11:05 AM - 12:20 PM
Track III:
Technology Infrastructure for the Delivery of Broadband Entertainment
As we settle into a ubiquitous broadband universe, the delivery of entertainment, information and communication services to the consumer requires an ever growing and scalable technological infrastructure. Without the development and enhancement of broadband technologies, the entire future of the entertainment industry will be in question. Creating the new "Digital Hollywood" is not possible without the framework to support the structure itself. The products and services that will redefine technology require an infrastructure capable of supporting bandwidth intensive applications. Much of it is here today, but just as much is to come. In this session we will explore the capabilities of the systems in place, understand what kind of content we can deliver, as well as investigate what alternatives the production community has in reaching its marketplace.
Darcy Lorincz, Vice President, SAVVIS Media Services Division, SAVVIS Communications
Tom Sauer, Director, Business Development, SkyStream Networks
Sean W. Crawford, Director, Home Services, France Telecom R&D, LLC
Jay Fausch, Senior Director of Marketing, Alcatel's Fixed Communications Group
Kimberley M. Osberg, President, Trusted Media Networks, Inc.
Lauren Phillips, President, Lauren Phillips Consulting, Moderator
Jay Fausch is Senior Director of Marketing at Alcatel's Fixed Communi
cations Group in Raleigh, NC, where he is responsible for leading the company's global strategic marketing efforts focusing on broadband access and DSL. Prior to joining Alcatel, he held key management positions at Lucent, Paradyne, Racal Data Communications and Westell Technologies. Jay is a DSL Forum Ambassador and is Chairman of the DSL Forum's Marketing Committee. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Fiber to the Home Council. Jay received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jay is an acknowledged expert on wireline broadband access and a frequent speaker at industry conferences.Darcy Lorincz, Vice President, SAVVIS Media Services Division, SAVV
IS Communications: SAVVIS, a leading global IP network and Web hosting provider, has just released its new Web-based, user-interface Digital Media Management Platform, IMAS, to provide an end-to-end and automated solution for media management, ingestion, encoding, storage and distribution of digital content. He has over 20 years building, implementing, and managing technology strategies, products, and solutions for the IT, telecommunications, and networking industries. In his current role, Lorincz will be managing rich media managed network services. Prior to joining SAVVIS, Lorincz set the global strategy for the Networking and Communications segment of the BBC Technology product and marketing focus. Prior to joining the BBC, Lorincz was the Global SVP at Global Crossing. There he worked in the Technology & Engineering for the Media & Entertainment division whereby he created the technology strategy and operating plan for a global applications-enabled media extranet for on-demand and consumption based network services. Successfully bridging the gap between business problems and technology, and then generating the solution, has been a recurring theme over the past 20 years of Mr. Lorincz’s career.Kimberley M. Osberg, President, Trusted Media Networks, Inc.: Trusted Media Networks, Inc. provides online media delivery technology and services to the broadcast, cable and content production industries. Dr. Osberg manages and directs Trusted Media Networks’ business strategy and market development efforts. She is directly responsible for supporting broadcast industry representatives to develop appropriate online media and advertising delivery strategies and capabilities. During her academic career, Dr. Osberg managed several large media-centric interface development projects at the Human Interface Technology Lab at the University of Washington. Shortly thereafter, she served as Vice President of Marketing at Tangis Corporation, an early developer in intelligent wireless software solutions. Dr. Osberg has also founded or co-founded several companies. Her most recent venture prior to Trusted Media Networks was Imprint Interactive Technology, an educational technology design and development firm. In her early career, Dr. Osberg was a management consultant in the Emerging Technology & New Media practice areas for both Ernst & Young and KPMG Peat Marwick. Dr. Osberg holds a B.A in Design, a B.S. degree in Information Systems, an MBA in Marketing and Organizational Development from Seattle University and her Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Alternative Interface Design and Semiotics.
Tom Sauer, Director of Business Development for SkyStream Networks,
has over 13 years of business and technical experience in the video and IP content delivery industry. He is responsible for strategic partnerships and new market segment development in several vertical sectors for satellite data dissemination, video-over-IP, business TV and eLearning application areas. He comes to SkyStream from RealNetworks, where he managed a Broadband Systems Group and Professional Services Group, intent on driving strategic broadband infrastructure for streaming media, interactive TV, and integration efforts. Prior to RealNetworks, Sauer co-founded a scientific software company, Khoral Research Inc. focused on image processing, signal processing and multispectral data analysis for commercial and DOD agency application areas. Tom has a Masters degree from The University of New Mexico in Electrical Engineering.Sean W. Crawford, Director, Home Services, France Telecom R&D, LLC: Sean Crawford is the Director of Home Services at France Telecom R&D in San Francisco, California. He and his group are responsible for assessing innovative technologies, services and products from a market, business model, usage and technical perspective that are aimed at the Home segment. Specific attention is given to ADSL Services, Residential Gateways, Home Networking, Search and Find, Social Networks, User-created and Commercial Content and Video-telephony. Prior to joining France Telecom 4 years ago, Sean worked overseas as an Internet and eCommerce consultant for 2.5 years and has a total of 8 years experience in marketing and technology. Sean holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from San Francisco State University and a BA in Sociology and Economics from the University of California at San Diego.
Lauren Phillips, President, Lauren Phillips Consulting: Lauren Phillips, is a career entrepreneur with ex
perience in emerging technologies, finance, product development and marketing. Her most recent project required her participation to build the financial and strategic direction for a satellite broadband service company within the US Golf Community. Prior projects relating to the business of technology and entertainment include: Director of Interactive Products at InnMedia, a Hilton Hotels and LodgeNet joint venture to build out interactive content and services for hotels and their guests; Vice President Strategic Relations for e-City, an Amsterdam based end-to-end interactive television development group working with clients such as UPC (14 country-10M subs market), MicrosoftTV, and CAPA–the largest French documentary publisher; and Vice President Sales and Marketing for SourceFile, the first on-line technology escrow agency, working with studios such as SONY and LUCAS ARTS helping them protect their intellectual property development and co-developments. Lauren co-authored Protecting Digital FX Rights & Management (published in San Francisco Attorney Magazine June ‘98), and is also a graduate of Rutgers University with a BA in Business Administration and BS in Industrial Engineering with Honors. When not helping early stage projects, Lauren is a private chef for a world class Farr40 sailing team during their regattas.