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Emergency Services and the Internet
General Session
Monday 4:45 PM



Speaker(s): Ron Bonneau, ENP 1st VP, Natl Emergency Number Assoc (NENA); Dir,
1st VP, NENA
VON.x Town Hall Meeting: "Back to the Future"
General Session
Monday 5:00 PM

The VON Town Hall Meeting is back … with a vengeance.

When Internet communications was new, no one cared much what we did. We were not an immediate threat to any existing revenue streams or business models … we were cute … like a baby tiger cub just being born. The industry has grown up, untamed, and is now disrupting, disrupting communications providers, disrupting vendors, disrupting regulators, disrupting users. We know this disruption is ultimately for the public and private good, but folks always tend to be wary of disruption.

Because communications can now be delivered from anywhere to anywhere, over any transmission facilities, everyone is playing on everyone else’s turf and no business, old or new, is immune from disruption. But, we, as the innovators and entrepreneurs and vendors and providers and thought-leaders, across the spectrum of the communications world, need to understand one another and figure out ways to get along, so that we, as a community, may revolutionize communications and the capabilities of the Internet to maximize the utility and good, for us and for society. The Town Hall meeting, with respected advocates on all sides of the communications policy debate, come together to kick off VON, to build bridges, to understand where technology, business and policy are going, and to appreciate the ultimate value and the revolution that is occurring.

Speaker(s): Lowell Feldman Chief Executive Officer
Feature Group IP
Link Hoewing Assistant Vice President, Internet and Technology
Verizon
Larry Irving Co-Chairman
Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA)
Rick Whitt Washington Telecom and Media Counsel
Google
Moderator: Jonathan Askin Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Keynote Address

Enabling The Best Internet Experience in Your Pocket
Tuesday 9:00 AM

The Internet has become an inherent part of our lives – we go to it for entertainment, we rely on it to connect with our friends, it keeps us informed of the latest news, and gives us ways to stay productive. And yet, this Internet is only available to us sitting in front of our PCs. Intel is betting on the Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) to change this paradigm. With a MID in your pocket, users will be able to access the web as we know it wherever they are. Intel is pioneering the category and pursuing breakthrough innovations to enable the best Internet experience in your pocket – an experience that will give us amazing performance, blazing graphics, best video, and PC Internet. In his keynote, Anand Chandrasekher, SVP and GM of the Ultra Mobility Group at Intel Corp, lays out his vision of MIDs, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the industry.

Speaker(s): Anand Chandrasekher Sr Vice President & GM, Ultra Mobility Group
Intel Corporation
Keynote Address
Tuesday 9:30 AM



Speaker(s): Ben Vos Vice President, Core Technologies
Sprint Nextel Corp
Industry Perspective
Tuesday 10:45 AM



Speaker(s): Jeff Pulver Chairman and Founder
pulvermedia
Industry Perspective

Looking Forward: A New World of Communication and Collaboration for Businesses and their Employees
Tuesday 11:10 AM

Over the past 10 years, the VON community has been involved with many of the technologies that have fundamentally changed telecommunications. Looking forward, the present seems like the beginning of an ongoing revolution. In particular, developments like Unified Communications and Social Networking may grow, merge, and evolve into new types of media, changing the way people work and collaborate on a global basis. This presentation attempts to place the 10 years of VON thus far into a forward-looking perspective. What are some of the opportunities and challenges that enterprises and their employees face in this area over the next few years? How can vendors and other industry participants benefit from these opportunities and challenges? And in particular, how do these trends fit into the broader macro context of economic cycles – how does innovation continue to flourish?

Speaker(s): Christopher Fine Vice President, Global Technology Division
Goldman, Sachs & Company
Industry Perspective

Carrier Network Evolution
Tuesday 11:35 AM

Network traffic increases at near-exponential rates and networks require continuous engineering to effectively accommodate current and developing trends. Carriers also need to find ways to reduce costs associated with the upgrades necessary to meet surging capacity demands. Dr. Poll will discuss potential strategies for effectively architecting and scaling packet networks in order to deliver the services customers want today and in the future.

Speaker(s): Pieter Poll Chief Technology Officer
Qwest Communications
Networking Luncheon with the VCs
Tuesday 12:00 PM

What makes sense in Venture Capital today? As the market continues the rollercoaster ride, what drives the decisions? What are the opportunities on the minds of entrepreneurs and investors as our industry continues to evolve?

Speaker(s): Deepak Kamra General Partner
Canaan Partners
Fred Wang General Partner
Trinity Ventures
Eric Zimits Managing Director
Granite Ventures
Industry Perspective

Telecommunications Needs of the Future: What They Are and How to Meet Them
Tuesday 2:00 PM

Communications needs of the future are significantly different from those of the past. To meet the demands of the future, carriers need a more flexible network infrastructure to allow the proliferation of new converged services. The architecture defined by 3GPP/IMS provides an excellent starting point, but it requires various extensions and enhancements. This talk provides a high-level view of the requirements for a next generation network, and discusses key concepts that can be utilized to build a network which satisfies these new requirements.

Speaker(s): Siroos Afshar Asst VP, Services Core & Premises Architecture
AT&T
Industry Perspective
Tuesday 2:25 PM



Speaker(s): Reed Hundt Former Chairman
FCC
Content Delivery over Alternative Wireless Architectures
Tuesday 2:50 PM

As telcos and cable operators compete for the home communications and entertainment experience, WiMAX, femtocells and other wireless solutions may soon dominate share in the delivery of content. What are the inherent advantages of one wireless solution over another and how will these solutions be utilized by the consumer? Voice communication, gaming, music, video needs? This session discussion will summarize the state of these wireless alternatives and what they mean for new services to the end user.

