Kristopher has spent his entire career in the software industry specializing in advanced cyber defense technologies. He has worked closely with governments and companies of all verticals to develop and implement next generation defense strategies.

In this new era of cyber-threat, machines are fighting machines and human-driven attacks are getting more sophisticated. The battle has moved from the perimeter, to the inside of our organizations and no security team, no matter how talented, can keep up. Fast-evolving cyber-threats call for a change in the way we protect our most critical assets, in a digital world more interconnected than ever. How do you defend your network against threats that you don’t know have already breached your perimeter? Genuinely self-learning and self-defending systems are the only way to keep up with today’s rapidly-evolving threats. Immune system defense enables businesses to uncover threats that routinely bypass traditional security controls and automatically fight back. In this session, learn: * How new machine learning and mathematics are automating advanced threat detection * Why 100% network visibility and intelligence allow you to pre-empt emerging situations, in real time * How smart prioritization and visualization of threats allows for better resource allocation, and lower risk

Tak Fujii is Vice President of Information Technology for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Tak is a proven leader with over 20 years of experience establishing strategic technologies for high growth companies like Hearthstone, BuildNet, and Wamington Homes. Tak has a long history of delivering transformational enterprise level initiatives like ERP, BI, CRM, scheduling, eBusiness, ITIL, disaster recovery, SOX compliance, outsourcing and SaaS. Taks’ experience spans several industries including institutional investment, commercial banking, software, consulting, real estate development and higher education. A native of Southern California, Tak has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a MBA in eBusiness from the University of Phoenix. Tak is passionate about teaching and supporting non-profits. He is an Adjunct Professor with the University of La Verne where he instructs courses in management information systems. He is currently a Board member of CIO Executive Network (CEN) and the Center for Information Strategies and Technologies (CIST). Tak has also served on the Board for the Southern California Society of Information Management (SIM)

Dr. Owen P. Hall, Jr. holds the Julian Virtue Professorship and the Rothschild Applied Research Fellowship. He is a Full Professor of Decision Sciences at the George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University. Dr. Hall is the recipient of the Charles Luckman, Howard A. White, and Sloan teaching excellence awards. He has over 35 years of academic and industry experience. He is a registered professional engineer, State of California. Dr. Hall is the author of several textbooks on computer based decision-making and has written extensively on cloud based collaboration, data mining and digital learning. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma and Delta Mu Delta Honor Societies. Dr. Hall is also a member of the INFORMS Analytics committee. He recently received a grant from GMAC to design a collaboration network for enhancing graduate management education.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and undertook post-doctoral studies at the Center for Futures Research.

n response to the dramatic changes occurring in the global marketplace, business educators are in the process of radically altering the content and delivery of management education. Today, the business community is looking for web-savvy, problem-solving graduates who can immediately contribute upon joining the firm. To this end, many schools of business are increasingly turning to technology as a vehicle for enhancing student learning opportunities and outcomes. To that end, some specific technology applications include teleprensce and intelligent tutors. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight some slants and trends in the use of robotic technology throughout the management education universe.

Infor CRM delivers tools for individuals, teams, and companies focused on increasing sales performance and the insights to optimize sales, marketing, and service strategy and execution. This breadth allows you to manage the full customer lifecycle in one environment, access relevant ERP data to help win customers, manage future sales opportunities, and deliver exceptional customer service.

A10 Networks is a leader in Application Networking, providing a range of high-performance application networking solutions that help organizations ensure that their data center applications and networks remain highly available, accelerated and secure. Founded in 2004, A10 Networks is based in San Jose, California, and serves customers globally with offices worldwide. For more information, visit: www.a10networks.com

ACP (The Association of Contingency Planners) is the premier organization for business continuity professionals providing a powerful networking and learning environment for its members. Known for its progressive programs, workshops and symposiums, the organization has become a unifying force in defining and leading the continuously evolving fields of business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency response (the “profession”). The Organization is strategically aligned with business partners such as DRI International, and BC Management, as well as our corporate sponsors. With a strong presence in North America, ACP has 42 chapters and over 2,300 members. We welcome all individuals, regardless of experience or certification, with an interest in the Profession.

ADTRAN is a leading global provider of networking and communications equipment. They supply innovative network access products that enable a wealth of applications ranging from Internet access and corporate connectivity to telecommuting and distance learning, enabling voice, data, video and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private enterprises, government organizations and millions of individual users worldwide.

