ADVISORY/Inkra Networks CEO to Discuss Data Center Networking at NGN Ventures Conference; Morgan Stanley to also Present Corporate Briefing on the Economic Changes in the Data Center.News & Assignment Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Thursday (April 23-24) Next Generation Networks (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ) Ventures Conference --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO & WHAT: Sanjay Dhawan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Inkra Networks -- makers of a new class of systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services for Internet data centers -- will participate in a panel entitled, "Data Center Networking: Carrier Class Content Services" at this year's Next Generation Networks (NGN) Ventures conference, held April 23-25 in Burlingame, Calif. Dhawan will join Nagi Rao, president and CEO of Surgient Networks Inc., and Yuval Shahar, president and CEO of P-Cube. The panel will address how new platforms in the data center will soon enable content services to meet the challenges of scalability, security, low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as , and high reliability. Dr. Promod Haque, managing partner, Norwest Venture Partners and Dr. David Black, senior technologist, EMC Corporation will also give board level perspectives on the subject. Dr. John M. McQuillan, president of McQuillan Ventures, will moderate the panel on Thursday, April 25 from 1:45-3:30 p.m. In addition, Lance Braunstein, executive director of technical operations at Morgan Stanley Online, will provide an industry expert viewpoint by presenting an overview of Inkra's Virtual Service Architecture (VSA VSA (in New Zealand) Voluntary Service Abroad ) for data centers. He will describe operational concerns that could be addressed by Inkra's VSA. The presentation will discuss the benefits of this architecture, including operational capabilities such as hardware-enforced resource management and no-downtime upgrades. The briefing will take place on Tuesday, April 23 from 6:30-6:50 p.m. Inkra will also be exhibiting at NGN Ventures and will be demoing its Virtual Service Switch (VSS See Vcc. ) technology on April 24 and 25, from 5:45-8:00 p.m. Dhawan has more than 17 years of experience in the data communications and telecommunications industries. Before co-founding Inkra, he was vice president of business development at Netopia, Inc. Dhawan has authored several publications, including two books on data networking. In addition to leading several industry consortiums, he has also chaired IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802 and ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. X3T9 standards subgroups. WHERE & WHEN: Next Generation Networks Ventures conference 2002 Hyatt Regency-San Francisco Airport Hotel Burlingame, Calif. Morgan Stanley Corporate Briefing: Executive Director of Technical Operations, Lance Braunstein Harbour Room A Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:30-6:50 p.m. "Data Center Networking: Carrier Class Content Services" Co-founder and CEO, Sanjay Dhawan Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:45-3:30 p.m. Exhibit: Regency Ballroom Booth #108 Wednesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:45-8:00 p.m. BACKGROUND: Inkra Networks offers a new class of data center switch that enables the rapid, non-disruptive, and secure delivery of IP services in enterprise and service provider data centers. Inkra's Virtual Service Architecture (VSA) and Virtual Service Switch (VSS) product family change the economics of IP service delivery by integrating thousands of firewall, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , load balancing, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. , and other advanced IP service instances into scalable hardware platforms with fully automated service definition and management. Inkra's unique HardWall, Virtual Rack Processor, and Virtual Rack OS technologies power the VSA and VSS and deliver the performance and integrity of today's dedicated service appliances with the economics of shared systems. Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Inkra is funded by Battery Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Storm Ventures, and Greenstone green·stone n. Any of various altered basic igneous rocks colored green by chlorite, hornblende, or epidote. greenstone Noun NZ a type of green jade used for Maori carvings and ornaments Venture Partners. For more information, please visit www.inkra.com. |
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