despite the marketing hype, att's nda team would actually be fun to see. something tells me they wont be allowing photographs... ---cut--- "Communications Security in the Digital Age Featured Only at TelecomNEXT; AT&T's National Disaster Recovery Team on Display on TelecomNEXT Exhibit Floor" http://www.voip-magazine.com/content/view/2152/20060302005890/ Thursday, 02 March 2006 Powered By BusinessWire WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--A top priority for telecom service providers competing in today's borderless economy, key security issues will play a central role on the exhibit floor and in must-attend conference sessions at TelecomNEXT in Las Vegas, March 19 - 23, 2006. TelecomNEXT, the only place where the business and technology of communications and entertainment meet, replaces SUPERCOMM(R) as USTelecom's annual industry show. "Network security and the ability to operate in the face of disaster are some of the top concerns for integrated communications providers," said John Abel, USTelecom's Senior Vice President, Marketing, Membership and Business Development. "In today's converged telecom market, security solutions are more critical than ever before and TelecomNEXT is the only place to see the latest advances in network security." The TelecomNEXT exhibit floor was recently expanded and an additional hall was added to accommodate a premier enterprise security exhibit -AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team. The NDR team is part of AT&T's comprehensive business continuity plan to ensure that voice and data communications can be restored quickly for business and government customers if a disaster damages or destroys parts of the network. The fully mobile NDR team allows AT&T to monitor, manage and proactively protect the networks of its enterprise customers. Advertisment In addition, several TelecomNEXT sessions will focus on critical network security and reliability issues. These sessions bring together experts on communications security issues and include a panel on cyber security presented by representatives from the Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division. Some of the featured sessions include: -- Cyber Security and Energy Interdependency Summit This roundtable panel will discuss the reliability and security of the nation's electric grid, explore alternative back-up energy sources for central offices, and examine SCADA and cyber security issues. -- Steve Conrad, Sandia National Lab - Energy and Telecommunications Interdependencies -- Dave Robinson, Sandia National Lab - Risk assessment, business continuity, grid vulnerability -- John Boyes, Sandia National Lab - Energy Surety Program, Distributed Energy Resources and Energy Storage Systems -- Mike Hickey, VP, National Security, Verizon -- David Barron, Asst. VP, National Security, BellSouth -- Enterprise Security 101: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Cyber Security Representatives from AT&T's NDR team will be on the TelecomNEXT show floor to discuss fundamentals of successful corporate business continuity planning. The session will explore new business opportunities from offering business continuity expertise and solutions to enterprise customers. -- Robin Bienfait, VP, Network Operations, AT&T -- Kenneth J. Smith, Director, Global Network Operations, Network Disaster Recovery, AT&T -- Prioritizing Cyber Security Produced by the Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division, this session looks at the operational and technical challenges to cyber security, including the unique challenges to small businesses. -- Liesyl Franz, Director, International Affairs, Deputy Director for Outreach and Awareness, National Cyber Security Division, Dept. Homeland Security -- Ron Layton, Deputy Director, Law Enforcement and Intelligence National Cyber Security Division, Dept. Homeland Security -- Ron Teixeira, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance -- John E. Scott, II, Small Business Administration, Nevada District Director -- Robert G. Schoshinski, Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission Several technical papers on network security will be presented by Juniper Networks, Nortel, Lucent Worldwide Services, Broadwing Communications, VeriSign Communications Services, and VoIPshield Systems on Monday, March 20 from 11:40 am to 3:00 pm. The TelecomNEXT Paper presentations will address wireless, VoIP and converged network security; as well as several other topics. The papers offer technical decision makers, designers, engineers, network developers, and other stakeholders the information they need to make informed purchasing decisions. The keynote speakers for TelecomNEXT are ... TelecomNEXT will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 19-23, 2006. The exhibit floor will be open Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22. For more information on TelecomNEXT, go to www.telecom-next.com. --end-cut---