The Collaborative Communications Summit, CCS, which will take place October 24-25, 2005, announced its San Francisco summit case studies and participants today. The CCS will focus on video communication, VoIP, instant messaging, team collaboration environments, real time presence-aware collaboration tools and services, and mobile collaboration tools.



The CCS will provide an executive-level view of applications that focus on managing real time communications between individuals and groups within any collaborative environment. End User case studies will be highlighted during in-depth conference sessions addressing the latest trends, needs, and technologies available to the government, medical, financial, education, non profit, enterprise, publishing, & entertainment industries.

Case studies and speaker presentations will be presented by Reuters, Screen Actors Guild, Oracle, Cargill, Barton Malow, Fidelity Investments, University of Tennessee, GroupSystems, Logitech, CBS News, IBM, Parlano, Alphalogix, Genesys Conferencing, Ferris Research, MeetingOne, SMART Technologies, and Barco.

Participating sponsors and exhibitors include Reuters, Logitech, Alphalogix, SPL Integrated Systems, Encounter Collaborative, Amity Systems, Barco, Codian, MeetingOne, Sonexis, Genesys Conferencing, GroupSystems, Parlano, SMART Technologies, Amity Systems, Collaborative Strategies, Ferris Research, Telecom Reseller, Video Systems, Silicon.com, and ZDNet UK.

The CCS's end user focused program will provide a unique opportunity for buyers and sellers to interact in a constructive and informative environment. "For Cargill, the integrated enterprise collaboration solution is to dissolve traditional communication barriers, overcome communication limitations and empower our employees to drive the business towards its strategic objectives," said Dean Dahlen, Worldwide Media Services Manger, Cargill, Inc. "The CCS will provide invaluable insight for organizations seeking to understand the advantages and what it takes to successfully implement collaborative technologies into their business process," said Waco Hoover, Managing Director CCS.

More information on participating at the Collaborative Communications Summit is available at www.ccsexpo.com or by contacting Waco Hoover at 917-655-0818 or waco@etaexpo.com.