World's largest VoIP marketplace.Why Choose INTERNET TELEPHONY Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. ? If You Are Serious About: ** Deploying VoIP ** Delivering VoIP Service ** Developing VoIP Applications ** Reselling VoIP ** Networking with Analysts & Wall Street Investors You'll Find The Answers You Need To Succeed Here. Please join me in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. for INTERNET TELEPHONY[R] Conference & EXPO East 2006. Come spend invaluable time learning, networking with potential partners and vendors, and gathering the critical data you need to plan a successful VoIP strategy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since 1999, service providers, enterprises, government agencies, developers and resellers have chosen this VoIP conference to get the education they need. What makes the conference sessions here more valuable than others? ** Strict "No Commercialism" Rules Our speakers adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. our policies and refrain from promoting their companies because they know they'll never be invited to speak at a TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center event again. ** Panel Formats in Sessions The majority of sessions are presented by a panel of speakers and a moderator moderator - A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated mailing list or Usenet newsgroup. Moderators are responsible for determining which email submissions are passed on to the list or newsgroup. . This ensures you get several perspectives on each topic. And the moderators keep the discussion focused on what's important to you. ** Most Qualified Speakers Selected Each presenter is chosen based on their expertise on the topic--regardless of whether or not they otherwise participate in the event. You will not deal with unqualified speakers offered speaking slots as an incentive to exhibit at the event. To back up our claim of hosting the best conference, INTERNET TELEPHONY[R] is the only VoIP event offering a satisfaction guarantee. I encourage you to review the extensive conference program described in this brochure. Find the exact content geared to your business objectives, then join us in South Florida. You will leave the event better equipped to tackle your VoIP project than when you arrived, or we'll give you a free pass to come back to a future conference absolutely free. Sincerely, Rich Tehrani, TMC President & Conference Chairman The Complete VoIP Event You Will Get A Complete VoIP Education. This is our Guarantee.* (See full agenda on pages 6-7) Including Workshop Summits in the Conference Program Covering Every Vital VoIP Topic. Tracks for Service Providers: ** Service Provider Summit New in 2006! ** VoIP Peering Summit ** VoIP Security New in 2006! ** E-911/Regulation ** Service Provider Case Studies New in 2006! ** Fixed/Mobile Convergence Summit New in 2006! ** Voice Communities Summit New in 2006! ** IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Summit New in 2006! ** IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. Summit New in 2006! ** WiFi Telephony See voice over Wi-Fi. Summit ** SIP Workshop ** Conferencing See teleconferencing. & Collaboration Summit New in 2006! ** Mobility Summit New in 2006! Tracks for Enterprises, Government, SMBs: ** Large Enterprise VoIP Deployment Workshop ** Enterprise/Government Solutions ** VoIP Security New in 2006! ** Enterprise Case Studies New in 2006! ** E-911/Regulation ** SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. VoIP Summit New in 2006! ** Voice Communities Summit New in 2006! ** WiFi Telephony Summit ** IP Contact Center Summit ** SIP Workshop ** Conferencing & Collaboration Summit New in 2006! ** Mobility Summit New in 2006! ** TMC University--IP 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). Certification Tracks for Developers: ** 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. Development ** SIP Workshop ** Open Source Summit New in 2006! ** WiFi Telephony Summit ** TMC University--Open Source Certification New in 2006! *Our Guarantee: If you do not feel the sessions you attend make you better prepared to tackle your VoIP project than you were when you arrived, stop by the registration counter and we'll issue you a free pass for any future INTERNET TELEPHONY conference. (No requests honored after the conference ends.) Finest, Most Complete VoIP Education Available Four Days of VoIP Education, Networking More Important Topics Covered Within Each Conference Track Within each major track heading, there are sessions exploring the most important micro-topics for enterprises, service providers, developers, government and resellers. These topics include: ** Security/Surveillance over IP New in 2006! ** VoIP Traffic Management New in 2006! ** Consumer VoIP Marketing Summit New in 2006! ** Peer-to-Peer Telephony ** Session Border Controllers A Session Border Controller is a device used in some VoIP networks to exert control over the signaling and usually also the media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls. ** Number Porting/ENUM New in 2006! ** Triple Play ** Dual Mode New in 2006! 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. Certification (See page 25) The only independent certification program of its kind validating your competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. in IP PBX selection, deployment, implementation & management. Spectacular Keynotes: (See page 5) This year's unprecedented lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of keynotes includes top executives from equipment manufacturers and service providers. Learn from them why this opportunity is far bigger than any in the telecom industry's century-long history. ** Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , First Director of U.S. Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Plus, top executives from: Aculab Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). 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. Expedient ex·pe·di·ent adj. 1. Appropriate to a purpose. 