Technology >> Sector Roundtables >> May 4, 1998
WILLIAM R. BECKLEAN is Senior Vice President of Tucker Anthony, Inc. and
was prev-iously associated with Kidder Peabody. Mr. Becklean earned his
Bachelor's degree from Yale University and his M.B.A. from Harvard
University. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is a member of the NYSSA.
Mr. Becklean is married, has two children as well as two step-children.
Among his personal interests are rowing and skiing. Profile
GEORGE KELLY is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley where he covers
the data networking and telecommunications equipment industries.
Previously, he was associated with IBM, AT&T and A.G. Becker Paribas.
Mr. Kelly is an engineering graduate of the New Jersey Institute of
Technology. Profile
FARROKH BILLIMORIA is a Senior Technology Analyst-Communication &
Networking Technologies at Hambrecht & Quist. Previously, he was
associated with Unterberg Harris, Bankers Trust, Merck & Co., Timeplex,
and Graphic Scanning Corp. Mr. Billimoria is a member of the IEEE and
has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's degree
in Computer Science. He has been a member of the ATM Forum since 1993.
His knowledge of LANs, WANs, ATM, switching, routing, networking
management, and test equipment has made him a regular speaker at various
conferences and industry shows such as Comnet and John McQuillan's Next
Generation Networks and ATM Conferences, IBF and SUN World Expo. In
addition, Mr. Billimoria has been quoted in various trade magazines and
journals. Profile
CHRISTOPHER T. STIX is a Managing Director of Cowen & Company.
Previously, he was President of Ron & Grow, Inc. and a Consultant for
Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Stix earned his Bachelor's degree from the
University of Wisconsin, his M.B.A. from Harvard University and is a
member of the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council. Mr. Stix is
married, has three children and among his personal interests includes
hiking and bicycling. Profile
industry?
Mr. Stix: In the mid-'80s, as PCs were deployed widely, technology was
developed to connect PCs to printers and
