Keynote Speakers
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Phil Karren Novell
GroupWise Product Manager
Based in Provo, Utah, United States
Phil has 19 years experience in strategy, marketing, market
research and software development in companies such as
Novell, CacheFlow (now BlueCoat Systems) and IBM. Phil
also has worked as a Product Management and research consultant
for companies such as Cisco and Valent Software (acquired
by Lycos). Phil's unique skill is in working with a broad
range of people to research market needs, envision opportunities,
coalesce a team around them, and explain them to executives.
He holds a BS in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. |
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Richard Bliss GWAVA
Vice President, Marketing
Based in San Diego, California, United States
Richard has been actively involved with GroupWise since
1989. Prior to joining GWAVA, Richard was the Director
of Marketing for Novell GroupWise. He has been the VP
of Marketing for companies such as Allegro (mail.com)-a
leading U.S. provider of corporate e-mail management solutions-and
Sigaba, an email security company. He has written numerous
articles and spoken at seminars, conferences and conventions
on messaging, outsourcing and e-mail security. He has
also appeared in numerous magazine interviews as well
as appearing on CNN. |
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GroupWise Expert Speakers From
Novell
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Tim King
Premium Support Engineer in Novell's ANZ Region
Based in Sydney, Australia
Tim joined Novell with it's acquisition of WordPerfect
Corp. He has been supporting GroupWise since 1992 as part
of the WordPerfect and Novell Technical Service call centers,
and in 2001 became a Novell Premium Support Engineer.
He continues to specialize in GroupWise, currently supporting
some of Novell's largest GroupWise accounts in the ANZ
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Lai Kuan Leong
Technical Support Manager for Novell West Asia Region
Based in Singapore
Ms Leong has worked with Novell GroupWise, and its document
management predecessor, SoftSolutions, for 13 years. She
joined Novell in 1995 as part of the Novell Technical
Service call center and in 2001 became a Novell Premium
Support Engineer for GroupWise specializing in onsite
troubleshooting, solution implementation and training.
She has supported some of Novell's largest accounts in
the Asia region. |
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Dean Lythgoe
Engineering Manager for all of the GroupWise clients,
Novell
Based in Provo, Utah, United States
Dean has been writing/managing enterprise software for
15 years. He is currently the manager for all of the GroupWise
clients, including Windows, Linux and Mac. He also manages
the Administration Team, which produces the ConsoleOne
plug-ins for GroupWise. Dean teaches graduate and undergraduate
courses in Business, Computer Science and Information
Technology programs at the University of Phoenix. He holds
a Masters degree in Business/Technology Management and
a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young
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Alan Hall
Product Marketing Manager Workgroup Product Marketing,
Novell
Alan Hall has been with Novell for five years and is the
Product Marketing Manager for Novell Open Enterpriser
Server and Novell Open Workgroup Suite. Prior to Novell,
Mr. Hall served as Marketing Director for Active Trading
at online broker, Ameritrade, Inc. He has also held marketing
positions for various high-tech companies and has over
12 years experience in high-tech marketing, international
marketing and sales. Mr. Hall has a BS in International
Marketing from Brigham Young University and an MBA from
Utah State University. |
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GroupWise and Industry Experts
at GWAVACon
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Charles Taite GWAVA
CEO/CTO Co-Founder of GWAVA
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Charles Taite steers GWAVA's technology vision. He is
the former CTO for Tobit Software of North America where
he was instrumental in helping Tobit establish its technology
roadmap for entering the North American market. He guides
GWAVA's research and product development efforts, while
overseeing GWAVA's technical services and support division.
His expertise comes from a 15-year career in the networking
industry, specializing in secure electronic messaging.
He is a Certified Novell Engineer (CNE). |
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Gregory Bell
Advansys
Gregory Bell is CEO of Advansys, a firm he launched in 1989. Previously he worked at Hewlett-Packard and NEC Information Systems in senior technical roles, training in both the U.S. and Japan. Gregory has a degree in electrical engineering and is involved in all key technical and business aspects of running Advansys. He speaks regularly at key industry events including Novell BrainShare.
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Paul F. De Pond Notify Technology
Founder and CEO of Notify Technology
Based in San Jose, California, United States
Paul has served as its President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the Company's
inception in August 1994. Prior to 1994, Mr. DePond served
as VP of Marketing for several corporations. Mr. DePond
received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer
Engineering in 1979, and an M.A. in Computer Science in
1980, each from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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Eric Farr BrainStorm:
President of BrainStorm, Inc.
