Fonality Becomes A Gold Sponsor Of ITEXPO WEST 2011

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TMC announced today that Fonality has become the latest Gold sponsoer of ITEXPO WEST 2011 to be held in Austin, TX at the Austin Convention Center, Septermber 13 to 15th. ITEXPO is the conference and trade show is the best attended Communications and VoIP IP Telephony trade show, be it either west or east.

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMC today announced that Fonality, North America’s fastest growing business communications company, has signed on to become a platinum sponsor of their ITEXPO conference and trade show, September 13-15, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
ITEXPO is the world’s largest and best-attended communications and technology trade show. ITEXPO West is currently ranked as the No. 3 fastest-growing event on Trade Show Executive Magazine’s Fastest 50 List. TMC expects to accelerate ITEXPO West’s growth by bringing the show to Austin, one of the fast-growing technology hubs in the U.S.

“ITEXPO is the industry’s leading venue for cloud-based and open source telephony solutions for enterprises and SMBs,” said Fonality CTO Rick Bushell. “We’re looking forward to interacting with the thousands of attendees who come to ITEXPO to show how Fonality’s solutions can help small- to mid-size businesses communicate smarter, faster and more affordably.”

Designed for small and mid-size companies, Fonality offers VoIP, Unified Communications (UC) and contact center solutions that are easy to use, simple to manage, and affordable to deploy. Fonality’s cloud-based model provides advanced features and services without the costly hardware, infrastructure or lengthy implementation cycles offered by legacy providers.

Total cost of ownership is dramatically reduced by 50 percent, or more, while users enjoy access to powerful communications capabilities typically associated with Fortune 500 firms. Fonality’s Head’s Up Display (HUD) UC dashboard offers presence based capabilities to seamlessly help manage voice, e-mail and chat dialogue and ensure users can reach the right person, with the right information, every time.

“Fonality serves a large and rapidly-growing community of users, who come to ITEXPO to learn more about the latest advancements in the industry,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO and conference chairman for TMC. “Fonality has made significant contributions to ITEXPO over the years, and we’re looking forward to working together once again at ITEXPO in Austin.”
Registration for ITEXPO is now open.

Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are also available, contact TMC’s Joe Fabiano (203-852-6800 x132) for more information. Members of the media can reserve press credentials by contacting Todd Keefe at For Immediate Release PR.

Podcast about VoIP From VoIP Watch

VoIP Podcast
Andy over at VoIP Watch has started a podcast about VoIP and I listened to the first talking about ITEXPO, and upcoming Mobilize, HD Summit, Demo and VON.
You cal also hear about MiFi and Wireless Broadband as well.

Podcast about VoIP

Avaya Presents Social Enterprise At ITEXPO

ITEXPO West 2009

If you will be at ITEXPO West 2009 Sep 1-3, 2009, (I really hope you are!), here is a chance to meet some people and get a look at Social Enterprise.
Avaya is hosting a social media workshop and Paul Dunay, author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies, on how the adoption of social tools will help to take your enterprise forward.

Free Workshop and Reception
for all ITEXPO Attendees

Monday, August 31, 2009, 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Are you ready for the opportunities social technologies
such as Facebook and Twitter bring to your Enterprise and Contact Centers?

FREE for all ITEXPO Attendees

Get a glimpse into the Social future from Paul Dunay (blogger, speaker, and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies) on how the adoption of social tools will change your enterprise and customer interactions.

See demonstrations of the latest Avaya Labs innovations, merging social networks, contact centers, and interactive video and voice response services to differentiate and enhance your customer service experiences.

Hear about the latest developer tools and offers from Avaya to help you turn communications into a strategic tool for driving growth.

So come join Avaya and other ITExpo attendees with a little food for your brain, and stay to "socialize" with a selection of handcrafted ales on the rooftop patio at the Bonaventure Brewing Company.

Bonus! Pre-register and attend, and you'll receive a free signed copy of Paul's book, Facebook Marketing for Dummies (publish date Fall 2009).