Celebrating 10 years of serving IT Decision Makers, nationwide. A private company, founded in 2003 and Headquarted in Newport Beach, California, AeroCom, Inc. is still one of the only companies of it’s kind. Having helped thousands of businesses, nationwide, AeroCom has developed a strong reputation for leveraging the brainpower of two different groups of people: IT Departments and AeroCom’s Pricing Geniuses. This “meeting of the minds” always results in AeroCom’s clients receiving better technology and better pricing than those who have yet to use AeroCom.  Combining this result with a top notch buying process is what we call the “AeroCom Experience.”

People want to work anywhere; on any device, and IT needs to enable them — without drowning in complexity or compromising on security, performance, reliability or cost. Aerohive’s mission is to Simpli-Fi these enterprise access networks with a cloud-enabled, self-organizing, service-aware, identity-based infrastructure that includes innovative Wi-Fi, VPN, branch routing and switching solutions.

AIIM is the Professional Association that coined Enterprise Content Management (ECM). We are the local AIIM chapter, covering Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire. We are your community ‘educational and networking forum’ for information management. Our mission is to provide events that will give you and your organization opportunities to (A) make informed decisions relating to your current information management challenges, (B) get a glimpse of trends and cutting-edge solutions in the information management industry, (C) learn about some of the ECM solutions and services (our sponsors) available to you and talk with their local representatives, and (D) network with other people in the community that are addressing similar challenges as you.

AITP is the community of IT knowledge focused on empowering the IT profession by evolving its members to their full potential as a professional.

It is our goal, our purpose to provide a community network for the IT business professionals to reach their true potential by providing education programs for advancing technology and business skills, leadership development opportunities, networking, peer mentoring and knowledge sharing, and online resources.

Ambit Software is an IT consulting firm that has been in operation for more than 14 years. It helps mid and large sized enterprises derive measurable business outcomes through the efficient use and adoption of information technology. It works in the space of CRM, ERP, Mobility, Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence, Project Management, Product Engineering and Technology Services.

Ambit is a Saleslogix certified business partner and offers end to end services for this leading mid-market CRM product, leveraging its global implementation methodology, speedy roll-outs, dependable operation services and high quality deliverables.

Ambit has a global delivery network that spans across USA, India and Middle East and with access to a diverse pool of specialized talent and employee strength, it has partnered with over 250 customers in successfully executing IT projects. Our customers include The World Bank, US Congress, CCH Wolters Kluwers, HP Financial Services, Saint Gobain, Wells fargo Bank, Sharp Electronics, Innovative Interfaces, Multi Commodity Exchange, Tata Capital, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai National Insurance, Arab Media Group, Maybury Retail, Logfret, Alfa Laval, etc. Click here to view our white paper

AMX® (www.amx.com) is part of the HARMAN Professional Division, and the leading brand for the business, education, and government markets for the company. As such, AMX is dedicated to integrating AV solutions for an IT World. AMX solves the complexity of managing technology with reliable, consistent and scalable systems comprising control and automation, system-wide switching and AV signal distribution, digital signage and technology management. AMX systems are deployed worldwide in conference rooms, homes, classrooms, network operation/command centers, hotels, entertainment venues and broadcast facilities, among others.

As a trusted leader in educational technology for more than 30 years, Arey Jones has been committed to helping create the best learning environments possible. Arey Jones exclusively provides information technology solutions for schools from coast to coast. By leveraging our regional configuration centers, we design, implement and support comprehensive networking solutions that maximize efficiency and up-time objectives within your budget.

The ARMA Greater Los Angeles Chapter has been serving the needs of Records and information management professionals since 1956 with educational programs, networking, and leadership opportunities through seminars and monthly meetings. The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of ARMA International has over 175 members representing large and small businesses, government agencies, and non profit organizations located throughout Southern California. Our membership includes Records and Information Management professionals and vendors representing many diverse industries including education, energy, entertainment, financial services, government, legal, and manufacturing.

With more than 37,000 members, ASIS International (formerly the American Society for Industrial Security) is the world’s largest organization of security professionals. Its members are dedicated to protecting the people, property and information assets of a diverse group of private and public organizations.

ASIS members are management specialists who formulate security policy and direct security programs for banks, cleared government facilities, communications networks, hotels, museums, educational institutions, hospitals, shopping malls, domestic and foreign governments and countless other businesses and institutions. Security administrators from the nation’s leading firms distinguish the current membership roster.