  • What exactly is the content or media targeted for these new wireless services?
  • Which wireless technology is best suited for streaming video services?
  • Will these technologies scale as high volumes of bandwidth-intensive services flood the air waves?

    Speaker(s): Chris Douglass Wireless Next Gen Solution Executive
    IBM
    Dan Lieberman Video Architect
    Redback Networks
    Brough Turner SVP and CTO
    NMS Communications
    Moderator: Carl Ford Community Developer and VP Content
    pulvermedia
    • Number Logistics: ENUM, LNP, IPv6 and E911
    Tuesday 2:50 PM

    “What’s in a name”, said Shakespeare’s Romeo. And while phone numbers and URIs are not particularly romantic, they are at the heart of communication signaling today. What is the future of our communications numbering system as we adopt new identities, multiple devices and different ways to be contacted? This panel will be comprised of the enablers that will help define our “addressable” Internet communications future.

  • How important does LNP become in creating and supporting new or existing services?
  • What are the requirements for ENUM and 911 on secondary lines?
  • Will there ever be a global ENUM database to draw from?

    Speaker(s): Tom Kershaw Vice President, Next Generation Services
    VeriSign, Inc.
    Tom Moresco Principal Product Mgr, Interconnection Solutions
    Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Richard Shockey Director, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
    NeuStar
    Moderator: Patrick Halley Government Affairs Director
    National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
    • Telco 1-2-3
    Tuesday 2:50 PM

    With all the hype surrounding mashup applications, it would make you think that the world is full of new choices every day. But the truth is we have a major disconnect between the applications being made by the innovators and the networks they ride on. During this session learn more on what is missing in the discussion between the “2.0” developers and the service providers and what can be done to accelerate service development and delivery?

  • Will carriers be able to change their legacy way of thinking?
  • What changes are needed to optimize today’s networks to meet the demands of the new generation of applications?
  • Who will lead the charge for change in the way we communicate?

    Speaker(s): Micaela Giuhat Consultant
    Nortel Networks
    Gary Iosbaker HP OpenCall Chief Technologist - Americas
    Hewlett-Packard
    Martine Lapierre Carriers Group / Executive Management Team & VP Co
    Alcatel-Lucent
    Moderator: Ronald Gruia Principal Analyst for Emerging Telecom
    Frost & Sullivan
    • Over the Top Video
    Tuesday 2:50 PM

    Using the Internet and IP technology to deliver video services has dramatically changed the end user’s experience in both choice and control. Video options abound, from special interest portals and closed circuit programming to the new intelligent set-top devices that use computer processing to deliver rich digital options. What will these options mean to the access carrier and what does it mean for the future of content delivery?

  • What will keep them coming to TV, when will they turn to the computer?
  • Will changing viewing habits continue to change the options for video delivery?
  • Will picture quality play a determining factor in the success of these new services?

    Speaker(s): Stephen Dennison Director of CDN Solutions, Content Markets
    Level 3 Communications
    Maribel Lopez Research Analyst
    Lopez Research
    Perry Wu CEO
    BitGravity
    Moderator: Kfir Pravda IMTC Vice President of Marketing and CEO
    Pravda Media
    • Mobile Unified Communications
    Tuesday 2:50 PM

    Deploying Mobile Unified Communications in the enterprise is the buzz in the industry. Corporate IT managers are convinced that this new technology does in fact improve business, efficiency and easy access to information. The question is: how can companies efficiently and cost-effectively deliver easy to use next generation voice services to fixed and mobile users across multiple networks? This panel will take a close look at what is needed in the network and for the phones that will drive true Fixed Mobile Convergence in the enterprise.

  • What are the enterprise network or PBX requirements needed to support a mobile converged network?
  • What special features or functionality is required for the mobile handset?
  • Does deploying a mobile network compromise security or QoS in the enterprise?

    Speaker(s): Rachna Ahlawat VP, International Sales & Corporate Strategy
    Meru Networks
    Saurav Chatterjee Technical Leader
    Cisco Systems
    Marla Fibish Converged Solutions Consultant
    Sprint
    Douglas Gisby Director of Engineering
    Ascendent
    Moderator: David Waite Director
    Altman Vilandrie & Company
    • General Session: Real-Time Social Communications
    Tuesday 4:00 PM

    This session will explore the state of Social Communications.

    Speaker(s): Jonathan Christensen General Manager for Video and Audio
    Skype
    Brad Hunstable Founder
    Ustream.tv
    Loic Le Meur CEO and Founder
    Seesmic
    Robert Scoble Managing Director
    Fast Company
    Ramu Sunkara CEO
    Qik.com     Moderator: Jeff Pulver Chairman and Founder
    pulvermedia
    Keynote Address

    Unified Communications and the Wireless Enterprise
    Wednesday 9:00 AM

    Unified communications is a familiar buzzword for most, but what does it really mean for the enterprise? What are the possibilities and use cases when going wireless? How does the infrastructure impact the types of services that can be delivered? The opportunity exists, and the solutions can truly deliver value to the mobile workforce.

