercial Asia Pacific.
Since joining Cisco in 2005, Hendry has lead Commercial, a successful growth engine, which includes mid-market and SMB segments. His leadership has resulted in strategies to help Commercial capitalize on emerging customer and market needs. Hendry's charter includes ensuring continued growth in this extremely dynamic marketplace and highlighting Cisco's value proposition to partners, customers and the industry at large.
The format of the teleconference will be approximately 40 minutes of presentation followed by a Questions & Answers session.
The presentation will focus on Cisco's view of the market including a 360-degree view of our whole offer across the Commercial space.
If you're interested in attending the teleconference, please reply by return email to Amy Poon
(apoon@cisco.com) by Monday, March 3. The dial-in and other details will be sent upon your confirmation to attend.
Cisco AR Speaker Series: Data Center 3.0 Infrastructure Transformation
Please join Doug Gourlay, Senior Director for Cisco's Data Center Solutions Group as he shares the next phase of Cisco's Data Center 3.0 vision and solutions. Cisco recently announced an innovative family of data center-class switching platforms, the Cisco Nexus Series, to meet customer demands for next-generation mission-critical data centers. As the data center transitions to a more services-centric model, the network plays a pivotal role in orchestrating virtual IT resources and scaling workloads. The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series was designed with this environment in mind, delivering the infrastructure chapter of Cisco's Data Center 3.0 vision.
During this presentation, Mr. Gourlay will provide an overview of the new data center platform with both hardware and software innovations, including:
- The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, the flagship data center-class switching platform combining Ethernet, IP, and storage capabilities across one unified network fabric
- The Cisco Trusted Security (TrustSec) architecture
- An advanced operating system, the Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS), and the Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Ample time will be reserved for Q&A after the presentation.
Presenter: Doug Gourlay
Doug Gourlay has been a leader in the creation of Cisco development, investment, and architectural strategies combining emerging technologies with core infrastructure. As Senior Director for Data Center Solutions, Mr. Gourlay defines and executes Cisco's global marketing strategy for data center products and technologies, including storage and application networking, data center switching, high-performance computing, and WAN optimization. Under his leadership, the data center solutions segment has grown from a nascent business to a multi-billion-dollar global concern.
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM Pacific Time/ 12:00 PM Eastern Time
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(dterrasa@cisco.com) by Friday, February 22nd. The presentation will be mailed directly to you on Monday, February 25th. Download the presentation
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