REMINDER/Vertical Networks Explores the Promise of IP Telephony at Spring Voice on the Net.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Spring 2002 Voice on the Net REMINDER...for Thurs. (April 11) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO & WHAT: Scott Pickett, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , executive vice president, and co-founder of Vertical Networks, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Communications Platforms (ICPs) for enterprise branch offices and small to medium-sized businesses, will participate in a panel discussion on "IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. Applications & Trends," at the upcoming Spring Voice on the Net (VON), April 8-11, 2002, in Seattle, Wash. On Thursday, April 11, Pickett will address the promise of IP telephony and the most practical approaches to migrating to an IP-based PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). system. WHERE & WHEN: Spring VON April 8-11, 2002 Washington State Convention and Trade Center The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a convention center located next to and over Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park. Planning for its construction began in 1982; construction began in 1985, and the center opened on June 18, 1988. Seattle, Wash. SESSION: "IP PBX Applications & Trends" Scott Pickett, CTO, executive vice president, and co-founder, Vertical Networks Thursday, April 11, 2002, 2:30-3:45 p.m. PST BACKGROUND: About the InstantOffice Vertical Networks' InstantOffice system is an entire family of flexible products that offer everything enterprise branch offices and stores require for their voice and data communications needs. The InstantOffice system is a fully integrated voice, data, and applications platform that is remotely manageable using a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Businesses choose and buy only the voice, data, and applications functionality they need, including PBX, voice mail, VoIP gateway, Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , and call center functionality. Modular WAN interfaces support the different bandwidth and service requirements of customers and carrier partners. |
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