Khirman & Son

 September 5,2007 

Dr. Igor Plotnikov, Cisco Systems

Pioneering SSL VPNs - technological lesson from successful startup founder

Dr. Plotnikov presents in-depth technical and business review of SSL VPNs  - innovative network security technology he pioneered with his uRoam startup.
By leveraging the ubiquity, extensibility, ease of use of the web browser as a client, and the robustness of https protocol as a transport, SSL VPNs (Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Networks) deliver a comprehensive set of tools to cover wide range of user scenarios from occasional Intranet access to enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls.

In conclusion, Dr. Plotnikov discuss useful lessons to learn from uRoam history of conception, founding and funding, growth and successful acquisition by one of the best network equipment companies.

PRESENTER
Igor Plotnikov, Ph.D., Director of Engineering, Cisco Systems.

Dr. Plotnikov is a serial entrepreneur, inventor and engineer.

Dr. Plotnikov works on network security solutions at Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) after the acquisition of his second startup MI Secure. Previously to MI Secure, he served as VP of Engineering at F5 Networks. He joined F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) as a result of its acquisition of uRoam, Inc. a pioneer in the SSL VPN market. Before co-founding uRoam, Dr. Plotnikov worked for Netscape Communications on key products such as CoolTalk and Netscape Conference.

Prior to Netscape, he held the position of scientist at InSoft, which was acquired by Netscape in 1996. Early in his career, he was a co-founder and chief engineer at Stoik Software, Ltd., a private Russian company dedicated to image processing software development. He received his physicist-engineer diploma with honors from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology followed by a Ph.D. in Physico-Mathematical Sciences from the Institute in 1988.

WHEN

Wednesday, September 5, 2007
7:00pm - 10:00pm
(Please be on time - we need to close doors at 7:15.
Feel free to call me at 408-4803190 if you need any assistance).

DLA Piper
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, California
94303
(Just behind Four Seasons hotel)

(driving directions : http://www.dlapiper.com/global/about/offices/office.aspx?office=12&show=directions )

AGENDA

7:00-7:15   -  Welcome and Networking
7:15-7:20   -  Welcome address and Club news
7:20-9:00   -  "Pioneering SSL VPNs - technological lesson from successful startup founder" by Dr. Plotnikov
9:00-9:15   -  Break and Networking
9:15-10:00 - Open Discussion and Brainstorm!

COST:    $5 to cover Pizza and soft drinks

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