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Channel: Meet the Authors

“Managing Projects in Telecommunications Services”

(October 2006, Wiley-IEEE Press)

Runtime: 7 minutes

Mostafa Sherif discusses project management theory and provides practical guidance for managing telecommunications projects effectively. Topics include the technology life cycle, project organization, human resources, and vendor management. A senior technical specialist for AT&T in Basking Ridge, N.J., Sherif is a certified project manager and an internationally recognized expert on standards for packetized voice and digital signal processing in transmission equipment.

“Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone”

(March 2006, IEEE Press/Standards Information Network)

Runtime: 10 minutes–plus

Wael Diab and Howard Frazier explain the principles behind IEEE Std. 802.3ah, known as Ethernet in the First Mile, which adds specifications for broadband subscriber access networks. The standard provides for speeds of 2 million to 1 billion bits per second and physical layers of twisted-pair copper cabling and single-mode optical fiber. The two writers also discuss how the standard affects end users. Diab is director of marketing for the networking infrastructure group at Broadcom Corp., Irvine, Calif. Frazier consults on matters related to networking standards technology“Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II" (Wiley-IEEE Press, October 2006)

Runtime: 9 Minutes

Richard J. Thompson Jr. describes the development of quartz crystal technology, a World War II project second only to the Manhattan Project in its importance. Thompson is dean of mathematics and science at the College of Saint Rose, in Albany, N.Y.

Channel: Careers and Technology

“Art of the Start—Entrepreneurship”

Runtime: 27 minutes

Guy Kawasaki, former Apple Fellow and managing director of Garage.com, shares his thoughts about what it takes to succeed. Also hear from experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and so-called angels about how to raise money during the start-up period and beyond.

Channel: Conference Highlights

“VLSI Symposium on Circuits—Analog-to-Digital Converters”

(13–17 June 2006)

Runtime: 11 minutes

In interviews conducted at the conference, expert circuit designers Asad Abidi of UCLA and Terri Fiez of Oregon State University describe the four fundamental types of analog-to-digital converters.