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Bob Iannucci, David Pogue, Timothy Chou, Christy Wyatt Among Visionaries to Speak on The Mobile Future

Business Wire, April 14, 2008

Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley Conference Brings Together Academic, Research, Media, Industry Thought Leaders to Predict, Advise on Future of Mobile Computing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & BERKELEY, Calif. -- Bob Iannucci, David Pogue, Timothy Chou, and Christy Wyatt are among the academic, research, media, and industry visionaries slated to speak at "The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives."

Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Silicon Valley campus and The Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, the one-day conference will draw from the collective wisdom of its guest visionaries to predict and advise on the future of mobile computing.

"The Mobile Future" will be held April 22, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. For more details, please visit http://west.cmu.edu/sofcon08. To register for "The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives," please visit https://www.acteva.com/go/cmuwest.> The Visionaries' View

In a not-too-distant future, handheld devices will be the preferred computing platform for a significant number of consumers. In Asia and Scandinavia, this trend is already apparent and beginning to transform the way people live and do business.

"The Mobile Future" attendees will hear from some of the most respected people in the mobile, media, academic, and investor communities. Below are a few of the speakers who will lead interactive discussions on the dominant themes of the conference: How will the new mobile devices, applications, and services change the way people work, play and relate? And, how can we turn the vision into reality? For a complete list of speakers, please visit http://west.cmu.edu/sofcon08/speakers.> Timothy Chou will present "Mabel and the Cloud." Chou has been recognized as a visionary in the software industry. His book, The End of Software, predicted a radical shift in software economics that is playing out from Webex to Google. The book is based on his experiences as the President of Oracle On Demand.

Didier Diaz will present "Mobile Platforms and Services." At ACCESS, Diaz is senior vice president of Product Strategy Management, the organization responsible for defining ACCESS' long-term product strategy as well as providing the product development organization with detailed product requirements and specifications. He also leads the company's global strategic product marketing activities for the ACCESS Linux Platform[TM], the industry's first fully integrated, commercial grade Linux-based platform tailored for smartphones and mobile devices.

Madeline Duva will co-present "Innovative Mobile Applications." Duva is the president of 3rd Eye Consulting, which advises start-ups. As an embedded software entrepreneur with over 20 years' experience, she has been instrumental in developing and executing strategic initiatives throughout her career. After several years at Fidelity Investments, Madeline moved to Silicon Valley where she held senior management positions at Communication Intelligence Corp, PenOp, Dejima, and Revere Data. She was the CEO at China MobileSoft, which developed a complete Linux platform for mobile phones.

Dave Farber will co-present "The Carriers: How is the US Changing?" Farber is the distinguished career professor of Computer Science and Public Policy at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University with secondary appointments at the Heinz School and EPP. In 2003, he retired from the University of Pennsylvania where he held the Alfred Fitler Moore Chair of telecommunications with appointments in the Engineering School and the Wharton School. His background includes positions at the Bell Labs, the Rand Corporation, Xerox Data Systems, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Delaware.

Bob Iannucci will present "We're Just Getting Started: Gearing up for the Mobile Revolution to Come..." Iannucci is senior vice president, chief technology officer and head of Nokia Research Center and has played a defining role in Nokia's research and development work. He has challenged traditional management thinking, championed a research environment suited to Internet ways of working, and pushed for more exploratory systems research focused on new business opportunities and new competences for Nokia's future.

Matt Murphy will co-present "Business Models and Investments Opportunities." Murphy has been a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers since 1999. His focus areas of investment include mobile applications and communications/computing infrastructure. He is either a director or works closely with the management teams of Autonavi, Dash, Pelago, M2Z, IPUnity, Kodiak Networks, RGB Networks, Stoke, Aerohive Networks, Ocarina, Xsigo, and eASIC. He was previously a board observer at Google (from initial investment to IPO) and a director at Peakstream (acquired by Google).

David Pogue will present "The New Global Mobile Playing Field." The technology editor for The New York Times, Pogue contributes a print column, an online column, and an online video each week. His daily blog, "Pogue's Posts," is The New York Times' most popular blog. Pogue is also an Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS News and frequent guest on NPR's "Morning Edition."