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D2 Technologies, a provider of embedded IP and mobile unified communications software platforms, announced its participation in multiple discussions at ITEXPO West 2011, being held September 13-15 at the Austin Convention Center.

Doug Makishima (News - Alert), chief operating officer, D2 Technologies, is a multiple panel speaker at the event. Makishima is participating in three discussions in three different conferences organized as part of ITEXPO (News - Alert).

The first presentation, "Turning your Unified Communications Solution into a Mobile Asset," will discuss how IT managers can extend the power of in-place unified communications solutions to mobile devices and explore how the latest carrier network technologies affect the enterprise.

Those joining Makishima on the panel include Kevin Gavin, chief marketing officer for ShoreTel (News - Alert); Snehal Antani, private cloud strategies and product manager for IBM; C. Don Gant, sales channel development for ICON Voice Networks; and moderator Tom Keating, CTO and vice president of TMCnet. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13 at 11 a.m.

On Wednesday, September 14 at 2:00 p.m., Makishima will join a panel, "Take a Tablet and Enable Everything," at the 4G Wireless Evolution Conference, held in conjunction with ITEXPO West 2011. The panel also includes Atul Asthana, vice president of technology initiatives, Research in Motion (News - Alert); Ian McPherson, head of marketing and product management for Pedigree Technologies; and Kneko Burney (moderator), president and chief marketing strategist at Compass (News - Alert) Intelligence.

The panel "Take a Tablet and Enable Everything" will explore how the tablet is bringing a mobile desktop experience to the enterprise, and whether or not processes should be re-engineered to benefit from workflow improvements.

Also on Wednesday, September 14 at 3:00 p.m., Makishima will participate in a discussion "VoLTE and the IMS Core: Last Stand or Last Straw?" The panel will discuss how Voice over LTE (VoLTE) will impact services from mobile operators. Others joining Makishima in the discussion are Anatoli Levine, Sr., director of product management for RADVISION, and Manual Vexler, chief marketing officer for IMS and NGN at Huawei Technologies.

D2 Technologies provides converged IP communications for next generation devices. Recently the company announced it has upgraded its mCUE mobile unified communications client. mCUE is a complete IP video calling solution offering a number of benefits to OEMs, ODMs and service providers.

To find out more about Doug Makishima and D2 Technologies, visit the company at ITEXPO West 2011. To be held Sept. 13-15 in Austin, TX, ITEXPO is the world’s premier IP communications event. Makishima is speaking during "Turning your Unified Communications Solution into a Mobile Asset," and "Take a Tablet and Enable Everything." Don’t wait. Register now. Stay in touch with everything happening at ITEXPO… follow us on Twitter.