IP Communications Development

Every new VoIP deployment begins with an evaluation of open source alternatives. But in the world of open source VoIP, one size does not fit all. This session reviews the top open source VoIP projects and provides a framework for evaluating them and others. At its conclusion, attendees will be better able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each in relation to the needs of an organization. Among the alternatives, this session will feature coverage of Asterisk, OpenSER, SIPX, Freeswitch, OpenSBC and JAIN.

Presented by: Eric Hernaez CEO and Founder Solegy Kerry Garrison trixbox Community Director Fonality David Rivas Chief Technology Officer a la Mobile, Inc. David Willis (Moderator) Distinguished Analyst and Chief of Research Gartner, Inc.

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Enterprise-grade business phone systems have long been out of reach of small and medium-size businesses. Traditionally provided by giants in the space, prices for hardware and services are often well above the price that a small business owner can afford. Once installed, they are difficult to use and expensive to expand. Previously ignored by the larger companies, new entrants to the market realized that the small and medium-size business market responds well to complete systems that are easy to set-up and use. Further, with the growth of open source players in the market, SMBs are finally gaining access to the technology they want and need. Price, rather than need and functionality, has been the biggest barrier for acceptance of sophisticated VoIP services in the SMB. The session will address changes in the market that are making VoIP more accessible and practical for businesses allowing them to reach their communications goals.

Presented by: Avery Glasser Director of Product Junction Networks Tom Keating (Moderator) VP of TMC/CTO/Executive Technology Editor TMC Martin J. Steinmann Vice President of Product Management Bluesocket Chris Vuillaume VP BusDev/Channel Fonality Chad Agate Co-Founder & CEO NeoPhonetics

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With increasing cost and time to market demands on handset manufacturers, the promise of Linux for mobile VoIP is attractive. This talk will uncover the advantages and challenges of working with Linux compared to other alternatives. In addition, the session will look at the entire software stack relative to VoIP and offer case studies of companies who have successfully created pure VoIP or dual mode VoIP devices. The session will also discuss the paradigm shift VoIP introduces to the traditional wireless carrier. How can the industry adapt to capitalize on larger bandwidth and offer compelling applications that the end user will actually use? Or, is this a case of a ‘Giffen Good’ where a reduced cost to the end user for mobile services results in a lesser demand for those services?

Presented by: TBA David Rivas Chief Technology Officer a la Mobile, Inc.

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It’s well documented that Open source provides a level of flexibility in creating IP-based solutions and can play a key part in migrating the traditional phone network to IP, while saving communications developers and providers capital — enabling them to pass the cost savings onto their customers. But as with any enterprise VoIP deployment, security is an issue that can’t be overlooked. Come to this session to get educated on what you need to do to secure your open source enterprise VoIP deployment.

Presented by: Dr. Christian Stredicke Founder & CEO snom Technologies Kevin P. Fleming Director of Software Technologies Digium, Inc.

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VoIP and Open Source technology are part of a growing segment of small and medium businesses communications. To thrive, VoIP must at least match or better yet — outperform — the voice quality of traditional telephony. There are any number of challenges and solutions unique to developing applications using open source, including — but not limited to — voice quality, scalability and more. This session will be of great interest to developers who wish to learn more about some of the challenges facing them when choosing to work in the realm of open source and how overcoming these challenges will allow them to garner advantages like reduced development time, ease of deployment, and overall cost-effectiveness.

Presented by: Alan Percy Director of Business Development AudioCodes Doug Morrissey CTO Octasic Kevin P. Fleming Director of Software Technologies Digium, Inc. David H. Yedwab (Moderator) Partner Market Strategy and Analytics Partners

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We continually hear about SIP, but do you find yourself bewildered by the buzzwords and terminology? Wish someone would tell you what a SIP Proxy was, and why it might feel the need to fork? What advantages does SIP bring? Why should I move now? This ‘back to basics’ session will take a high level look at the SIP protocol and the power it puts in the hands of application developers and solution architects. We will discuss the building blocks required to put together a SIP deployment so you can talk with confidence about how the next generation of telephony products will be built!

Presented by: Jon Young Vice President of Software Engineering Inter-Tel Cullen Jennings Distinguished Engineer, Voice Technology Group Cisco Greg Galitzine (Moderator) Editorial Director of TMC's IP Communications Brand TMC Simon Millard Head of Professional Services Aculab

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One of the challenges for carriers is to roll out a SIP-based core network and related applications, while providing a package of services for both traditional and IP phone users. One way to overcome these challenges is to provide support for interworking between circuit-switched signaling methods — in particular, SS7 and SIP. A variety of standards groups have taken on the challenge of providing interworking between the large SS7 installed base and SIP. In this session, we will review the various efforts that have been made in standards bodies to address these needs and provide some use cases of how SIP and SS7 can be used together to provide connectivity and voice services for both IP and circuit switched users. In addition, we will consider some of the open business and technical issues in this transition and practical approaches that can be used to solve them.

Presented by: Vince Lesch Vice President, Product Marketing, Network Signaling Group Tekelec James Rafferty - Dialogic

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Everyone is talking about SIP, and for excellent reasons. After all, SIP changes everything in a contact center. If a business is struggling to innovate for a competitive edge, SIP delivers key new capabilities to a contact center that foster new avenues of communication and instantaneous collaboration using any device. Understanding the vital capabilities of SIP and how they help remove restraints to convenient, dynamic, breakthrough customer service will allow users to add cutting edge capabilities to a contact center that strengthen customer retention, boost employee productivity, and provide superior agility.

Presented by: TBA Art Rosenberg (Moderator) The Unified-View John L. Finch Director, Product Marketing Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Mark Morell Leader - Multimedia Applications Marketing Nortel

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SIP trunking rapidly reduces costs by leveraging SIP, eliminating redundant network connections and providing PSTN termination in the local area. This session will provide an overview of the issues faced in enterprise deployments, provide real solutions and discuss the opportunities that SIP trunking offers.

Presented by: Steven Johnson President Ingate Systems Alan Percy Director of Business Development AudioCodes Mark Bresler Vice President of Channel Sales & Development Broadvox Rebecca Swensen (Moderator) Research Analyst, VoIP Services IDC

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VoIP has created a beachhead for a new generation of converged IP applications for telecommunications, the mobile market, and even the enterprise. SIP offers an IP data delivery platform that uses the IP infrastructure already in place for real-time communications services like VoIP, plus it enables a whole new generation of converged applications that combine multiple functions into a single application – across software clients, devices and networks. Part of the beauty of using SIP as a convergence development platform is that these new telecommunications applications can be readily adapted to run over just about any IP service infrastructure, including enterprise networks or cellular service as well as landlines. This presentation will discuss how SIP is serving as the common platform in driving the convergence market, making it possible to integrate multiple features and functionalities into a single application accessible from any client or device. It will also review how SIP and SOA is streamlining applications development among enterprise and telecommunications developers as the lines distinguishing data and voice platforms continue to converge.

Presented by: Richard Grigonis (Moderator) Executive Editor TMC Ken Osowski VP of Product Development and Marketing Pactolus Communications Software Ilan Weizman Product Marketing Manager Surf Communication Solutions Doug Tucker Chief Technology Officer Ubiquity Software

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SIP Trunking is experiencing rapid growth in the SMB market. While SMBs have other options like hosted PBX and legacy interfaces, why is it that SIP Trunking is leading the way? Panelists from some of the leading PBX Manufacturers and Service Providers will discuss the benefits of SIP Trunking and why this trend is occurring.

Presented by: Greg Rothman Director, SIPconnect Development Cbeyond Michael Herrmann Director, Business Development - Marketing and Product Strategy Cincinnati Bell Telephone Marc Robins (Moderator) Chief Evangelism Officer RCG Jennifer M. Blatnik Product Line Manager Cisco David J Sullivan Sales,VP Avaya Peer 2 Peer Business Unit Avaya

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Voice over WiFi is becoming a commodity, but for its wider adoption a new generation of VoIP-enabled handsets should emerge. The cell phone is fast becoming the ultimate platform for a range of entertainment and business services. And typical users would love to access these varied services from a single handheld device. This fancy gadget should combine cordless, cell phone, PMP, be interoperable with PC, be VoIP-enabled, and have the price of a regular cell phone. Both hardware and software platforms have to evolve fast to comply with this challenge. The presentation will enlighten attendees how to get Voice over WiFi enabled on handheld devices and speak to the most challenging problem encountered in mobile VoIP: ensuring rich voice and video quality while having to cope with resource limitations of a mobile device and inherent problems generated by wireless networks. The issues of optimizing codecs, voice enhancement, and extension of voice functionality by video support will be covered.

Presented by: Christina Nigro Product Marketing Manager Global IP Solutions Fred Wydler VP VoIP Products SPIRIT DSP

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