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John GallantNumber of Employees 130
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492 Old Connecticut Path
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
(508) 460-3333
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NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611
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Nortel CEO Zafirovski steps down
Network World - Nortel Networks CEO Mike Zafirovski stepped down today, having failed to revitalize the bankrupt telecommunications company after a mid-decade accounting scandal and the current economic downturn. The rise and fall of Nortel Zafirovski's departure is effective today after a determination by Nortel's board that the company has...
NetApp FAS2050 Earns Top Score in Network World’s 2009 Best of the Tests Awards
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced that the FAS2050 received the highest score in the Storage category of Network World?s 2009 Best of...
Leadership - Project Management In Virtual Business
Management and leadership have to evolve to match the changing business environment. Management by Objective MBO becomes much more impactful, assuming the objectives can be readily measured and are relevant to the firm's overall goals and strategy. As firms move along the path of distributed environments, project management tools become...
Aerohive 802.11n Access Point Fastest in Network World Product Review
Aerohive Networks, creators of the controller-less "cooperative control" wireless LAN WLAN architecture, today announced that Network World, in its review of 802.11n wireless LAN access points published yesterday, found Aerohive's HiveAP 340 to be the fastest tested. In the review, Aerohive received the highest...
The Planet Executive to Present at Network World IT Roadmap Conference
HOUSTON -- The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced that Stan O. Barber, vice president, network operations, will deliver a case study on the company's solutions at the Network World Dallas IT Roadmap Conference and Expo. Barber's session, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 10:15 a.m. CDT,...
SnapLogic Named One of Network World's "Ten Open Source Companies to Watch"
SnapLogic, Inc., the SaaS integration company, today announced that IDG's Network World, a leading provider of news, analysis, reviews, events, and education on information technology, has selected SnapLogic as one of Network World's Ten Open Source Companies to Watch. Network World's Ten Open Source Companies to Watch highlights ten...
Fortisphere's Virtual Essentials Named a "Must Have Virtualization Tool" by Network World
CHANTILLY, Va. -- Fortisphere, a leading provider of policy-based virtualization management software, today announced that Network World Magazine, one of the networking industry's premier publications, selected Fortisphere Virtual Essentials[TM] as one of its top 10 "Must Have Virtualization Tools." The Fortisphere Virtual Essentials product suite was selected for its policy-based...
IDG Communications Media Brands Receive 42 Editorial and Design Awards in National Competition
ASBPE Recognizes CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, Macworld, PC World, and Network World FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The American Society of Business Publication Editors ASBPE has honored IDG Communications, based in Framingham, with 42 gold, silver, and bronze Azbee awards at ASBPE's national conference last month. Computerworld.com received Web site of...
nSolutions Showcases Award-Winning Change and Configuration Appliance at Network World's IT Roadmap, Boston
nSolutions, Inc. ( www.nsolutionsinc.net ) today announced that it will participate in a multi-vendor Trusted Computing Group environment in support of TNC's new IF-MAP Protocol. nSolutions will demonstrate how NOVA updates and continuously audits all changes to network and server configurations, alerting network IT operations in real-time, to policy violations,...
Silver Peak Systems to Present at Network World IT Roadmap Boston: "Using WAN Acceleration to Improve Business Continuity"
Silver Peak Systems ( www.silver-peak.com ), a leading provider of scalable Wide Area Network WAN acceleration solutions, today announced that Jeff Aaron, director of product marketing, will present an informative discussion on using WAN acceleration to improve business continuity as part of Network World's IT Roadmap Boston.
