Cisco's John Chambers and Avaya's Don Peterson Headline All-Star Lineup at VoiceCon(R) Spring 2006.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- American Airlines' Patrick Morin, and Ford's George Surdu Complete Keynote Lineup; Conference Registration Now Open VoiceCon(R), produced by MediaLive International, Inc., today announced the featured presentation and keynotes for VoiceCon Spring 2006, a lineup that includes John Chambers John Chambers could be any of the following people:
Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. ; Don Peterson, Chairman and CEO, Avaya; Patrick Morin, Managing Director, Enterprise Technology Services, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the ; and George Surdu, Director, Information Technology Services, Ford Motor Company. VoiceCon Spring 2006 (www.voiceconspring.com) will be held March 6-9 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, FL. Registration for the event is now open at www.voicecon.com/spring/registration. "The convergence of data, voice, and video on IP-based networks is rapidly evolving and opening up new communications and networking opportunities for the enterprise market segment," said John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems. "VoiceCon is the leading forum for engaging the market in this discussion and we look forward to joining them again this year to discuss the opportunities available in this rapidly changing marketplace." "Enterprises are facing unprecedented demands from their customers, and unprecedented change in technology, and they need help developing a communications roadmap that suits their business needs," said Avaya Chairman and CEO Don Peterson, who will deliver the Wednesday keynote. "Avaya is a leader in helping the enterprise put communications at the heart of its business, and VoiceCon is a leader in awareness and education surrounding IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. . We look forward to being part of VoiceCon Spring to continue helping enterprises understand and take advantage of the rapidly evolving world of convergence." "VoiceCon has become the barometer for the enterprise IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. and converged communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , and the market's most influential event. We're proud to present these thought leaders and market movers to the audience at VoiceCon Spring," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. "VoiceCon has always been a platform for impassioned, knowledgeable executives to share their views, but at VoiceCon Spring 2006, we've really raised the bar." Year after year, no other event presents as many senior IS/telecom enterprise executives who share their migration strategies, decision criteria, and the lessons learned from installing state-of-the-art IP Telephony and converged networking systems as VoiceCon. In addition, VoiceCon Spring will present top executives from the leading industry vendors, important new players in the market, and influential analysts and consultants who will discuss their experiences with IP Telephony and convergence. VoiceCon's influence is evident by the presence of industry luminaries and market-driving customers, who will be featured as conference keynotes: --John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems, will share his vision of how IP Telephony and converged communications will change enterprise networks, and how a new generation of applications will alter how organizations work on Tuesday, March 7. --Don Peterson, Chairman and CEO, Avaya, will discuss "Intelligent Communications," in which communications applications are integrated with business applications and business intelligence, to transform processes and enable businesses to meet those goals on Wednesday, March 8. --Patrick Morin, Managing Director, Enterprise Technology Services, American Airlines, will share his experiences in leading the company's migration to a new generation of converged applications and explain the role IP Telephony is playing in that process. --George Surdu, Director, Information Technology Services, Ford Motor Company, will discuss how Ford's vision of "pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. " frames its migration to converged networks, both voice and data as well as wired and wireless. The VoiceCon Spring exhibition floor is the only venue to feature all of the leading companies in the IP Telephony and converged communications industry, providing attendees with an unmatched opportunity to meet with leading vendors to solve their IP Telephony needs. The list of VoiceCon Spring 2006 exhibitors includes 3COM, Aastra Intecom, Alcatel, AT&T, Avaya, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Ericsson, Inc., Extreme Networks, Foundry Networks Foundry Networks is a network system vendor selling high-end managed ethernet switches and routers. The company was founded in 1996 by Bobby R. Johnson, Jr. and is based in Santa Clara, California, USA. , Getronics, KIRK Telecom, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Microsoft, Mitel, Motorola, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Unified Solutions, Nortel, Research in Motion, SecureLogix Corporation, Shoretel, Siemens Communications, Inc., Spanlink Communications and Tandberg. VoiceCon Spring 2006 will continue the VoiceCon heritage of delivering in-depth technical sessions, prominent speakers and strategy discussions, which attracts high level enterprise decision makers to review the latest products, and to meet and network with potential partners, consultants and analysts. For 16 years, VoiceCon has delivered practical, forward-thinking, objective information and education focused on enterprise voice, IP telephony and converged technologies, products and services. VoiceCon was also recently named a recipient of Tradeshow Week's Fastest 50 award, which is presented to the fifty fastest-growing events in the North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. trade show industry. About VoiceCon(R) VoiceCon(R), now in its 16th year, is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence in North America. VoiceCon(R) 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 Spring 2006, taking place March 6-9 in Orlando, and the newly added VoiceCon Fall, which took place August 29-September 1, 2005 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . The VoiceCon Implementation Tour, which was launched in summer 2004, took place in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on October 26 and Chicago on November 1. VoiceCon is also supported by VoIP Loop (www.voiploop.com), a news, information and opinion site that features thought leaders in VoIP and enterprise IP Telephony and convergence; VoiceCon eNews, a weekly email newsletter that is distributed to approximately 23,000 subscribers; and the VoiceCon Webinar Series. For more information, visit www.voicecon.com. About MediaLive International, Inc. MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International's media brands encompass the IT industry's largest and most well-respected exhibitions, including Interop(R), VoiceCon(R), Next Generation Networks(R), the Web 2.0(R) Conference, Seybold Seminars(R), COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). (R), the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC GTEC Georgia Tech Emory Center GTEC Technology in Government Week (Canada) GTEC Governor's Technical Excellence Committee (SM) and respected publications including Business Communications Review(R) and The Seybold Report(R). 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