Track: Essential Issues (EI)
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Future Trends
(EI-01)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 8:15-9:00am
The history of the VoIP market is well documented form the earliest days of VocalTec’s seminal offerings to the current patent battle being played out in the courts between the telecom giants of the legacy world and the upstart VoIP providers who hope to dethrone the incumbents. Beyond the courtroom dramas however, innovative companies are dreaming up new applications and new services that are designed to take advantage of a world that’s moving to IP. This session will feature some forward thinking experts who will shed some light on what trends are driving this industry forward and what the future will look like. IMS, FMC, presence, next-gen communications and collaboration tools… Want a peek beyond tomorrow? Then this session is the one for you.
Presented by:
| Thomas B. Cross
CEO
TECHtionary.com | | Richard D. Birckbichler
Vice President Sales
SolaCom Technologies Inc. | | Aron Rosenberg
CTO & Founder
SightSpeed | | Jim Mcloughlin
Sr. VP. Business Development
Ojo (Worldgate) | | Matt Clark (Moderator)
Principal, Valuation Services
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP |
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Business Continuity and Disaster Planning
(EI-02)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 9:15-10:00am
With the threat of natural disasters, pandemics and terror attacks as well as a host of other non-planned business disruptions, being prepared means providing employees with the ability to communicate effectively around the clock no matter where they happen to be. Communication technologies now allow for in case of emergency access to information by displaced employees. Among other issues, this session will focus on:
• Leveraging broadband connectivity at branch offices to deploy VoIP
• Application and VoIP performance requirements for remote workers and branch office users.
• Teleworking scenarios and how they fit into a robust business continuity plan.
Don’t be caught off guard. Attendees to this session will leave with a basic understanding of what they need to make sure they are able to conduct business through any disruption.
Presented by:
| Richard Grigonis (Moderator)
Executive Editor
TMC | | Shrikant Latkar
Sr. Manager Solutions Marketing
Juniper Networks | | Jill Adams
President
SuiteCommute, LLC. | | Emmitt R. Wells
Practice Director
Getronics |
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Enterprise Voice Mashups
(EI-03)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 10:15-11:00am
Attendees to this session will learn about the impact of Web Service delivered communications capabilities. The speaker will discuss the roles of Service Oriented Architectures, and in particular, teach the audience why they are important (they make the business process run faster, with less expense and with higher customer satisfaction), show them real life examples and describe the basic architecture and elements required.
Presented by:
| Thomas McCarthy-Howe
independent consultant
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Regulatory Update
(EI-04)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 12:45-1:30pm
Ever since VoIP began its tremendous growth, there has been constant talk of the how government regulation of the industry would affect consumers and providers alike. VoIP has long been a major topic of discussion at the FCC and most recently the Verizon v. Vonage lawsuit has held the attention of industry watchers. This session will serve as an update on the regulatory situation today, and will help shed some light on what today’s actions mean for the future of the industry.
Presented by:
| William B. Wilhelm
Counsel
Bingham McCutchen, LLP | | Mark J. O’Connor
Member
Lampert & O’Connor, P.C. |
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Regulation: E-911 Update
(EI-05)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 1:45-2:30pm
More than a year has passed since the FCC ordered VoIP Service Providers to provide E-911 to their customers. The FCC has now formed an enforcement team to review VSP’s status of compliance. This session will discuss where we have been and where we are going with VoIP 9-1-1 compliance and how to be compliant in 2007 and 2008.
This session will focus on:
• Regulatory letters from the FCC enforcement team: what they mean and how to be compliant.
• Significant weaknesses in our 9-1-1 infrastructure that have caused roadblocks in compliance.
• The Next Generation of 9-1-1; what’s coming next and how it will effect service providers.
• Ongoing initiatives concerning the accurate routing of 911 calls to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) across the US and Canada.
Presented by:
| Kevin Breault
VP Business Development
Dash Carrier Services | | TBA
| | Jim Shepard
Executive Vice President
HBF Group Inc. / 911 Services | | TBA
| | Matt Clark (Moderator)
Principal, Valuation Services
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP |
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VoIP Competitive Intelligence Survey
(EI-06)
Wednesday - 09/12/07, 2:45-3:30pm
Analysts estimate that residential adoption of VoIP service is bound to grow exponentially from 6.9 million homes in 2006 to over 23.7 million homes in 2010. The SMB and enterprise market forecasts are equally aggressive. Even so, VoIP reliability and audio clarity remain important factors that limit the widespread adoption of VoIP in consumer markets. Keynote Systems measured and evaluated the performance of more than a dozen consumer VoIP Service Providers as part of a competitive intelligence study. To hear the results of this important survey, attendees are invited to this session. Don’t miss out!
Presented by:
| Rajeev Kutty
Product Manager
Keynote Systems, Inc. |
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