Mobile Computing Industry Leaders to Examine Emerging Topics of Mobile Computing Policy and Network Access Control
NetMotion Wireless hosts PCCA symposium to address mobile computing policy for controlling network/application access on mobile intelligent nodes.
Seattle, WA and Hood River, OR — August 16, 2006 — The Portable Computer and Communications Association (PCCA), a leading non-profit association of companies working together to create a vital, thriving industry in mobile computing, today announced the agenda for its Mobile Computing Policy and Network Access Control Symposium. The event, to be held on the 20th of September 2006 in Seattle, Washington, is hosted by PCCA member NetMotion Wireless, a market leader in mobile VPN technology.
The all-day symposium will include presentations from senior technologists and industry leaders, including CTOs and founders of top companies involved with mobile computing policy and network access control areas, such as NetMotion Wireless, Microsoft, Aventail, and CREDANT Technologies. It will also feature insight from companies adopting such systems, such as aerospace giant, the Boeing Company.
The meeting will address how mobile systems function under different operating circumstances depending upon network availability. For instance, high bandwidth operations may be restricted to higher-speed networks, or priority may be given to latency-sensitive applications. Mobile computing policy enables control over which applications are granted network access under what conditions, as well as over which networks. Related to this topic are items such as end-point control, where connectivity may be denied unless appropriate software, e.g., virus protection, is installed and up to date. Operator policies are also an emerging factor to be discussed.
The agenda includes an examination of industry trends, support provided in mobile computing operating systems, relevant standards such as IEEE 802.21 for media independent handover, end point control, and technical approaches used by different vendors.
“NetMotion Wireless is pleased to host this meeting,” said Tom Johnston, Senior VP of Product Management and Marketing for NetMotion Wireless. “As mobile computing systems, including handhelds, become ever more powerful and connect using an ever greater number of networks, it is essential that they be managed and controlled appropriately to minimize management and operating costs, to optimize the user experience, and to protect enterprises.”
The PCCA is unique in bringing together key technologists from across the mobile industry, including device manufacturers, network operators, and infrastructure vendors. Often this includes representatives from competing companies working together on complex issues to help move the wireless industry forward. Attendees have a unique opportunity to interact and ask questions that cannot generally be addressed in other industry forums or conferences.
“This meeting will assess how mobile computing policy should optimally be managed and what approaches make most sense for network access control,” explained Peter Rysavy, executive director of the PCCA. “This meeting will explore the policy issues that companies face in deploying mobile computing systems, the solutions available today, efforts by key industry players, and the future of this important aspect of mobile computing. This meeting is open to anybody who wishes to attend, and we still have some presentation slots available.”
Full details, including agenda and registration information, are available on the web at: www.pcca.org.
About the PCCA
Founded in 1992, The Portable Computer and Communications Association is a non-profit trade association whose mission statement is to promote interoperability for mobile computing and communications through standards, recommendations, testing and technical assessment. PCCA members include wireless operators, wireless device vendors, computer companies, wireless infrastructure software vendors, and networking companies. Membership is open to all companies and individuals with an interest in these disciplines. For information on PCCA committees, standards and membership, visit the Web site www.pcca.org.
About NetMotion
NetMotion Wireless™ is the acknowledged industry-leader among mobile VPN solution providers. Mobility XE, the company’s flagship product, enables hundreds of thousands of mobile workers in nearly 1,000 enterprises worldwide to get connected and stay connected to critical business applications over wireless networks. Because of its outstanding technology, NetMotion Wireless has received more than 20 product awards, including an Editor’s Choice designation from Network Computing. For more information about NetMotion Wireless or its products, please visit www.netmotionwireless.com, call (206) 691-5500, or write 701 N. 34th Street, Suite 250, Seattle, Wash. 98103.
