This event attracts financial technology professionals who use and/or make purchasing decisions on the following solutions. If you are in this space, you can’t afford to miss this event!
Outsourcing * Technology convergence * Wireless, SMS, and IM * Hot trends in security * Compliance email archiving, auditing, voice tapes; * Financial extranet services * Data and storage management Capacity planning * Call center technologies * Development environment * Storage virtualization * Enterprise management

Exhibitors

The New Yorker Hotel
481 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001

Nick Lippis, Lippis Enterprises
Mr. Nick Lippis is a world-renowned authority on corporate computer networking. He has designed some for the largest computer networks in the world. He has advised many Global 2000 firms on network strategy, architecture, equipment, services and implementation including Hughes Aerospace, Barclays Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Eastman Kodak Company, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Liberty Mutual, Schering-Plough, Sprint, WorldCom, Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks and a wide range of other equipment suppliers and service providers.Mr. Lippis is uniquely positioned to comment, analyze and observe computer networking industry trends and developments. At Lippis Enterprises, Inc., Nick works with entrepreneurs evaluating new business opportunities in enterprise networking and serves as an independent investor and advisor.

Chris King, Director of Product Marketing, Blue Coat Systems
Chris King, Blue Coat SystemsChris King is director of product marketing with Blue Coat Systems, focused on marketing and strategy for MACH5 – Blue Coat’s application acceleration solution. Prior to joining Blue Coat in June of 2004, Mr. King spent over 8 years as an information technology analyst for META Group. An internationally recognized expert on information security, Mr. King has consulted with hundreds of large IT organizations, spoken before a variety of audiences, and is often quoted in trade and business press. Before META Group, Mr. King managed an international network for Securities Registration Depository, and was employed by Ernst & Young. Mr. King holds a B.A. from George Mason University.

Paul Smelser, Product Manager, ADTRAN, Enterprise Division
Mr. Smelser is a product manager in ADTRAN’s Enterprise Networks Division. In this role he is responsible for managing all stages of the product life cycle for ADTRAN’s new NetVanta 7100 converged IP PBX-switch-router as well as marketing activities and competitive positioning of the product. He also continues to manage the ATLAS line of Enterprise Integrated Access Devices which are used for ISDN, T1, T3, and videoconferencing applications as he has since 1999. From 1995 until 1999, Mr. Smelser served as a training engineer for ADTRAN. Prior to joining ADTRAN, he served as a software engineer for a leading defense contractor, where his efforts centered around cable TV network design.

Tony Rybczynski, Strategic Enterprise Technologies, Nortel
Tony Rybczynski is Director, Strategic Enterprise Technologies, in Nortel. Tony has over 33 years experience in packet switching for all forms of media. He now works with large enterprises assessing the value proposition of new networking technologies. He has written over 100 articles including an on-going column in Internet Telephony magazine, on topics ranging from VoIP and security, to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and optical DWDM storage, to collaboration and ebusiness applications. He is a graduate of McGill and University of Alberta, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a co-author of a protocol reference book and a contributor to the ‘ATM for Dummies’ book. He has spoken at numerous WSTA and financial industry events and written for The Ticker numerous times.

Tony Kleckner, Director of Financial Services, Avaya
Tony Kleckner is director of the financial services practice at Avaya, the global leader in IP telephony, contact center, mobility and business communications services & solutions. He is responsible for understanding enterprise communications needs on the part of banks, insurance companies, broker-dealers and other financial services providers. 90% of the Fortune 500 use Avaya solutions. Before Avaya, Tony was IT vice president at Goldman Sachs for applications development.

Frank Guerra, CTO Financial Services, Solace Systems
Mr. Guerrera is responsible for working closely with end customers as well as the management and sales teams to provide strategic insight into the evolving financial services markets. Mr. Guerrera is an expert in the planning, development and management of complex networks for distribution of real-time information within financial markets, having served as CTO and Executive Vice President with HyperFeed Technologies and as a Vice President with Reuters America. He has designed global trading floor networks and electronic trading systems for some of the world's largest financial institutions including the global headquarters of State Street Bank, JP Morgan and Fidelity Investments.

James deVenny, Chairman and CEO , Dataside
Mr. deVenny is currently Chairman and CEO of Dataside, LLC, one of the leading outsourced data center and network services providers in the U.S. As co-founder, Mr. deVenny, is credited with growing the Network Services Group both organically and through acquisitions, most recently with the strategic acquisition of COMDEPOT, a communications and technology services company providing integrated and managed multi-carrier, network, security and technology services. Previously, Mr. deVenny spent 15 years in the design and development of mission critical data centers and telecommunications sites as a partner in his company Computex Support Service. Prior to co-founding Computex he spent five years as Vice President of Marketing and Sales with International Power Machines (IPM), a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supply systems supporting such customers as the NY Stock Exchange and NASA. From 1970 to 1983, Mr. deVenny held numerous sales and marketing positions with Xerox Corporation, including Regional General Manager for the Midwest, National Sales Planning Manager, Director of Sales Operations, and Manager of Industry Marketing and Application Marketing. Mr. deVenny has a B.S. in Journalism & Communications with a minor in Marketing from the University of Florida. He has served on the board for several start-ups in addition to the board of IPM, a public company. He is active in the local community; serving on the board for the Plano Futures Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting public education in Plano, as Chairman of Gleneagles Country Club, and as a Guardian Angel for the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center for 8 years. He is married and has one son.

