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TOPIC: Networking pioneers are developing ways to improve Internet performance, according to an article by The Wall Street Journal. Some experts believe newer services, including Internet telephony and videoconferencing, are putting a strain on the current infrastructure and fear networks may crash or become slow. Solutions that are being developed include software that can increase network capacity and flow routers that examine Web traffic to decipher between email, phone call or video and allot the bandwidth necessary for transmission.

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James Segil co-founded EdgeCast Networks, a Los-Angeles based content delivery network (CDN) focused on rich media. His expertise includes hosted services, content delivery, rich media, content monetization and internet infrastructure. Prior to co-founding EdgeCast he was VP of business development for Talisma, the enterprise CRM software vendor that acquired Knowledgebase, a company he co-founded. Prior to that, he led web hosting company Virtualis through its growth and acquisition by Allegiance Telecom. Before that he was a brand manager at Mattel.

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Stan Schatt heads ABI Research's Networking research group, in addition to authoring his own research focused on Wi-Fi and other Wide Area Networking and Local Area Networking topics. He provides research leadership to ABI Research's coverage of Multi-Channel Video, Broadband Networks, Mobile Broadband, Wi-Fi, and M2M. Stan's long and outstanding record in the industry allows him to provide unparalleled insight into his areas of expertise. Prior to joining ABI Research, Stan was most recently VP of Research at Current Analysis, managing a team of 22 analysts and covering home networking and wireless networking topics. Previously, he served as Vice President in charge of all networking and communications research at both Forrester Research and its predecessor Giga Information Group. Earlier still, he was Research Director at Ziff-Davis Market Intelligence. His industry background also includes periods at AT&T and Honeywell. Stan holds a BA in Chemistry from Arizona State University, an MBA from the Thunderbird Garvin School of International Management and a PhD from the University of Southern California.

He has published over 25 books in the areas of networking, data communications and telecommunications, and has spoken on wireless LANs and networking at a number of major trade shows, as well as serving as a columnist for Computerworld. He holds citations for outstanding teaching from the University of Southern California, University of Houston, and DeVry Institute of Technology, where he was Chairman of the Telecommunications Management Program. He has also served as a Fulbright Professor to Japan where he taught at both Tokyo and Keio Universities.

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Matthew Tighe, senior principal consultant of BT INS, Inc., has been in the information systems and telecommunications industries for 14 years. He has worked with various computer hardware, software and network technologies and is well versed in many of the issues facing IT departments today, having worked in engineering, operations and development groups. Mr. Tighe's background includes managing and participating in the full range of various IT projects. He has a proven track record in highlighting and resolving issues in a diverse, technical environment and coordinating team efforts for installations, upgrades, and problem resolution. He possesses CCNP with voice and CCDP certifications.

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