Device Arena

Verizon Wireless today began accepting registrations for the first annual Mobile Convergence Technology Summit, co-sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent and scheduled for May 6, 2008, at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street in Manhattan.

The summit, which begins with registration at 9 a.m. and closes with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., is designed to educate business customers to the benefits and advantages of taking their wireless devices beyond simple e-mail management. Managers and executives from businesses of all sizes will benefit from the event’s hands-on tutorials, previews of the newest business applications and live demonstrations by a wide-range of mobile solutions providers.

“This conference will provide valuable information to anyone who uses a PDA or smartphone device for business,” said Maitland Muse, regional director – Verizon Wireless’ Data Solutions. “All too often, employees are given devices by their companies without any instruction on their capabilities. By teaming up with leading application providers, we can help change the way New York Metro area companies do business and show them how leveraging mobile applications can help increase productivity, lower management costs and simplify sales.”

Keynote speakers include Johna Till Johnson, president and founding partner of Numerates Research, an independent research firm that specializes in quantifying the business impact of technology, and Indranil Chatterjee, executive director-wireless strategy and business development for Alcatel-Lucent.

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