NetQoS and Cisco to Host WAN Optimization Webcast

Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

Visit the free Telepresence Forum for more information and discussion

Your Editor and Administrator - L II
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Austin, Texas (PRWEB) November 8, 2007 -- IT professionals will learn critical factors to consider before, during, and after a WAN Optimization deployment in a live webcast (http://www.cisco.com/go/semreg/nov07netqos/153980_3) featuring Forrester Research Senior Analyst Robert Whiteley. During the webcast, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. EST, Whiteley and speakers from sponsoring organizations NetQoS® Inc. and Cisco® will discuss why WAN optimization must interoperate with application and network performance management to be successful.

Specifically, IT professionals will learn how to obtain the most value out of a WAN optimization deployment via best practices for:

? Identifying the best applications for optimization

? Baselining performance to validate the results

? Using Cisco WAAS (http://www.netqos.com/CiscoWAASSolutions/Cisco_WAAS_overview.html) to achieve measurable performance advantages and avoid unnecessary WAN costs

? Monitoring performance after WAN optimization

? Creating more meaningful SLAs for the business

? Rapidly isolating bottlenecks in an optimized environment

? Avoiding common pitfalls

In addition, the speakers will share practical tips for instrumenting Cisco IOS® NetFlow to optimize the infrastructure for application performance and quantify WAN optimization improvements.

Topic: Key Considerations for WAN Optimization (http://www.cisco.com/go/semreg/nov07netqos/153980_3)

Featured Speaker: Robert Whiteley, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

Additional Speakers:

? Mark Weiner, Director of Product Marketing for Cisco's Application Networking Services

? Dr. Steve Fulton, Senior Director, Strategic Alliances for NetQoS

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 13

Time: 11:00 am PST | 1:00 pm CST | 2:00 pm EST

To register, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/semreg/nov07netqos/153980_3

The webcast will be archived for future download.

About Robert Whiteley, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

Robert primarily contributes to Forrester's offerings for the IT Infrastructure & Operations professional. He is a leading expert on network operations and architecture. Specifically, he focuses on infrastructure for application delivery, remote access, and network security. Robert helps Forrester clients develop and improve their strategy around network investment and optimization.

In his research, Robert covers such network-related topics as WAN optimization, network access control (NAC), IP address management (IPAM), and application accelerators. In the past, he has written extensively on the SSL VPN and the enterprise router and switch spaces.

About NetQoS Inc.

NetQoS software and services help service providers, government agencies, and large enterprises - including half of the Fortune 100 - improve the delivery of applications over wide area networks by enabling them to monitor application service levels, troubleshoot problems quickly, and plan for change. Representative NetQoS customers include Chevron, Lockheed Martin, American Express, Hilton Hotels, Siemens, Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, NASA, and Barclays Global Investors. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NetQoS has R&D centers in Austin and Raleigh, N.C., and regional sales offices in London and Singapore. For more information, visit www.netqos.com or call (877) 835-9575.

NetQoS is a registered trademark of NetQoS Inc. All other trade names, trademarks, and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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