    Speaker(s): Veli-Pekka Kivimaki Senior Program Manager
    Nokia
    Keynote Address

    An Open Source VoIP Primer
    Wednesday 9:30 AM

    Danny will discuss open source projects and how commercial open source is built on these projects. Focusing on Asterisk, Danny will discuss industry trends for open source, the development and business models used and how Digium is capitalizing at th intersection of these trends.

    Speaker(s): Danny Windham Chief Executive Officer
    Digium
    Business Models for Web TV
    Wednesday 11:00 AM

    Whether it is providing innovative digital marketing through streaming video ads, applications that measure audiences for Internet TV or working with content partners to provide unique programming options to your web TV portfolio mix, Web TV is creating a new industry of vendors, applications and services for the delivery of Video on the Net. Hear about the unique new applications and services these panelists have brought to market and see why you might want to take advantage of the business opportunities in Web TV.

  • Who is making money off of Web TV services?
  • What are the applications that help to drive profits?
  • What are the new technologies driving Web TV success?

    Speaker(s): Tad Davis Vice President of Marketing
    Tremor Media
    Fred Seibert Founder & Creative Director
    Next New Networks
    Jeff Sundheim Senior Director, Motif
    DoubleClick
    Moderator: Dan Chu Principal
    Altman Vilandrie & Company (AV&Co.)
    • Femtocells: Experiences in the Marketplace
    Wednesday 11:00 AM

    The early adopters have been working with the carriers and the marketplace is now ready to go beyond the trials. What is the compelling value to the consumer to purchase this equipment for the home and what does it mean for network management and security for both the ISP and mobile service provider? This session is a must for those involved with femtocell technology.

  • Which femtocell approach is best: 3GPP Iu-b, UMA-based or IMS-based?
  • What are some of the network integration obstacles for a successful femtocell launch?

    Speaker(s): Ted Fagenson Exec VP, Corp Marketing & Business Development
    2Wire
    Mark Pugerude Chief Marketing Officer
    NextPoint Networks
    Steve Shaw Associate VP of Marketing
    Kineto Wireless
    Moderator: Bob Emmerson European Editor
    VON Magazine
    • Microsoft's New UC Strategy
    Wednesday 11:00 AM

    Microsoft has announced the demise of the PBX as we know it, and has integrated presence and URIs into its Office product line. The way the end user experiences Microsoft’s complete UC solution within Outlook and MS Office is probably the most amazing part of this story. Hear from those with lessons learned for what’s ahead on the road to Microsoft’s Unified Communications for both network equipment providers and service providers.

  • What is Microsoft’s unified communication strategy and product suite?
  • What tools beyond the usual voice, conferencing, email, IM and fax does Microsoft’s communication technologies offer?
  • Can Microsoft’s Office Communication Server be integrated with existing systems already in place?

    Speaker(s): Roger Bakos VP, Sales & Marketing
    Chinook Hosting Corp.
    Alex Danyluk Industry Director Global Telecom Business
    Microsoft Corporation
    Robert Grasby ICA Voice PLM Leader
    Nortel Networks
    David Leach Senior Public Consultant
    Siemens Enterprise Communications
    Moderator: Alan Bugos Vice President, Advanced Technology & Engineering
    iBasis
    • Peering Strategies
    Wednesday 11:00 AM

    If the term “peer” suggests equality, then it would be hard to distinguish yourself. To the uninformed observer, everyone sounds like they are competing exactly the same way. The truth is that the peering market is diverse, with specific business models in place that match their customers' service requirements. This panel will discuss the difference in peering business models and the different services that can be offered to manage traffic, cut costs and profit with peers.

  • What are the benefits and business advantages of peering?
  • What is the current state of ENUM database services and are there alternatives?
  • How are mobile operators and cable providers taking advantage of peering?

    Speaker(s): Jim Farmer Senior Manager, Product Marketing
    Switch and Data
    Eli Katz Founder & CEO
    XConnect Global Networks
    Cliff Radziewicz Vice President - Business Development
    Arbinet
    Moderator: Gary Kim Editor-in-Chief
    IP Business Magazine
    • Social Networking: Keeping Everyone Together
    Wednesday 11:00 AM

    The Internet can be accessed just about everywhere and the success of social networking is built upon that access. The use of contextual information is giving communication a new model for keeping current and in touch. Enabling applications that give users real time updates on people, location and events, is keeping people connected and communicating 24x7. This session will look at the latest trends, sites and applications driving today’s social communications frenzy.

  • What sites are hot and which are not – how many social networks can you handle?
  • Are interactive real time sites phasing out the static exchange networks?
  • Is advertising driving the success of today’s most popular sites?

    Speaker(s): Steven Goh Co-Founder and CEO
    mig33
    Aswath Rao Telecom Consultant
    EnThinnai
    Moderator: Thomas Howe CEO
    Thomas Howe Company
    • Networking Luncheon

    Three Screen Strategies panel
    Wednesday 12:15 PM

    Your TV set, personal computer and mobile phone all deliver various levels of video. But what lies ahead for the future?  The question persists – what makes each of these video viewing experiences useful and compelling?  Depending on your location, would you watch the same exact video content from all three screens - or will you be selecting specific content that has been designed, produced, and delivered for that expected device interface? Don't miss this fascinating session on why we would watch various programming on alternative devices.

  • Is the extent of video quality dependent on the device?
  • What are the real pro and cons of viewing content from these mediums?
  • Will advertising models positively or negatively affect audience viewership?

