[July 30, 2007]

Unified Communications Solutions in Focus at TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2007

NORWALK, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- The editors at Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine have released an updated conference program for the upcoming INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2007 (ITEXPO) in Los Angeles. The conference features a series of ten sessions educating attendees about how to select and deploy unified communications solutions in their organizations. The conference and trade show is being held September 10-12, 2007 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The entire program schedule can be viewed at the event's Web site, http://www.itexpo.com.

While unified communications (UC) are certainly the 'buzz' application of 2007, INTERNET TELEPHONY group editorial director and ITEXPO program creator, Greg Galitzine, wonders if the enterprises, SMBs and government agencies these solutions are created for really understand what's involved in deploying UC.

"Vendors building UC solutions, and the media to some extent, are very skilled at ratcheting up the noise about the 'latest and greatest' new communications application. I built the conference program for ITEXPO West with the UC end-user in mind - acknowledging that the bombardment of publicity surrounding UC does not necessarily include details about actually deploying a solution," explained Galitzine.

"The sessions at ITEXPO explain in detail how to effectively select and deploy UC - AND how to maximize the effectiveness of your new solution for years to come," Galitzine added.

According to Rich Tehrani, TMC's president and conference chairman, ITEXPO provides the perfect forum for organizations seeking UC to mix unbiased education with vendor meetings on the show floor.

"By combining nearly eight hours of educational sessions focused on UC with the opportunity to take what you've learned and ask smart questions of vendors on the show floor, ITEXPO helps attendees condense literally months of research into three amazingly productive days, in one venue. To me, the investment in a trip to the conference more than pays for itself by dramatically reducing the time it takes to identify and install the correct solution," said Tehrani.

Conference sessions in the Unified Communications track at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2007 include:

Unified Communications Overview

Presented by: Francois Depayras, Ensim Corporation; Neil Butler, Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc.; Barry Marks (Moderator), IntelliCom Analytics.

Things to Consider... Before You Deploy UC

Presented by: Jeff Ridley, ShoreTel; Bud Walder, Dialogic Corp.; Alan Percy, AudioCodes; Jim Burton (Moderator), UC Strategies.

Living with your UC Deployment

Presented by: Alison O'Brien, InfoVista; Scott C. Forbes, Ph.D., Microsoft; Speaker TBA, NetSapiens; Gary Kim (Moderator), IP Business magazine

The Dawning of Telepresence

Presented by: Erica Schroeder, Cisco; Bob Romano, RADVISION; William MacDonald, Codian Videoconferencing; Jon Arnold (Moderator), J Arnold & Associates

Extending Security to the U.C. User Community

Presented by: Jeffrey Stern, KoolSpan, Inc.; Mark Girardi, Lucent Technologies; Jeff Carr, BorderWare Technologies Inc.; Ken Camp (Moderator), IPADAdventures

Unified and Good to Go... A Look at Mobility

Presented by: Sudeep Gupta, Cisco; David Hattey, FirstHand Technologies

Unified Communications in a Hosted Model

Presented by: Shirish Andhare, Sylantro Systems; Walter A. Snell, Pandora Networks

Panel Discussion: Streamline and Integrate Your Business Processes

Presented by: Kathy Heilmann, Siemens Communications, Inc.; Mark Ericson, Bluenote Networks; Cary Tengler, Level 3 Communications; Rick Ringel, Inter-Tel; Barry Marks (Moderator), IntelliCom Analytics

Don't Forget Fax

Presented by: Art King, FaxBack; Alan Percy, AudioCodes

Future Trends in Unified Communications

Presented by: Stan Little, IP Unity Glenayre; Kathy Heilmann, Siemens Communications, Inc.; Alec Saunders, iotum; Gary Kim (Moderator), IP Business magazine

In addition the sessions covering unified communications, the conference also features tracks covering these important topics:

-- Enterprise Solutions

-- VoIP for SMB

-- Service Provider Solutions

-- Essential Issues

-- IMS Expo at INTERNET TELEPHONY

-- FMC

-- Call Center 2.0 at INTERNET TELEPHONY

-- Open Source

-- Wireless/Mobility

-- SIP

-- FierceMarkets' IPTV Evolution Workshop

Registration for the conference is now open at www.itexpo.com. For additional information regarding exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Dave Rodriguez at (203) 852-6800, ext. 146 or via e-mail at drodriguez@tmcnet.com

Press inquiries should be directed to Mostafa Razzak, 23-31 Communications: (646)442-3361 or m.razzak@23-31.com.

About TMC(R)

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