Based in American Fork, Utah, United States
Before joining BrainStorm, Eric was President and CEO
of several companies which he founded including EvolveMed
and Dental Management Systems. In 1995, Eric founded C.
Erickson Properties, which continues to invest in commercial
real estate. Eric earned his bachelor's degree in Economics
from Brigham Young University and his MBA with an emphasis
in Marketing from The Wharton School at the University
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Joe Bertnick GWAVA
Vice President, Products
Based in Houston, Texas, United States
Mr. Bertnick brings 15 years of networking, security and
software experience to GWAVA. He has extensive experience
in information security, hacker defense and in helping
global organizations develop and implement policies and
technology to secure their corporate infrastructures.
Mr. Bertnick is a perennial speaker at many industry events,
such as Novell's BrainShare, Blackhat, Infosec, MISTI
and others. He specializes in topics focusing on developing
real world solutions to secure corporate information systems.
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Josh Gibbs GWAVA
Lead Developer
Based in Auckland, New Zealand
Josh Gibbs leads the design and development of the core
technology of GWAVA products. Josh's background in network
engineering and software development started in 1989.
Josh began writing applications for the NetWare platform
in 1996 with the award winning i-MailDS. Josh holds numerous
IT industry certificates including Enterprise Certified
Novell Engineer (ECNE), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
(MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Developer (MCD). |
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Ben Wilson GWAVA
Software Developer
Based in Auckland, New Zealand
Ben has been a software developer for 15 years, specializing
in artificial intelligence and optimization systems, and
anything to do with searching. He is a key developer of
anti-spam technologies in GWAVA. Ben cut his teeth writing
large scale optimization systems for vehicle scheduling
in NZ and Australia after gaining a Diploma in Computer
Science and a BA in Philosophy at Auckland. |
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Paul Osmond Research In Motion
Director of Asia Pacific
Mr. Osmond holds a Bachelor of Business in Information
Processing and Information Systems from Curtin University
of Technology (Australia) and has a lengthy history
of working with large enterprise computer infrastructure
systems and their related processes. Prior to joining
Research In Motion (RIM), Mr. Osmond worked with Software
Spectrum in a variety of consulting and management roles.
Now based in Sydney, Australia, Mr. Osmond's current
position as Director of RIM's Asia Pacific Business
Unit brings his extensive industry experiences to the
region. He is responsible for the leadership and overall
management of RIM's strategic carrier partners in AsiaPacific.
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Eric Farr
Eric Farr is a Principal of BrainStorm, Inc., where he leads the sales and marketing initiatives. An entrepreneur at heart, Eric has founded several companies and thrives in the fast-paced startup world. Before joining BrainStorm, Eric was President and CEO of EvolveMed, which specializes in documentation solutions for hospital networks and healthcare professionals. Prior to joining EvolveMed, Eric founded Dental Management Systems, which marketed and sold practice and clinical management technology systems to dental practitioners. There, Eric was responsible for all marketing and sales efforts until the business was sold. Eric earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from Brigham Young University and his MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Eric has been instrumental in BrainStorm's rapid growth and its position as the global leader in GroupWise End-User Training. Eric is a common presenter at GroupWise events and seminars including Novell BrainShare, GWAVACon, and GroupWise Advisor Summit and has contributed articles on end-user training to several publications.
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John Wade
John Wade is a Principal of BrainStorm, Inc. and heads up product development. Before joining BrainStorm, John worked as a Consultant with Bain & Company, a global strategy consulting firm. While at Bain, John worked with senior executives on global growth strategies and merger and acquisition matters for various companies, including a leading travel and transportation company, a satellite communications start-up, an international real estate development company, and a major consumer retailer. Prior to joining Bain & Company, John worked for Chase Manhattan Bank's Global Investment Banking Group where he helped co-found and establish their $100 million Real Estate Mezzanine Investment fund. His experiences with Chase also include leading investment banking transactions for private real estate clients as well as managing real estate loan syndication efforts. John earned an MBA with an emphasis in Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School and is a graduate of Brigham Young University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
With his global strategy experience, John has been able to help BrainStorm become an unparalleled leader in the global GroupWise training market. John commonly speaks at GroupWise events including Novell BrainShare, GWAVACon, and GroupWise Advisor Summit.
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Steve Nichols
Steve Nichols has 6 over years of Mobile Data experience with Vodafone Australia providing business's with Mobile Data Solutions.
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Elizabeth Dorman Walls
San Jose, California U.S.
Elizabeth is the Director of International Sales and has been with Notify Technology since 1999 and focused on the Wireless Email and Mobility space since 2000 as a part of the Sales and Marketing Team. Elizabeth received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Davis.
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