    Speaker(s): Stuart Elby Vice President, Network Architecture
    Verizon
    Dennis Huber Senior VP, Corporate Strategy & Development
    Embarq
    Russ Sharer Vice President of Marketing
    Occam Networks
    Karl Erik Stahl President and CEO
    Intertex Data
    • Premier Sponsor Industry Perspective

    Unified Communications in the Network – Plot Your Course for Delivery
    Wednesday 2:00 PM

    Unified Communications (UC) services have the potential to drive significant business results. As you plot a course for integrating these capabilities across your company’s environment, what elements are critical to plan for? What will you need to do in your converged infrastructure to meet user demands for UC services now and into the future?

    Global enterprises, extended communities of interest, onsite and mobile workers demand real-time access to UC innovation, wherever and whenever it is needed. In this session, AT&T discusses the near- and long-term considerations that organizations will have to address to effectively integrate UC services with their disparate voice and data applications and complex, multi-vendor networks.

    Speaker(s): Eric Sineath Practice Dir, UC, Convergence & Contact Ctr Svcs
    AT&T Consulting Solutions
    Premier Sponsor Industry Perspective

    Last-Mile Chaos: Controlling QoE in an Uncontrollable Network
    Wednesday 2:25 PM

    Carriers are extending their reach to households by deploying femtocells, ATAs, and other devices at the customer premise. Unfortunately, the carrier doesn't control the customer's Internet access and customer satisfaction and quality of experience (QoE) is being affected by the world's Internet traffic. This session will explore the current state of carriers' networks, how they are leveraging the Internet as last-mile access, and, as a result, how they now need to provide endpoint intelligence at the customer premise and measure and maintain QoE in this new IP-based environment.

    Speaker(s): Charlie Baker Director, Product Management
    Brix Networks
    Premier Sponsor Industry Perspective

    The Rise of HD Voice
    Wednesday 2:50 PM

  • As global operations and remote collaboration drive businesses worldwide, the need for clear communication is critical.
  • HD calls are possible only when every component of a call is set up for wideband transmission.
  • As we look to the future however, we see demand for and infrastructure support of HD voice hitting the point of inflection for critical mass.

    Speaker(s): Chalan Aras Vice President of Marketing, Voice Communications
    Polycom
    • Programmable Web
    Wednesday 4:00 PM

    One industry after another is being disrupted as innovators open-up public web service APIs to create new opportunities and rattle the incumbents: from Google in the mapping space to Salesforce.com in enterprises to Facebook in social networks. What will the arrival of Web 2.0-style APIs and mashups mean in the world of IP communications? Although this is a relatively new trend there are already lessons learned and a set of best practices for both the producers and consumers of these platforms. In this session we'll use real-world case studies in order to take a comprehensive look at the web-as-platform big picture: the current market landscape, business strategies and monetization options, risks and issues, technology choices, and other lessons from the trenches.

    Speaker(s): Shai Berger Co-Founder and CEO
    FonCloud
    Wireless Mobility Trends
    Wednesday 4:00 PM

    The mobile world is on the verge of major changes. With or without FCC involvement, the US will see open handsets and open mobile Internet access services. The consumer will win, as will some but not all of the current players. We'll briefly discuss the economics driving wireless markets today and then turn our attention to wireless innovation and emerging communications companies.

    Speaker(s): Brough Turner SVP and CTO
    NMS Communications
    The New World of Video Delivery
    Wednesday 4:00 PM

    IPTV continues to mature as the ‘standard’ way of emulating broadcast TV via IP across bandwidth constrained access links. But all of this industry effort may be too little, too late. Will customers really be satisfied with a broadcast TV paradigm? What about P2P, IMS, and technology trends in storage and signal processing? This presentation will question conventional wisdom and address these topics.

    Speaker(s): Stuart Elby Vice President, Network Architecture
    Verizon
    IPv6
    Wednesday 4:00 PM

    Do you make use of IP addresses for your business?  Did you know current IP addresses (IPv4) will become unavailable from the current system over the next few years as a result of the success of the Internet and availability of internet enabled devices around the globe?  During this session you learn more about this extraordinary, yet inevitable event. Get the latest updates on the planning efforts that have gone into the next version of the IP protocol (IPv6) and what steps you need to take to be prepared.

  • When will we run out of IP addresses?
  • Will the new numbering system bring improvements or added capabilities?
  • Can we expect any integration problems for existing applications using both number systems?

    Speaker(s): John Curran CTO & COO of ServerVault; Chairman
    American Registery of Internet Numbers (ARIN)
    • Unified Communications – Getting it Right
    Wednesday 4:00 PM

    “Unified Communications” continues to be defined and vendors’ ability to convey their UC value proposition has been impacted. Actual deployment of UC solutions is low and offerings are cobbled together. While the promise of UC is transformation, the maturation can be described as emerging and will likely take years before full-scale adoption. Global Crossing believes that customers can prepare themselves by implementing and solidifying their Converged IP networks, as the foundation for successful UC deployment.

