Monday, January 15, 2007

Anatoli Levine – President of International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium

Anatoli Levine is currently Senior Director of Software Support at RADVISION. He joined RADVISION in 1998 as a senior software engineer, designing and implementing the company’s H.323 solutions. Since 1999, Anatoli has led a team of engineers that provide: pre-sales, post-sales, custom design and engineering services for all RADVISION Technology Business Unit’s products.

Anatoli has more than 15 years of experience in engineering and customer management, software design and development, network programming, telecommunications systems, security and computer graphics systems research.

Since 1999, Anatoli has been closely involved with International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC) activities, where he chaired a number of technical Activity Groups and served on the Board of Directors for 4 years. Currently, Anatoli is a President of the IMTC Consortium. In all these roles, Anatoli is working on the development of technology and solutions to ensure the highest level of interoperability among different vendors implementing real-time multimedia and content delivery standards.

When Anatoli is not busy promoting interoperability and RADVISION technology, he likes spending time with his wife Victoria and their three kids. Anatoli is a passionate cook and wine connoisseur, and travel is one of his favorite leisure activities. Anatoli also has a 1st degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and continues studying Martial Arts.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

IMTC Blog Author - Tsahi Levent-Levi, Co-Chairman of IMTC IMS Activity Group

Tsahi Levent-Levi is a seasoned product manager and system architect at RADVISION. His experience includes product management and development, project management, with a strong background in development and management of complex VoIP projects. Tsahi currently manages a wide range of VoIP and 3G client products, which enjoy significant market share in the industry. His experience includes product management and development, project management, with a strong background in development and management of complex VoIP projects.

Tsahi currently manages a wide range of VoIP and 3G client products, which enjoy significant market share in the industry.

In addition, Tsahi serves as co-chairman of the IMTC IMS Activity Group, which focuses on interoperability issues relating to IMS client applications. He also regularly participates in related 3GPP standardization conferences, where he works tirelessly to improve the standards for the industry as a whole.

When Tsahi isn’t editing his blog on how to make video-based telecom networks work, he enjoys developing new culinary innovations is his suburban Tel Aviv kitchen, or practicing Argentinean Tango with his lovely wife, a ballroom dancing instructor, while Beige, their loyal Labrador, looks on. He can be reached at tsahil@radvision.com

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

IMTC Blog Chief Editor - Kfir Pravda, VP Marketing of IMTC

Kfir Pravda is the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development of the International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium (IMTC), where he is responsible on the organization’s message, strategic processes and overall marketing activities.

Pravda was involved in the formation and strategy of several joint ventures, such as the Star Map Alliance, headed sales efforts to European mobile operators, chiefly T-Mobile International, and formed several media ventures.

Pravda is also serves as an independent consultant, facilitating cooperation between media and technology companies. He loves films, whisky, good crime stories, and working in small teams. He can be reached at kpravda-at-gmail.com and publishes a blog at Pravdam.wordpress.com.