Brad Wilson, Founder/CEO, QoS Networking
Brad Wilson has designed, implemented, and supported networks for the past 15 years. Brad founded QoS Networking, Inc. to provide network and security solutions for businesses, colleges, and government agencies. The consulting firm has played a key role in optimizing applications as a Compuware Business Partner. Brad's knowledge is comprehensive, enabling him to recommend best practices for application performance tuning and network security management. His methods are clear and direct, emphasizing needs-driven and budget-conscious solutions.

Eric A. Latalladi, CISSP, ISSMP, ISSAP, CHS-3
Eric Latalladi has been at J.B.Hanauer & Co. since 2000, and currently serves as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, as well as acting Chief Information Security Officer.Eric began his career in technology at the helm of various startups during the ‘90s tech boom, followed by holding several CXO positions at network services and development companies. In 1998, he acquired a permanent position at a General Motors, where he served as Vice President, Senior Network Architect. His current responsibilities include directing the helpdesk, telecommunications, data communications, desktop infrastructure, server infrastructure, budgeting and corporate information security teams. As a founding member of The Gatehall Group, Mr. Latalladi provides extensive information security and technical consulting services to various companies in the tri-state area.Mr. Latalladi has appeared in numerous articles and publications related to corporate information security, cost reduction, network attached storage and server and desktop consolidation and infrastructure. His speaking engagements include panels on email security, virus management, security outsourcing, storage consolidation, business continuity, infrastructure standardization, regulation, and managed security services. He has shared panels with companies such as HP, Compaq, APC, Dell, EMC, Thomson, Internet Security Systems, Yankee Group, Gartner, Frost and Sullivan, and most recently presented to the CIO Forum Cruise. J.B. Hanauer is a seventy-five year old independent brokerage firm, catering to high net worth investors. In addition to wealth management, J.B. Hanauer offers bonds, mutual funds, and insurance to their clients. JBH is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, with branch offices in Philadelphia, West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Hallandale Beach, FL.

Jon Wallace, Senior Technical Consultant, AppSense Limited
Jon Wallace, Senior Technical Consultant, AppSenseJon Wallace is a senior technical consultant for AppSense and operates out of the company’s New York office. He is responsible for the technical relationship of AppSense’s largest US accounts, including Citgroup, Bank of America and Home Depot. Jon is very aware of the problems and concerns faced by IT staff of large financial institutions organizations. Jon has a background in technical consultancy, security research and technical writing. Jon is accomplished the martial arts and has worked as a professional magician.

Bob Guilbert, Managing Director, Eze Castle Integration
Bob Guilbert leads Eze Castle Integration’s marketing, product management and business development functions. The scope of his efforts ranges from maximizing the value of the company's brand to driving the development of Eze Castle Integration’s channel and product management strategies. Prior to joining ECI, Bob was vice president at Virtual Iron Software¯a venture-backed start-up offering enterprise-class data center virtualization software. Bob has also held senior marketing and business development positions at Double-Take Software, EMC Corporation, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Bob is fluent in German and graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.

ADTRAN, Inc., is one of the world’s most successful data networking and telecom equipment suppliers, with a portfolio of more than 1,400 solutions for use in voice and data networks. ADTRAN offers a broad range of internetworking solutions for the financial services industry including: IP access routers; Fast Ethernet, PoE, and Gigabit switches; VPN/ Internet Security devices; Integrated Access Devices; and a host of network access products.

Blue Coat secures Web communications and accelerates business applications across the distributed enterprise. Blue Coat's family of appliances and client-based solutions-deployed in branch offices, Internet gateways, end points,and data centers-provide intelligent points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize security and accelerate performance for all users and applications.

Nortel provides end-to-end communication solutions solving the business challenges of financial institutions, service providers, and enterprises of all kinds worldwide. In fact, you'll find Nortel behind the world's most important stock exchanges and over 80% of the top 100 banks in the USA. Create a competitive advantage with Nortel solutions that build solid customer connections, reduce costs and secure critical information.

Avaya Inc. designs, builds and manages communications networks for more than one million businesses worldwide, including over 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500® and the world's largest financial institutions. Focused on businesses large to small, Avaya is a world leader in secure and reliable Internet Protocol telephony systems and communications software applications and services. For more information visit the Avaya Web site: http://www.avaya.com.

Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) maximizes the value IT brings to the business by helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at www.compuware.com.

AppSense is a globally recognized security software company that provides complete protection from malicious or unauthorized activity on desktops, laptops and servers. Contrary to the majority of protection solutions that are inherently reactive in nature, where unwanted code must first be known to administrators to be stopped, AppSense takes a completely proactive approach to IT security. Endpoints are automatically protected from; known or ‘unknown’ variants of malware, unauthorized application use while preserving endpoint integrity. Over 3,000 customers across the globe rely on AppSense to secure and protect their critical systems and data.

Solace Systems provides solutions for the Financial Services industry with a layer of technology that embeds intelligence directly into the world’s global networks. The Solace VRS/32 Value-Added Services Routing System enables reliable delivery, filtering and routing of market data, order management, regulatory information and more.

Utilizing a unique carrier-neutral model, Dataside focuses on the delivery of cost-effective, highly reliable data center space for enterprise installations. Dataside also leads in the market by providing converged network services that incorporate Tier-1 carriers & technology including MPLS, Frame Relay, Private Line, VPN, as well as network security.

AT&T Inc. is one of the world’s largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high-speed DSL Internet, local and long-distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with more than 52 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at www.TheNewATT.com.

Eze Castle Integration (www.eci.com) is a leading provider of technology and IT services to the investment industry. The company’s offerings include Startup and Relocation, Outsourced Technology Support, Storage, Business Continuity & Archiving, Telecommunications, and Internet Service. Founded in 1995, Eze is headquartered in Boston and has offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Greenwich, CT. The company’s client base includes more than 400 investment firms.