September 06, 2007
8x8 Chairman & CEO Bryan Martin to Deliver Keynote Address at ITEXPO West 2007
By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet Contributing Editor
8x8 ( News - Alert), Inc. Chairman and CEO Bryan R. Martin will deliver one of the keynote addresses at the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo (ITEXPO) West 2007 being held September 10 - 12, 2007 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Martin will speak on Wednesday, September 12 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. His presentation will provide insight into some of the issues and challenges that have affected independent VoIP service providers in recent months. The September 2007 issue of Internet Telephony magazine features an in-depth interview with 8x8, Inc. Chairman and CEO.
8x8, Inc.’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Huw Rees ( News - Alert) is also presenting at ITEXPO West 2007 along with other industry experts in the popular Service Provider Shootout being held Tuesday, September 11 at 8:45 a.m. The shootout session provides the attendees with an opportunity to hear industry insiders discuss the market. These experts share their perspectives on the past, present and future of IP communications.
Additionally, 8x8 Senior Director of Sales Dave Immethun ( News - Alert) will elaborate on how small businesses can benefit from choosing a hosted IP PBX solution instead of spending on on-premise equipment and attempting to manage it in-house. Dave will speak at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12 and his presentation is titled Performance and TCO Advantages of Hosted IP-PBX ( News - Alert) Phone Services for SMBs.
Immethun will also be participating in a panel discussion, A Closer Look at Hosted VoIP , on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 1:45 p.m. A Closer Look at Hosted VoIP aims to examine the advantages of going with a hosted VoIP business phone solution, including reduced costs for advanced features and stress-free maintenance.
8x8, Inc. will also demonstrate the Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX business phone system and newly introduced Packet8 Complete Contact Center hosted call center solution during the Expo.
INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO is the world's largest and best- attended IP Communications trade show. At the last ITEXPO ( News - Alert), held January 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, the show drew over 7,100 buyers and sellers of IP Communications products and services.
VoIP service provider 8x8, Inc. offers internet-based telephony solutions for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations.
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet, covering call centers, CRM and information technology. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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