2. a. Serving to promote one's interest: was merciful only when mercy was expedient. b. Level 3 Quintum Avaya Covad IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Pingtel "The Future of IP Telephony" and NEW "Battle for the Enterprise/SMB" Panel Discussions (See page 26) Always one of the most popular events at the conference, these free general sessions give you the chance to hear many views and opinions about the best choices for you and your organization. NEW in 2006! Free Educational Seminars -- (See page 27) ** Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. Solutions Day "How to Make Money Selling VoIP" ** Service Provider Solutions Day These full-day seminars help resellers and service providers sort through the many choices of equipment and service before them--whether finding the right solution for a client or for their own network. NEW in 2006! Free Learning Centers on the Exhibit Floor (See page 28) ** IPTV ** Open Source ** SIP Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. ** IMS Your visit to the centers supplements what you learn in the conference sessions with demos and explanations about specific VoIP technologies. Participating vendors are prohibited pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. from mentioning their products. Rather, here's yet another opportunity for you to leave this conference with the most complete education possible, preparing you to make a smart VoIP buying decision. Benefits of Attending No other VoIP event offers the combination of a first class conference education, endless networking opportunities with colleagues, vendors, resellers and developers, and visionary keynotes with wide-ranging viewpoints. 1. Commercial-Free Sessions Presenters are forbidden from delivering company pitches in sessions. Violators are not invited back to future events. You get a purely unbiased VoIP education. 2. Most Knowledgeable Speakers Each topic and presenter is hand-selected by Greg Galitzine, editorial director of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine since 1998, and Rich Tehrani, editor-in-chief for TMC, from literally hundreds of submissions. Only the most relevant sessions submitted by seasoned speakers make it on the the program at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO. 3. Invaluable Networking Time INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2006 is the perfect opportunity for you to meet and talk with other enterprises/government, service providers, developers and resellers to share ideas, exchange business cards, and discuss the virtues of one solution over another. 4. Over 200 Exhibiting Companies In between sessions, meet vendors and partners you need to successfully deploy VoIP solutions. The agenda leaves ample time to stop by each booth to discuss how each exhibitor's offerings can help you. 5. Free Learning Centers on the Exhibit Floor Visit these special areas on the show floor and get more unbiased education about key VoIP topics and see some of the most powerful VoIP products and services in action. 6. Top-Level Keynotes This year's unprecedented lineup of keynotes includes Tom Ridge, first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. You'll also hear from top executives at Cisco, IBM, Avaya, Covad, Nortel, Quintum, Aculab, Expedient and Pingtel. Learn from them why the VoIP opportunity is far bigger than any in the telecom industry's history. 7. Special Panel Sessions In addition to the non-commercial conference sessions, you can attend "The Future of IP Telephony" and "Battle for the Enterprise SMB." These two panel discussions are where vendors and service providers will share their vision of how VoIP can benefit you. 8. Your Fee is Guaranteed If you do not feel the sessions you attend made you better prepared to tackle your VoIP project than when you arrived, stop by the registration counter at the show and receive a free pass for any future INTERNET TELEPHONY conference. (No requests will be honored after the conference ends.) 9. Convenient, Accessible, Tropical The convention center is located three miles from the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport, just 25 miles from Miami International Airport Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA, FAA LID: MIA) is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Miami, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. , and 3 miles from 1-95. 10. iPOD nanos A flash-based digital music player from Apple, introduced in 2005. Like larger iPod models, the nano has a color screen. Although the nano name suggests ultra-small "nanotechnology," the iPod shuffle is actually smaller. See iPod. For Early Birds Register by December 2nd for a Diamond or Platinum conference pass and we'll give you a free iPOD nano when you arrive at the show. Details on page 30. Who Should Attend? Corporate Management, CEOs, CTOs -- Ultimately, the vendor you choose for your VoIP roll-out will become as much a partner as a supplier. Whether you are deploying a solution or a service provider preparing your VoIP network, INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO provides the perfect venue for forging these profitable relationships. Resellers -- You get a full day of free sessions teaching you how to make money selling VoIP service and equipment and the opportunity to meet with literally hundreds of companies who could become your next partner. Need we say more? IT/Telecom Management -- It's up to you to make sure your VoIP deployment is smooth with minimal disruption. It's also your responsibility to ensure your new system meets all organizational objectives. The days you spend in the conference sessions and in the exhibit hall at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO will supply the answers you need to recommend the perfect system for your situation. Developers -- No other conference offers four full days of conferences teaching you how to take advantage of today's most powerful development tools. 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