Track: Business Solutions (B)
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SIP Trunking: Issues, Opportunities and Solutions (B-01)
- 10/04/10, 11:00-11:45am
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 – with a focus on security – provide real-world examples of how to overcome challenges with SIP Trunking deployment, and discuss the opportunities SIP trunking offers every business.
Presented by:
| Alan Percy Senior Director of Strategic Marketing for North America AudioCodes | | Steven Johnson President Ingate Systems | | Gary Kim (Moderator) Analyst IP Carrier | | Mykola Konrad GM & VP Policy Business Unit Sonus Networks | | Daniel Lonstein COO Airespring |
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Making the Business Case for SIP Trunking in the SMB (B-02)
- 10/04/10, 12:15-1:00pm
SIP trunking is one of the hottest topics in enterprise communications, largely because it holds great promise for cost savings and more efficient use of IP telephony infrastructure. Not only does SIP trunking have the potential to lower the telecom spend for the SMB, but it is a service that can evolve with its changing needs, particularly as they implement a Unified Communications strategy.
But, capturing these benefits will require diligent attention to the technical details of SIP trunking to build a solid business case. This session will look at the business case for SIP Trunking, including and Participants will explore deployment scenarios, the flexibility it provides and the cost-savings that can be realized through its implementation.
Presented by:
| Tim Saunders VP of Product Management ADTRAN | | Chris Hasenauer Vice President and General Manager Allworx | | Marc Robins (Moderator) President and Managing Director SIP Forum | | Brian Metherell VP & General Manager
Toshiba America
Information Systems,
Telecommunication
Systems Division Toshiba |
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There's an SBC in Your Enterprise (B-03)
- 10/04/10, 1:15-2:00pm
Session Border Controllers have long been a part of service provider networks for delivering SIP and SIP Trunking to enterprise customers. Leading experts on SIP and SIP Trunking strongly recommend that enterprises also place an SBC at their boundary to perform a number of functions including security, interoperability, QoS, encryption, support to remote workers, and more.
Attend this session to learn from many of those SIP experts as well as several SBC vendors why this is such an important idea for the successful adoption of SIP and SIP Trunking in the enterprise.
Presented by:
| Bob Emmerson (Moderator) Freelance Writer Electric Words | | Dr. Natasha Tamaskar Vice President of Product Marketing GENBAND | | Alan Percy Senior Director of Strategic Marketing for North America AudioCodes | | Steven Johnson President Ingate Systems | | Mykola Konrad GM & VP Policy Business Unit Sonus Networks | | Jim Donovan Director, Product Management Oracle Communications |
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SIP Trunking - Getting it right 1st time (B-04)
- 10/04/10, 2:45-3:00pm
SIP Trunking is a hot topic and as a lot of companies make moves to replace existing analog and digital lines they need to ensure that they gain all the benefits of SIP trunks and not lose existing functionality. This session called ‘SIP Trunking - Getting it right 1st time’ is designed to make companies who are looking to implement trunks think hard about what they need to do to prepare their network and what they should expect from their service providers. Attendees will be shown how to build an ITSP selection checklist to help select the right provider for them as well as gaining an understanding on how to “size” SIP trunks to ensure superior service.
Presented by:
| Scott Beer Director of Product Support, North America Ingate Systems | | Linda Franco Co-Founder Machina | | Suzanne Condon Director, Channel Sales Broadvox |
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Meet the HD Handset Vendors (B-05)
- 10/05/10, 8:30-10:15am
IP-based communications solutions – yes, including UC – are here today, and every phone vendor is now supporting high definition (HD) voice at the same price as traditional VoIP phones were only a year ago. This session brings together the industry leaders in HD voice handsets in a presentation and roundtable discussion on the issues facing integrators today when they select handsets.
Whose handsets will reign supreme?
Each participating vendor will be contributing one (1) HD voice handset towards a random drawing to be held at the end of the session. Every attendee at the session will be eligible to win one (1) handset. A business card is required for entry.
