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| MCI's Michael Capellas, Sprint's Gary Forsee, Quest's Richard Notebaert, and Lucent's Patricia Russo Among Top Speakers at Yankee Group 2003 Telecom Industry Forum
Yankee Group 2003 Telecom Industry Forum BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003-- BizVantage – When knowing counts: Business, Investing, Technology. November 3 and 4, 2003, Washington, D.C. As the Telecom Industry emerges from the depths of its most severe downturn, there are many questions about how the surviving service providers should restructure their business, sales, and network operations for profitable growth. The Yankee Group's 2003 Telecom Industry Forum: Opportunity and Risk at the Edge of the Enterprise Network, (http://www.yankeegroup.com/TIF2003) guides enterprise networking and IT decision-makers through the challenges of Managing the Risk of Enterprise Network Evolution. This Signature Event includes keynote speakers, research-based presentations, peer forums, and panel discussions featuring leading CIOs, IT directors and network managers of Fortune 1000 companies. The Yankee Group's senior research team will highlight best practices among network service providers in sales, marketing, customer service, technology innovation, applications support, and wireless/wireline integration. KEYNOTE PRESENTERS INCLUDE:Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr., Vice Chairman and President, Telecom, Verizon Howard Bubb, Vice President and General Manager of the Communications Infrastructure Group, Intel Michael Capellas, Chairman and CEO, MCI Hossein Eslambolchi, President - AT&T Labs, AT&T CTO & CIO Gary D. Forsee, Chairman, CEO and President, Sprint Corporation Richard C. Notebaert, Chairman and CEO, Qwest Mike Parton, CEO, Marconi Chuck Pol, COO, BT Americas James Richardson, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco Systems Patricia F. Russo, Chairman and CEO, Lucent Technologies SPONSORS INCLUDE:Accenture, www.accenture.com BT, www.btna.com Business Objects, www.businessobjects.com Cisco, www.cisco.com Equant, www.equant.com Intel, www.intel.com Lucent, www.lucent.com Marconi, www.marconi.com MCI, www.mci.com Qwest, www.qwest.com Global Crossing, www.globalcrossing.com More information about the Yankee Group's Telecom Industry Forum is available at: http://www.yankeegroup.com/TIF2003. Complimentary press passes are available in limited number. Organizations interested in sponsorship should contact Craig Stryker, sponsorship sales manager, cstryker@yankeegroup.com or 617-880-0217. The Yankee Group (http://www.yankeegroup.com) The Yankee Group is the global leader in communications and networking research and consulting. The company helps businesses understand the opportunities, risks, and competitive pressures of developing, deploying, and consuming products and services that drive communication or information exchange. Now in its fourth decade, the Yankee Group is based in Boston with offices throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.
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