THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC.

COMMUNICATIONS & VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY SOCIETIES

 

2010 TECHNICAL LUNCHEON PROGRAM

Technical Presentation: 

"Why the wireless market analysts have it all wrong! The smart phone market is all about the infrastructure, stupid!" 
     - Alan Kravitz, U.S. Regional Manager, IT Operations, Research in Motion

DATE: Tuesday 16 February 2010
 
TIME: Luncheon starts at 11:15 a.m.
     Main Presentation is from 12:00-1:00p.m.
 
PLACE: UT Dallas Science & Technology Bldg
17919 Waterview Pkwy Dallas, TX 75252
Adjacent to the UTD Campus
Park on south side of building. Enter at main entrance on southwest side of building. Place attached parking pass under your windshield.
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COST: $10 for IEEE Members, $15 for Non-Members

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Abstract:

Alan will describe the technologies that are being used by smartphones: the radios, the infrastructure, the processing capabilities, etc. He will also describe how the BlackBerry solution is unique, and how it consists of underlying networking technologies that differentiate it in the marketplace. As the leader in wireless, handheld messaging, Research in Motion, has been able to build one of the world’s top global brands, the BlackBerry™ smartphone. The speaker will present the BlackBerry™ solution and explain the dynamics of this growing, profitable industry. He will cover RIM’s explosive expansion of research & development outside of the company’s Canadian headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (near Toronto) into the U.S. and other parts of the world. Topics will also include end-to-end messaging security, enterprise and consumer device capabilities, and why the most important part of the wireless solution is not held in one’s hand.

 

Bio:

Alan Kravitz has been in the high tech industry for more than two decades in varying capacities. He joined Texas Instruments (TI) in Lubbock, Texas, in 1985 as a manufacturing engineer, responsible for domestic and international production of digital calculators and educational toys. He was involved in bringing the first graphing calculator into production, which is now used extensively throughout secondary and post secondary education in the U.S. Alan switched careers at TI to information technologies in 1994, and held various positions from business analyst to manager of operations, responsible for day-to-day global operations of mission critical IT systems. In 2007, Alan was recruited to join Research in Motion, the creator of the BlackBerry™ wireless smartphone. He currently serves as Manager of IT Operations for the U.S. and Latin Americas. Alan has a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He lives in Plano with his lovely wife Lisa and two teen-aged daughters.

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