Presented by:
| John Drolet Vice President of Sales, Indirect Channels and Carriers Aastra USA | | Mike Storella COO snom Technologies | | Kim Murtagh Director - SIP Communications Panasonic | | Alan Percy Senior Director of Strategic Marketing for North America AudioCodes | | Doug Mohney (Moderator) Editor-In-Chief The HD Connect Project | | Patrick Ferriter Senior Director, Product Management, Voice Communications Solutions Group Polycom | | David Kelly Product Manager Cisco Systems, Inc | | David Schenkel Senior Technology Analyst ADTRAN |
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A Layer Above - Controlling Decisions in the Network (B-06)
- 10/05/10, 10:30-11:15am
Advances in technology have drastically altered the way businesses operate. With all that is needed being a broadband Internet connection and a laptop, employees can now work from virtually anywhere, accessing information from the road as easily from the office. To remain fully productive, though, today’s workforce must maintain seamless communications with customers, partners, and colleagues, giving the same appearance on the road as they do in the office, with full and convenient access to all necessary communication applications.
New network-based solutions allow companies the ability to easily implement simple, cost-effective business applications that fully support remote workers and virtual offices by exploiting the reach and economics of the Internet to extend corporate collaboration to remote users, enabling virtual workforces and telecommuting capabilities. These solutions are able to do this by injecting intelligence that makes routing decisions at the earliest possible point – the network. Once a decision is made as to where the call or collaboration opportunity should go, network-based solutions allow these requests to be received on a wide variety of devices, freeing users from the confines of premise-based solutions.
This session will discuss how business can ensure their networks are properly equipped with the intelligence to make these decisions that extend business communications far beyond the office walls – and what can happen if they aren’t.
Presented by:
| Bob Emmerson (Moderator) Freelance Writer Electric Words | | David J. Wippich Chief Executive Officer Ensim Corporation |
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Presence and the Unified User Experience (B-07)
- 10/05/10, 11:30-12:15pm
The cost savings and multi-device, location-agnostic access to communications services have thus far been the hallmark of VoIP and Unified Communications, allowing business users to increase productivity without a massive increase in human resources.
But, truly remarkable benefits from IP-based communications come from adding presence and a unified user experience into the business communications environment, truly allowing businesses to gain maximum value from their technology investments by enabling more precise communications and less wasted time.
However, just as with most new technologies, presence and user experience are open to interpretation, and there exist vast variations between offering from various vendors. This session will explore the foundational elements of presence, why it matters, what to look for, and importantly, how to use it effectively.
Presented by:
| Kathy Heilmann Director of Solutions Marketing for Unified Communications and Collaboration Siemens Enterprise | | David Schenkel Senior Technology Analyst ADTRAN |
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Bringing Social Software into the Enterprise (B-08)
- 10/05/10, 1:15-2:00pm
Social software is fast becoming a major component in enterprise collaboration. Yet, email remains the preferred method for most employees to work with colleagues, customers, and partners. In fact, a recent study suggested that more than 90 percent of employees prefer email. Why? Because they are familiar with it, and IT managers trust it because they can establish controls as to what content can or cannot be shared with parties outside the enterprise.
Still, the popularity of social media platforms is rapidly infiltrating the business environment, and more and more businesses are looking for ways to leverage that trend to their benefit.
Join this session to hear just how quickly enterprise social media is growing, how you can successfully integrate it into your communications (including policies and controls you should be aware of), the differences between internal and external social media applications, and the various social media applications available today.
Presented by:
| Sina Miri SaaS Architect, Manager Product Management Cisco | | David H. Yedwab (Moderator) Partner Market Strategy & Analytics Partners | | Nathan Rawlins Director of Product Marketing Jive Software | | Milind Pansare Sr. Director, Product Marketing Saba | | Ajay Kapoor Managing Director of Strategic Communication Consulting Avaya |
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The Debate Rages: Hosted IP vs. Premises-based VoIP (B-09)
- 10/06/10, 8:30-9:15am
It’s a question that has plagued businesses for years: Should I invest in my communications hardware and run and maintain the system myself, or outsource to a hosted provider?
The case has been made for either alternative, focusing on up-front costs, call quality, recurring fees, feature availability, scalability, integration with other systems, and more. But the ultimately, it comes down to the specific needs of each unique business. In fact, today, a third alternative also fits the bill in many situations, the hybrid solution.
This solution will consider the differences between hosted and on-premises solutions, the emergence of hybrid offerings, and what types of businesses can benefit from each, and the questions you should ask when making the decision for your company.
