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Study Group: Hardware Sellers

Council Members in this Study Group: 566

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Stephen Sutkowski

President
Telecom Strategic Visions
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Stephen Sutkowski is the President of Telecom Strategic Visions, a consultant firm. He has working knowledge of business processes (service activation, provisioning, service assurance, and customer care), network functional and performance requirements, evaluation and analysis of suppliers for routing,...

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Michael Horsch Fizz, Senior Advisor, FCI Inc.Michael Horsch Fizz

Senior Advisor
FCI Inc.
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Michael Horsch Fizz is a Senior Advisor at FCI, a company providing system integration and strategy consulting services. Mr. Fizz specializes in monitoring and predicting industry trends coupled with quantitative and qualitative reviews of technology vendors. Tech Sectors include unified computing,...

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David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying GroupDavid Workman

Executive Director
PRO Buying Group
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David Workman is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of PRO Buying Group, where he has worked since 2006. PRO Buying Group serves to coordinate merchandising, marketing and other business services for a group of independent retailers representing over $2.0 billion in consumer electronics...

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Mark Teter, Chief Technology Officer , ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP Mark Teter

Chief Technology Officer
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
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Mark Teter is the Chief Technology Officer at Advanced Systems Group, a value added reseller and systems integrator. He is responsible for managing major accounts with Sun Microsystems, IBM, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, EMC, Symantec, Qlogic, Emulex, F5, Cisco, Quantum, Brocade/Foundry and Checkpoint....

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Ian Ash, District Sales Manager - NY.NJ.CT , Softchoice Corporation- CCIan Ash

District Sales Manager - NY.NJ.CT
Softchoice Corporation- CC
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Ian Ash is a District Sales Manager, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut at SoftChoice, a software and hardware reseller in North America. Softchoice currently sells 400,000 IT products and provides services in all areas of IT. He is responsible for managing sales of hardware, software and services...

Ralph Behar

Senior Director IT
OSI SYSTEMS, INC.
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Ralph Behar is the Sr. Director IT of OSI Systems, Inc, a vertically integrated, worldwide provider of security and inspection systems, medical monitoring and anesthesia systems, and optoelectronic devices and value-added subsystems. He is an acknowledged authority on mini-computers, security, data...

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Mark Frye

Vice President of Sales
Venture Technologies
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Mark Frye is the Vice President of Sales at Venture Technologies, a company providing systems integration services. Mr. Frye is experienced in managing partner relationships with Check Point, Nokia, Packeteer, Websense, AdTran, Cisco, F5, Dell, HP, IBM, Sun, Cisco, Aruba, VMware, Juniper, Nortel, Computer...

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Sandeep Gupta

IT/Sales Consultant
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
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Sandeep Gupta is an IT/Sales Consultant at Advance Technology Solutions Group, a value added IT reseller & systems integrator. He has over 10 years of experience in the IT industry and specializes in Network Infrastructure, LAN, WAN, FCoE, Data Storage, Data De-duplication, Backup, Disaster Recovery,...

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Nokia, Apple and Google - Driving the Mobile Revolution

November 5, 2009

Tal Raeside, Managing Director, Insight Strategic Services

Google, Nokia, Apple - who will win the mobile wars? | www.guardian.co.uk

Nokia, Apple and Google, along with several other companies, will shape the next phase of the mobile revolution.

NSN's HLR is not yet up to the task

November 5, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

T-Mobile US suffers another network outage | www.telecomseurope.net

T-Mobile US suffered a major network outage where a large number of subscribers could not send or receive voice or text messaging due to an outage in Nokia-Siemens' Home Location Register (HLR) as a result of an overload condition. This was the second incident that NSN has with their HLR that could...

IMS Backers Take Life Out of VoLGA

November 5, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Operators Rally Round IMS for LTE Voice | www.unstrung.com

With the announced support of IMS-based voice and messaging over 4G/LTE by major mobile operators, T-Mobile International (now Deutsche Telekom) and other technology backers of VoLGA (a GSM-signaling over IP approach) are left with a key decision as whether to follow or remain isolated. Companies supporting...

Wireless Backhaul plus EPC equal to Three?

October 22, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Tellabs buys WiChorus for $165M | sanjose.bizjournals.com

The market for mobile internet infrastructure is heating up with the acquisition of WiChorus by Tellabs. Tellabs' main play in wireless so far has been in the backhaul, voice quality products, and transmission. Moving in the packet core is not going to change Tellabs' position within the mobile operators...

Another Nortel in the Making - NSN

October 20, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Nokia, Siemens search for exit out of NSN venture | www.reuters.com

The merger of Nokia and Siemens' telecom infrastructure units may have looked good on paper two years ago. But, the merger has been anything but a success and continued loss of market share is making NSN look like another Nortel in the making, followed closely by ALU.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Value Added Reseller (VAR)
  • Systems Integrator (SI)
  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Distributor
  • Consumer Electronics Retailer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Director
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Consultant
  • Principal
  • Owner
  • Account Manager
  • Regional Sales Manager
  • Sales Manager

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Webcast: Enterprise Network Equipment: Consolidation and Recovery? (2:00 PM EST/19:00 GMT)

November 3, 2009

GLG Webcast: Introduction to Enterprise Hardware and M&A Potentials - April 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM ET

April 16, 2009

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December 13, 2007

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