“Learn How to Keep Your Network SAFE”

This TechChat features Bill McGee, Manager, Security Solutions and Calvin Chai, Security Solutions Marketing Manager, both from Cisco. During this TechChat our speakers will discuss how a solutions-based approach to security, based on the SAFE architecture, provides more comprehensive security, better risk management, and tighter visibility and control of your network than traditional, siloed security products.
30 APRIL 2009 at 1200 PDT

SUPPORTING URLs
1: Cisco SAFE: http:// www.cisco.com/go/safe
2: Cisco security solutions: http://www.cisco.com/go/security
3: Cisco validated designs: http://www.cisco.com/go/cvd
4: Cisco SAFE services: http://www.cisco.com/go/services/security
5: View the archive of this TechChat on the Cisco Virtual Environments Blog: http://blogs.cisco.com/virtualworlds/
6: Register now for Cisco Live 2009: http://www.cisco.com/offer/ciscolive09/172410_2

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SPEAKER BIOS:

BILL MCGEE
Bill McGee is a Cisco network security subject matter expert and a manager in Cisco’s Security Solutions Marketing team. He is currently responsible for program development and strategy for Cisco’s SAFE, Secure Unified Communications, and Secure Campus programs. In addition, he is a regular speaker on network security issues, trends, and approaches, delivering lectures, seminars, and training at events around the world.

Since 1999, Bill has played an integral role in the development of Cisco’s security solutions, including the Self-Defending Network initiative. His responsibilities during his tenure at Cisco have included PIX Security Appliance Product Manager, developer and manager of Cisco’s initial Security Channels program, including the creation of the VIP program, marketing manager for NAC, and application security specialist for Cisco’s Application Networking Services group.

CALVIN CHAI
Calvin Chai is a senior marketing manager for the security solutions marketing team at Cisco.  Calvin currently leads the integrated security, policy, and identity management marketing team where he is responsible for the definition and execution of the marketing strategy for the integrated security capabilities on the Cisco router and switch platforms.

Calvin has over thirteen years of experience in the networking and security field.  He has spent the last nine years at Cisco functioning in technical and product marketing roles within the network management and security technology groups. During that time, he has helped drive Cisco’s outbound marketing initiatives around firewall, VPN, security management and monitoring, and threat management solutions.

Prior to Cisco, Calvin spent four years as a software engineer and architect for a networking startup company where he was responsible for the development of the firewall feature set and user experience of a SOHO product line. Calvin holds a BS degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

On a personal note, I am happy with the evolution of this build. We took the comments we received last year and try to incorporate as many improvement for ease of access that we could, for example we removed the elevator that traveled up and down from the Sphere down to the Video Center and installed a simple teleport up into the sphere. While the elevator was real cool, it did not engage people enough to go up into the sphere. And it was slow. We also improved the entrance into the Video Center to make it more inviting and easier for a new Second Life user to get into the building. There were other tweaks here and there to numerous to mention. All of this is important in building a more effective engagement for Cisco and its community.

I would love to hear others opinion on this build.

All day events will be held here on June 30 and July 1.

Banana also wrote that Dedric Mauriac did an outstanding software development job on the EnergyWise demo.  I know the 3D demo was easy to use and brought to life this very cool concept. Go Cisco!

Cisco Live 09 Update

Cisco EnergyWise Office

Tawni CiscoSystems  just dropped this info to Banana on their TechChat series.  Cisco does a great job with their TechChat series.  If you want to see it, please join them in Second Life.

Cisco EnergyWise – Improve Your Green Practices with Cisco EnergyWise
Date = April 14
Time = 8am SLT
Location = Bandwidth Stage, Cisco Systems Sim 4, Second Life

Meta Magic Studio will be there providing support.