Michael Suby Director Stratecast, a Division of Frost & Sullivan Global Stratecast   Kurt M. Mechaley Director of IT Operations Smart & Final Stores, LLC     Sampath Ramaswami Senior Director, Strategic Development North American Division Hughes Network Systems, LLC Since early 2000's, MPLS has emerged as the de facto standard for enterprise networks. A standard, however, does not always mean the best in all circumstances, particularly in today's challenging environment. Enterprises have made or are contemplating migrating to an MPLS based upon a number of key factors including:    -Convergence of voice and data onto a      single network to save money    -The flexibility a highly meshed network      topology provides the business    -The need to migrate to a high-performance IP      networking solution that can emerging     business applications But what if these and other reasons to choose MPLS did not materialize or now seem unlikely be required in the near-term, should MPLS be the de facto selection for your company? If not, what are the network service alternatives? In this eBroadcast, we will arm you with useful information and direction as you interact with our experts as they discuss: A concise understanding of the types of enterprise network services available today and their comparative pros and cons A decision tree to assist you in making an individually optimized network service selection   As our appreciation to you for joining us on this eBroadcast, all participants will be entered into a give-away for a free 2nd generation Apple Ipod Touch 16GB.