MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Joel Short, co-founder and chief technology officer of
Nomadix, the leading supplier of Public-access
solutions, will speak at 3GSM World Congress in
Cannes, France on February 26, 2004 from
2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Dr. Short will examine Wi-Fi's
roaming and provisioning hurdles, the search for a
single-bill standard, the challenges of HotSpot
revenue generation, and the work of the
Wi-Fi Alliance as part of a panel discussion focused
on WLANs.
Hosted by the GSM Association, the trade association
representing over 600 mobile operating companies, and
Informa Group, 3GSM World Congress is the
telecommunications industry's annual rallying point.
With 26,000 attendees from 154 countries
in 2003, no other event presents such a chance to hear
directly from leading international operators about
the needs of their customers, and from a host of CEOs
and leaders in the vendor and supplier community about
how they plan to help operators meet these demands.
WHO: Dr. Joel Short is the chief technology officer and
senior vice president of Nomadix, a company he co-
founded with Internet Pioneer Dr. Leonard Kleinrock.
Dr. Short also serves as vice-chair of
Wi-Fi Alliance's Wireless ISP Roaming (WISPr)
committee and is editor and co-author of WISPr's
document on "Best Common Practices for Wireless ISP
(WISP) Roaming". He is also the co-chairman of the
Public-access Task Group within the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Dr. Short has extensive experience in
the design and management of complex computer network
systems, having worked for various technology start-
ups and well-known technology companies including
Apple Computer. He received his Ph.D. in Computer
Science from UCLA where he was a lead
contributor to various ARPA sponsored wireless and
mobile research projects including TRAVLER --
Transparent Virtual Networking and WAMIS -- Wireless
Adaptive Mobile Information Systems.
Nomadix is a leading provider of Access Gateways and
embedded software solutions for
creating intelligent networks that deliver
transparent, secure, high-speed Internet
access to the mobile user virtually anywhere
throughout the world. The company is headquartered in
Westlake Village, Calif., with sales offices in
Europe, China, Japan, Singapore and South
Korea. Nomadix sells and supports its products
globally through OEM partnerships, Value Added
Resellers and Systems Integrators. For additional
information, please visit
http://www.nomadix.com or call +1-818-597-1500.
WHEN: 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
February 26, 2004
WHERE: Palais de Festivals
Cannes, France
INTERVIEW
OPPORTUNITIES: For information on Nomadix and the company's solutions
please contact Stephanie Spangler or Jennifer
Tolkachev via phone at +1 714-540-1030
ext. 17 or 19 or via e-mail at
sspangler@bockpr.com or jtolkachev@bockpr.com.