Barracuda Networks, Inc. offers industry-leading solutions designed to solve mainstream IT problems – efficiently and cost effectively – while maintaining a level of customer support and satisfaction second to none. Barracuda Networks products span three distinct markets, including: 1) content security, 2) networking and application delivery, as well as 3) data storage, protection and disaster recovery.

While Barracuda Networks maintains a strong heritage in email and web security appliances, their award-winning portfolio includes more than a dozen purpose-built solutions that support literally every aspect of the network – providing organizations of all sizes with true end-to-end protection that can be deployed in hardware, virtual, cloud and mixed form factors.

CitiBank, Coca-Cola, Delta Dental, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L’Oreal, Liberty Tax Service, Mythbusters and Spokane Public Schools are amongst the more than 150,000 organizations worldwide confidently protecting their users, applications and data with Barracuda Networks’ solutions. The company is privately held with its international headquarters and manufacturing facility based in Campbell, California. Barracuda Networks has offices in eight international locations and distributors in more than 80 countries worldwide.

CETPA is an association of Educational Technology Professionals (technologists) within the State of California. Founded in 1960, the major emphasis of the association’s activities are directed towards improving Administrative Information Processing in public education within the State of California and to prepare its membership to better meet and support the technological needs of the Instructional Program.

Centrify strengthens enterprise security by securing identities from cyber threats. Centrify uniquely unifies identity for privileged and end users across cloud, mobile and data center. Centrify improves security, compliance, agility and productivity for over 5000 customers.

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms. The Company is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers for businesses and consumers. The company also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink® Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations.

Chatsworth Products (CPI) is a global manufacturer providing voice, data and security products and service solutions that optimize, store and secure technology equipment. Central to the success of CPI has been the establishment of employee empowerment under a philosophy of quality through teamwork, caring and commitment that guides our business to deliver products and services of the highest quality.

Cherwell Service Management™, created by Cherwell Software, provides service desk professionals with out-of-the-box ITSM processes, a self-service portal, real-time metrics/dashboards, complete Outlook integration, tablet and smart phone access, codeless customization, seamless upgrades, and social media integration — all at competitive pricing. Available SaaS or On-Premises as a subscription or purchased.

C1PSOLUTIONS is a global provider of IT infrastructure and technology services.  With office in multiple countries we are able to provide global solutions with local presence.  Our team of certified professionals provide unparalleled service and support to ensure you get the right solution and value.

ContentKeeper, founded in 1999, provides innovative Web security solutions to help organizations proactively protect themselves against cybersecurity threats in today’s cloud and mobile working environment.

Named ‘Technology Pioneer’ by the World Economic Forum, Darktrace is one of the world’s leading cyber threat defense companies. Its Enterprise Immune System technology detects previously unidentified threats in real time, powered by machine learning and mathematics developed at the University of Cambridge, which analyze the behavior of every device, user and network within an organization. Some of the world’s largest corporations rely on Darktrace’s self-learning appliance across many industries. The company was founded in 2013 by leading machine learning specialists and government intelligence experts, and is headquartered in Cambridge, UK and San Francisco, including 18 offices across the globe.

Digium, Inc. is the innovative force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. Since its founding in 1999 by Mark Spencer, Digium has become the open source alternative to proprietary communication providers, with offerings that cost as much as 80 percent less. Digium offers Asterisk software free to the open source community and offers Switchvox, Digium’s Unified Communications solution to power a broad family of products for small, medium and large businesses. The company’s product line includes a wide range of telephony hardware and software to enable resellers and customers to implement turnkey VoIP systems or to design their own custom communications solutions.

Epiphany is a NetSuite Solution Provider and SuiteCloud Developer. We focus exclusively on NetSuite — Sales, Implementation, Support, Training and Product Development. As a Software Developer, we have taken NetSuite one step further by designing Solutions that are completely embedded into NetSuite, providing you with the ability to quickly and cost effectively make NetSuite’s cloud — YOUR Cloud. Our comprehensive portfolio of integrated end-to-end solutions allow companies to manage essential business processes while leveraging the power of NetSuite’s core business suite. Leveraging our expertise in product development and NetSuite, we can create and implement a business critical solution to efficiently address your requirements. Our cross-industry knowledge, research, innovation, comprehensive go-to-market support and broad spectrum of knowledge allows us to develop practical solutions; enabling business process improvements that help you increase efficiencies, profitability, improve customer service and more.