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John Gallant | CEO |
| Don Campbell | Cto |
| John Dix | Editor In Chief |
| Michael Draper | COO |
| Randall Murphy | CIO for the City of San Jose |
| Tom Edsall | Chief Architect |
| W. Michael Draper | Chief Operating Officer |
| Andrea D'Amato | Vice President, Event Sales |
| Dan Gallagher | Vice President of Audience & Architecture |
| Joe Skorupa | Research Vice President |
| Mary Fanning | Vice President, Finance |
| Neal Silverman | Vice President of Events and Executive Forums |
| Sandra Kupiec | Vice President, Associate Publisher |
| Susan Cardoza | Vice President, General Manager, Online |
| Dan Hirsh | Publisher |
| Evilee Thibeault | Publisher |
| Tom Davis | Associate Publisher, Eastern Region |
| Albert Lew | Director, Product Management |
| Carl Blume | Director, Product Marketing |
| Sue Yanovitch | Director, Sales |
| TerryAnn Croci | Senior Director, Marketing |
| Terryann Fitzgerald | Senior Director of Marketing |
| Brian Glynn | Manager, National Sales |
| Eric Cormier | Hr Manager |
| Andreas Antonopoulos | |
| Bob Blakley | Principal Analyst at the Burton Group |
| Dave Kearns | |
| Howard Anderson | |
| James E Gaskin | |
| Jim Metzler | Leading Analyst |
| Keith Shaw | Apple and Palm Head In Different Directions |
| Kerrie Meyler | |
| Mike Melvill | |
| Nicole Goluboff | In, House Counsel |
| Pat Hurley | Columnist |
| Ron Nutter | |
| Ronald Bartels | |
| Sheppard Narkier | |
| Steve Blass | |
| Steve Duke | Cmdr With The Ontario, Calif |
| Tony Bishop | |
| Amy Schurr | Managing Editor, Features |
| Ann Bednarz | Associate News Editor |
| Beth Schultz | Editor, Network World's Signature Series |
| Cara Garretson | Senior Editor |
| Carolyn Duffy Marsan | Senior Editor, Enterprise Applications |
| Danny Briere | Editor |
| Denise Dubie | Senior Editor |
| Julie Bort | Executive Editor, Signature Series |
| Linda Leung | Senior Online News Editor |
| Sandy Gittlen | Managing Editor |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Vortex, LLC | Executive Producer | Current |
| Network World Events & Executive Forums | President and Editorial Director, Network World, Inc. Executive Producer, Vortex | Current |
| Vortex Europe | Current | |
| Network World Events & Executive Forums | Director | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | President and Editorial Director | Former |
| The American National Red Cross | Chair | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Cto | Current |
Dix is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the newsweekly and overseeing its Web properities, including NetworkWorld.com, LinuxWorld.com and JavaWorld.com. A 27-year industry veteran, Dix started his career at International Data Corp. in 1980 where he was editor of an executive newsletter covering developments in networking and distributed processing. He joined Computerworld in 1984 as the newsweekly's senior communications editor, then in 1986 was part of the team that launched Network World. Dix has served on the boards of many industry trade shows, including Interop, Comnet, Comdex, PC Expo and SatCon.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Editor In Chief | Current |
| Satcon Conference & Expo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | 24 Year Industry Veteran | Former |
| Computerworld, Inc. | Senior Communications Editor | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | CIO for the City of San Jose | Current |
As Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Datacenter, Switching, and Security Technology Group at Cisco, Tom Edsall is the chief architect of the Cisco MDS 9000 storage networking platform, which was distinguished in 2003 with a Network World "World-Class Award."
