ADVISORY/Megisto Systems' CEO Speaks at NGN 2002 Conference.News & Assignment Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Oct. 16) NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. 2002 --(BUSINESS WIRE)
Gordon Saussy Speaks on the Mobile Industry's Dual Challenges of
Protecting Investments in Current Systems While Preparing to Deliver
Profitable, Scalable, and Enhanced-Mobility Services
WHO AND WHAT Gordon Saussy Gordon Saussy was a football coach and a local politician from Georgia. Background Saussy was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 14, 1872. He lead a number of civic organizations, including the Georgia Salzburger Society. , 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. , president, and co-founder of Megisto Systems, a leading developer of carrier-class Mobile Data infrastructure equipment, will speak at the NGN 2002 conference in Boston, October 14-18, 2002. Saussy will participate on the CEO panel discussion, "Cellular Data Infrastructure: New Service Delivery" on Wednesday, October 16, 4:45 p.m. The panel will include Saussy and two other CEOs from startup companies that are building solutions for the mobile wireless core. Saussy will address the challenges associated with delivering profitable mobile data services: -- Implementation of mobile service cores and their limitations versus the future requirements of the systems -- The role wireless carriers will play in the value chain for delivering mobile data services -- How operators can successfully create, manage, and deliver compelling and highly personalized mobile services -- Requirements for mobile systems to deliver highly personalized services given the unique scaling characteristics of mobile networks. Gordon Saussy has a history of driving innovations in data networking, including establishing the product and market focus required to drive two early startups to success, cumulating in an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. and an acquisition respectively. Prior to founding Megisto, Saussy served as vice president of marketing for Ericsson's IP Infrastructure Division. Saussy was previously responsible for business management of 3Com's Integrated System Division. Saussy's career started with Chipcom Corporation, where he was the fourth employee to join the company and served as director of hardware engineering, director of product management, and ultimately vice president of product marketing. WHERE AND WHEN NGN October 14-18, 2002 Boston Marriott Copley Place Copley Place is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of a complex that includes office buildings, two hotels, and a parking garage. Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New SESSION INFORMATION Session: "Cellular Data Infrastructure: New Service Delivery" Speaker: Gordon Saussy, president, CEO, and co-Founder, Megisto Systems Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place Time: Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 4:45 p.m. EST About Megisto Systems Megisto Systems develops Mobile Services Delivery Systems that enable mobile operators to fully capitalize on their investments in mobile data networks. Megisto's subscriber-and-service-aware core platform, the MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there , is the only solution that provides the network intelligence and scale required to deliver profitable and secure personalized services to subscribers roaming between 2.5G, 3G, and WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network access networks. Founded in May 2000, Megisto Systems has a unique blend of expertise in both wireless mobile and data communications. The company's executive team consists of veteran managers who have brought together a team with extensive experience in both entrepreneurial and established networking companies such as Ericsson, Alcatel, Motorola, Lucent, Torrent Networking, 3Com, Sprint, Level 3, Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets , and AT&T Labs. Megisto is headquartered in Germantown, Md., in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s high-tech corridor, and has European headquarters in Maidenhead Maidenhead, city (1991 pop. 59,809), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. It is a residential town with brewing and milling industries as well as a resort. The 13th-century stone bridge was rebuilt in the 1770s. , U.K. For more information about Megisto, please visit the corporate Web site at www.megisto.com. |
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