Matt Purdue, Editor-in-Chief,
Matt Purdue is an award-winning writer, editor and
journalist who has been covering the mobile computing, CRM and knowledge
management markets for six years. In 1997 he led the launch of Sales &
Field Force Automation magazine, guiding the publication's transition to Sales
& Marketing Automation magazine and its current form, CRM Magazine. In
1999, Purdue directed the launch of Field Force Automation magazine as editor.
He also oversaw the creation of destinationCRM.com and its sister Websites,
destinationKM.com, destinationFFA.com and destinationEbusiness.com. His
speaking engagements have included Comdex, the Sprint Wireless Business
Symposium and RIM Wireless Enterprise Symposium. He is based in
Brent Iadarola, Industry Analyst,
As an Industry
Analyst for Mobile Communications, Mr. Iadarola's primary responsibilities are
to research and analyze emerging, next generation wireless technologies that
enable the wireless Internet revolution. The scope of his work deals with all
aspects of the mobile value chain; from delivery infrastructure and
communication management to end user content/applications. Mr. Iadarola is also responsible for
representing Frost & Sullivan at industry conferences and analyst meetings. He was recently a speaker on the topic of
Location-based Services at the 2003 CTIA conference in
Timothy S. McKenney, Chief
Financial Officer, Innovative Business Software, Inc.
Timothy S. McKenney has served as as Chief Financial Officer of Innovative
Business Software, Inc. (IBS) since joining the company in 1993. He has been a member of the board of
directors of IBS since February 2001.
Mr.McKenney received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and has a Masters of Science in Accounting
from the
In the 1980's, the concept of the mass marketing of residential alarm systems
was introduced. IBS was formed in
response to the growth in the security industry brought on by the mass
marketing strategies. The company was
born out of, and continues to operate as, a software company with its roots in
the security industry and is a worldwide leader in the alarm company software
market. Large and small companies alike
are deploying IBS' software to capitalize on its security company foundation
with IBS having doubled its customer base within the last two years.
Richard Stone, Wireless & Mobility Solutions Manager, HP
Richard Stone is Wireless & Mobility Solutions Manager for HP Americas. He
has overall responsibility for HP Americas’ vision, strategy, and ‘Go To
Market’ activities for end-to-end wireless solutions in North America. These
solutions include scalable infrastructure and middleware components, wireless
LANs and wireless WANs, access devices (such as laptops & iPAQ Pocket PC),
ISV partners, and professional services engagements.
He joined Compaq in April,1998 as Retail Banking Manager
in the Financial Industry Marketing Group in Compaq North America. He was
responsible for the marketing and sales support of Compaq solutions into the
top Retail Banks in North America.
Additional Q&A Panelists
Amy Ariel, VP Marketing, Orsus Solutions
Amy Ariel joined Orsus in 1999, building marketing and product management
teams from the ground up. Today, Amy is responsible for Orsus' overall
corporate and product marketing initiatives as well as driving an integrated
communications strategy.
Prior to joining
Orsus, Amy held a managerial role at Top Tier Software, based in Silicon
Valley, where she managed technical communications teams for company products
and marketing. Amy previously managed the technical publications department at
Mercury Interactive. Amy is a graduate
of Columbia University in New York.
Orsus Solutions provides software products that mobilize the
enterprise - to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve information
flow. Currently in use by large field service organizations and global wireless
carriers, Orsus’ products range from providing fast and usable remote and
wireless access to corporate applications, to enabling the development,
deployment, and management of highly customized field force and sales force
mobile solutions. Orsus is headquartered in
Matt Jacobson - General Manager,
Enterprise Solutions Group, Melillo Consulting, Inc.
Matt leads consulting teams specializing in eBusiness & Mobile Solutions,
Enterprise Management, Security, Storage Networking and Mission Critical
Computing. With over fifteen years of
high tech industry experience, and executive roles in two Fast 500 companies,
Matt has a wealth of knowledge regarding the technology and business life
cycles. His experience includes leading
product businesses, consulting businesses, R&D organizations, customer support
and instituting project management best practices. Prior to starting his career at AT&T Bell
Laboratories, Matt received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with
Honors from the
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