Location
Westin Bonaventure
Bonaventure Brewing Company (map)
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone: (213) 624-1000

Register Now

Tags: ITEXPO, Avaya, facebook, Social media workshop, Facebook Marketing for Dummies, social networks, Bonaventure Brewing

Congratulations TMCnet, On ITEXPO East 2009 Success

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Even though I did not attend, I kept my sight on ITEXPO and also listened to some people who attended and obviously read a lot by attendees.
But I am very glad that TMCnet was able actually grow the expo by 15% than last year. This is like new ring tone that I really like in these times of economic downturn. Rich Tehrani has explained the attendance in detail, explaining the demographics.
Congratulations, indeed, TMCNet, ITEXPO team. I will try not to miss the next one! (I never miss the ITEXPO west! It is given!! I meant the east)

Tags: ITEXPO, TMCnet, Rich Tehrani

Asterisk Training At Digium|Asterisk World Conference (ITEXPO) in Miami

Here is a press release regarding the new training courses by Digium to be held at the Digium|Asterisk World Conference in Miami this week. The conference is collocated with ITEXPO, the most prominent IP Communications Conference. In addition to Asterisk Training, there are lot of other events taking place at ITEXPO.
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Digium to Host Two New Asterisk Training Courses at Digium|Asterisk World Conference in Miami

One-Day Courses Added to Program at Open Source Conference Collocated with ITEXPO, World's Leading IP Communications Conference

Norwalk, CT - January 21, 2009 - Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®) and Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, announced today that they have teamed up to host two new training courses at Digium|Asterisk World, February 2-4, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

Digium|Asterisk World is collocated with TMC's popular INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2009 (ITEXPO) at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The two new training courses offered by Digium are as follows:

Tuesday, February 3, 2009: Switchvox Training

This course serves as a one-day introduction to the Switchvox system. The goals and objectives of this class are to:

• Explain the role of a Switchvox system within a corporate IT/telephony infrastructure
• Familiarize the student with the initial setup and configuration of their Switchvox system
• Describe the telephony connections which Switchvox supports and identify the hardware needed to effect this connectivity
• Identify the basic characteristics of analog and digital PSTN connections and how VoIP compares and contrasts with these
• Configure Switchvox to deliver basic PBX functionality including basic call routing, voicemail and directory services
• Connect Switchvox to a Voice-over-IP service provider
• Show how to use the Switchboard application to give users a rich interface with which to interact with the telephone system l

Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Asterisk 123

The Asterisk 123 course is a gentle introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX. It introduces the student to the many roles that Asterisk can play and walks them through setting up Asterisk for the first time. At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• Identify the purpose and primary functionality of Asterisk as a PBX and as an application development platform
• Describe the telephony connections which Asterisk supports and identify the Digium hardware needed to effect this connectivity
• Identify the basic characteristics of analog and digital PSTN connections and how VoIP compares and contrasts with these
• Configure Asterisk to deliver basic PBX functionality including basic call routing, voicemail and directory services
• Learn the basics of becoming an Asterisk administrator

For both classes, each participant receives a student kit which includes:

• Digium TDM411B Analog card (1 FXO port + 1 FXS port)
• Polycom SoundPoint® IP 330 SIP Phone
• Asterisk Tote Bag
• Asterisk T-shirt
• Asterisk SWAG Kit
• Calculator, pen, mouse pad, etc.

Attendees can sign up each training course at the Digium|Asterisk World Web site.

Tags: ITEXPO, Digium | Asterisk World, Asterisk Training, Asterisk 123, Switchvox, INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2009

VoIP & Communications Training, (Asterisk, Trixbox, And Switchvox Training) At ITEXPO East.

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Just a quick reminder to inform you that there will be Asterisk based systems training available at the ITEXPO event in Miami. ITEXPO East,(Internet Telephony Expo East) has collocated Asterisk World this time and the TMC team has worked hard to bring you the best possible collection of telephony, collaboration and communications resources to you in one place, including the training events mentioned below.
Breaking the tradition of attending the every ITEXPO, I will hand over the task to my friend and partner Dior to attend the expo this year as I will be in Europe during this time of the expo.
Here is the schedule of training events and this represents only a small part of the overall open source communications content at the show.

• Switchvox, Tuesday Feb 3, 8:30-5:00
• Asterisk 123, Wednesday Feb 4, 8:30-5:00 (This is the first time this course has ever been available)
• Trixbox FtOCC Technician, Feb 2-4

You can find more information about the expo the expo site.

Tags: ITEXPO, Digium | Asterisk World, Switchvox, Asterisk 123, Trixbox FtOCC

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East.

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It is time for The World's Communications Conference!