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to driving innovations in printing and visual communications. Epson’s lineup ranges from inkjet printers, printing systems and 3LCD projectors to industrial robots, smart glasses and sensing systems.

Exinda delivers innovative WAN Optimization and Network Control products and solutions to mid-sized enterprises and institutions around the world. Thousands of customers rely on Exinda to meet their application service level agreements (SLAs) and control the way WAN and Internet resources are consumed. Exinda is different. We take an intelligent approach to application SLA assurance and network control, which is critical in modern networks that span many devices, clouds and countries. Exinda was founded in 2002 and we’ve grown to be recognized for our innovation and service in WAN Optimization products and Network Control systems for mid-sized companies, academic institutions and government agencies. What sets us apart is our integrated, easy to use suite of technology designed for mid-sized companies. Our focus on SLA assurance is critical to the success of our customers spanning many industries and countries:

• 6 million students worldwide rely on the Exinda Learning Network
• 11,000 branch offices collaborate on the Exinda Branch Network
• 8 of the top 10 hotel brands run on the Exinda Hospitality Network
• Over 300 services firms deliver on the Exinda Services Network

Flycast Partners provides IT Service Management consulting to organizations across North America. Flycast Partners clients remain ahead of the curve on technology adoption while maintaining the rock-solid principles of ITIL in practical, focused projects.

As premier implementers of on-premise and cloud technologies Flycast Partners delivers amazing change quickly and sustainably.

Fortinet protects the most valuable assets of some of the largest organizations across the globe. The company’s fast, secure and global cyber security solutions – strengthened by the industry’s highest level of threat research, intelligence and analytics – provide broad, high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT infrastructure.

Glass Box Technology offers customizable network, storage, security, and server solutions designed to meet the needs of the industries and customers we serve. We build and deliver them based on each customer’s individual needs and requirements. The result is a portfolio of solutions that align your business and technology goals, all coupled with our world-class customer service. We also have the capability to provide professional services to our clients.  Customers continue to work with us because we are attentive to their needs, take the time to understand their environment, and engrain ourselves in their best practices. Our staff has over 50 years of combined experience in the Sales and Engineering fields, supporting a wide array of industries, projects, and complex technologies. We’ve infused all of those experiences to continuously improve our services and solutions and stay on top of essential technology processes.

At Great Bay Software, we offer solutions that provide you with tighter control and comprehensive visibility over every single endpoint accessing your network. With our technology, you can improve network security and quickly respond to potential threats before they become major issues.

Gridstore’s award winning HyperConverged Infrastructure, is delivered as an appliance that offers market leading price/performance, efficient scaling, and scale-to-fit design. The Gridstore HCI is easy and fast to deploy while reducing management time and effort. Leveraging its patented software, a Gridstore HCI delivers 75% less physical infrastructure and a 65% lower price-per-VM than traditional solutions. The Gridstore HyperConverged Appliance is an ideal platform for infrastructure refreshes and specific workloads such as VDI, SQL Server, Dev/Test, Private Cloud and ROBO. Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. and its products and services are available through a global network of value-added resellers. Gridstore was founded in 2009 by Kelly Murphy, Antoni Sawicki and Tomasz Nowak, all of whom remain in key technical roles for the company. Gridstore is a Microsoft Gold OEM and Gold Data Center Partner, a member of the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance and Certified in the Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Program.

HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide, including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise automation solutions; and software services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® , Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world.

HEAT Software is a truly powerful combination of industry market leaders: FrontRange, the industry’s sole provider of Service Management (SM) and Unified Endpoint Management (UEM); and Lumension, the industry’s leading Endpoint Security provider. HEAT Software is leading the unification of Service Management and Unified Endpoint Management. We empower IT, HR, Facilities, Customer Service and other enterprise functions to simplify and automate their business processes to improve service quality, while managing and securing endpoints to proactively detect and protect against threats to business continuity. HEAT Software delivers the world’s most powerful fusion of truly flexible, scalable, secure SM and UEM solutions.

The Holistic Information Security Practitioner (HISP) Institute (HISPI) is an independent certification organization consisting of volunteers that are true information security practitioners, such as Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Information Security Officers (ISOs), Information Security Managers, Directors of Information Security, Security Analysts, Security Engineers and Technology Risk Managers from major corporations and organizations.

The HISPI certification approach prides itself on ensuring that an educational foundation provided by information security training is the corner stone of the HISP certification and the Institute as a whole.

