Alcatel Chairman & CEO to Keynote This Year's Networld+Interop Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002 Alcatel's Serge Tchuruk Serge Tchurukdichian (born November 13, 1937), known as Serge Tchuruk, is a French businessman of Armenian descent. He was the Chief Executive Officer and chairman of Alcatel (a global telecommunications company) till the end of November 2006 and is now the chairman of Kicks Off Leading Enterprise Conference on Networking, Telecom and the Internet With His Vision of Global Networking Alcatel Chairman 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. Serge Tchuruk will kick off this year's NetWorld+Interop (N+I) conference and exhibition with a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. to conference attendees, industry analysts and press. Mr. Tchuruk's keynote address will take place the first day of the exhibition -- May 7, 2002, 9:00 a.m., at the Barron Ballroom in the Las Vegas Hilton The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent. , and will be accompanied by a number of other Alcatel-sponsored activities. As part of his address, Mr. Tchuruk will discuss the need for enterprises to merge LANs and WANs to create a borderless enterprise via IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. and present his vision on how open networks are mandatory to stay competitive and strategically flexible. Mr. Tchuruk's keynote address will be immediately followed by a question and answer session for press and analysts. Alcatel will exhibit at the conference as well (Booth #7958), and will showcase its next generation of OmniSwitch data switches for the enterprise, along with its award-winning OmniPCX 4400 IP-PBX. At its booth, Alcatel will demonstrate products and technologies surrounding the topics of security, IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. , workplace mobility, contact centers, network management, and branch office connectivity, among others. The company is also a sponsor of "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. Day" -- a two-day seminar held May 6-7 at the Las Vegas Hilton designed to provide training on the deployment and implementation of VPNs (virtual private networks) in the enterprise environment. Alcatel will educate attendees on VPN deployment, particularly in the mobile and branch office environment, and demonstrate voice encryption using the new Alcatel OmniAccess 512 branch office switches. Lastly, Alcatel will participate in a panel discussion titled "IPv6: What's the Forcing Function
About NetWorld+Interop NetWorld+Interop is the world's leading event for the latest in networking, Internet and telecommunications education, innovation and hands-on, real-time interaction. The definitive networking event for 15 years running, it provides buyers with unparalleled education, products, services and hands-on experiences that enable critical purchase decisions. NetWorld+Interop serves more than 500,000 IT professionals at nine events in six countries, including the U.S., Australia, Japan, Canada, France and Brazil. About the Omni family of convergence-ready network solutions Alcatel's award-winning Omni family of networking solutions meets the needs of enterprises converging voice and data networks. Based on a client/server UNIX architecture A Unix architecture is a computer operating system system architecture that embodies the Unix philosophy. It may adhere to standards such as the Single UNIX Specification (SUS) or similar POSIX IEEE standard. , the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is an IP-PBX with dual IP-TDM capabilities that supports scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, innovative telephone handsets, one-number mobility, unified messaging and voice-over IP networking. Alcatel's Omni family of data switches and VPN security appliances provide the network foundation to support the quality of service, security, and management requirements of converged networks. About Alcatel Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of $22 billion (EURO 25 billion) in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: www.alcatel.com. |
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