Wireless with a Business Edge

IBM Focuses on the “Big Picture” at Lotusphere

Monday, January 23, 2012
Like Marty Parker, I too spent a good part of last week at Lotusphere in Orlando, where “Business. Made Social” was the central theme, and I could not help but be impressed with the range and depth of IBM’s vision on the importance of social networking in business.

UC Has to Plan For the World That Is

Friday, December 30, 2011
The political season is upon us, and I’m always struck by the contrast between the world our politicians are talking about and the one we live in. The candidates seem to cling to this persistent delusion that we are still living in the 1950s. In those halcyon days, the US was the only developed economy not decimated by the Second World War, the GIs were back home and starting families, and the population held the deep-seated belief that we could lick the world – hey, we just had! The US embarked a growth phase that spurred a rise in the standard of living the likes of which we’ll likely never see again.

Emerging Privacy Concerns in UC

Wednesday, December 07, 2011
The UCStrategies experts discuss privacy and security issues in unified communications, including specific concerns about presence, in this Industry Buzz podcast. The discussion is moderated by Michael Finneran, and is joined by Don Van Doren, Kevin Kieller, Dave Michels, Nancy Jamison, and Steve Leaden.

Biography/Principal

Mike Finneran Michael Finneran is an independent consultant and industry analyst, who specializes in wireless technologies, mobile unified communications, and fixed-mobile convergence. With over 30-years in the networking field and wide range of experience, he is a widely recognized expert in the field. He has recently published his first book titled Voice Over Wireless LANs- The Complete Guide (Elsevier, 2008), though his expertise spans the full range of wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, 3G/4G Cellular, WiMAX, and RFID.

A lively and informative speaker, Michael has appeared at hundreds of trade shows and industry conferences including VoiceCon and InterOp; he now serves as the program chair for Wireless and Mobility at VoiceCon. In the consulting area, Mr. Finneran has provided assistance to carriers, equipment vendors, end users, and investment firms in the US and overseas. His clients have included: AT&T, Sprint, Foundation Capital, IBM, RIM, Prudential Insurance, McGraw-Hill, and Merrill Lynch.

A prolific writer, for twenty-three years he wrote the Networking Intelligence column for Business Communications Review. He now contributes on wireless and mobility to NoJitter as well as UC Strategies. He has published numerous articles and white papers and has contributed to Computerworld, Data Communications, The Ticker, and The ACUTA Journal.

Well respected as an educator, Mr. Finneran has conducted over 2000 seminars on networking topics in the US, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He taught in the Graduate Telecommunications program at Pace University, and conducted programs at the Center for the Study of Data Processing at Washington University in St. Louis. His programs are now offered through Telecom+UC Training.

A long-time member of the IEEE and the Society of Telecommunications Consultants, Mr. Finneran holds a Masters Degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.