TechWeb Announces VoiceCon® San Francisco 2009

TechWeb today announced VoiceCon San Francisco 2009, the leading enterprise communications event, taking place November 2-5, 2009 in the Moscone North Convention Center. VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 will focus on the ongoing evolution in enterprise communications to IP Telephony and Unified Communications systems, software and services. Reflecting the growing complementary relationship between communications and business applications, TechWeb's Enterprise 2.0 San Francisco will be collocated with VoiceCon. Enterprise 2.0 is the leading event for companies looking to transform their business through social computing and the adoption of Web 2.0 tools and technologies. For more information visit voicecon.com/sanfrancisco.

"Enterprises have seen a steady migration from single-purpose voice, data and video networks to converged IP-based communications," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. "With the ongoing evolution of Unified Communications it's clear that new and exciting tools for collaboration will have to work with the enterprise communications platforms. That's exactly why collocating Enterprise 2.0 with VoiceCon makes so much sense for our respective attendees and exhibitors."

"Businesses are starting to understand the value that Web 2.0 and social computing tools can bring for a competitive edge through greater productivity," said Steve Wylie, Enterprise 2.0 General Manager. "But there is much work ahead in integrating these tools with an enterprise communications framework. Collocating VoiceCon and Enterprise 2.0 allows us to explore the possibilities of a truly connected enterprise where communications and social business applications come together."

The VoiceCon conference is recognized as the leading event for enterprise decision-makers to evaluate options for migrating to and leveraging IP Telephony, Converged Networks and Unified Communications. VoiceCon San Francisco presents a unique opportunity to speak with experts, listen to the lessons learned by enterprises already making the migration, network with peers and see leading-edge products displayed on the show floor. The VoiceCon Conference Program will address six key overarching issues:

  --  Planning and Implementing IP Telephony and Converged Networks
  --  Unified Communications
  --  Managing Staff, Technology & Costs
  --  Communications Applications and Application Development
  --  Mobility/Wireless Communications
  --  Next-Gen Communications Technologies

VoiceCon is both a conference and an exhibition, and VoiceCon San Francisco will present the major equipment suppliers and service providers in enterprise IP Telephony and Unified Communications. The VoiceCon Exhibition is the only place to see the vendors you need in one location. Among the companies exhibiting are Diamond Sponsors Avaya and Siemens; Platinum Sponsor Polycom; Gold Sponsor Aastra; and Silver Sponsors 911 Enable, Aceyus, Interactive Intelligence, NET, Psytechnics and SecureLogix.

About VoiceCon®

Now in its 19th year, VoiceCon® is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise IP Telephony, Converged Networks and Unified Communications in North America. VoiceCon brings corporate communications decision makers together with the industry's vendors, analysts and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise networks and communications. As the momentum toward IP Telephony and convergence has accelerated, VoiceCon expanded to include -- VoiceCon San Francisco, November 2-5, 2009 at the Moscone North Convention Center, VoiceCon Orlando, March 22-25 2010 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel, as well as online events -- Virtual VoiceCon and the VoiceCon Webinar series. VoiceCon's editorial website, No Jitter, (http://www.nojitter.com/), provides daily blogging and analysis of enterprise communications, and it also serves the community with two weekly email newsletters -- VoiceCon eNews (http://www.voicecon.com/enews) and VoiceCon UC eWeekly (http://www.voicecon.com/unified-communications/) For more information, visit http://www.voicecon.com/.

About The Enterprise 2.0 Conference

The Enterprise 2.0 Conference explores the integration of Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise, from both strategic and tactical perspectives. This annual conference and expo pavilion focuses on the tools and techniques that best leverage the technical, productive and social aspects of IT and workgroup environments to build a cohesive collaboration strategy and empower a connected workforce. For more information visit: www.e2conf.com.

About TechWeb

TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, market leading, award-winning magazines such as InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology and The Financial Technology Network. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections

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CONTACT: Natalia Wodecki, PR Manager of TechWeb, +1-415-947-6762,
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Web Site: http://www.voicecon.com/sanfrancisco
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