February 2-4, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida

ITEXPO is the event with an educational program that teaches enterprises, SMBs, and Government Agencies how to select and deploy IP-based voice, video, fax, and unified communications. It's where service providers learn how to profitably roll out services their subscribers are clamoring for. The vibrant Exhibit Hall features solutions for enterprises, SMBs, government and service providers. ITEXPO is where buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals.

Some of the Conferences and workshops that will be available;
Conferences
Digium Asterisk World, 4G Wireless Evolution, TMC University:Microsoft OCS, trixbox Training
Free Workshops like Microsoft Response Point, Reseller Solutions, SIP Trunking and Telecom Agent Day.
You certainly stand to gain a lot by attending. Registering for the conference is still open!

Tags: ITEXPO, Digium Asterisk World, 4G Wireless Evolution, TMC University

Revisit ITEXPO West 2008 At Info Archive.

Rich Tehrani has informed us that TMC has created a new site for interviews that took place in ITEXPO West 2008 last week. There are keynotes as well and a promise to update the site with more.
It is a gold mine if you missed the ITEXPO, (why would you do that?) and even if you were there and could not be at every place, the same time, this is a best way to catch up. Rich is pretty happy about the keynote from Lawrence Byrd of Avaya.
In addition to Interviews and keynotes, there are a lot of expo photos! You might even find one our guys if you know us! in those photos.
Here is the ITEXPO 2008 WEST, info archive.

Tags: ITEXPO West 2008, Avaya, Rich Tehrani
ITEXPO West 2008 Interviews And Keynotes

Jonathan Christensen, General Manager for Audio and Video at Skype, To Keynote at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008 (ITEXPO)

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®) announced today that Jonathan Christensen, General Manager for Audio and Video at Skype, has agreed to deliver a keynote address at its INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008 (ITEXPO), to be held from September 16-18, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Christensen’s address, which is open to all registered attendees, will take place Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 3:30 PM PDT. Registration for the conference is now open at http://www.itexpo.com. Mr. Christensen will also be participating in a panel session discussing Open Source vs. Proprietary VoIP earlier the same day, at 9:00 AM PDT.

ITEXPO™, held since 1999, is the world’s largest and best-attended communications trade show. Featuring three days of educational sessions, featured speakers, networking events, and exhibit hall interaction, the event is expected to attract over 7,000 attendees.

“Skype is one of the most influential forces in the communications industry and continues to provide innovation as the company and product expands,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and conference chairman. “That is why I truly believe that attendees of ITEXPO will really appreciate the presentation from Jonathan Christensen, who will share insights into the future of both Skype and the industry as a whole.”

“Communications is shifting rapidly from hard-wired hardware dedicated for things like phone calls and faxes to IP-connected multi-purpose computing platforms – including mobile devices – that can handle universal conversations,” said Jonathan Christensen, General Manager of Audio and Video at Skype. “As the industry does this, we’re seeing a greater opportunity for software that delivers richer multimodal conversations that span chat, presence, voice, video, moods, SMS and file sharing in real-time.”

Jonathan Christensen has more than 15 years of experience shaping strategy for the growth of IP communications in start-ups and world class organizations such as Skype, Microsoft, and Time Warner. In 2005, Jonathan co-founded Camino Networks where he was CEO until it was acquired by Skype. He is currently a senior member of the Skype team leading core technology development for audio and video, as well as initiatives for voice quality, network interconnect, and business adoption.

Prior to Skype/Camino, Jonathan was CTO and VP of products at FaceTime Communications, where he led the company's product strategy in a shift from call center applications to real time communications security solutions. At Microsoft, Jonathan lead program management for the company’s Real-Time Communications group and delivered the first generation of its SIP based products (aka Live Communications Server). Christensen also held group manager roles in the Network Solutions Groups and MSN Voice Services groups where he was responsible for business and product development.

Prior to joining Microsoft Corporation, Jonathan held management positions at Time Warner, pioneering commercial Internet services including access, hosting, and Web design. While at Time Warner, he was instrumental in bringing to market the first generation of consumer broadband services.

Registration for ITEXPO is now open. Anyone interested may register by visiting www.itexpo.com. Limited booth space is still available as well. Vendors interested in exhibiting at the show should contact Dave Rodriguez at 1-203-852-6800, ext. 146 or at drodriguez@tmcnet.com.

Tags: INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008, ITEXPO, TMC, skype