June 13- TechTalk Hits the Road!

TechTalk hits the road and covers three very neat conferences. Tom will first stop by CES in Las Vegas where he covers Microsoft technology and its auto capable possibilities, LG Magic Motion Remote, and LG 3D TV's to come out in 2010.

After this, Tom stops by TCIP (Technology for Critical Incident Preparedness) and later on INTEROP. The show can be listened to by clicking on this link. [DOWNLOAD/LISTEN]

Come back Friday for a description of the upcoming show this Sunday.

INTEROP NYC 2009 - From the floor of the Javits Center

We sent Tom on a mission to track down what was happening at INTEROP that our listeners needed to know about. Boy, did he brings us back some good stuff. We have great summaries of the sessions we were able to attend and interviews with some of the exhibitors that caught our eye on the floor.

For the first time in TechTalk's history, we are releasing a show here before it airs on KFNX. Get ahead of the curve and LISTEN/DOWNLOAD it RIGHT NOW! Happy Holidays. The show will air

INTEROP Segments [Live from the floor]
Session Summaries
-Positioning the Enterprise for Growth
-Cover your assets: Real Time Security
-Green IT: Start Saving Money

Exhibitors we spoke with
-Matthew from I2Y: www.i2y.com or www.stupidcancer.com
-Andre from Meetup: www.meetup.com
- iContact (Email marketing simplified): www.icontact.com
-Jamie Darby&Darby Intellectual Property: www.darbylaw.com
-Eric & Sharon from NetSupport (Software to keep your staff happy): www.netsupport-inc.com

-Michael from LifeSize Communications: www.lifesize.com


Our WIR covered:
-Wrap'top Laptop


-GAO: Security agency is making progress, but still falling short [NextGov]

- Tracking a million converstations [Forbes]


We will keep you up to date on our next show! Have a great weekend and let us know what oyu think by email or on twitter [@imitechtalk].

Thanks to Joy and Natalia from INTEROP. We look forward to working with you guys again!

November 29 - GovTech 2009

This week's show [DOWNLOAD/LISTEN] is one of two upcoming 'TechTalk on the Road' shows. This week, Tom joins the GovTech 2009 event at the Brooklyn Marriott. Find out more about GovTech at www.govtech.com

We started 2009 with our coverage from the 2008 event. Once again, we're glad Sal joined us as well as Craig Hannah from EMC and Henry Jackson from the Office of Emergency Management.

The show will air Sunday at 5 pm EST | 3 MST & be ready for download or delivery to your inbox by Monday.

Our second 'TechTalk on the Road' with our coverage from the floor at the INTEROP NYC show. We are thinking about making it available online before it airs on KFNX. What do you think?

November 22- Week In Review

This week Tony and Tom looked at the "Insider Security Threat". We hope you enjoyed it. If you missed it, DOWNLOAD/LISTEN now.

Also, be sure to send a recovering soldier a holiday wish this year

Now for the stories in the Week In Review portion of the show:

• Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds- Information Week- [JUMP]
• Solutions Are Designed to Boost Network Performance and Security- Information Week- [JUMP]
• Interop Conference: Cloud-Computing Technology or Business Strategy?- Inside Interop Blog- [JUMP]
• Interop Report: Cloud Communications- NoJitter.com- [JUMP]
• Web 2.0 Expo- O'Reilly Warns of Web War- Information Week- [JUMP]

Thanks so much for all of the support and we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

November 22- "The Insider Security Threat"

Long time guest on the show, Tony Bradley stops by to talk about "The Enemy Within: The Insider Security Threat". He talks on where threats come from in companies and how companies can combine security and productivity in an efficient state.

The Week In Review portion of the show will also be dedicated to Interop NYC that is being held this week at the Javitis Center.

Tony is the 'Chief' Product analyst for Zecurion and is a syndicated writer for PC World. Tony has also been recognized by the Microsoft MVP Program for the past four years.

Tony always brings a great topic for the show, so do not miss it.

The show will air this Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 5 pm EST/ 3 pm MST on KFNX- 1100 in the Greater Phoenix area and can be streamed at this same time from this link.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the show!

November 15- Week In Review

Our show this past week was on the topic "How Young Generations Are Revolutionizing Retail" with our guest, Kit Yarrow. The show is available for listening by looking at this right side of this page and clicking the play button.