    Speaker(s): Joda Schaumberg Director, Unified Collaboration
    Global Crossing
    Business Voice Services
    Wednesday 4:25 PM



    Speaker(s): Joe Varello Vice President Digital Voice Products
    Cablevision Systems Corp
    Content-Driven Communications
    Wednesday 4:25 PM



    Speaker(s): Phal Nanda Sr. Prod. Line Manager
    Aruba Networks
    Voice and Video Everywhere: Multimedia as our Next-Generation Language
    Wednesday 4:25 PM



    Speaker(s): Fred Zimmerman Director of CPE VoIP Solutions
    Communications Infrastructure & Voice Business, Texas Instruments
    Video Sesssion Management
    Wednesday 4:25 PM



    Speaker(s): David Simon President
    PBX.NET Corporation
    Web-based Voice and Business Processes
    Wednesday 4:25 PM



    Speaker(s): Thomas Howe CEO
    Thomas Howe Company
    Using Advertising to Supplement Service
    Wednesday 4:50 PM

    The telecom industry is not used to the model of “associated sales”, or in this case – advertising. The “caller pays” model has held through the ages and in some circles of our new world, considered old school. Today the use of advertising and incentives has created new revenue opportunities and is bringing in a new genre of customer. This session will explore new business model opportunities that can generate revenue through advertising, and will highlight several case study examples of how it is doing it in the real world.

  • Are all calls opportunities for advertising?
  • Does this business model work for landline as well as wireless?
  • How do information and directory services fit into the mix?

    Speaker(s): Lyle Paczkowski Technology Strategist
    Sprint Nextel
    Jim Warner Vice-Chairman and Chief Strategist
    TM Forum
    Moderator: Grant Lenahan Vice President and Strategist, Service Delivery So
    Telcordia Technologies
    • Implementing the Next Generation of Internet Handsets
    Wednesday 4:50 PM

    The use of a “soft client” for IP voice communications is no longer limited to the laptop user and their headset. Today’s new IP-enabled phones are actually the “soft phone” packaged in a new form factor. Some have embedded capabilities in the hardware, while others add soft IP capabilities to existing mobile phones. This panel of speakers will look at the types, trends and value in the new Internet-enabled communication handsets.

  • Where is the market today - Dual-mode or WiFi-enabled phones?
  • What are the issues behind call handoffs to cellular carrier provider?
  • How does Femtocells change this whole picture?

    Speaker(s): John Morgan
    Nokia
    Phal Nanda Sr. Prod. Line Manager
    Aruba Networks
    Mike Rojas CEO
    Ayalogic
    • Online Video and Social Media
    Wednesday 4:50 PM

    Integrating video into social media applications seems to be a natural fit. New online video sites are beginning to shift more toward community-oriented platforms, where people with common interests can experience video content with complete social networking functionality such as chat, text messaging and interest profiles. This panel examines the viral growth of social networking in combination with traditional broadcast media, user generated content, live broadcast and video chat and how it will affect our viewing future.

  • Who will be attracted, and what are the benefits of online video to the social networker?
  • Who are some of the companies today providing online video and social media?
  • What online video advertising models will take effect in community sites?

    Speaker(s): Matt Gore Vice President of Marketing
    Paltalk
    Kathryn Jones Co-Founder
    Synchronis.tv
    Rex Wong CEO
    Dave Networks
    Moderator: Kfir Pravda IMTC Vice President of Marketing and CEO
    Pravda Media
    • Ensuring Success with Unified Communications, an IBM Perspective
    Wednesday 4:50 PM

    Unified Communications can create more flexible and responsive real-time service & business models. Unified Communications can also provide management challenges. During this comprehensive session, we will explore key topics drawing upon recent IBM customer engagements.

  • How adding the power of collaboration to communications can help improve the quality and speed of decision making, reduce cycle times and unlock group innovation - in other words, fully capture the benefits of Unified Communications.
  • What architecture will best suit my needs?
  • How service providers can best meet the needs of their customers and constituents?
  • What are the key management challenges to monitoring and managing quality of experience?

    Speaker(s): Scott Sobers Global Program Director, Service Provider Solution
    Tivoli, Service Provider Industry, IBM
    Gopal Soora Global Services Product Manager, Converged Comm.
    IBM Global Technology Services – Integrated Communications Services
    • Delivering on the Promise of Presence: What Do You Need?
    Wednesday 4:50 PM

    Presence has enabled applications as simple as instant messaging and systems as complex as entire dedicated networks. What development tools are required to create the next-generation of presence-based applications and services? Do you have the fundamental building blocks you need? If not, where do you find them? This session will explore new opportunities in presence, and the tools you need to deploy them.

  • What current presence development tools are most commonly used today?
  • Do I develop for the web, as an app server in the network, can I integrate both?

    Speaker(s): Jean Marc Frangos Senior Vice President, Technology and Innovation
    BT
    Joe Hildebrand Chief Technology Officer
    Jabber
    Wade Vesey Business Development, North America
    Movial
    Moderator: Carl Ford Community Developer and VP Content
    pulvermedia
    • Demystifying WiFi QoS for Voice and Data
    Thursday 9:00 AM

    QoS for WiFI is probably the least understood, yet most needed technology in LAN deployments. With a new set of standards like WMM and 802.11e, combined with the traditional marking, policing, shaping and queuing required; understanding QoS for wireless can be a daunting task. In addition, wireless introduces indeterminate behavior by using a shared medium with varying bandwidth, numbers of users and unknown interferers. This session will provide background and a detailed description of how wireless QoS works and can be implemented for voice and data traffic.

  • Will a shift to WiFi require a re-architecture of the wired network?
  • What are the immediate benefits and risks in deploying new standards like 802.11n?
  • Should monitoring and load balancing tools be considered to insure uninterrupted service?