Don’t stop at IT security certification alone. IT certification is important but full security training for a business’s IT Security team is what will make you stand out from the competition. The security certification available through HISPI will show your commitment to the process.

HPCwire is the leader in world-class journalism for HPC. With a legacy dating back to 1986, HPCwire is recognized worldwide for its breakthrough coverage of the fastest computers in the world and the people who run them. For topics ranging from the latest trends and emerging technologies, to expert commentary, in-depth analysis, and original feature coverage, HPCwire delivers it all, as the industry’s leading news authority and most reliable and trusted resource. Visit www.hpcwire.com today!

We are the Los Angeles Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis, IIBA^®, supporting our local members in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. Local chapters advance the mission and objectives of IIBA^® by promoting professional standards and practices at the local level. Ongoing professional development is a key benefit to membership and is supported at the chapter level through activities, meetings, and educational programs. Joining IIBA^® and getting involved with a local chapter demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and professional excellence in the area of Business Analysis. In addition, ongoing interaction with fellow professionals leads to knowledge exchange and communication of best practices. To learn more about our chapter, please contact us at [email protected]

For over three decades, the International Legal Technology Association has led the way in sharing knowledge and experience for those faced with challenges in their firms and legal departments. Through delivery of educational content and peer-networking opportunities, we provide members information resources in order to make technology work for the legal profession. Connect and participate today!

Infor CRM delivers tools for individuals, teams, and companies focused on increasing sales performance and the insights to optimize sales, marketing, and service strategy and execution. This breadth allows you to manage the full customer lifecycle in one environment, access relevant ERP data to help win customers, manage future sales opportunities, and deliver exceptional customer service.

InfraGard is a national education and information sharing program created by and between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the private/public sector. There are InfraGard groups in cities around the country. Their individual and combined objectives include the mitigating of local, state and national vulnerabilities which terrorists might attempt to exploit. By their implementation, these objectives also provide increased protection against criminal activities found in our cities and towns, corporate environments, and our personal lives. Los Angeles is one of the largest InfraGard Alliance regions as it represents the same seven counties as the FBI office out of which it operates. Membership is organized into the Dept. of Homeland Security’s 18 critical infrastructures. The L.A. region also includes three unique sub-sectors: Education, Entertainment/Large Venues and Faith-Based Venues.

ISN Global Enterprises and its business units have been serving clients since 1995. A multifaceted, award-winning company, ISN provides a number of specialized services to clients including telecommunications and management consulting. Our company has quickly become a regional leader by providing cost-saving systems and complete solutions to organizations throughout the United States and Latin America.

IT Management Corporation was established in 2009 as a new generation IT solution provider focusing on sustainability, network conversion, and business alignment. We are a highly qualified and professional voice and data network consulting and service organization. We select our clientele very carefully to ensure that our services match the needs of each client and assign an individual Account Engineer to manage or co-manage each project. By doing so, we are able to establish a high level of continuity and familiarity of each account’s unique business process, its users and information systems. Ultimately, this close relationship enables us to be in the best position to assist and suggest future additions and modifications to each system. As a leader in network solutions and cloud telephony services nationwide, IT Management Corporation has earned high recognition for exceptional customer service and industry-specific technological expertise. Serving the technology needs of private businesses and public sector, we provide network assessment, planning and design, implementation, documentation, voice and data consulting and convergence, training, and technical services for new projects and existing systems. Our team of certified engineers establishes a vigorous bond with each of our clients to fully understand their needs and be better able to serve as a guide through the life cycle of their IT project. We offer a comprehensive suite of network integration services where you will virtually find everything you need for networking- from maintenance of your existing infrastructure to beginning-to-end implementation of a new network.

Ruckus Wireless is a pioneer in the wireless infrastructure market, enabling carriers and enterprises to stay ahead of the exploding demand for high-bandwidth applications and services. The Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi technology redefines what’s possible in wireless network performance with flexibility, reliability, and affordability.

ITIQ is an early pioneer in cloud based technology by building their own data center and developing highly innovative enterprise applications. Founded in 2012, ITIQ recognized the future demand of cloud based technology before the cloud was a household word as it is today. The biggest problem today with so many single-service cloud providers is that there is so much confusion as to how to effectively leverage the power of the cloud while making it a seamless business tool for their company. ITIQ understands the cloud and can make it highly cost effective and scalable for any company, regardless of the size of your business.