Now, for the stories featured in this Week In Review. The stories this week are dedicated to INTEROP NYC, especially what all will be going on during this event:

• Keynote Speakers at INTEROP 2009 NYC- Interop- [JUMP]
• Riverbed Embraces the Cloud at Interop NYC 2009- CNN News- [JUMP]
• Vyatta's Dave Roberts to Speak at Interop New York on "Breakthrough Network Technologies"- Marketwire- [JUMP]
• Attendees Ready to Spend at Interop New York- Earth Times- [JUMP]

Thanks for stopping by and encourage you to come back on Thursday for the show description of next week's show!

November 15- Waiting on the World to Change

Kit Yarrow stops by this week with host, Tom D'Auria, to discuss "How Young Generations Are Revolutionizing Retail." Specifically, Kit pays attention to what younger generations are drawn to buying, why this is, and is technology having an impact on this. Kit Yarrow chairs the Psychology Department of San Francisco-based Golden Gate University, where she has a joint appointment as a professor of psychology and marketing.

The show will air this Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 2 pm EST/ 12 pm MST.

Listen on KFNX- 1100 in Phoenix, AZ or stream LIVE at this same time on this link.

Also, our Week In Review will dedicated to what is coming up and what is will be coming out of INTEROP NYC.

May 31- Week In Review

Ken Dwight gave us a great show - available now - about computer viruses and what you need to know to prevent them. Ken also suggested Trend Micro House Call as a way to diagnose your PC over the Internet. Don't forget that you can stream the shows LIVE at Sundays at 6 pm EDT.

Now for the Week In Reviews:

• NetLogic Microsystems Exhibits Reference Platforms At Interop Conference-Trading News- [JUMP]
• IT Automation Technology Dominates Vegas Conferences-Computer World-[JUMP]
• Cisco Puts Collaboration In Motion- Tech News-[JUMP]
• It's Open Sesame: New Buses Feature Exit Sensors to Unclog Back Door Bottlenecks- NY Daily News- [JUMP]

Also, check out Ken's Book: Bug-Free Computing: Stop Viruses, Squash Worms, and Smash Trojan Horses

Stop by Thursday to check out the upcoming show post, and thanks for listening!

May 24- The Evolution of the Social Web

Sam gave us a great show as he talked about his company, drop.io, and how it can help business and people in general interact with each other.

We will be back live on Sunday at 6pm EDT 3pm MST so don't miss the show.

Here are the stories from this week's Week In Review:

• Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) and Northrop Grumman Corporation Announce the New York City Wireless Network Is Operational Citywide- Domestic Preparedness- [JUMP]
• Next Yankee Stadium May Have Holographic Ruth Selling T-Shirts- Bloomberg- [JUMP]
• Poll: Interop Attendees Strong Despite Sluggish Economy- Information Week- [JUMP]
• Interop Las Vegas recap- FierceVoIP- [JUMP]

Thanks for all of your support and tune in Sunday for another great show.

INTEROP in Vegas - Three Conferences In One Place

There are three big events going down in one Las Vegas convention center. The Mandalay Bay Convention center is hosting the good people of INTEROP, Enterprise Cloud Summit and Mobile Business through Thursday. We will wrap up the week's event in a special Week In Review before Sam is on the show this Sunday. If you are out there, keep an eye out for Tom talking tech with the vendors and leaders moving the industry. Here is a preview of what is in store.

Interop Las Vegas – Enterprise Cloud Summit – Mobile Business 2009

Interop, Enterprise Cloud Summit and Mobile Business happening simultaneously at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center May 17- 21.

• As the largest and most comprehensive independent IT event, Interop’s mission is to drive growth and innovation in the trillion dollar global business technology market.
• IT professionals and business decision makers come to Interop to efficiently see leading technology companies and new products in one place and effectively learn how to leverage technology to drive down costs, foster improved collaboration and communication, and better compete in the today's challenging market.
• For over two decades, Interop has delivered on its mission to drive the growth and innovation of the trillion dollar global business technology market. This year, Interop makes a special effort to highlight technologies and strategies that produce immediate results and generate ROI, equipping attendees with resources and education that can’t be found anywhere else.
• Unlike in 2000, the technology market did not get us into the current economic situation, but the tech market can help get us out by focusing on IT innovation, which is happening at breakneck pace. Interop’s comprehensive educational program includes 18 tracks and a number of full day programs focused on IT security, cloud computing, data center, virtualization, green IT, mobility and a host of other key business technology topics. More than 400 leading technology companies support Interop with more than 57 product announcements planned this year.

