Network World Testing Trackfirewalls with the chops to provide the perimeter-security functions an enterprise needs? In his recent review of 13 high-end UTMs, Snyder ran a battery of tests that stressed eight categories of products. In this session, he will outline where the products stand up, fall down and just don’t make an impact. Also to be covered are follow-up tests of performance and of new systems the test didn’t cover.
Tuesday, April 29, 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Room: Breakers L
Title: Testing Unified Threat Management tools for the enterprise
Presenter: Joel Snyder, Opus One
Are there UTM
Network World Testing Trackswitch performance, line-rate performance now is just table stakes. As Network World’s access-switch tests show, new features are what differentiate switches now — for example, multicast, 802.1X authentication, manageability and IPv6 support. In this session, Newman will cover test results and buying guidelines.
Wednesday, April 30, 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Room: Breakers L
Title: Knowing what to test in a modern-day switch
Presenter: David Newman, Network Test
Once the holy grail for
Monday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This day-long seminar, which takes place the day before Interop formally kicks off, is dedicated to reducing IT’s carbon footprint. According to Interop General Manager Lenny Heymann, Energy Camp will “open up the discussion to the whole community to ask for their perspectives on sustainability.” He says the camp will be much more participatory than traditional panels and sessions, because audience members will be asked to share their perspectives. Energy Camp is organized by David Berlind, general manager of alternative events for TechWeb, and James Governor, co-founder of open source analyst firm RedMonk.
PICK OF THE DAY: Tuesday, April 29, 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.Competing for the Future, as well as the 2004 The Future of Competition and The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits.
KEYNOTE: C.K. Prahalad, distinguished professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business
In what is sure to be a fascinating presentation, professor and author C.K. Prahalad will open this year’s Interop with his keynote address. He is best known for his acclaimed books and essays on business strategy and poverty reduction. Among his most famous international bestsellers are the 1994
Tuesday, April 29, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Can wikis, social-networking sites and other Web 2.0 applications deliver value to the enterprise? This question, which has led to some disagreement among the academic community, will be addressed by a panel headed by Ken Ross, the CEO of research firm Expert CEO, that promises to provide a broad overview of what Enterprise 2.0 applications are and how they will affect enterprise software. Other panelists include Eugene Lee, CEO of Enterprise 2.0 applications vendor Socialtext, and Karen Appleton, vice president of business development for online storage vendor Box.net.
Enterprise 2.0: What it is and why it matters
Tuesday, April 29, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Although IT security has worked hard over the years to meet the challenges of viruses, worms and IP-spoofing attacks, threats to corporate security keep evolving into dangerous new forms. Trojans that capture keystrokes, and attacks delivered through Web browsers are just two of the techniques that have become popular among malevolent hackers in recent years. Gene Schultz, CTO of security firm High Tower Software, will use this session to describe new security technologies that handle these recent threats, and will present examples of how security technology has changed in response to new challenges.
Evolution of threats and their impact on security technology
Tuesday, April 29, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.With more companies using more and faster wireless devices, IT departments will have to adjust their security and management strategies for wireless LANs and wide-area wireless deployments. This panel discussion includes representatives from several WLAN and wireless security vendors, including Greg Murphy, COO of AirWave Wireless (recently acquired by Aruba Networks); Ahmet Tuncay, Sr., vice president of product management at Trapeze Networks; and David King, chairman and CEO of AirTight Networks. The panel will be moderated by Lisa Phifer, vice president of consulting firm Core Competence.
Wireless security and management: New challenges, new opportunities
Tuesday, April 29, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.As anyone who has been following the escapades of the Storm worm knows, malware and botnets have become serious threats to IT networks’ security. In this session, Tom Bowers, senior security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, will discuss how companies can address malware attacks as part of their overall security program. Bowers will share his company’s most recent statistics for malware outbreaks and attacks, and will recommend best practices for risk analysis, virus detection and mitigation frameworks.
Anatomy of a malware attack
Tuesday, April 29, 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.It’s true that IT departments are adopting more open policies for letting consumer devices connect to their networks. It’s also true that these devices pose new challenges for corporate security. In this session, representatives from security firms will advise companies about devising, communicating and implementing effective safety rules for a device-use policy that will guard against potential data loss. This discussion will feature John Dasher, director of product management for the PGP Corporation, and Matt Mosher, senior vice president for the Americas at Lumension Security.
iPhones, iPods and flash drives: How to protect from the dangers within
Tuesday, April 29, 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Cisco’s Data Center, Switching and Services GroupDescribed as “the primary mover behind the success of Cisco’s data-center product initiatives,” Jayshree V. Ullal has spent her 13-plus years at Cisco leading the vendor’s forays into the optical, storage and security markets. She previously addressed Interop about improvements to Cisco’s self-defending-network security strategy and participated in the Network World Layer 3 Switching Showdown, a presidential-candidate-style debate among representatives from the world’s biggest switching vendors.
KEYNOTE: Jayshree V. Ullal, senior vice president,
Tuesday, April 29, 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.Environmentally friendly data centers have been in the news a lot lately, with such companies as IBM rolling out green data-center services and such major research centers as the University of California’s San Diego Supercomputer Center building multimillion-dollar, ecofriendly data-center expansions. In a green-themed Interop presentation, Larry Vertel, senior strategist at Advanced Micro Devices, will discuss the issues surrounding ecofriendly technology in data centers, as well as the proper role of the data center in environmental stewardship.