    Speaker(s): Adam Conway Vice President, Product Management
    Aerohive Networks
    Joe Epstein Senior Director of Technology
    Meru Networks
    Geri Mitchell-Brown Director, Technical Business Development
    Polycom, Inc.
    Peter Thornycroft Product Marketing Director
    Aruba Networks
    Moderator: Bob Emmerson European Editor
    VON Magazine
    • What makes Conference Services Compelling?
    Thursday 9:00 AM

    Conference services today are leading the way in new enhancements for everyone. No longer reserved just for business users, families and friends can now all dial in and talk together. No other legacy application from the PSTN has seemed to adopt and benefit from VoIP like conference services. But that’s only half the story, as these solutions have now made the transition to workflow solutions and social networking.

    • What is it about conference services that makes them so compelling?
    • How are companies making money if so many of these services are free?
    • Is conferencing now a “class” feature that all providers need to bundle?

    Speaker(s): Lou Guercia Director, Operations & Strategy, Lotus Software
    IBM
    Alec Saunders CEO
    iotum
    Prem Uppaluru President and CEO
    Transera Inc
    Moderator: Bob Logan Director
    Dialogic® Media Labs
    Redefining Hosted Media
    Thursday 9:00 AM

    “It’s all software these days”, is a popular statement being made by today’s application developers and service providers delivering process intensive IP-based applications. As a service provider, how do you choose what type of media server platform to use? What media requires hardware assisted functionality, such as DSPs, and what functionality can be kept as purely software on the server-based host? This panel will cover the metrics and rules in making the choice to build an application on a service-based host. Some areas to be covered include:

  • Will an “all software” media server scale to meet my application needs?
  • Should the application be limited to the server or will other network elements be needed?
  • Can my hosted application reside in the IP cloud?

    Speaker(s): Peter Birkwood Director of Product Management
    Radisys Corporation
    Michael Coffee President & Chief Executive Officer
    Commetrex
    Brian Peebles CTO
    Dialogic Corporation
    Jay Whitehurst Senior Vice President of Engineering
    Movius Interactive Corporation
    Moderator: Carl Ford Community Developer and VP Content
    pulvermedia
    • Web Application Servers Discover Voice
    Thursday 9:00 AM

    The day-to-day workflow processes that drive an enterprise are increasingly being integrated into web-based solutions. However; the opportunities for workflow efficiency and worker productivity come from effective internal communication. How you manage the workflow process using presence, softclients and web applications can have a dramatic impact on a company’s revenue and efficiency. This session will feature selected leaders in the field who will share their strategies on how web-based application strategies can optimize your company’s communication process.

  • How can web-based services optimize business process while reducing cost and complexity?
  • What are the leading development environments for web-based collaboration products?
  • How critical is enterprise portal access to both the technology and business application? How safe is it?

    Speaker(s): David Jodoin CEO
    Iperia
    Doug Tait Director of Worldwide Telecommunications Markets
    BEA Systems
    Bill Tiso Market Development Manager, Embedded & Comms Grp
    Intel Corporation
    • Designing High Availability VoIP Solutions
    Thursday 10:45 AM

    In order to stay competitive in the maturing VoIP market, system integrators have to differentiate themselves by selecting and adopting the right kind of new technologies that allow their businesses to expand to a higher level. One of the best options is the introduction of telco grade features on the enterprise level VoIP solutions, allowing implementation of five 9's availability and service continuity within the lowest cost. This session will outline design techniques and unique system architectures enabling creation of high reliability and resilience, high redundancy and scalability enterprise level VoIP solutions. The discussion will be illustrated by real-world examples that demonstrate the implementation of high availability systems.

    Speaker(s): Jiri Kuthan Assistant Vice President of Engineering
    Tekelec
    Asif Naseem President of SA Forum; President & COO
    GoAhead Software
    Alan Percy Director, Market Development
    AudioCodes
    Moderator: Carl Ford Community Developer and VP Content
    pulvermedia
    Advances in Broadcast Video Quality
    Thursday 10:45 AM

    Video quality isn’t just about encoding platforms and standards. Different applications over different types of networks and view areas will require different solutions. But creating, storing, and delivering video and entertainment for IP media applications can be a tricky business. As an IP media service provider or operator, your success is dependent on sufficiently providing high-quality programming and an engaging viewer experience. Learn from this panel of experts about the latest advances and tools available in delivering broadcast quality video.

  • What are the latest digital formatting standards, and which work best for what media?
  • Are our monitors ahead of the networks in delivering high quality programming?
  • What’s next for consumers in video quality experience?

    Speaker(s): Loki Jorgenson Chief Scientist
    Apparent Networks
    Adi Paz Vice President of Products and Marketing
    RADVISION
    Lance Ware CTO of Technicolor Electronic Distribution Svcs.
    Thomson Technicolor
    Moderator: Jose Alvear IPTV Analyst
    Multimedia Research Group
    • Collaboration & Conferencing
    Thursday 10:45 AM

    The video revolution has finally arrived in full force and it’s on your desktop, in your conference room and even on your cell phone. Want to see how you will be managing your meetings in the future? Are these conference and collaboration applications strictly for private or internal IP networks, or are external and supply chain meetings now a viable model? Learn the answers to their questions and much more on the new tools for collaboration and conferencing in the workplace.