“We believe that everyone – from home computer users and small companies to large corporations and governments – has the right to be free from cyber-security fears. We have therefore made it our mission to provide the world’s most effective, responsive and efficient protection against cyber-threats: those from malware, spam, hackers, DDoS attacks, sophisticated cyber-espionage tools, and cyber-weapons that target countries’ critical infrastructure with potentially catastrophic consequences. We’re here to protect our users from them all.”

Kaspersky Lab is one of the fastest growing IT security vendors in the world. Firmly positioned as one of the top four leading vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*, Kaspersky Lab continues to improve its market position. According to the company’s 2012 unaudited financial results, Kaspersky Lab’s global revenue grew by 3% compared to the previous year and reached $628 million. Today it is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company provides a wide range of products and solutions for different types of clients, with a special focus on large enterprises, and small and medium-sized businesses.

Kinetic Data delivers business process automation and service portal applications to enable an enterprise request management (ERM) strategy. The software extends the capabilities of existing enterprise and departmental platforms for optimizing service management processes.

Since 1998, LANtelligence has thrived as a professional services organization with a focus on unified communications (UC) and network solutions. We use the in-depth experience and expertise of our team to provide innovative solutions that offer a new direction for corporate communications and overcome even the most complex challenges.

LP3-SecurIT is a well-established Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) that provides cyber security, compliance, infrastructure and incident response services to small, medium, and enterprise businesses that significantly strengthen the cyber security posture of organizations across the USA.

Mercury Technology is a Cloud Services provider delivering reliable and cost effective Oracle Outsourcing Solutions. Our services focus on proactive management of your Oracle Application and Database systems, maintaining high performance and resolving issues before they impact your business. At a dramatically lower cost than traditional outsourcing or in-house programs, Mercury Cloud improves your organizational efficiency with leading-edge expertise, an innovative hosting platform, and proprietary knowledge base.

A global market leader powering more than 2 billion business connections and 2 billion mobile subscribers every day, Mitel helps businesses and mobile operators connect, collaborate and take care of their customers. Our innovation and communications experts serve more than 60 million business users in more than 100 countries, and 130 service providers including 15 of the top 20 mobile carriers in the world.

At Mojo Networks, we are leading a revolution in enterprise WiFi. Existing architectures are antiquated. Controllers are dead. We’re elevating enterprise WiFi into the cloud with a radical vision for creating unprecedented customer experiences and generating tremendous value out of thin air.

In 1993, we shipped our first data storage system to Patrick Mulroney, who was a system administrator at Tandem Computers at that time. The network appliance was designed to clean up his infrastructure sprawl. He loved its simplicity.

“Patrick’s favourite attribute was that our system rebooted in 30 seconds instead of hours like our competitors,” says NetApp co-founder, Dave Hitz. “While solving the downtime problem, we also gave Patrick a competitive edge.”

More than 20 years later, our story is still about delivering innovation that gives our customers an edge over their competitors. From the edge of the universe with CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, to the edge of human endurance in Formula One auto racing, we help you to do things you couldn’t before – at speeds you never thought possible.

Our team is passionate about customer success. Our company culture and work environment support that dedication.   Together with our global network of partners, we are united in one goal: to help our customers achieve the outcomes that matter most to them.

Nutanix delivers web-scale converged infrastructure with its software-driven Virtual Computing Platform, natively converging compute and storage into a single solution to drive unprecedented simplicity in the datacenter. Customers can start with a few servers and scale to thousands, with predictable performance and economics. With a proprietary elastic data fabric and consumer-grade management, Nutanix is the blueprint for application-optimized and policy-driven infrastructure.

The Orange County Chapter of ARMA International (“OCARMA”) was established in 1980 and is dedicated to serving the ARMA members of the Orange County, California area. Located to the south and just adjacent to Los Angeles County, California, Orange County is a dynamic community. Industries include aerospace, computer technology, and tourism, to name a few. Within the county, you can find everything from modern glass skyscrapers and fast paced industrial areas to beautiful beaches and serene wilderness areas. Popular attractions include various theme parks, such as Disneyland, California Adventure, and Knott’s Berry Farm, the world renowned surfing areas of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, the Bowers Cultural Museum, the Laguna Beach art fairs, the San Juan Capistrano Mission, and the Orange County Performing Art Center. The county is historically interesting as well as culturally rich. Our Mission: We will improve, develop and enhance members’ skills and knowledge by communicating and sharing experiences together.

