Save the Date for: Carrier Ethernet for Business

Dear Networking, If back in the day you were invited to the launch of the PC -- would you have gone? How about if they held an event to announce something called the Internet -- would you have found the time? Well a day like that is coming. To New York. Los Angeles. And Chicago. And you are personally invited to attend too. Free as our guest. Carrier Ethernet for Business: The Birth of the New Global Network is a special Network World LIVE Spotlight Event that will be remembered like that. A day when the MEF [Metro Ethernet Forum], the world's leading authority on carrier-class Ethernet, brings together world-leading service providers, technology companies and industry experts to introduce this game-changing technology to America's leading IT decision makers. To accept and attend, please click here. And get ready for a once-in-a-generation day like no other! Event Schedule: September 17th, New York, NY -- Grand Hyatt New York October 9th, Los Angeles, CA -- Doubletree Santa Ana October 11th, Chicago, IL -- The Palmer House Hilton Why This is a Can't-Miss Event! Carrier Ethernet delivers network ROI via global, standardized services with extensive bandwidth options & control, flexible QoS and reduced OPEX. You'll see dramatic new data on... Worldwide Adoption -- how new access technologies now deliver Ethernet to every door Migration Trends -- showing where early adopters are leading and why Legacy Support -- mapping the path of current technologies well into the future You'll benefit from the experiences of leading CIOs and explore exciting new deployments... New Applications -- what's suddenly possible and now critically important Best Practices -- that unleash the new power and freedom of "infinite" bandwidth Benchmarks -- establishing next-generation standards ROIs -- of the spending, timelines, and results to expect You'll develop an early business advantage... Meeting Service Providers -- learning about services and SLAs available at the local, national and international levels Consulting End Users -- and learning from their experiences Seeing Ethernet-Enabled Managed Services -- and their application in the areas of VoIP, storage, security, and more This Network World/MEF event provides a clear and concise overview of the availability of Carrier Ethernet services now in North America. And lays out the business benefits and cost savings of replacing legacy services such as Frame Relay, ATM, and Point-to-Point service with today's Carrier Ethernet. We look forward to welcoming you in New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. RSVP now. See you there, Network World and MEF At a Glance Network World Live Spotlight Event Carrier Ethernet for Business: The Birth of the New Global Network U.S.A. Tour hosted by the Metro Ethernet Forum Event Schedule: September 17th, New York, NY -- Grand Hyatt New York October 9th, Los Angeles, CA -- Doubletree Santa Ana October 11th, Chicago, IL -- The Palmer House Hilton www.networkworld.com/reg/register.jsp?e=10mocy9z3l8hliamg39k3bzdlrowy9z3l8hgnikrowten043emefnl0730 Event Host: Metro Ethernet Forum Premier Sponsors: Alcatel-Lucent Optimum Lightpath Verizon Business VSNL International Gold Sponsors: ADVA Cisco RAD Data Communications Read Network World privacy policy The following message is being sent to you as a valued customer of Network World. To stop receiving e-mail messages from Network World, do not reply to this e-mail. Instead, please go to our email preference management page at: http://www.networkworld.com/nl/pclogin.jsp?email=networking.world@gmail.com&code=emefnl0730 where you can specify your email preferences and help ensure that we send only the appropriate communications you may be interested in. You may also write to: Network World Inc. Attn: PDG, 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772