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Linley Gwennap is the president and principal analyst of The Linley Group. One of the most respected analysts in the microprocessor industry, he has followed the industry for more than 15 years. Starting as a processor designer at Hewlett-Packard, Linley later worked in PA-RISC marketing and then became editor-in-chief of Microprocessor Report and vice president of MicroDesign Resources before founding The Linley Group in 1999. more...     Bob Wheeler is senior analyst for networking silicon for The Linley Group. Bob has more than 20 years of experience in the networking, PC, and semiconductor industries. Most recently, he was the division marketing manager for AMD's Network Products Division before becoming an independent consultant in 1997. Bob also has experience as a software engineer, engineering manager, and operations manager. more...     Jag Bolaria is a senior analyst at The Linley Group. During more than 20 years in the communication and PC semiconductor industries, he defined and launched products that have generated billion-dollar revenues. He has spoken at several industry conferences and has written articles for EDN, EE Times, and other publications. His extensive industry experience includes senior roles in both marketing and engineering at Intel and other companies. more...     Joseph Byrne is a senior analyst at The Linley Group. With more than 15 years of industry experience, he is one of the industry's leading analysts covering the semiconductor market. Most recently, he was a principal analyst at Gartner, covering networking chips and other semiconductors. Before serving as an analyst, Joseph held consulting positions with Gartner, Deloitte consulting, and smaller firms in the U.S. and Europe. more...     Michael Stanford is an analyst at large for The Linley Group. He has been an entrepreneur and strategist in voice-over-IP (VoIP) for over a decade. Previously, Michael served as an Intel Principal Engineer and senior manager running a large multisite engineering team that developed an IP PBX system. He was later appointed Director of VoIP Strategy for Intel's Digital Enterprise Group. He is also an experienced consultant specializing in VoIP on both Wi-Fi and WiMax. more...

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