On Target ‘s overall strategy is based on a service philosophy: “It’s hard to get new customers, but even harder to get them back”. On Target and On Target Electric, Inc. have been providing customers with exceptional quality and superior service for over a decade. On Target employs multiple Cisco Engineers,  BICSI certified project managers with RCDD, NTS and OSP credentials, LEED AP, manufacturer certified technicians and a management staff with combined experience spanning over a century. On Target represents leading edge manufacturers such as Cisco, Corning, APC and many other state of the art system solutions providers. On Target’s focus is to continue to provide our customers with efficient, high performance electrical, security, telephone, structured cabling as well as network integration services.

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a 501(c)(3) worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software. Our mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks.

Our Operations-as-a-Service solution covers the entirety of the 17 skills needed to run a corporate data center, letting companies focus on their core competencies instead of worrying about running a technical operations department. Our solution is so complete that we take care of everything but your code®, which is a manifestation of our core philosophy, “What’s the most I can do?”

PFU Systems, a Fujitsu company, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is the U.S. operations of Japan-based PFU Limited, a $1.2 billion global enterprise that designs, develops, manufactures, sells and maintains computer hardware, imaging scanners, peripheral products, enterprise software, systems and network security solutions.

Launched in North America in 2013, iNetSec Smart Finder is an internal network appliance that provides wireless and wired device discovery&visualization and BYOD access control, application control and behavioral malware detection to secure your network from advanced APT attacks and malware spread. It installs in less than 2 hours, not in-line and with no agent required.

Promise Technology is a recognized global leader with over 28 years of experience in the storage industry. Promise develops its own enterprise-class hardware and software storage architecture, in addition to SAN, NAS and unified storage solutions.

QNAP, Inc., as its brand promise “Quality Network Appliance Provider”, aims to deliver comprehensive offerings of cutting edge network attached storage (NAS) and network video recorder (NVR) solutions featured with ease-of-use, robust operation, large storage capacity, and trustworthy reliability. QNAP integrates technologies and designs to bring forth quality products that effectively improve business efficiency on file sharing, virtualization applications, storage management and surveillance in the business environments, as well as enrich entertainment life for home users with the offering of a fun multimedia center experience. Headquartered in Taipei, QNAP delivers its solutions to the global market with nonstop innovation and passion.

A company’s data is the lifeblood of their business. Customer data, financial and legal records and just day-to-day correspondence are examples of what make up all the vital information required to run a company successfully. That’s why data protection is so critical for anyone that is responsible for keeping it safe.

Recover your applications instantly to any second in the past with BackDating. Reduxio’s HX550 enterprise storage array redefines flash hybrid array performance and reinvents data protection with capabilities far exceeding anything on the market. Reduxio Systems is an enterprise storage company based in Silicon Valley founded by visionaries from Oracle, NetApp, and Dell. Reduxio – Best of VMworld 2015 award winner in the Virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure category. Twitter @ReduxioSystems

Rimini Street is the leading independent provider of premium enterprise software support services. Our award-winning support program allows Oracle and SAP licensees to save 50 percent in annual support fees and save up to 90 percent in total support costs over a decade. Clients can remain on their current software release without any required upgrades or migrations for at least ten years.

The Society of Communications Technology Consultants International, Inc., (SCTC) offers information and communications technology (ICT) answers.  Our professional network of experienced, vendor independent, vetted consultants has extensive knowledge and expertise to guide organizations to optimal solutions. 

When you engage an SCTC consultant, you can be confident that you are working with the best. SCTC consultants are:

• Experts in their field, thoroughly vetted by the SCTC.
• Part of a powerful network of consultants, able to form teams on demand with the right expertise for each project.
• Vendor-independent, delivering unbiased, client-focused recommendations.

The SCTC has been a recognized force in the information and communications technology industry since 1976. This non-profit society provides a robust network of consultant resources and opportunities for collaboration, a forum for professional development, mentoring of new consultants, and access to a vendor advisory council that offers product, service, and channel information for our consultants and clients.

Solid Optics specializes in compatible optical transceivers as well as a full line of Dark Fiber CWDM and DWDM products. Our technicians are experts in dark fiber project design and coding for particular protocols, routers, and switches.

Solid Optics specializes in compatible optical transceivers as well as a full line of Dark Fiber CWDM and DWDM products. Our technicians are experts in dark fiber project design and coding for particular protocols, routers, and switches.