  • What are the video codec standards best suited for my conferencing application?
  • Is Skype a reliable alternative for video conferencing?
  • What are the leading solutions for “corporate quality” conferencing and collaboration – and how much do they cost?

    Speaker(s): Hakon Dahle CTO
    Tandberg
    Claude Florin Strategic Marketing Manager
    Hewlett-Packard
    Ofer Shapiro CEO
    Vidyo
    Joan Vandermate Vice President, Marketing, Video Solutions
    Polycom
    Moderator: Matt Collier Senior VP, Corporate Development
    Lifesize Communications
    • 2.0 This! Rethinking the Service Creation Model
    Thursday 10:45 AM

    New and creative applications are the key to a vibrant future on the Internet, but what does this mean for communications as a whole? If the new applications are being built on the web, for the web, what does that mean for the traditional service models? Is the application always self contained on a browser or should we expect something more? The session will review today’s web-based development and service creation environments and look at what is needed.

    • What are these applications being developed on – HTML, API’s, Amazon Web?
    • How do you successfully extend your application beyond the web?
    • What role does the network play in successful implementation of new applications?

    Speaker(s): Shirish Andhare Vice President, Product Marketing
    Sylantro Systems
    Gines Gómez Co-Founder and Innovation & Development Director
    VozTelecom
    Thomas Howe CEO
    Thomas Howe Company
    Tim Panton Founder and CEO
    PhoneFromHere.com
    Moderator: Alan Quayle Owner
    Business and Service Development
    WiMAX, WiFi and the Network Architectures
    Thursday 10:45 AM

    Today’s capital budgets are tight, and carefully considered when the strategic implementation of new technology is being rolled out. So how do you manage the deployment of a new network effectively? Should WiMAX be considered a total solution from beginning to end or will it be deployed to further enable new or existing WiFi deployments. Who will be the early adopters of WiMAX? During this panel discussion, these questions and more regarding fixed mobile solutions will be measured.
  • What new standards are being ushered in for WiFi and WiMAX?
  • What do these fixed wireless networks mean for the service provider looking to extend their reach?

    Speaker(s): Prem Bhardwaj Marketing/Biz Dev
    CommScope
    Mary Boyd Vice President, Government/External Affairs
    Intrado, Inc.
    Jim Freeze Senior Vice President, Marketing and Alliances
    BelAir Networks
    • The PBX Has UC Legs
    Thursday 1:30 PM

    Unified Communications is not a story only told by the large email and software companies. PBX manufacturers have also been busy building complete UC solutions for SMBs and the enterprise. In fact, they have added unique features that can help you manage your functional work flow in a more productive and efficient way. Learn more on what the PBX providers are doing to win your Unified Communications business solution.

  • What are the advantages of a software-based IP PBX as an affordable enterprise-class phone system?
  • Will I have more options when using an open source solution? What are its disadvantages?
  • Are there network design considerations in implementing an all IP PBX? And what about phones – are these SIP-based sets – or do I have options?

    Speaker(s): Ralf Ebbinghaus SVP Sales & Marketing
    Swyx Solutions
    Simon Gwatkin Vice President of Strategic Marketing
    Mitel Networks
    Steve Timmerman Vice President of Marketing
    ShoreTel, Inc.
    • VoIP Security: Threats, Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures
    Thursday 1:30 PM

    This session will discuss threats and attacks that are applicable to enterprise and carrier VoIP networks and it will provide effective countermeasures to consider when deploying VoIP networks. Details on various attacks and vulnerabilities from field experience will be presented in order to demonstrate the associated risk that an organization may be exposed. Furthermore the session will outline technical mechanisms to deter attacks and it provide approaches to managing security in VoIP networks cost effectively.

    Speaker(s): Ari Takanen CTO
    Codenomicon
    Peter Thermos CTO
    Palindrome Technologies
    Moderator: Martyn Davies Principal Consultant
    Dialogic Corporation
    Releasing the Power of HD Communications
    Thursday 1:30 PM

    Find out how the explosion of HD displays, modern codecs, reliable IP networks, and other social/economic factors is finally resulting in a shift in how we do business and communicate. The promise of cost effective, immersive video communications is starting to be delivered ... Finally.

    Speaker(s): Matt Collier Senior VP, Corporate Development
    Lifesize Communications
    Amnon Gavish Vice President of Business Development
    RADVISION
    Joe Mele Vice President
    Dialogic Media Labs
    Moderator: Jeff Paine President
    Area 51 Networks
    Identity vs Presentity
    Thursday 1:30 PM

    What is the difference between the Identity 2.0 discussion and the Presence 2.0 group? How much information can be helpful to your trusted friends and family and at what point do you take risks? Should your status indicator be a gateway to more profile information? These questions and more will be openly discussed as this panel looks more closely at presence, availability and identity information.

  • Is there a case where you want to share your identity information without your status?
  • Has the distribution of identity information helped or hurt presence engines conveying status?
  • What types of personal information can be made available? What types should?

    Speaker(s): Jörg Heuer Sr Project Field Mgr Technology Exploration & AAA
    Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
    Jon Peterson Sr. Technical Industry Liaison
    NeuStar
    Alec Saunders CEO
    iotum
    Moderator: Carl Ford Community Developer and VP Content
    pulvermedia
    • OSS & Billing
    Thursday 1:30 PM

    Always behind the scenes, Operation Support Systems (OSS) and billing are critical to the operation, success and growth of any service provider. New services routinely cross the boundaries of traditional carrier markets and expand into VoIP, cable, wireless, and internet services. Highly flexible, scalable and cost effective solutions for convergent billing that seamlessly link all customer-facing processes is more important than ever. This panel will review how the multi-service provider can streamline business process operations and simplify billing systems to best meet emerging trends while managing operation costs.

