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Skype Founder Niklas Zennstrom to Deliver Keynote Address via Videoconference at Internet Telephony Conference & Expo in Los Angeles NORWALK, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 22, 2004 -- Founder and Inventor of Peer-to-Peer Phenomenon Will Provide Address to Audience of Thousands at Leading IP Telephony Conference in Los AngelesTechnology Marketing Corporation (TMC) today announced that Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder and CEO of Skype, has accepted an invitation to deliver a keynote address at the upcoming INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO in Los Angeles. The conference will take place October 4-7, 2004, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Mr. Zennstrom's address, which will be delivered live from London via Internet Telephony Videoconference, will take place Wednesday, October 6th at 7:30 am PST. Admission to his address is free to all registered attendees. "I'm honored to address the distinguished collection of telecommunications pioneers and leaders who will be attending the tenth Internet Telephony Conference & Expo, and I look forward to explaining about Skype and our vision for the future," said Niklas Zennstrom, founder and president of Skype. "Internet Telephony has been a key driver in defining new directions for communication and it is an excellent venue for Skype to engage with the industry." "Mr. Zennstrom and Skype have created a communications phenomenon with their peer-to-peer IP telephony network," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and conference chairman. "I am as eager as all of our attendees to hear his unique perspective on what the future of VoIP holds in store for the industry." Also the founder of KaZaA, Joltid, and Altnet, Mr. Zennstrom headlines a program that features executives from elite telecommunications companies including Nortel Networks, Lucent Technologies, Inter-Tel, Siemens, and AT&T. Registration for the show is now open. Anyone interested may register by visiting http://www.itexpo.com. Limited booth space is still available as well. Vendors interested in exhibiting at the show should contact Dave Rodriguez right away at (203) 852-6800, ext.146 / [email protected]. Press inquiries regarding Niklas Zennstrom's appearance can be directed to Mostafa Razzak, 23-31 Communications: 646.442.3361 / [email protected]. About TMC(R) Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions, and Internet Telephony, and the online publications, TMCnet.com, Planet PDA Magazine, WiFi Revolution, Alternative Power and BiometriTech. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC also produces The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com. |