As America’s Un-carrier, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is redefining the way consumers and businesses buy wireless services through leading product and service innovation. The Company’s advanced nationwide 4G LTE network delivers outstanding wireless experiences to more than 61 million customers who are unwilling to compromise on quality and value. Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile US provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS. For more information, please visit http://www.t-mobile.com or join the conversation on Twitter using $TMUS.”

Tegile Systems is pioneering a new generation of affordable feature-rich storage arrays that are dramatically faster, and can store more data than standard arrays. Incorporating Tegile’s unique metadata handling technology, MASS™, Zebi arrays deliver caching and on the fly de-duplication and compression for primary storage. Hundreds of customers in the financial services, manufacturing, government, legal, healthcare and transportation industry sectors have deployed Zebi as primary storage in virtualized server, virtualized desktop (VDI), file services and database environments as well as for replicated storage. Being a multi-protocol device and delivering leadership data reduction rates, customers find many concurrent uses for the same array, and in many instances deploy several systems throughout their enterprise.  Early Tegile customer, Washington & Lee University, now has eight Zebi Arrays in use throughout the campus.  Tegile is led by a successful team of industry veterans and is committed to a philosophy of “customer first.”

When it comes to competitive telecom carriers, one name stands above the rest. TelePacific. The largest competitor to AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink in California and Nevada is now one of the top communications provider options nationwide with a private fiber network that can serve any business in the country. We’ve also added a major footprint in Texas. This strong position brings competitive advantages to our more than 40,000 business customers who have over a million lines in service all across the U.S.

At ThinkingPhones our mission is to make your communication systems work for you and provide apps that both you and your staff will love. We seamlessly unify all of your business voice, text, and conferencing services on a single award-winning cloud platform, connect them to your other cloud applications, and then deliver intelligent, mobile-ready apps to your staff and customers.

Your old business phone service is a relic of the past, and ThinkingPhones is here to bring it into the modern cloud era.

At ThinkingPhones our mission is to make your communication systems work for you and provide apps that both you and your staff will love. We seamlessly unify all of your business voice, text, and conferencing services on a single award-winning cloud platform, connect them to your other cloud applications, and then deliver intelligent, mobile-ready apps to your staff and customers.

Your old business phone service is a relic of the past, and ThinkingPhones is here to bring it into the modern cloud era.

Time Warner Cable Business Class, a division of Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), offers a full complement of business communications tools to small-and medium-sized businesses and enterprise-sized companies. Its phone, Internet, Ethernet, cable TV and security solutions are enhanced by award-winning customer service and local support teams. Time Warner Cable Business Class was founded in 1998, offering high-speed Internet to small businesses. Today, it serves approximately 450,000 business customers throughout Time Warner Cable’s markets.

Tools4ever’s core business offerings include a combination of robust software and consulting services in the Identity and Access Management (IDM/IAM) market. Tools4ever’s Identity and Access Management software applications have been installed in organizations worldwide varying in size from 200 user accounts to over 300,000 user accounts.

As one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most comprehensive continuing higher education providers, UCLA Extension gives you all the options and wide range of courses you need. Extension offers:

• The excellence that comes with a UCLA-approved curriculum.
• Open Enrollment—start a course or a program anytime throughout the year.
• Evening, weekend, daytime, and online courses.
• Locations throughout L.A.—Westwood, Downtown, and more.
• Certificate Programs, transferable undergraduate degree-credit, and continuing education credits.
• Courses for specifically designed for working adults, high schoolers, college students, and lifelong learners.

Mobility is now the norm and people everywhere expect to connect without wires. The explosion of tablets and smartphones has seen to that. According to research firm IHS, tablets and smartphone revenue will surpass that of the entire consumer electronics market in 2013. Innovative organizations are using those devices to engage with their customers, transforming business models, and ensuring connectivity under even the most demanding circumstances.

We were founded on the premise that “wireless would replace wired as the primary choice for network access” and we continue to hold that vision — transforming wired to wireless by providing the most powerful, scalable, and simple wireless access solutions to organizations who depend on it for day-to-day operations.

Zscaler is transforming enterprise security with the world’s largest Security Cloud built from the ground up to safely enable users doing business beyond the corporate network. Zscaler’s Security Cloud processes over 10  billion transactions a day with near-zero latency to instantly secure over 10 million users in 180 countries, with no hardware or software required. More than 4000 global enterprises are using Zscaler today to simplify their IT operations, consolidate point security products, and securely enable their business for mobility, cloud and social media.