Extreme Networks Drives Conversations on Mobility Trends in Healthcare at North America's Leading Forum for Mobile Innovation

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR today announced its presence at the inaugural Super Mobility Week 2014 presented by CTIA – the international nonprofit membership organization that has represented the wireless communications industry since 1984. With thousands of professionals, executives and exhibitors from across the global mobile marketplace attending the four-day event (Sept. 9 – 11), Super Mobility Week obtains the status of North America's leading forum of established authorities on the connected life.

"We're thrilled to have an amplified presence during this important event within the wireless communications industry," said Mike Leibovitz, director of mobility and applications at Extreme Networks. "Extreme Networks will be hosting two thought-filled leadership sessions on the importance of Wi-Fi analytics and the future of mHealth with industry leaders from Henry Ford Health System, Kaiser Permanente and Connected Intelligence."

The first of the events taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 9^th, titled, "Network-Powered Wi-Fi Analytics; Fueling Digital Business Transformation," will discuss how network-powered Wi-Fi analytics provides meaningful intelligence, thereby leading to excellent user experiences, optimized business processes, enhanced security and better business outcomes. The second event, "The Future of mHealth: Challenges and Opportunities," discusses the future of mHealth and the challenges and opportunities of wireless technology in a hospital and other health care environments. Participants of this panel include Ali Youssef, senior wireless enterprise architect at Henry Ford Health System; Shawn Jackman, director of strategic planning at Kaiser Permanente; Weston Henderek, director of wearables at Connected Intelligence; and Bob Zemke, director of healthcare solutions at Extreme Networks.

"During the mHealth panel, attendees will have opportunities to interact with one another to share ideas, experiences and best practices for supporting mHealth initiatives," said Bob Zemke, director of healthcare solutions at Extreme Networks. "The discussion of real-life examples will provide practical help in sorting out the reality versus the hype around wireless and mHealth."

Additional Resources

• Super Mobility Week Programming Sessions
  • Network-Powered Wi-Fi Analytics; Fueling Digital Business Transformation
  • The Future of mHealth: Challenges and Opportunities
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About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR is setting a new standard for superior customer experience by delivering network-powered innovation and market leading service and support. The company delivers high-performance switching and routing products for data center and core-to-edge networks, wired/wireless LAN access, and unified network management and control. Our award-winning solutions include software-defined networking (SDN), cloud and high-density Wi-Fi, BYOD and enterprise mobility, identity access management and security. Extreme Networks is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has more than 12,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.extremenetworks.com.

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