Follow Us Virtually

• Twitter –follow Interop @interop_events (for your tweets please use #interop)
• All news and coverage here (http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/2009/in-the-news.php)
• All press releases (http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/2009/in-the-news.php)
• Interop TV: For the first time this year we’re web casting from the show floor and this will be broadcasting live on our homepage (Interop.com/lasvegas)
  
• Keynote videos on the homepage (Interop.com/lasvegas)
• Pictures and video available on Interop.com and http://flickr.com/photos/adunne/ throughout the events. If you’d like to use in your coverage, please attribute to Alex Dunne, Executive Producer, TechWeb.

Future Dates and Locations

Interop Tokyo, June 8-12, 2009, Mukahari Messe, Tokyo; Interop Mumbai, October 7-9, 2009, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai; and Interop New York, November 16-20, 2009 Javits Convention Center, New York City.

May 17- How Cloud Computing Can Help You

Amy Wohl will be telling us this week how Cloud Computing can be beneficial to your company and what steps to take in order to use Cloud Computing to your advantage. Amy is the President of Wohl Associates, which is a consulting firm established in 1984. She is also the keynote speaker for the Computer Management Group's annual conference this year. Amy also wrote the book How to Succeed at SaaS: Computing in the Clouds.

This week is going to be a great show so don't miss it!

If you are interested in seeing Amy speak at the CMG '09 Conference, hit the link below to find out more information: [CMG 2009]

Upcoming Conferences:

Interop 2009: Las Vegas - Tuesday-Thursday, May 19-21

Attend the Interop Conference for a comprehensive, integrated view of technologies that will give your business a competitive edge. Learn how the recent surge of IT innovation can help you cut costs, get closer to your customers and increase revenue.Cloud Computing, Data Center, Enterprise Wireless, Green IT, Virtualization, Unified Communications & Wireless Technology tracks and many others are available for attendees

We are on each and every Sunday at 6 pm EDT and 3 pm MST/PDT on KFNX 1100 in Phoenix.

May 10 - Week In Review & More

It was great to have Michael Cocanower from itSynergy our May 10th show. Michael's experience as a Microsoft MVP has helped both him and his business along with opening up opportunities to work directly with Microsoft on the very solutions his company implements.

We also hope you enjoyed our guest spot from Gabe Goldberg of www.tiplet.com on User Groups. Check out tiplet for more tech tips from Gabe and others. Here are all the links from our Week In Review and interview with Michael.

Week In Review Links

• Swede charged with hacking Cisco and NASA


• BlackBerry Storm 2 Brewing, Curve Coming


• Intel CPU Virtualization confusion undermining Windows 7 XP Mode


• Mini-Links to Web Sites Are Multiplying


• INTEROP - details below in Event section

Links from the interview

Microsoft MVP Program Blog - find out more about the MVP program; where you can find help; or where you can go to show off your IT expertise with Microsoft products

itSynergy - Michael's Phoenix based IT Consulting, Solutions & Support

Event Links/Info

INTEROP comes to Las Vegas - Tuesday-Thursday, May 19-21

Attend the Interop Conference for a comprehensive, integrated view of technologies that will give your business a competitive edge. Learn how the recent surge of IT innovation can help you cut costs, get closer to your customers and increase revenue.Cloud Computing, Data Center, Enterprise Wireless, Green IT, Virtualization, Unified Communications & Wireless Technology tracks and many others are available for attendees

Amy Wohl will be back on the show this Sunday with Computing in the Cloud.

March 22 - Week In Review & New TechTalk Website!

We were not able to bring you a new show with Tony this week. Technical difficulties prevented us from recording the show. Hope you had a chance to listen to a repeat of the Sun Data Center show.

Speaking of Sun...what does IBM want with Sun? Was Sun onto something that stepped in Big Blue's cross hairs like a small upstart from Sunnyvale?