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Chief Architect | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
Draper is responsible for leading Network World's operations, information technology and corporate services functions. Draper has over 20 years experience in the technology industry, including experience in product development, technology management and professional services in both domestic and international settings. Prior to joining Network World, Draper worked in various strategic capacities at Olivetti, Stream International and Honeywell.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Honeywell Corporation | Former | |
| Olivetti Corporation | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Vice President, Event Sales | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Natl Sales Director, Events | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Vice President of Audience & Architecture | Current |
Joe Skorupa, once in the IT department at Indiana University and now a research vice president Gartner, is among those with IT tales to tell.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Research Vice President | Current |
Fanning is responsible for Network World's financial systems, which includes operational analysis, billing, accounting and budgeting. In 1986, Fanning was a part of the original team that launched Network World from Computerworld. Fanning is instrumental in developing the financial strategic operations for Network World and was promoted to Vice President in 1992.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Finance Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World Events & Executive Forums | Executive Vice President, Events and Executive Forums | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Vice President of Events and Executive Forums | Current |
| Network World Events & Executive Forums | Vice President of Events and Executive Forums | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Vice President, Associate Publisher | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Vice President, General Manager, Online | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Associate Publisher, Online | Former |
| Network World, Inc. | Online Sales Director | Former |
| Network World, Inc. | National Sales Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Publisher | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Publisher | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Associate Publisher, Eastern Region | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Director, Product Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Director, Product Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Director, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Director, Marketing | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Marketing Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Director of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Manager, National Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Hr Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Principal Analyst at the Burton Group | Current |
Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. His most recent book is Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks. Dave's company, Virtual Quill, provides content services to network vendors: books, manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing, technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill provides "words to sell by..." Find out more at www.vquill.com or by e-mail at info@vquill.com info@vquill.com . Kearns also writes Network World newsletters on Windows Networking, Directories and NetWare.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MIT Ceep | Founder of the Yankee Group | Current |
| MIT Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Prize | Founder of the Yankee Group | Current |
| Battery Ventures | Co-Founder | Current |
| The Yankee Group | Founder | Current |
| A123SYSTEMS | Prof, Mit Sloan | Current |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | William Porter Distinguished Lecturer | Current |
| Network World, Inc. | Current | |
| Xconomy | Current | |
| Egenera, Inc. | Current | |
| A123SYSTEMS | Board of Directors | Current |
| Entrepreneurs Foundation of New England | Vice Chairman, Yankeetek Ventures | Current |
| Yankee Group Research, Inc. | president | Former |
| Yankee Group Research, Inc. | founder | Former |
| Yankee Group Research, Inc. | chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Current |
Jim Metzler, leading analyst and Network World contributor, has written a buyer's guide for WAN acceleration products. He discusses a variety of product selection criteria, covering performance, QoS, scale, application transparency, and security.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Leading Analyst | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Apple and Palm Head In Different Directions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Current |
Nicole Belson Goluboff is a lawyer who regularly writes and speaks on the legal implications of telework. She is the author of "The Law of Telecommuting," which concerns the legal consequences of telecommuting for both employers and employees. She is also the author of "Telecommuting for Lawyers", which concerns telework as a law practice management strategy, and of numerous articles on telecommuting. Her articles have appeared in "New York Law Journal", "National Law Journal", "State Tax Notes", "BNA's Multistate Tax Report", "Trial", "FindLaw's Legal Commentary", and "ALA Management Encyclopedia", among other publications. Goluboff is an advisory board member of the Telework Coalition and past chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommuting of the ABA Young Lawyers Division Women in the Profession Committee. She has practiced as a telecommuting litigator with the New York law firm of Kostelanetz & Fink and as an office-based litigator with the New York law firm of Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman. Goluboff earned her JD in 1990 from the Columbia University School of Law. She earned her BA in 1987 from Columbia University, Columbia College, where she graduated summa cum laude and junior Phi Beta Kappa in the college's first co-ed class. She is admitted to practice in New York and can be reached at goluboffn@aol.com goluboffn@aol.com .
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | In, House Counsel | Current |
| Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman Llp | Litigator | Former |
| Kostelanetz & Fink, Llp | Litigator | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Columnist | Current |
| Duke University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Network World, Inc. | Current |
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| Network World, Inc. | Current |
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| Network World, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Network World, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Network World, Inc. | Cmdr With The Ontario, Calif | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Managing Editor, Features | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Associate News Editor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Editor, Network World's Signature Series | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Editor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Editor, Enterprise Applications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Editor | Current |
| Guide Corporation | Editor | Current |
| Center for Disease Control | Board of Directors | Current |
| Duke University | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Telecommunications Policy | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Editor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Executive Editor, Signature Series | Current |
Linda Leung lleung@nww.com is senior online news editor at Network World and is responsible for editing many of Network World's e-mail newsletters and news stories for NetworkWorld.com. She is a regular contributor to Network World's Management Strategies section, which examines the career and management issues of network executives.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Senior Online News Editor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network World, Inc. | Managing Editor | Current |
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