Tech 1 - Six New Technologies You Should Know About. Speakers. Near Field Communications (NFC) Practical Uses & Possibilities 8/8/2011

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1 Tech 1 - Six New Technologies You Should Know About Speakers Bill Caraher von Briesen & Roper s.c. Bob DuBois - Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. Jim McCue - Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. Mark Brophy Sean Power Lathrop & Gage, LLP Tom Crowe - Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, PA Near Field Communications (NFC) Practical Uses & Possibilities 1

2 What is NFC Short-Range Wireless Technology ( in) Promotes Secure Transactions (no accidental reads) Embedded NFC Reader in Smartphones Contactless (Like proximity cards for doors) Active Initiator or Reader Passive Tag No battery or power Sticker, Fob, Card, Embedded Chip w/antenna Active/Active Mode can facilitate 2-way Conversations Tags are Read-Only, but can be Re-Writable NFC vs RFID/IrDa/Bluetooth Real Life NFC Embedded NFC Readers in Smartphones Android ( Gingerbread O/S on Nexus S) iphone5 (rumor) Blackberry (v7 Devices) On the go Contactless Credit Card Payments Visa / MC Already testing Access Keycards for Offices, Hotel, Computers Secure Data Transfer between NFC Devices E-Ticketing for Airlines, Concerts Targeted Advertising / Discounts 2

3 NFC for Legal & More Trial Exhibits / Exhibit Sharing Document Management / Paper Management Copier Authentication / Doc Profile Metadata Improved Patient Treatment Tracking Social Media Check-Ins / Instant Groupons Death to QR Codes? Cost vs. Benefit User Involvement Better Analytics More Info: The Cloud as a Storage Repository Benefits... Concerns... 3

4 Expansion of Video Conferencing Beyond the Conference Room The Lawyer Robot Mobile and Home Video Conferencing Not a new technology, but will be much more prevalent in home and when mobile Business Drivers: Saving money: Two largest expenses at a law firm: Attorney salaries Office Space Increased importance of the home/remote office: Reduce travel time for attorneys, more billable hours Decrease total need for office space Adoption rate of VC into every firm 2010 ILTA Tech Survey 4

5 Mobile and Home Video Conferencing Home Prevalence of Broadband Computers equipped with cameras Gaming equipment with cameras, broadband access Xbox 360 with Kinnect: Video Kinnect Vendor agnostic bridging for outside VC users - expand? Mobile Mobile Devices iphone, ipad: Facetime Video Conferencing Blackberry Playbook Laptops Portable videoconferencing units More affordable Better bandwidth in more locations Next Generation VPN s Zero Configuration Hardware Past challenges with VPN was that nearly most were software solutions prone to the same challenges as other software on a computer. Resource competition on the pc. Driver and hardware compatibility Often required elevated privileges to run Different versions of software for different OS/Service Packs. Less support for vendors not base out of Washington. Required user to initiate the connection. Education of support staff for use of VPN software. Next Generation VPN s Zero Configuration Hardware Yes there is Citrix but it has never been 100% the desktop or office replacement for fulltime workers outside of the office. Applications not s pported on TS/Citri Applications not supported on TS/Citrix Multiple user environment resource issues General challenges supporting Citrix/TS environments. 5

6 Riverbed Data Consolidation and Cloud Strategies Ubiquitous Optimization Riverbed Data Consolidation and Cloud Strategies Virtual Steelhead Private Clouds, Virtual Data Centers vcenter, Vmotion, DRS etc. Cloud Steelhead Gateway or browser based, SH at cloud provider Optimize client traffic Much cloud/saas delivery is HTTP/HTTPS Poor end user experience Cloud Steelhead 6

7 Riverbed Whitewater Data-deduplication system from Data Center to any type of Cloud Cost Savings of 20X 50X deduplication of backups All backup solutions Don t have to buy disk internally, leverage cloud storage Why VDI? What they ll like Consistency of user data Simplified remote access Application Performance What you ll like Simplified administration Better use of existing backend Potentially simplified DR Indirect ROI 7