Presented by:
| Chuck Piazza Senior Vice President Smoothstone IP Communications | | Mark Ricca (Moderator) Partner IntelliCom Analytics | | Pierre Kerbage Senior Vice President - Global Sales Zultys, Inc. | | Huw Rees Vice President Business and Channel Development 8x8, Inc. | | Wendy Moore-Bayley Solutions Marketing, UCaaS Mitel |
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The Business Case for VoIP – Going Beyond the ROI and TCO (B-10)
- 10/06/10, 9:30-10:15am
VoIP clearly has demonstrated that it can reduce capital and operation spend. What is not so clear is its more intangible benefits, on productivity, training time, support costs and application infrastructure. This session will look at each of these components and using recent VoIP studies, provide an informative understanding of the true value proposition of VoIP so that you, too, can make the case for migrating to VoIP.
Presented by:
| Matt Bramson Chief Strategy Officer RingByName | | Steven De Korne Vice President of Marketing Vertical Communications | | Gary Kim (Moderator) Analyst IP Carrier | | Suzanne Condon Director, Channel Sales Broadvox |
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The Ultimate Communications Makeove (B-11)
- 10/06/10, 12:45-1:30pm
A growing number of SMBs are using the Internet to transform from telecommunications based on the past 100 years to rich communications designed for the next 100 years. Social media, telecommuting, and video sharing have evolved beyond popular to become the basis for how many businesses interact and collaborate—both internally and with customers and the community. This session will present a compelling story about communications transformation, including presentations from businesses across several industries who have found their way to strategies and solutions based on hosted services and SaaS, which have ultimately remade the ways businesses communicate, proving you don’t have to be an Internet company to take advantage of the Internet.
Presented by:
| Praveen Kumar Senior Advisor BroadSoft |
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Helping SMBs Achieve Maximum Global Connectivity (B-12)
- 10/06/10, 1:45-2:30pm
Identifying the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective ways for customers to contact your business increases the likelihood that you will turn interested prospects into a valued, paying customers. Today’s communications applications allow businesses to offer their prospects and customers increased contact options, while boosting business productivity, lowering communications costs, leveraging existing technology investments and maximizing corporate stakeholder relationships.
With a growing user community of more than 500 million, Skype is revolutionizing the way individuals communicate globally with a successful approach to making video and voice communication through the Internet easy and affordable. The same transformative experience that Skype enabled for the consumers is now available for SIP-enabled businesses through Skype for SIP and Skype for Asterisk, allowing SMBs to enjoy significant cost savings by directing their outbound PBX calls to mobile phones and landlines worldwide via Skype at very competitive rates.
Join this session to learn how your business can integrate Skype into your existing communications infrastructure to not only save calling costs, but enhance your ability to communicate with your customers.
Presented by:
| Steve Sokol Marketing Director Digium | | Tom Keating (Moderator) VP of TMC/CTO/Executive Technology Editor TMC | | Omar Onsi Founder Nymgo | | Larry Dorie CEO RHUB Communications | | Bill Zhang VP of Engineering VP of Engineering |
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The IP Migration Isn’t Done Until You FoIP Yourself (B-13)
- 10/06/10, 2:45-4:30pm
“What about our fax?” It’s a question that invariably comes up when discussing or implementing a new IP-based communication system, whether it’s an IP PBX, SIP Trunking service, Unified Messaging service, or a full-blown Unified Communications solution – or any combination of them. Too often an afterthought, fax can easily become a sticky wicket for businesses trying to embrace the IP-based future of communications. Problems need solutions, solutions generate revenue, yet, it has become all too common to forget fax when designing solutions for communications problems. This session will provide advice from some of the foremost experts on integrating fax into IP Communications solutions, so that you don’t forget to FoIP yourself as you move towards a next generation communications environment.
Presented by:
| Max Schroeder Senior Vice President FaxCore, Inc. | | Chem Cohen Founder FaxSIPit | | Marc Robins (Moderator) President and Managing Director SIP Forum | | Mike Oliszewski CTO FaxBack | | Mike Coffee CEO Commetrex Corporation | | Bob Green Director, Business Development, Fax Technology Audiocodes |
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