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BroadSoft Unveils Judging Panel for Xtended Voice Mashup Contest(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BroadSoft, a provider of VoIP application software, announced the judges for its BroadSoft Xtended Voice Mashup Contest designed to create telephony mashups that provide services for businesses and consumers. Running through Sept. 2, the Xtended Voice Mashup Contest challenges Web 2.0 and telecom developers to combine BroadWorks VoIP features with other Web-based services, including customer relationship management tools, business collaboration and social networking sites. Telephony applications such as SMS, voicemail, fax and mobile clients also qualify for submission. Xtended Voice Mashup Contest judges include: -- John Musser - Founder & Blogger, Programmable Web, a site that covers mashups, Web 2.0 APIs and the Web as a platform -- Dave Gilbert - CEO, SimpleSignal, hosted business VoIP provider -- Rich Karpinksi - Reporter, Telephony Magazine and blog content provider, Telephony 2.0, covering news, technologies and business strategies of telecom providers The contest winners will be announced at the Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008, which takes place Sept. 16-19. "The goal of our Xtended program is to arm the market with voice applications that support individual work and personal lifestyles," said Leslie Ferry, VP of marketing for BroadSoft. "We are excited to have such a distinguished panel of judges who support our goal of fostering innovative telephony mashups in the marketplace." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |