Join us September 10-12 in Los Angeles and experience our invaluable
conference sessions yourself!
Asterisk and Pingtel have done a great job preaching the open source pbx mantra. Many companies are using these systems to run their enterprise or service provider network on. You get all the reliability of linux a product that is relatively inexpensive to run. But is pen surce right for you and is it easy enough for you to operate effectively. Will the cost savings you initially enjoy translate into long-term tco. In other words will you be happy with your open source PBX. While there is no way to know for sure there is no substitute for being prepared and no summit to better prepare you to answer the question: should I move to an open source pbx?
Track: Open Source (tp)
Primer: State of the Art in Open Source (OS-01)
Tuesday - 09/11/07, 8:00-8:45am
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.
Selecting an Open Source VoIP Solution for the SMB (OS-02)
Tuesday - 09/11/07, 1:30-2:15pm
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:
Chris Vuillaume VP BusDev/Channel Fonality
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
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.
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.
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
