MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Joel Short, chief technology officer for Nomadix, the leading
supplier of Public-access solutions will speak at the
International Wireless Symposium in San Diego on September 23,
2003 from 11:30 to 12:40 p.m. Dr. Short will discuss
implementing wireless solutions as part of a panel discussion
titled "Solution to Enabling Secure Wireless Networks in
Corporate and Public HotSpots."
The International Wireless Symposium (IWS) will focus on the
existing and emerging wireless communications and networking
technologies delivering, "Mobile Access to the Internet." IWS
is the only forum of its kind to present the issues, examine
the market and technology drivers, and feature the companies
leveraging the individual strengths of wireless wide area
networking, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies to create better
products and services. The conference aims to show how these
technologies and their associated business models actually
complement one another rather than compete.
WHO: Dr. Joel Short is the Chief Technology Officer and Sr. Vice
President of Nomadix, a company he co-founded with Internet
Pioneer Dr. Leonard Kleinrock. Nomadix provides embedded
software and hardware solutions that enable seamless and secure
high speed Internet access for mobile users. Dr. Short also
serves as vice-chair of WECA'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." 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 the leading provider of Public-access Gateways and
embedded software solutions for creating intelligent networks
that deliver transparent, secure, high-speed Internet access to
the mobile user -- virtually anywhere they go. Headquartered
in Westlake Village, Calif., Nomadix sells and supports its
products globally through OEM partnerships, Value Added
Resellers and Systems Integrators.
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.
September 23, 2003
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, Calif.
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.