Top Technology Officers to Identify Critical Telecom Security Solutions at ATIS Summit Summit Features Ross Ireland (SBC), Bill Smith (BellSouth), Mark Wegleitner (Verizon) January 17, 2003, Washington, D.C. - Senior executives from some of the world's largest communications companies will be among the participants at the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' (ATIS) Security Summit entitled, "Security of Service Provider Infrastructure in the Era of Convergence." The Summit will determine the technical and operational standards necessary for the continued protection of U.S.-based communications networks, and is scheduled for February 4-5, 2003, in Washington, D.C. Ross Ireland, Senior Executive Vice President - Services, SBC Communications, and Chairman, ATIS Board of Directors, will moderate the panel discussion entitled, "Service Provider Perspectives on Security," on Day One of the Summit. This session will identify how interoperable and scalable security solutions can be provided and maintained within multi-service provider networks. Panel participants include Bill Smith, President - Interconnection Services & CTO, BellSouth Telecommunications, Mark Wegleitner, Senior Vice President - Technology & CTO, Verizon, Fred Chang, President - Technology Strategy, SBC Operations, Dr. Arthur Deacon, Vice President - Network Operations, Service Assurance and Chief Compliance Officer, AT&T Corporation, Bruce Johnson, Senior Vice President - Operations & Engineering, VeriSign, Ken Hunter, Senior Solutions Architect, Agilent Technologies, and Ramu Potarazu, President and COO, Intelsat. Susan M. Miller, President and CEO of ATIS will moderate the panel discussion entitled, "Government Perspectives on Security," on Day One of the Summit. This session will identify the increasingly critical roles that enterprise, access and core infrastructure networks play in addressing user, government and commercial needs. Ms. Miller will be joined by Howard Schmidt, Vice Chair of President Bush's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, William Ruhl, CEO, D&E Communications and member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), and Brent Greene, Deputy Manager, National Communications System. Summit technical sessions will convene on Day One and Two to examine how Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) can continue to develop technical solutions for end-users, enterprises, service providers, manufacturers and network operators to utilize in addressing specific security threats. SDOs participating in the program will include ATIS' Standards Committee T1; Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF); IPv6 Forum; ATM Forum; Multiservice Switching Forum; and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Corporate Sponsors for the ATIS Security Summit currently include Lucent Technologies, AT&T, Intelsat and VeriSign. Media Sponsors include America's Network Magazine and RCR Wireless News. Additional Summit information and registration are available at www.atis.org. The Summit will be held at the Intelsat offices in Washington, DC. About ATIS The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) is a member company organization that is the leader for standards and operating procedures for the communications industry. More than 400 communications companies participate in ATIS' 17 committees, forums, and Incubator Solutions programs, where work focus includes wireline and wireless network interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues, among others. ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit the ATIS web site at www.atis.org. -30-
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