Enterprises Take Center Stage at VoiceCon Fall 2006

VoiceCon®, produced by CMP Technology, will once again feature an impressive lineup of enterprise executives who will be sharing experiences from their migration to IP Telephony and converged networks at VoiceCon Fall 2006 (www.voiceconfall.com), taking place August 21-24 at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco.

"We're far enough along on the migration to IP Telephony and converged networks where there are real-life case studies of how these new technologies are changing the way enterprises communicate with their customers and suppliers," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. "I'm proud of VoiceCon's track record in presenting many senior IS/telecom enterprise executives who share their migration strategies, decision criteria, the lessons learned and their plans for the future with IP Telephony and converged networking systems."

At VoiceCon Fall 2006, the list of keynotes, summits and forums that will feature IT executives includes:

  -- Opening Keynote (Tuesday, Aug 22): The conference kicks off with an
     address from Ray Repic, Chief Technical Architect, Technology Planning
     at Coca-Cola Enterprises. Ray will describe how Coca-Cola Enterprises'
     global network is being redesigned and built to leverage IP Telephony
     and an MPLS network. More than 50 locations were cut over in 2005, and
     many more will be implemented in 2006.
  -- VoiceCon Enterprise Executive Summit (Wednesday, Aug 23): A spontaneous
     round-table discussion in which four IT decision-makers share their
     perspectives and experiences with IP Telephony and converged networks.
     The panel features John Irizarry, VoIP Project Manager, NASA Dryden
     Flight Research Center; Kevin McPhee, Telecom Director, First Health
     Coventry; Patricia A. Green, Principal Telecommunications Manager,
     Barclays Bank; Joseph Schuldhaus, VP IT, West Edmonton Mall.
  -- VoiceCon User Forum (Thursday, Aug 24): Structured presentations based
     on real-world IP Telephony roll-outs. The panelists will explain what
     they've done, their decision-making process, offer advice and field
     your questions. The speakers are: Tanya Callaway, Director, Technical
     Operations, XM Radio; Arnold Solomon, Senior IT Architect, Southern
     Company; Christopher Lappi, Executive Vice President, ResMAE Mortgage
     Corporation.

In addition to the enterprise executives, industry leaders like Anoop Gupta, Corporate Vice President, Unified Communications Group, Microsoft, will present at VoiceCon Fall 2006, along with senior executives from Avaya, Cisco, Nortel, Siemens, NEC Unified Solutions, Nokia, 3Com, Aastra Intecom, AT&T, Ericsson, RIM, ShoreTel and Motorola.

VoiceCon is also proud to continue its status as the only venue to feature all of the leading vendors and suppliers in enterprise IP Telephony and converged communications, providing attendees with an unmatched opportunity to see and experience a wide range of IP Telephony solutions. Among the companies exhibiting at VoiceCon Fall 2006 include: 3Com, Aastra Intecom, Adomo, AT&T, Avaya, Cisco, Citrix, Ericsson, Extreme Networks, Foundry Networks, IBM, Inter-Tel, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC Unified Solutions, Nortel, SecureLogix, ShoreTel Siemens, Sprint and Toshiba.

About VoiceCon®

VoiceCon®, now in its 16th year, is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence in North America. VoiceCon® brings decision makers together with the industry's pioneering end users, vendors, and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise voice networks and the migration to IP telephony and convergence. As the momentum toward IP telephony and convergence has grown, VoiceCon has expanded to include two yearly shows: VoiceCon Fall 2006, taking place August 21-24 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, and VoiceCon Spring 2007, taking place March 5-8 in Orlando. The VoiceCon portfolio also includes the VoiceCon Implementation Tour, which take place in Fall 2006. VoiceCon also serves the community with a weekly email newsletter that is circulated to approximately 28,000 subscribers -- VoiceCon eNews (www.voicecon.com/enews/); VoIP Loop (www.voiploop.com), a news, information and opinion site that features thought leaders in VoIP and enterprise IP Telephony and convergence; and the VoiceCon Webinar Series. For more information, visit www.voicecon.com.

About CMP Technology (www.cmp.com)

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