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By Carrie Majewski (née Schmelkin), Director of Content Marketing, Content Boost
Whether you are looking to escape the sub-degree weather and chilling wind shield sweeping the Northeast, or hoping to bask in the company of leading CIOs and CTOs from across the globe, now is the time-if you are not already doing so-to pack your bags and get in route to Miami, Fla., for ITEXPO East 2014, the business technology event of the year. And if you are not, there is still time to join us!

By Blaise McNamee, Web Editor
Today marks the first day of ITEXPO in Miami, Fla., and we're already getting word of some breaking product announcements coming from the event. Kicking off the four day expo is BlueOSS, a provider of cloud billing and provisioning management tools, with the launch of its fourth-generation Cloud Innovation Suite (CIS).

By Paula Bernier, Executive Editor, TMC
Voice is dead, but voice as data lives, and it offers the ability to move beyond stove-piped narrowband communications to more feature-rich and differentiated communications.

By Allison Boccamazzo, Managing Content Producer
It is the Eve of ITEXPO East 2014-the sun is shining on this beautiful January night in Miami as attendees settle in and prepare for yet another incredible experience at this year's East coast technology conference. The convention center is already buzzing with anticipation for tomorrow when the event officially kicks off.

By Laura Stotler, TMCnet Contributing Editor
Cloud and managed services provider (MSP) Codero Hosting has received $8 million in financing, which the company will use to deploy new data centers across the U.S. and Europe. Codero also plans to expand its portfolio of hosted solutions to serve more customers at multiple data center locations.

By Rachel Ramsey, Content Director
Smartphones and tablets have shifted from introducing BYOD to becoming the standard in business environments. The world is becoming mobile, as evident from the growth in mobile payments, mobile applications and mobile VoIP -- the mobile VoIP user base is expected to reach more than one billion by 2017.

By Rory Lidstone, TMCnet Contributing Writer
Sansay is a well-respected name in the communication services provider space as its software-based VoIP infrastructure is some of the best in the business. Indeed, the company's session border controllers were recently rated as "visionary" in Gartner's November "Magic Quadrant" report. Sansay is also a platinum sponsor at the ITEXPO, taking place this week in Miami, Florida.

By Peter Bernstein, Senior Editor
Frisco, TX-based IP solutions provider GENBAND has placed two markers down that indicate the answer to both questions can be yes. With the announcement of their Generation Enterprise framework for IP convergence and SMARTOFFICE 2.0-the enhanced version of their UC solution that can run on premise or in the cloud which now features the first commercially available WebRTC client from a major UC player and is a key part of the Generation Enterprise value proposition-if nothing else they have set the competitive bar high.

By Alisen Downey, TMCnet Web Editor
Running an effective VoIP business is no small task, and as technologies continue to evolve, it has become increasingly clear that companies need a diverse but unified array of communications channels in order to succeed. Communication is vital to any business, as it is the way information and ideas are shared, enabling employees to collaborate with each other and with clients, customers and partners outside the company. And in a fast-paced industry like VoIP, it's even more important that such communications be transferred as quickly and efficiently as possible.

NetSapiens will showcase their "SIP Feature Server Drop-In Replacement Program" January 28-31, 2014, at world's leading business technology show

Entry-level phone offers enterprise-class capabilities, including dual port Gigabit Ethernet switch, to support the most demanding VoIP and UC collaboration applications at an affordable price


 

LATEST NEWS


 

 

FEATURED KEYNOTES

 
Dr. Angel Luis Diaz - VP of Software Standards - IBM Cloud Labs & HiPODS
3:30pm - Wednesday - 01/29/14

Cassidy Shield - Vice President of Marketing, IP Platforms - Alcatel-Lucent
9:00 to 9:30 AM - Thursday - 01/30/14

Dr. Satwant Kaur - First Lady of Emerging Technologies
9:30 to 10:00 A.M - Thursday - 01/30/14

Battle in the Clouds
4:00pm - Wednesday - 01/29/14

Key Insights From:
David Schoenberger - CIO - TransCertain ; Chris Hasenauer - President, Allworx, Windstream; Yunexy Eloy - CIO, Whoa.com

CIO Roundtable: Rationalizing the Dataverse - How Big Data is Changing Everything
10:00am - Thursday - 01/30/14

Key Insights From:
Tery Howard Senior VP, CTO - Miami Dolphins; Herman Nell CIO, Rent-A-Center; ; Ramon Millan VP & CIO, Carnival Cruise Lines; Dr. Jani Byrne Director, Marketing, IBM Enterprise, Mid Market & MSPs

 

ITEXPO Buzz


 
Digium @digium
We're kicking off our week at #ITEXPO w/ Asterisk 123 this morning! Ready to join us? http://bit.ly/1frt21G

Sangoma @Sangoma
Sangoma SBC Workshop on now. Great turn out. Come join us: Rm B213. #itexpo

Onvoy Inc. @OnvoyInc
Looking forward to making new connections and catching up with partners at #ITExpo East today. #VoIP #wholesaletelecom

LiveQoS‏ @LiveQoS
Are you at #ITEXPO today? LiveQoS's own Jay McMillian is speaking at 2 p.m. for the #Cloud4SMB panel discussion on cloud services. Swing by!

Mojo Lingo @MojoLingo
Find treasure in #realtimecommunications with @BKlang at #Asterisk World http://ow.ly/sV5Se @ITEXPO #theappsarecoming

Brash Concepts @brashconcepts
Happy 1st day of #ITExpo! Get in touch if you're there: We want to talk #tech, #VoIP, and the #cloud with you! #hypervoice #SmartVoice

 

WIN A BRAND NEW MUSTANG!

 
Drawing Friday, January 31 - 1:45pm In Expo Hall
Must Be Present to Win!


 

Special Workshops

 
 

ITEXPO App


 
Network with Your Colleagues - Check Out the Official ITEXPO App
ITEXPO is fast approaching and we want to make sure you're prepared for a great event. We're excited to be offering a mobile event guide to attendees featuring speaker information, session schedules, a networking tool and much more! Best of all, it's accessible from all devices with an internet browser: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even desktops.

 

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