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Pre-Show Daily - February 18, 2005

 

VoIP 2.0 Kicks Off Next Tuesday, Feb. 22!
The INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and Expo has supported the growing VoIP industry since its infancy and has brought buyers and sellers together in one marketplace twice a year. Now the industry is established and we are seeing new installations of IP PBX systems actually taking market share from traditional PBX systems. The conference program in Miami reflects this evolution, incorporating sessions covering the basics of VoIP selection and deployment, as well as more advanced topics like SIP, VoIP Peering, and Triple Play.

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Contender Rich "Rocky" Tehrani Takes on Mark "Champ" Spencer in Open-Source Super-Fight
By David Sims
As part of the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference next week, Rich Tehrani wanted to stage a debate on open source vs. PBX telephony. He lined up Mark Spencer, president of Digium and creator of Asterisk, for the open source side. He couldn't find anyone to take the side of PBX, so "Rocky-like" he's stepping into the ring himself. "Next week I go on stage with Mark Spencer the guru of open source, founder of Digium and Asterisk and have to debate him one-on-one..."

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Time Warner Telecom’s Rouleau to Keynote Internet Telephony Conference
Norwalk, Conn.-based Technology Marketing Corporation has announced that Michael A. Rouleau, Time Warner Telecom’s senior vice president for business development and strategy, will deliver a keynote address at Internet Telephony Conference & Expo Miami 2005. Mr. Rouleau will speak Friday, February 25, 2005 at 9:45 am. Internet Telephony Conference & Expo is the world's largest VoIP marketplace, and the theme of this year’s event is "Witness the Evolution of IP Telephony: VoIP 2.0". The conference and exposition will feature...

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Toshiba’s John Carson to Address Internet Telephony Feb. 23 in Miami
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Digital Solutions Division, has announced that John Carson, director, business development, will present a lunch keynote on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, titled "Application Structure for IP Success" at TMC's Internet Telephony Conference & Expo Miami 2005 at the Hyatt Regency in Miami. Carson will cover blending voice, data and video systems architecture to support new and secure...

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Skype, Peerio, Nimcat, Teleo on Panel at INTERNET TELEPHONY Feb 24 Miami
TMC today released the complete list of panelists for the session titled, "A Close Look at P2P VoIP" at their INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO in Miami next week. The panel includes: Peter Sisson, President & CEO, Teleo; Skype co-founder and CEO Niklas Zennstrom (via teleconference); Dmitry Goroshevsky, President and CEO of Popular Telephony; and Nimcat Networks' CEO, Mahshad Koohgoli. Tom Keating, TMC's CTO will moderate. The conference will be held...

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Lucent Worldwide Service Showcases Mobile VoIP and Security Solutions at INTERNET TELEPHONY CONFERENCE & EXPO
At the 2005 Internet Telephony Conference & Expo in Miami, Florida, Lucent Technologies (Booth #203), will be highlighting the move to mobilize VoIP, its VoIP readiness assessment solutions as well as emerging security solutions for both large enterprises and service providers. We hope you will take advantage of a great opportunity to meet with Lucent Worldwide Services executives in one-on-one briefings to learn more about...

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Internet Telephony Conference Taking Shape
Norwalk, Conn.-based TMC has announced two more speakers for the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo Miami 2005, Mark Spencer and Dan Afrasiabi. Spencer is president of Digium and founder of Asterisk, the open source PBX. He will speak Thursday, February 24, 2005, at 10:15 am. His address is open to all registered attendees. "We are excited to have Mark Spencer speaking at the conference. He is perhaps the foremost expert on open source telephony and its greatest..."

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Symphony Services to Give Session at Internet Telephony Feb 23 Miami
Symphony Service Corporation, a high impact, global business solutions partner that helps clients leverage the global economy for competitive advantage, announced that Dan Afrasiabi, president of Symphony Services' Spend Management Solutions, has accepted an invitation to present a session titled, "How to Detect Telecom Fraud & Protect Your Bottom Line" at...

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Interwise Session on Conferencing at Internet Telephony Feb. 25
Interwise, the leader in true enterprise conferencing, announced that Neil Lieberman, vice president of Global Marketing, will take part in a panel discussion on "Rich Media Conferencing and Collaborative Computing for the Enterprise" at TMC’s INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Miami 2005 on February 25 at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida. "With a decade of practical experience in helping enterprises with VoIP-based conferencing and..."

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NetFabric to Present Session at INTERNET TELEPHONY Feb 24 Miami
NetFabric Corporation, subsidiary of Houston Operating Company, announced that its President & CEO Jeff Robinson will present at a session titled "How to Buy IP Telephony for the SMB," at TMC’s INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Miami 2005 on Thursday, February 24 at 3:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida. INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO is a targeted and innovative four-day conference and tradeshow offering a comprehensive education for...

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