Here are the links from the Week in Review we had planned

• HOK Imagines the Stadium of the Future - [ JUMP ]
• iPhone 3.0 Software - Beyond the Hype - [ JUMP ]
• FTC questions cloud-computing security - [ JUMP ]

We are working with Tony and this week's guest to see how the updated schedule is going to work out. Either way, we will be back next Sunday with another Week In Review and

The original plan:

Al Whitaker will join Tom next week to talk about Aeronautics. Math, science, the trickle down of technology from aeronautical programs into everyday gadgets.

Link of the Week: www.imitechtalk.com is our new website. Bookmark, facespace it. Digg It? The new website is the central place for all that is TechTalk - recent shows, arhives, blog posts, our tweets and way to subscribe to both blog posts and our show as they are released. There is also information on suggesting show topics or calling in during the show to ask Tom or the guest questions.

Conference Reminder

INTEROP – LAS VEGAS | May 19-21 | [LINK]

February 8 - Week In Review

What a great show we had last night with guest Bill Seaver. Now that you know how to use social media like a pro, go out and start following imitechtalk on twitter and tell us how much you learned.

Now for the Week in Review links to stories and upcoming IT events of interest

• Time Warner Cable To Expand Its Bandwidth Caps To Additional Cities- Gizmodo - [JUMP]
• Data Breach Costs On The Rise-ChannelWeb.com-[JUMP]
• Nintendo Wins the Graying Gamers-NY Times-[JUMP]
• New Wireless Standard Promises Ultra-Fast Media Applications-ScienceDaily.com-[JUMP]
• Bluetooth 3.0-Wireless Deisgn Asia .com-[JUMP]

Upcoming conferences and events:

IWCE Expo in Las Vegas – March 18-20
Having the ability to receive the right information has never been more important. If you are responsible for the dependability, reliability and interoperability of your organization’s integrated communications systems, then IWCE is your must attend event. IWCE provides the applications and solutions you need in order to communicate anytime, anywhere.

NEW for 2009! Surveillance Pavilion
Surveillance is a hot topic in the integrated communications systems field. This new pavilion includes companies displaying products such as cables and connectors, cameras, consoles, data storage and transmission, digital recorders, monitors, video transmission equipment and so much more!

INTEROP comes to Las Vegas - Tuesday-Thursday, May 19-21
Attend the Interop Conference for a comprehensive, integrated view of technologies that will give your business a competitive edge. Learn how the recent surge of IT innovation can help you cut costs, get closer to your customers and increase revenue.

Cloud Computing, Data Center, Enterprise Wireless, Green IT, Virtualization, Unified Communications & Wireless Technology tracks and many others are available for attendees

Join us on Sunday, February 15 when we will bring you interviews from Sun Microsystem about the future of the data center.

January 25 - Week In Review

We had a great show last night with Lori Grunin from CNET! If you haven't went to buy your new camera yet, Lori will be back this Sunday to tell us how to edit all those photos from our new digs.

Here are the stories we covered in the Week In Review:

• Choosing the perfect HDTV for the Super Bowl - Forbes.com [JUMP]
• New York City Unveils Online Travel Tools - Information Week [JUMP]
• Calls for open source government - BBC [JUMP]
  

UPCOMING CONFERENCES:

Greener Gadgets (NYC) | Feb 27, 2009 | [JUMP]
Innovators, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and eco-designers will return to New York City to discuss the future of sustainability for the consumer electronics industry. Register now.

This year’s conference will feature engaging discussion on:
• Emerging energy technology
• Real solutions for e-waste recycling
• New inventions in energy generation and efficiency
• Future forward recyclable gadgetry
• The business case for going green
Five speakers have just been announced for the 2009 lineup!

In March, we head to Austin, TX for
SXSW Interactive | March 13-17 | [JUMP]
Join The Brightest Minds in Emerging Technology

The South by South West Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. Whether you are a hard-core geek, a dedicated content creator, a new media entrepreneur, or just someone who likes being around an extremely creative community, SXSW Interactive is for you!


Later this spring in May:
INTEROP – LAS VEGAS | May 19-21 | [JUMP]
Attend the Interop Conference for a comprehensive, integrated view of technologies that will give your business a competitive edge. Learn how the recent surge of IT innovation can help you cut costs, get closer to your customers and increase revenue.

Cloud Computing, Data Center, Enterprise Wireless, Green IT, Virtualization, Unified Communications & Wireless Technology tracks and many others are available for attendees

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