CASE Center Next-Generation Information Technology Seminar Series for Industry Professionals

This information-packed series of learning sessions is targeted to experienced IT professionals looking for a brief but intensive exposure to the very latest in the state of Information Technology. Instructors with both academic and practical industry credentials allow for “show how” at a state-of-the-art level. Priced to allow cost-conscious companies and individuals on a budget to access technology innovation from a major research institution at reasonable rates, each session is only $89, or sign up for the entire package of four sessions for $299.

• Wireless data networks: convenience or business necessity?
• Wireless network technology: the magic of physics
• Wi-Fi: From nothing to ubiquity in no time flat
• Wide area wireless services: 3G to WiMAX
• Wireless industry: key players and market trends

Dave Molta is Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Technology, SU School of Information Studies, Director of Syracuse University’s Center for Emerging Network Technologies and Senior Technology Editor with Network Computing magazine. Dave has over 20 years of experience in network and systems management and has been evaluating mobile and wireless data solutions for over 7 years.

• How to identify database threats and determine the risks they pose
• Database security: architecture and best-practices
• How to implement appropriate database access controls
• When and how to implement data encryption
• Protecting your information assets with virtual private databases
• How can you detect that your data is being compromised

Dave Dischiave is a faculty member in the SU School of Information Studies specializing in database design and development. His background spans over 30 years of IT industry experience designing, building and implementing large commercial information systems. He is also a freelance technical writer for Secure Enterprise magazine. 

• What are the business benefits of secure remote access?
• How can organizations leverage the Internet to reduce costs?
• What are the key remote security technologies: legacy and emerging?
• Clarifying the confusion: IPSec and SSL VPN systems

Mike Fratto is Editor of Secure Enterprise magazine, a testing-focused enterprise security publication from CMP Media. Mike has been evaluating security products and systems for over 5 years. He teaches a graduate course in the SU School of Information Studies and has also taught at the SU Center for Business Information Technology.

• What makes VoIP different from legacy telephony?
• What types of organizations are most likely to benefit from VoIP?
• Who are the key players in the VoIP market?
• What products and services are available today?

Peter Morrissey is a Technology Editor with Network Computing Magazine, a faculty member at the SU School of Information Studies and a consultant. He has 20 years of industry experience working in large and small voice and data networks in corporate and institutional environments.

All sessions will run from 9:00 AM to noon at the CASE Center at Syracuse University. To register, contact Tami Pease at (315) 443-1060 or tlpease@syr.edu. The number of students will be limited to assure the quality of the learning experience.

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