Wednesday, September 25 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Session B: Multimedia Search and Intelligent Management of Content In this session we bring together the leading companies in the field of multimedia search and management tools for the Net. With millions of images, video and audio clips to process every day, and the need to transform those images into a retrievable and ultimately monetized product, the need for comprehensive expertise is a must. Web customers must be given immediate, accurate and easy to use tools in their quest for information and whether you service a television network, a media company or entertainment giant, the everyday problem of properly managing your video, image and audio archives are a significant factor in your ultimate bottom line. Millions of dollars are literally at stake. Ken Berkun, founder and Vice President of Content and Customer Support, Singingfish Thomson Multimedia David Lipsey, Vice President Media & Entertainment, Artesia Technologies Patrick Taylor, Senior Vice President, Fast-Talk Communications Subbu Balakrishnan, Director of Technology Strategy and Solutions Architecture, Razorfish Ravi Razdan, founder & CEO, StreamTone, Inc. , Moderator Ken Berkun, founder and VP of Content and Customer Support, Singingfish: Ken Berkun is a seasoned industry veteran with 25 years experience in building technology, partner relationships and customer support. At Singingfish his team is responsible for the content and quality of the Singingfish Streambase®, the world’s largest index of multimedia on the Web. He also manages the customer support team, providing help implementing the Singingfish search engine on customer sites. Prior to founding Singingfish, Berkun was marketing manager at Equator Technologies, a multimedia chip developer for the convergence market, where he was responsible for major account management, marketing communications and other key relationships. Before working with Equator, Berkun worked with Digital Equipment Corp., where he was responsible for building the Digital-Microsoft Alliance for Enterprise Computing, the key relationship between Digital and Microsoft Corp. Berkun holds a BS in Human-Machine Interaction from the University of California, Davis Ravi Razdan is the founder & CEO of the StreamTone, Inc. StreamTone provides enterprise security software and services for preventing piracy, ensuring Digital Rights and securing high value Business Data. Ravi is a seasoned technologist and an entrepreneur, besides being a frequent op-ed contributer on data security to publication such as CNET, ZDNET. He is a frequently speaker, teacher and panelist on the topics of Data Security, Digital Rights Management, Web Services, Information Utilities, Distributed Object Systems and Network Security. In 1997 Ravi founded InfoUtility, the first implementation of the now famous Web services model. The venture was subsequently acquired in 1998 by an insurance industry ASP. Mr Razdan also ran a successful software consulting practice for the eight years, creating supply chain and security software, plus business strategies for clients such as Vivendi-Universal, Nortel, McKesson, HNC Software and Unisys. Ravi holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (Honors) REC - Kashmir, India. David Lipsey is Artesia’s Vice President for Media and Entertainment. In this role, David works with Artesia’s clients' partners and sales staff to define and develop digital asset management initiatives in this vital business sector. David also serves as an internal "industry expert", with a particular focus in the publishing and media sectors. David has been involved in sales and business development at Artesia since the first release of TEAMS in May of 1998. David frequently presents technical and strategic papers on Digital Asset and Enterprise Content Management issues at venues such as Jupiter Media, Content World, Entertainment Asset Forum and the Broadband Content Distribution Forum. Prior to joining Artesia, David worked in the newspaper industry in a variety of positions - beginning with the roll-out of the New York Times National Edition. His work has been consistently oriented in providing database-oriented software solutions and delivering them through a strong partner and technology network. David holds a degree from New College in Sarasota, Florida. Subbu Balakrishnan – Director of Technology Strategy and Solutions Architecture, Razorfish: Subbu is responsible for evaluating the ways in which new technologies will benefit Razorfish clients and for ensuring that Razorfish’s technology discipline possesses the capabilities required to integrate those technologies into Razorfish solutions. He also participates in business development, technical project management, and client management. Subbu has played several leadership roles in Razorfish’s technology discipline since joining the company in 1994. He helped pioneer Razorfish’s legacy transformation services, including the semi-automated migration of applications from non-relational to relational models. Subbu has worked as a technical and systems architect in environments ranging from mainframe-based legacy architectures to J2EE-based enterprise application servers. He has devised application architecture for solutions ranging from an integrated logistics and inventory tracking system for the Dutch Navy to institutional compliance monitoring with a data mart for Deutsche Bank. Subbu has built systems and led technical teams for clients such as Southern New England Telephone, McDonnell Douglas, Wisconsin Power & Light, the US Navy, Novartis, GartnerGroup, Earthweb, and VERITAS. Subbu has an M.S. in electrical engineering and a B.S. in electronics and telecommunications engineering. Patrick Taylor, Senior Vice President, Fast-Talk: In his role as senior vice president at Fast-Talk, Patrick Taylor is responsible for all sales and marketing activities within the organization. Mr. Taylor is a seasoned marketing professional, having honed his marketing skills with powerhouse companies like Internet Security Systems, ORACLE, Red Brick Systems and Symantec. In his new role as vice president of sales and marketing at Fast-Talk Communications, Mr. Taylor holds responsibilities for all OEM, reseller and direct sales, product management, marketing communications and channel marketing activities. Prior to coming to Fast-Talk, Mr. Taylor was vice president of marketing at Air2Web, the wireless internet platform company that deploys and delivers enterprise applications to customers and employees using any digital wireless device. Mr. Taylor spent four years in management positions at Internet Security Systems. There he was an active part of the company's growth, as well as its initial public offering. While with Internet Security Systems, Mr. Taylor served as in a variety of roles from vice president of strategic marketing to vice president of vulnerability management products, responsible for strategic product planning and development. Mr. Taylor has a 12-year marketing and management career in the information technology industry. Mr. Taylor has a B.S. from Georgia Tech and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.