  • What are the challenges and opportunities for services providers transitioning to new OSS and billing platforms?
  • How to seamlessly transition from existing networks to multiple next generation technologies?
  • What software and hardware platforms are required for converged OSS and billing services?

    Speaker(s): Todd Benjamin President & Chief Executive Officer
    Rodopi Software
    Chris Celiberti Director; Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
    NeuStar
    Jim Dalton CEO
    TransNexus
    Moderator: Jim Wilburn President
    JFW CONSULTING, LLC.
    • Best Practices for Unified Communications
    Thursday 3:00 PM

    Unified Communications is an interdisciplinary Information Technology experience. It requires the knowledge of reliable transport, messaging, and application subject matter “experts” to provide a unified service. However, there is a clear division between the disciplines. How can this integrated experience be managed effectively? How do companies manage their UC solutions effectively? This panel will further explore the art of pulling a total Unified Communications solution for the enterprise.

  • How can mobile UC solutions help business be more productive?
  • How important is network management to prevent sluggish performance in a UC solution?
  • Can new Web-based services enhance communications-enabled business practices in a UC solution?

    Speaker(s): Jason Fischl CTO
    CounterPath
    Greg Pisano Director of Market Development
    BlueNote Networks
    Mike Valladao Product Manager
    NetScout Systems
    • Adding Syndicated Content to IPTV

    Thursday 3:00 PM

    RSS (Really Simple Syndication) has become the breakout standard for dissemination of serial content (both audio and video). This approach presents both tremendous opportunities and pitfalls to service providers that want to add a low cost and high value content source to their IPTV offerings. In this session, you will learn what to look for in developing syndicated content partnerships, both from a technology and business perspective. Advertising opportunities, subscription models and core technology underpinnings will be discussed.

    In this session you will:
  • Learn what revenue models are available for syndicated content
  • Explore how to deal with the myriad of copyright and use issues syndicated content
  • Distinguish what RSS and OPML protocols are and how to leverage them
  • Discover what syndicated content aggregation is and how it is accomplished

    Speaker(s): Glenn Gaudet Chief Marketing Officer
    Treedia Labs
    Chris MacDonald Chairman, Assoc for Downloadable Media, EVP
    LibsynPRO
    Chia-Lin Simmons Co-host
    On Digital Media
    • Tossing the Digits to Add Anonymity
    Thursday 3:00 PM

    It’s not necessarily glamorous to talk about phone numbers, but it is interesting to discover that phone numbers have a degree of anonymity that is useful in some applications. With the decline of second line revenue, and some even eliminating their landlines altogether, the opportunities for these “tossed digits” can be a source of new income for service providers. This panel will look at some of the new applications that take advantage of numbers requiring anonymity.

    • What are the applications taking advantage of this surplus of numbers?
    • Does LNP play a role in enabling applications with tossed digits?
    • What is the life cycle of numbers used for anonymity?

    Speaker(s): Jeff Black CEO and Founder
    TalkPlus
    Mahesh Lalwani Founder & CEO
    Ccube, Inc.
    Frank Paterno VP of Marketing
    Intelliverse
    Moderator: Michael Cerda Co-Founder and CEO
    Jangl
    Location, Communication, Opportunity
    Thursday 3:00 PM

    Location-based directed advertising, e-commerce and social networking are increasing the revenue opportunities for cellular carriers embedding Global Positioning Systems (GPS) into their offering. As the social media market continues to emerge, the opportunity for new services, based on sharing your location and status can be highlighted with the ability to advertise and promote places and events relevant to your surroundings. This panel looks at some of the new and exciting possibilities using GPS-enabled mobile phones and social networking services.

  • Who are the new GPS-enabled services targeted towards?
  • What are the applications that are driving shared location services?
  • When and where can we expect to see these new services rolled out?

    Speaker(s): Pauline Alker Co-Founder, CEO and President
    a la Mobile, Inc.
    Jon Metzler Director of Business Development, Govt Affairs Dir
    Rosum Corporation
    Dave Reid Director, Business Development, Wireless Segment
    SiRF Technology, Inc.
    Moderator: Carl Ford Community Developer and VP Content
    pulvermedia
    • Security
    Thursday 3:00 PM

    While there hasn’t been the “Armageddon” of IP-Voice security catastrophes yet – there have been a number of attacks and compromises, most notably theft of services, on carrier networks. As such, significant risks remain, particularly considering the fact that business drivers such as IP peering and extending global reach via connecting through the public internet continue to grow, thus increasing risk and vulnerability. This session will discuss the threats that exist for carriers today and some of the approaches that can provide a comprehensive IP-Voice security solution.

  • What are the top security breaches carriers are experiencing today?
  • Will security affect the performance of quality or prioritization in a network?
  • Do new applications create challenges to the network infrastructure and securing communications?

    Speaker(s): Bob Bradley Product Line Manager, Security Solutions
    Sonus Networks
    Martyn Davies Principal Consultant
    Dialogic Corporation
    Shrikant Latkar Senior Manager
    Juniper Networks