The TechBiz connection has teamed up a panel of professionals in podcast, blogs, mobile applications, and other strategists for a "Web 2.0" snapshot from the latest and best leaders in the industry.

Find out if it's a sustainable threat to traditional online business or just a fad. Find out how companies like Google and Yahoo are changing the Web environment and learn from new successful startups who are embracing the technology to create masterful new means of communications.

EXPERT PANELISTS:

Ten23 Software | Christopher Heiser | President
Christopher Heiser is the President of Ten23 Software, Inc – a software development and consultation company that specializes in wireless and enterprise applications. Ten23’s primary aim in the enterprise space is to mobilize businesses quickly. Ten23 is also utilizing their expertise with an upcoming mobile/web consumer application that enables instant accessibility to information and collaboration amongst friends and coworkers. Before Ten23, Chris was the Vice President of Development at RxLASER, Inc, where he worked with such customers as GMACM, MortgageServ, Infor, Epicor and Citi Financial in developing and implementing enterprise-scale server applications for high volume data processing and distribution.

CastMetrix | Ram Krishnan | Founder and Chief Technologist
JCastMetrix is a Web ASP company offering a podcast publishing platform for the burgeoning New Media market. Ram has over 16 years experience developing commercial software and has contributed to various open source projects. He was co-founder of Entridia Corp., an OC based semiconductor technology startup, and also has a background in professional audio production. Ram attended the University of California, Irvine, for graduate work in Computer Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from University of Delhi/National University.

PodBlaze | Rodney Rumford | Technology Pioneer & Visionary
Rodney built the first web based online Audio & Video podcast publishing platform on the Internet before podcasting had a name. He helps businesses embrace and leverage new media technologies. He has worked with Fortune 50 Clients as well as many start ups and serves on the technology advisory committee for several technology companies. Rodney is also an active blogger who shares his passion and vision about these new media technologies and their impact on business. Rodney blogs specifically about these technologies at www.newmediagulp.com & www.podblaze.com

ProjectCanopy Inc. | Jeff Walstrom | President
Jeff Walstrom is the Founder and President of ProjectCanopy Inc, providing the ability to manage and invoice for project-based services. Before founding ProjectCanopy, Jeff worked as a Technical Architect for several leading software companies in Southern California. He was the architect and team leader who created a Content Management System for Transamerica, which was ranked in the top 20 in InfoWorld’s Top 100 Projects of the Year. His ten years of technical expertise has allowed many organizations in a wide variety of industries to execute their technical vision.