Intransa has a strong history since spinning off from Fortune 500 company and early networking pioneer 3Com, and beginning life as an independent physical security technology provider to grow to be a true industry leader.
We were among the first to offer a truly scalable IP solution, the first to offer our award-winning, enterprise-class, high bandwidth 10Gb IP SAN with scalability up to 1,500TB of retention capacity. We were the first to be certified with 10Gb with Microsoft Exchange 2007, with an 11,000 user configuration. And we were the first to offer a scalable video surveillance solution that offers reliable, scalable and inexpensive retention solution that can grow from supporting a few cameras to a few dozen, to a few hundred, or even thousands or tens of thousands of devices.
Intransa has strong internal expertise in security, networking, storage, retention, video and surveillance technologies, but also relies upon proven outside experts to advise us and help guide our technology, solutions and support. These experts are part of our Advisory Board, and provide a voice to our customers, partners and integration solution providers.
Jeff Whitney
Returning to the IAB as chair for 2009, Mr. Whitney brings more than twenty years of technology and business leadership at startup, mid cap and globally integrated vendors in the physical security, network security and IT industries including Intransa, MaXXan Systems, NetApp, Fujitsu, HAL Computer Systems, Amdahl Corporation and Antares Technologies. A member of the ASIS International Physical Security Council, Whitney also serves as the corporate representative to the Security Industry Association, the American Correctional Association, the Storage Networking Industry Association and its Green Storage Initiative and the Green Grid. He is a frequent presenter at security industry events and a familiar guest columnist in several security industry and IT publications. Whitney previously served as an advisory board member for Network Security Management Systems, as president and founder of the Association of Banyan Users of Canada and was repeatedly re-elected to the board of directors of the Association of Banyan Users International over a nine year period.
Andy Watson
CEO and co-founder, Asyncast Corporation - Returning to the IAB, Mr. Watson is perhaps best known for his dozen years of leadership at network storage pioneer and market leader NetApp (Intransa is a member of the NetApp Advantage Alliance Partner Program). Watson was the most outbound of the company's CTOs, leading multiple teams and projects, helping to drive a successful customer-oriented product strategy that delivered revenue growth from $14 million in 1995 to more than $3 billion by 2007. His earlier IT industry experience and technical leadership spans a number of ground breaking firms, including Auspex Systems, Prime Computer, Data General and RDS AutoMate, in addition to customer roles with Martin Marietta Aerospace and the NYC Transit Authority. In addition to the Intransa IAB, Watson is a board member at MiraLink and an advisory board member of several other leading edge companies outside the physical security spectrum, including Gear6, Index Engines, Mobopia, Orchesys, Overtone Software, PowerFile, Scalent and Z Research.
Ismail Dalgic
Director, software engineering at Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group - Returning to the IAB, Dr. Dalgic is a co-founder of Intransa, having served as principal architect and director of software engineering for a seven year period. He is currently responsible for Tandberg's iPlex, a flexible, modular video processing platform for broadcast head end applications (IPTV, cable, satellite). Under Dr. Dalgic's leadership, iPlex won a record number of five industry awards within one year. Prior to Tandberg and Intransa, he was a technology architect at networking pioneer 3Com, leading the company's initial IP telephony technology development. Dr. Dalgic received his MS and PhD degrees at Stanford University, where his research was seminal in establishing the feasibility of Ethernet and IP networks for support of video traffic. He is the author of 13 patents and is published in books and in numerous peer-review articles in academic journals and conferences related to storage systems, multimedia networking and voice-over-IP (VOIP) technologies.
Dan Dunkel
President, New Era Associates - New to the IAB, Dan Dunkel brings more than 22 years of successful sales management and executive experience in the information technology industry as well as his expertise in the emerging field of security convergence. A former Intransa executive team member, Mr. Dunkel's background includes domestic and international responsibilities for direct sales, value added reseller channels and OEM contracts. His employment history includes leadership roles in pre-IPO ventures, mid cap IT manufacturers and Fortune 50 organizations. Dunkel's firm, New Era Associates, is a privately held consultancy serving startup corporations to multinational Fortune 500 enterprises. A frequent speaker at security industry events worldwide, he contributes a monthly print column to BNP Media's SDM Magazine, and writes regularly for Today's Systems Integrator, an online publication of Security Magazine and BNP. Mr. Dunkel is also co-author of “Physical & Logical Security Convergence”, (© Elsevier Publishing, 2007).
Ray Bernard
President and principal consultant, Ray Bernard Consulting Services - New to the IAB, Mr. Bernard, is a board-certified Physical Security Professional (PSP), security consultant and writer who has provided pivotal advice and direction in the industry for more than 21 years. Mr. Bernard has led noteworthy security projects for corporations, international airports, nuclear missile disarmament projects, sports stadiums, multiple-tower high rises, manufacturing plants, security monitoring centers and corporate headquarter facilities. He is a well known security industry columnist and feature article writer, and is also a contributing author to The Encyclopedia of Security Management, 2nd Edition. Mr. Bernard is also a member of the ASIS International Physical Security Council and the ASIS IT Council, and is responsible for the ongoing Global Security Operations 2010 conference series.
Mark McCourt
Group publisher, BNP Media, Security Media Group - New to the IAB, Mr. McCourt is publisher of the security industry's leading publications - SDM Magazine, Security Magazine, and SmartHome Magazine - and founder of the Security 500. More than 250,000 industry professionals get their security market information from Security Media Group's magazines, websites, eNews and events each month. As an executive, McCourt has led business divisions of large media companies as well as launched, built and sold new media companies, primarily in the IT sector. Prior to joining BNP, he was president of business consulting firm DLN Media and has been an influential thought leader in business-to-business media for more than 20 years, creating publications, web-centric media, conferences and trade shows. McCourt is a frequent conference presenter and lecturer, speaking at numerous security, integrated media, and e-commerce conferences, as well as providing consulting services to leading organizations.
John M. Nemerofsky
President, TSS International - New to the IAB, Mr. Nemerofsky has established a reputation as a leading entrepreneur within the security industry, holding a wide range of key positions over more than 20 years. Mr. Nemerofsky managed national accounts for one of the giants of the industry, then contributed to the growth of one of the industry's largest systems integrators and continuously worked with marquee clients, including members of the Fortune 500. In 2006, he launched TSS to offer integrators and manufacturers in the security industry total business solutions, providing expertise and advice on business development, organizational design, international expansion, project management, corporate culture development, compensation planning and acquisitions, all designed to grow and support corporate profitability and success. During his career, Mr. Nemerofsky has served as chair of the Panasonic Dealer Council, vice chair of the Honeywell Dealers Council, president of the Tyco Business Council and regional vice president of the Building Owners and Managers Association. He is currently chair of the Commission on Chapters for ASIS International and is a member of the board of directors of SecurityXchange.