Data Communications Publisher to Moderate Interoperability Panel at SUPERCOMM '99PRNewswire Joseph Braue, the publisher of Data Communications magazine, will moderate a panel on interoperability and standards for the next-generation switched infrastructure at SUPERCOMM '99 (http://www.supercomm99.com/). The panel is the first step toward creating a truly open forum dedicated to delivering products that work together to support enhanced IP services like VPNs and voice over IP. "The new public network is too important to global business to let interoperability issues slow down its development," said Mr. Braue. "This panel will give some of the key vendors and carriers involved in building the new IP infrastructure a chance to discuss their differences and begin to work together in a noncompetitive environment." The event will be jointly sponsored by Salix Technologies, a leading supplier of high-capacity networking solutions that enable service providers to offer next-generation voice, fax, and VPN services. The panel will bring together such industry leaders as Lucent Technologies, Level 3 Communications, AT&T Laboratories, iPeria, ADC NewNet, Taqua Systems, and ipVerse. Joining Joseph Braue as co-host will be Hilary Mine, executive vice president of Probe Research, a consultancy that specializes in the strategic analysis of the IP-telecom industry. Besides serving as the publisher of Data Communications, Mr. Braue also is the publishing director of tele.com. The two magazines jointly publish NPN/New Public Network (http://www.data.com/npn). This special report, which is written by the editors of Data Communications, is unique in delivering lab tests and direct product comparisons of carrier-class equipment to the service provider market. "Data Communications and tele.com have been instrumental in mapping out the new public network as it starts to take shape," said Mr. Braue. "They've made this new territory their own, and the pioneers at the forefront of the convergence movement recognize that both publications speak to and for them." He added that his role as moderator directly reflects the editorial emphasis of both magazines. The panel is scheduled to start at 11:30 am on Wednesday, June 9. SUPERCOMM, the premier trade show and technical conference for the telecom industry, will run from June 8 through 10 at the Georgia World Conference Center's Exploration Theater (Hall A) in Atlanta. Data Communications is the only technology magazine that addresses critical issues concerning IP infrastructure. It is written exclusively for the network architects who design, build, and manage public nets or private networks at large companies worldwide. Its Web site is http://www.data.com/. tele.com is the only publication delivering comprehensive, global coverage of the business and technology issues facing Next-Generation service providers. The biweekly magazine's circulation spans more than 73,500 business and technology managers at long distance carriers, competitive and incumbent local-exchange carriers, national carriers, cellular/wireless/ satellite carriers, Internet service providers, and cable television companies worldwide. The tele.com Web site is http://www.teledotcom.com/. CMP Media Inc. is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers, and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. On-line editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.cmpnet.com/. SOURCE: CMP Media Inc. Contact: Alexandra J. Raine of CMP Media Inc., 516-562-7827, or Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html or fax, |