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August 28, 2003
A Panel Discussion: David vs. Goliath - Competing against giants
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Alan Fraser, CEO of Vertical Networks
Alan I. Fraser is the President & CEO of Vertical Networks. He has over 25 years' experience in the communications industry, with extensive background in general management, marketing, distribution, sales, finance, and product development. Previously, Fraser served as president and CEO of Digital Link Corporation. Prior to that, he was president of MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc. Fraser has 18 years of international telecommunications experience at Nortel (Northern Telecom), including serving as group vice president of switching networks and senior vice president of corporate services. Prior to that, Fraser ran Nortel's small systems businesses in the United States and United Kingdom.
Dan Levin, Intuit Inc.
Dan Levin joined Intuit Inc. in January of 2001 as the vice president of QuickBooks financial solutions. In this role, Mr. Levin is responsible for the company's QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro software product line, as well as for the QuickBooks Internet Gateway. He comes to Intuit from ReplayTV, Inc. where he was chief technology officer and senior vice president, responsible for corporate development, strategic business development and business strategy. Mr. Levin earned his BA from Princeton University.
Keerti Melkote - Aruba Wireless Networks
Keerti Melkote, 33, is one of the two original founders of Aruba Wireless Networks. As VP of Product Management and Marketing, Mr. Melkote oversees all aspects of Aruba's intelligent wireless LAN switching system as well as all underlying technology development. Most recently, Mr. Melkote held senior management positions at Tahoe Networks and Shasta/Nortel Networks. Prior to that, he worked at Cisco Systems where he was responsible for the definition and launch of Cisco's Catalyst 8500 line of campus switch routers. Mr. Melkote has an extensive engineering background with hands-on experience at Intel. He holds an MSEE from Purdue University.
Patrina Mack - Managing Director , Vision & Execution
Patrina Mack, founder and managing director of Vision & Execution, has 20 years of marketing experience in both small entrepreneurial and large corporate organizations. She has extensive experience in business-to-consumer and business-to-business marketing strategy and implementation. Ms. Mack has held product marketing positions with AirTouch Communications (now Vodafone), where she was responsible for identifying market opportunities for PCS wireless, and with NetGravity, where she was responsible for hosted interactive advertising solutions. In previous consulting roles, Ms. Mack has worked with such Fortune 500 companies as Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Silicon Graphics, and Visa International amongst others.
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