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information or to recommend future meeting topics and or possible speakers
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The Colorado
Chapter meets from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the third Wednesday of alternate
months starting in January. All meetings are open to the public and non-members
are encouraged to attend.
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Meeting Announcement for September 2002 |
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The Colorado Technology Transfer Society Presents Virtual Business
and Business-Process Virtualization
These trends are going on all around us. They’ve already changed just about every company and organization in the world. They are changing your business, even as you read this. We can’t stop this avalanche of change. So we’d better learn what it means and how
to use it to leverage our own competitiveness and wealth creation. Wednesday Morning, September 25, 2002
Agenda: 7:30: Networking
8:00: Gary Lundquist – Virtual Business and
Virtual Collaboration
8:25: Mike Jude and Martha Young – Business
Process Virtualization: Tools and
Technologies
8:50: Networking Break
9:10: Maaz Sheikh –Virtela solutions available
today that enable Business Process Virtualization
Location:
Virtela Communications 5680 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (720) 475-4000 -
I-25 to
Orchard Road exit -
Go west on E.
Orchard Rd., take right at first light (Greenwood Plaza Blvd.) -
At stop sign, go straight into Triad
office complex -
Building
5680 is on your right Online map/directions: http://virtela.com/virtela.cfm?section=contact&page=map No advance registration, but an RSVP is requested - $5 at the door. Call Karen Eye at 303-554-9493 extension 13. Dr. Gary
Lundquist, Market Engineering: A brief
history of virtualization, how it has been integrated into businesses
everywhere, and where it is going.
The human side of virtualization – electronic collaboration and how it
will change the way you do business and relate to teams, customers, and
allies. Gary is a
business strategist, strategic marketer, and nationally recognized expert in
technology transfer. Author of Technology and the Agents of Change
and Marketing For Survival, he speaks on issues in business
acceleration and technology management. Mike Jude,
Enterprise Management Associates: Business
Process Virtualization can deliver significant benefits to the enterprise,
including cost reduction, greater competitive capability and a shorter time
to market. Achieving these goals, though, requires the application of the
right tools and technologies. Mike is a research director with Enterprise Management
Associates. He is a well-known
technical columnist, published in both Network World and Business
Communications Review. He holds a
Ph.D. in decision modeling. Martha Young,
Nova Amber, LLC: Business Process Virtualization is more than just
organizational changes and the appropriate tools and technologies. It is also a way of leveling the playing
field between large traditional enterprises and nimble new market
entrants. By applying virtualization
technology to “bricks and mortar” business, investments can be leveraged to
exploit emerging market niches as they develop, rather than missing
opportunities through inaction. Martha is
the CEO of Nova Amber, LLC, a world wide virtualized consulting company
specializing in business process virtualization tools, technologies and
processes. She is a well-known author
of columns in Network World and
Business Communications Review, as well as a popular trade group
speaker. Maaz
Sheikh, Virtela Communications Inc.: Virtela delivers managed
private networking solutions that meet the specific needs of enterprises with
multiple locations. Currently serving
customers with locations in more than 25 countries, Virtela connects
businesses with their branch offices, remote workers and corporate partners
worldwide, regardless of network access method. The company's comprehensive services suite includes IP-based
virtual private networks (VPNs), TV-quality videoconferencing and
business-class enterprise voice services.
For more information, please call (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net. Maaz is responsible for product management and strategy for
Virtela's portfolio of managed services. Prior to joining Virtela, Maaz was
senior product manager at OnFiber Communications, where he played a key role
in marketing and launching Gigabit Ethernet, SONET and Wavelength services.
Prior to joining OnFiber, Maaz served as VPN Product Manager at Concentric
Network (now XO Communications). Earlier, Maaz was a consulting manager with
Ernst & Young's management consulting practice in San Francisco, focusing
on emerging and global communications clients. Maaz will discuss how Virtela’s networking solutions enable the
practical application of Business Process Virtualization, delivering tangible
business benefits and substantial return on investment for enterprises. He
will also demonstrate Virtela’s secure, TV-quality video conferencing
service. Everyone is welcome! Invite your colleagues! |
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Past Programs 2002 |
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March 2002 Topic: Learned about the process used at Rose Biomedical Development to identify medial needs, assemble, a research partnership, develop and transfer the technology. |
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January 2002 Topic: Learned about the types of programs funded by the Colorado commission on Higher Education to foster Technology-based economic development in the state. |
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November 2001 Topic: Legislation |
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