Integrating SIMPLE and XMPP
Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Older computer users typically consider Instant Messaging to be interesting at best, however the technology is essential to youth and young adults. The purpose of this panel is to develop an understanding of the benefits of integrating present into future communications services through consideration of the Internet Engineering Task Force’s recently approved standards.

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Jon Peterson, NeuStar

Jon Peterson works in the Strategic Technology Initiatives group at NeuStar, Inc. He also serves on the Steering Group of the IETF as Transport Area Director, and he has authored several IETF standards relating to real-time communications. Formerly, he worked on early VoIP-PSTN interworking technologies at Level(3) Communications.

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Jonathan Rosenberg, CTO, dynamicsoft

Jonathan Rosenberg is co-author of the original SIP specification, the call control standard for 3G networks. A leader within the IETF, Jonathan currently chairs the IP Telephony working group and is former co-chair of the SIP working group. Jonathan is the inventor of SIP for presence (SIMPLE) and is co-creator of SigComp, a key SIP compression enhancement that will speed deployment of SIP in mobile networks. He has authored more than 20 patents and publications ranging from SIP to multimedia conferencing and IM. In June 2002, Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation, recognized Jonathan as one of the world's 100 top young innovators whose work in technology has had a profound impact on today's world.

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Peter Saint Andre, Executive Director, Jabber Software Foundation

Peter Saint-Andre has been involved with the Jabber community since late 1999 and has made significant contributions to Jabber protocol design, documentation, and adoption. His roles include Executive Director of the Jabber Software Foundation, managing editor of the JSF's standards process, and primary author of the IETF's XMPP specifications. He also writes the Jabber Journal and keeps a weblog.

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