NETGEAR at INTEROP

Come to see the  SMB SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

Sponsored by NETGEAR
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Mandalay J Room
Free, open to all attendees
Wednesday, May 23, 2:30 to 4:30 PM (with reception to follow)

If your ambitions are enterprise-class, but your resources are not, there's still a wealth of technologies and solutions to meet your needs. The SMB Solutions Summit is tailored for growing small- and medium-businesses, managers of branch offices, solution providers and others interested in the fastest growing segment of networking today. Learn how the latest trends in security, wireless and VoIP will impact your network--and help grow your business.

Sessions (2:30 - 4:30 PM):

Welcome & Introduction (2:30 - 2:35 PM)
Speaker: Dan Neel, Marketing Director, CRN/CMP Channel Group

Protecting Your SMB Network (2:35 - 3:15 PM)
Every day, small and medium business networks are at the same security risk as large businesses. As security risks continue to increase worldwide, small and medium businesses face additional challenges with limited IT staff and resources. Find out how SMBs are finding ways to deploy enterprise class security solutions within SMB budget and staff limitations.

Moderator: Aaron Vance, Senior Analyst, Synergy Research Group

Panelists:

• Jon Green, Product Manager, Aruba OS, Aruba Networks
• Ryan Sherstobitoff, Product Technology Officer, Panda Software
• Dave L. Dozier, Director of Sales, Miller Networks
• Sharon Gaudin, Senior Writer, Security, Information Week
  

Optimizing Wireless LAN Deployment and Management for Growing SMB Environments (3:15 - 3:45 PM)
Until recently, wireless deployments in small and medium businesses consisted mainly of “fat” access points on an unmanaged network. As companies continue to grow, and with an increasing number of wireless devices such as handhelds and Wi-Fi phones proliferating, are the advanced architectures widely deployed by enterprise class businesses to optimize their wireless networks right for small and medium businesses? Learn how new centrally managed solutions tailored for small and medium businesses are helping to reduce the cost and complexity of advanced wireless access and applications while still future-proofing SMB networks.

Speaker: Vivek Pathela, Vice President of Product Marketing, NETGEAR

Innovative VoIP Technologies and Solutions Bubbling up from the SMB (3:45 - 4:25 PM) 
VoIP is hot in the large enterprise. But where does that leave SMBs who are searching for right-size solutions that meet their particular needs for ease of use, management and scalability? Come find out how new technologies such as peer-to-peer networks, and pre-configured solutions, are simplifying VoIP deployments for SMBs and VARs alike. You’ll walk away from this session with a recipe for lowering your total cost of ownership with a few simple ingredients and the right mix of partners.

Moderator: Johna Till Johnson, President, Nemertes Research

Panelists:

• David J. Sullivan, Sales Vice President, Peer to Peer Business Unit, Avaya
• Andrew Pryfogle, Vice President, Indirect Sales, Covad Communications
• Joe Panettieri, Editor in Chief, TechIQ / VP, Editorial Content, Microcast Communications
• Greg Rothman, Marketing Director, New Product Development, Cbeyond, Inc.

Conclusion (4:25 - 4:30 PM)
Speaker: Dan Neel, Marketing Director, CRN/CMP Channel Group

Reception in same room (4:30 - 5:30 PM)


 
Show Events
It’s like being at the show. Visit us daily on this web page to get a unique look at the NETGEAR booth at Interop.

NETGEAR Smart Network Makeover Contest

If your business would benefit from getting better performance and reliability out of your network, tell us about it in 300 words or less and you could win a stack of smart networking products from NETGEAR worth over $5000. The winner will be announced at INTEROP at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 24th at 2PM in NETGEAR booth #1175.

The contest closed Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 at 11:59 PM Pacific. The winner will be announced at INTEROP at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 24th at 2PM in NETGEAR booth #1175.

Open to US-based companies only. You do not have to be present to win. (Click here for contest details)

Vidcasts
Watch NETGEAR NGTV, broadcasting in real-time to the NETGEAR SMB Community from booth #1175 during the hours of the show each day using our hi-res webcam, alternating between the SMB Theater Comedy Players,  NetWorkshops, demos and live interviews with Interop notables, hosted by our anchor, Sakshi.
 
» Vidcasts coming soon
 

Podcasts
We will be shooting a daily podcast where you will get an insider’s look behind the scenes and many exclusive interviews with our tech experts, as well as some of the visitors to our booth.If there are any celebrity sightings, we will be sure to catch them for you.
 
» Podcasts coming soon

NETGEAR Blogging Station
Come in and write a blog entry right in the booth. Let's hear what you have to say about the industry.

» Wireless gets ambitious (5/24/2007) - Glenn Checketts, LSI
» Surviving Hurricane Country (5/23/2007) - Conrad Brown, CBG Computer Solutions (Winner)
» Generation Y in the Classroom (5/23/2007) - Ming Yang, UCRiverside (Honorable Mention)
» SMB woes revealed at Interop (5/22/2007) - Robby Hill, HillSouth

NGTV NetWorkshops (where you can speak to the experts every half-hour)
Featuring technical presentations by experts on mobility, stackable smart switches, VoIP, the NETGEAR remote office with secure SSL VPN web-based remote access. Everyone wins something for attending. One person will walk away with a NETGEAR switch each session. Tune into this page each day and see the workshops live as well as view the archived presentations anytime around the world.

» SSL Security in the Remote Office
» NETGEAR SMB Innovations
» Benefits of Stacking
» VoIP Solutions for SMB
» Redefining SMB Wireless Network Management
» NETGEAR’s New 3TB ReadyNAS 1100 with X-RAID

Even More Fun Stuff
 
» Become a NETGEAR Community member

For more information or to register as an attendee, visit: http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/registration/