Green data center: The IT industry’s energy-efficiency initiative
Wednesday, April 30, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Although software-as-a-service technology has yet to be adopted broadly by head IT decision-makers, a recent Forrester Research survey reports there’s growing business interest, and its use has been rising steadily among businesses. In this Interop session, Alistair Croll, principal analyst at Bitcurrent, will give users tips for navigating the potential pitfalls in adopting software-as-a-service — including loss of control and visibility — as well as privacy and regulatory issues associated with its deployment.
Moving to software-as-a-service: best practices and pitfalls
PICK OF THE DAY: Wednesday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.In an all-star panel led by Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, the CEOs of five open source development companies discuss how to mitigate the potential legal, technical and organizational risks that can accompany the proliferation of free software. As the heads of companies with significant experience in the world of open source development, these panelists will dish out advice about some of the best practices they’ve adopted over the years. The panel includes Brian Gentile, CEO of JasperSoft; Doug Levin , CEO of Black Duck Software; Fabrizio Capobianco, president of Funambol; Ross Turk, community manager at SourceForge; and Dominic Santorio, president of the Open Solutions Alliance.
Open source governance: Recognizing and dealing with the risks of free software
Wednesday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Steve Mezak, the CEO of outsourcing consultant Accelerance, gives software companies the lowdown on which countries can provide outsourced labor more conveniently and cheaply than the countries frequently cited by most outsourcing experts. During his presentation, he will outline the advantages to and offshoring trends in more than a dozen countries that have not received nearly as much attention as Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Sinking like a BRIC — better choices than Brazil, Russia, India and China
Wednesday, April 30, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.McAfeeIBM Internet Security Service’s Tom Noonan in a feisty, dual keynote speech, during which Noonan accused McAfee of trying to steal away IBM/ISS customers by offering free software to switch. This year, DeWalt flies solo in this midafternoon keynote, where he will discuss how his company is dealing with the ever-evolving threats of corporate data attacks.
KEYNOTE: David DeWalt, president and CEO of
Last year, David DeWalt went head-to-head with
Wednesday, April 30, 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.Could virtualization hold the key to a greener, more energy-efficient IT department? That’s the question that John Gilmartin. product marketing manager at VMware, hopes to answer in this discussion, which will provide companies with an outline of how data centers can employ virtualization to consolidate resources and save energy that otherwise would be spent powering idle systems.
Virtualization: The best initiative to alleviate the power crisis in the data center
Wednesday, April 30, 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.This session delves into how network security increasingly is melding with building security. As biometrics, PINs and passwords continue to converge to create a single standard for ID validation, competitors HID and EMC’s RSA security division are working on technology that controls access to corporate buildings and IT networks. The discussion will be conducted by Bret Tobey, product manage for intelligent-openings business development at door-security vendor ASSA ABLOY, and Kevin Marier, the founder and editor-in-chief of IP Video Security magazine.
Network security meets building security
PICK OF THE DAY: Thursday, May 1, 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m.With Apple’s recently announced iPhone enterprise features generating considerable buzz, some analysts have softened their skepticism about its potential as a corporate device. In this free session, Glenn Edens, CEO of Range Networks, will moderate a discussion about what the iPhone’s new features — including corporate push e-mail, VPN support and remote-wipe capabilities — will do to make it more business friendly. The session also will cover the potential of the recently released iPhone software development kit to create and deploy applications that can integrate with corporate IT networks.
iPhones and the enterprise
Thursday, May 1, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Todd Graham, the senior technologist at EMC’s RSA security division, gives corporations the lowdown on the best ways to protect their data, using real-world case studies to show how enterprises are laying down controls to manage their most sensitive data.
Preventing enterprise data loss: Best practices to identify, control and manage sensitive data
Thursday, May 1, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.It’s one thing to have open source platforms for your own PC or laptop; it’s quite another to rely on open source technology to deliver an efficient, corporate IT network. At the center of this panel discussion is a case study of a large network that was built using only open source tools. Jim Metzler, the vice president of IT consulting firm Ashton, Metzler & Associates, will lead the discussion about which open source components translate best into the networking world. Dave Roberts, vice president of strategy for the open source networking company Vyatta, and Arthur Bergman, director of engineering and operations at open source, Web-hosting vendor Wikia, also will participate.
Open source networking: An insanely smart idea?
Thursday, May 1, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.The advantages of VoIP have become apparent to many companies, but questions remain about what type of VoIP technology is the best fit. Looking over the current VoIP market, businesses face critical decisions about whether to go completely wireless with VoIP or to create a unified, wireless-wireline hybrid system that uses features of both services. Led by Fran Rabuck, president of mobile-technology consulting firm Rabuck Associates, this panel will try to help companies evaluate their options and will outline which strategies work for different types of businesses. Manfred Arndt, distinguished technologist for convergence solutions at HP’s ProCurve Networking, and Marisa Viveros, director for converged communications at IBM Global Technology Services, also will participate.
VoIP: Wired, wireless, everywhere
Thursday, May 1, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.This panel will address a broad range of topics related to enterprise-application delivery. They include the likelihood of storage optimization, the potential merging of symmetric and asymmetric application acceleration, and the network architecture necessary to support future applications. Jim Metzler, vice president of IT consulting firm Ashton, Metzler & Associates, will lead the panel discussion. Other panelists are Chip Schooler, director of technology advancement for application-delivery vendor Radware, Eric Wolford, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Riverbed Technology, Kent Alstad, CTO and co-founder of Strangeloop Networks, and Mark Weiner, director of data-center solutions for Cisco.
The future of application delivery
