- Adam Jacobs has worked within the IT industry for over 15 years, currently as a Head of IT for First Rate Exchange Services (a Post Office & Bank of Ireland joint venture).
- Adam is passionate about Unified Communications (UC) technology and sharing information within the IT community.
- He runs a UC Blog (I’m a UC Blog), has written various articles for Microsoft TechNet, participated as a speaker at various technology events and was awarded the Microsoft MVP for Lync Server in 2010.
- John has 16 years of experience in enterprise software development and IT consulting. He is a co-founder and the technical director of Modality Systems, a specialist provider of consulting services for Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) technologies.
- Prior to Modality, John was a software engineer in the Unified Communications product group at Microsoft, shipping the first versions of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server and Office Communicator.
- More recently, John held the role of Senior Consultant for Microsoft Consulting Services in the UK, where he specialised in the design and implementation of UC and IdM technologies for Microsoft’s Enterprise customers in Europe.
- John has been an MVP for 3 years, and also an holds a current MCSE certification. In 2006 he was recognized by the Microsoft UC team, receiving the Unified Communications group’s Outstanding Contribution Award for his work with EMEA customers.
- Justin has 7 years enterprise IT infrastructure experience in Australia and the UK deploying Microsoft identity, messaging and communications platforms.
- He joined Modality Systems in October 2009 as a Consultant designing, deploying and configuring Microsoft Unified Communications solutions in the UK.
- Prior to joining Modality Systems, Justin built up the Microsoft Unified Communications solution offering for a leading systems integrator in the Asia Pacific region.
- He is active in the global Microsoft UC community via twitter and a technical blog and has previously co-chaired a Microsoft UC User Group in Melbourne, Australia. Justin holds MCITP qualifications in Windows Server, Exchange Server and Lync Server.
- Tom Arbuthnot is a consultant at Modality Systems, which involves planning, design and deployment of all aspects of Microsoft Unified Communications and integration with existing enterprise telephony environments.
- Before joining Modality, Tom worked for a leading Cisco Unified Communications Partner, so has a good understanding of the Cisco UC proposition and a unique perspective on the relative benefits of the Microsoft offering.
- Tom holds a BSc in Management from Loughborough University as well as various technical certifications including Cisco CCNA and Lync 2010 MCITP.
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