First Annual Enterprise IP Communications 2005 Rallies Industry Leaders, Sells Out Event; Executives from Avaya, BellSouth, 3Com, InvoVista and Nortel Networks Attend Symposium.CANTON, Mass. -- Lippis Media, creators of Enterprise IP Communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. and publishers of the Lippis Report, successfully opened their first annual Enterprise IP Communications 2005 conference in Atlanta, GA. The conference program featured top industry leaders including Avaya, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , BellSouth, Coca Cola Noun 1. Coca Cola - Coca Cola is a trademarked cola Coke cola, dope - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) , Medical Mutual of Ohio Medical Mutual of Ohio (formerly known as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio) is a health insurance company that operates out of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It has more than 1.5 million customers and 2,500 Ohio-based employees and has operated since 1934. and 3Com. This conference served as a showcase for industry visionaries to share ideas, strategies and technologies that are transforming and shaping the future of IP networking. In this conference series, the next event will take place in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , April 19, serving the financial community. Another event will follow in 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 , June 2005. "We provided a first-class conference where industry leaders are the first to see the future in 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. deployment and measurement," said Nick Lippis, Chairman for Enterprise Communications 2005. "This event provided a platform for leading network architects and designers to come together to explore a viable and cost effective way to incorporate IP communications into their corporate infrastructure. During his keynote, Lippis outlined his top 10 predictions for IP Communications in 2008. His predictions included the following: The future of IP telephony deployment will reduce outsourcing by at least 50% when a converged network infrastructure is operational; The number of IP business lines will grow to 200 million; and the cost per voice minute drops below .01 cent in a converged network. Still in its infancy, the Enterprise IP Communications Symposium exceeded expectation by selling out. It brought together decision makers and qualified buyers together to close deals. Also, the conference highlighted how to measure VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a , how to derive business value from convergence along with case study's and new solutions. "Convergence is changing the way Enterprises do business," Dean Fernandes, VP Network Services, Nortel Networks. "With challenges from both a business and technology perspective to overcome, the focus must be on the end service. Industry events such as the Enterprise IP Communications Symposium are integral to moving the bar forward in this space because they bring together equipment makers, carriers and enterprises. "I believe that the overriding theme of the Enterprise IP Communications Symposium was migration," Doug Smith, Nortel Networks. "Putting voice on this new medium is something that can and should be done but it needs to happen gradually." "I found Enterprise IP Communications an enjoyable and informative conference providing good information for optimizing your VoIP network. A worthwhile use of my time." Renee Rutledge, Corporate Telecom, Coca-Cola Enterprises. About Lippis Media, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Lippis Media is dedicated to serving the computer networking industry. Lippis Media delivers educational platforms bringing buyers and suppliers together via face-to-face and online forums through best practices in corporate IP networking. Lead by corporate computer networking authority and industry consultant, Nick Lippis, Lippis Media produces the Lippis report, online educational webinars and conferences focusing on the important topics facing the network industry. For more information, contact info@ippismedia.com To find out more about Enterprise IP Communications 2005, go to http://home.lippismedia.com/ |
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