Join us September 10-12 in Los Angeles and experience our invaluable
conference sessions yourself!
VoIP enables tremendous flexibility when it comes to hosted services and in fact in certain situations it makes much more sense to host applications somewhere else rather than having to deal with having expensive equipment on your premises that need maintenance and upkeep. It is not obvious whether hosting makes the best sense for you which is why we have dedicated this summit to helping companies figure out if a hosted solution is best for you.
Track: Hosted VoIP (tp)
Decisions Decisions… Hosted Versus Premise based VoIP Deployment (E-03)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 10:15-11:00am
Every enterprise that has already chosen to deploy VoIP still has another decision to make. “Should we bring the solution in-house and manage it on premises, or should we opt for a hosted solution?” Both options offer certain benefits and certain drawbacks in terms of cost, management, flexibility, and so on. If you’re already sold on the benefits of moving your phone system to IP, but you still have questions over how to deploy, then this session is right for you. Don’t miss out!
Presented by:
Becky Davis
Siemens Communications, Inc.
Frank Grillo Executive Vice President, Marketing Cypress Communications
Small and medium businesses have unique needs that aren’t currently being met through traditional communication solutions. Hosted VoIP is uniquely suited for the SMB market. It provides them with a distinct advantage by allowing them to have big business capabilities while eliminating the high costs and stressful maintenance that normally go along with them.
For small businesses, VoIP technology opens doors that have never been open before. Even on a tight budget, companies can enjoy a complete communications system with productivity and mobility features like never before. And with the increasing convergence of media and software applications, VoIP is rapidly becoming the essential foundation for a future-focused business. This session will give SMBs a better understanding of the basics, benefits, and efficiencies that can be gained through a Hosted VoIP solution.
Presented by:
Art Rosenberg (Moderator) Principal Analyst The Unified-View
Frost & Sullivan forecasts the hosted IP telephony market in North America to grow from $493.1 million in 2006 to more than $5 billion in 2012. Hosted IPT has been available in the North American marketplace from circa 2000, but service providers have captured only a limited penetration until now.
In this session, the speakers will discuss the economics of selling hosted IP telephony, and the impact of enterprise legacy infrastructure on the hosted IP seat sale. Participants will learn tactics and best practices for growing their market share and revenue more quickly by selling high-value hosted IP seats and leveraging the simplicity and shorter sales cycle of SIP trunking. Attendees will also learn how to successfully remove common customer objections such as cost and business disruption which enterprises often express when considering a VoIP migration.
Presented by:
Mark DiCamillo Vice President Marketing and Product Management Primal Solutions
Jerry Knight Chief Technology Officer AccessLine Communications
Often an afterthought, network security — especially as it is impacted by new and emerging VoIP technologies — will be critical to business viability now and in the future. Understanding how VoIP fits into the creation of network security policies and network security plans is imperative. As the world becomes more and more “wired,” clever thieves and others bent on malice will exploit the opportunities that are afforded to them. This presentation will discuss the basics of network security policy and planning and focus on identifying specific attack vectors presented by VoIP.
Presented by:
Joel Maloff Vice President-Products GlobalTouch Telecom
As businesses are becoming more mobile and distributed, the need to become more available, more productive, and more customer-centric has also magnified. Legacy premise bound devices such as telephones, fax machines, and mail addresses have given way to cell phones, e-mail and mobile computing devices. People today want the ability to reach everyone, anywhere, anytime, from any network, device or application they choose. A unified communications offering can leverage hosted voice while running desktop software, affording businesses a certain level of flexibility. Offered in a hosted model, UC solutions can help SMBs get a premium bundle of hosted, productivity enhancing business communication software and services at a compelling price point, enabling a higher level of communication and efficiency. Come to this session to learn the benefits that these types of solutions can offer at both the service provider and business level.
Presented by:
Jeanne Sauer VP of Field Marketing Sylantro Sytems
Walter A. Snell President and CEO, Founder Pandora Networks
