Pulvermedia announces that it will host the eleventh annual Spring VON Europe event, 2-5 June 2008 in Amsterdam. The long-running pan-European conference and expo, which has enjoyed a successful ten-year run with several years in Stockholm, now moves on to the European continent by establishing a new home in Amsterdam's RAI Convention Center.

Spring VON Europe 2008 will feature three comprehensive tracks covering Wireless, IPTV and IP Voice technologies. It will showcase speakers from all over Europe, including leading telecom sector company executives as keynoters. Hundreds of additional speakers are participating, including European telecommunications providers, carriers, and cable providers -- who will educate the audience on the current and future state of IP communications in Europe, and around the globe.

Digium is making final preparations for AstriCon 2007, the longest running conference of the most widely used open source telephony software, Asterisk. Digium created, owns and is the innovative force behind Asterisk and uses it as the basis for its own voice over IP (VoIP) solutions. Using a dual-licensing model, Digium licenses Asterisk for use by myriad software and telecommunications companies around the world to enable them to deliver their own differentiated solutions. Asterisk’s widespread use and feature set make it one of the most influential open source projects today.

Digium the Asterisk Company announces that Asterisk creator and Digium Founder Mark Spencer will join leaders from Cisco, Avaya, IBM, Microsoft, Siemens and Skype to discuss the future of VoIP and unified communications. Digium’s Spencer will represent the open source telephony industry in this high-powered discussion as Digium continues its charge to move the revolutionary open source technology deeper into the enterprise market with emerging and new software architectures for unified communications.

Spencer’s “Software Architecture and Unified Communications” panel will take place on Thursday, August 23 from 10:30 am–11:30 am. Also representing the open source industry at VoiceCon 2007 will be Digium’s VP of Product Management Bill Miller who will present “Open Source’s Role in Converged Networks” with Digium customer Southern Company, one of America’s largest generators of electricity with 4.3 million customers. Miller’s presentation will take place on Thursday, August 23 from 8:00 - 8:45 AM.

VoIP has expanded into wireless applications and is poised to transform the business landscape for fixed, mobile cables, broadband and VoIP service providers.

UNI brings to you the VoIP Asia 2007 Conference which will be held from 24 to 25 October 2007 . Our distinguished speakers will discuss in-depth the business case for wireless VoIP, cases studies of wireless VoIP deployment in Japan, South Korea and Europe, the most advanced VoIP technologies employed and the latest emerging technologies and the regulatory trend environment in the different regions.

TMC has added a new trixbox Open Communication Certification course to the program at the upcoming INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2007 on September 10-12, 2007 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Titled “FtOCC Technician”, the new course provides telephony resellers and IT professionals with in-depth technical training on Fonality PBXtra, as well as trixbox CE and the newly introduced trixbox Pro.

VoiceCon announces the extensive product and market announcements that will be made at VoiceCon San Francisco 2007. This year's event, which will address critical issues around unifying enterprise communications, is the premier venue for enterprise IP Telephony, Converged Network and Unified Communications technologies, products, systems and services. VoiceCon San Francisco 2007 will be held August 20-23 at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco.

The list of exhibitors who will make announcements or debut products at VoiceCon San Francisco 2007 will continue to grow as the event nears. The list of current announcements is as follows:

Pulvermedia announces that the eleventh annual Fall VON Conference & Expo will take place from October 29 - November 1, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. This year, Pulvermedia's flagship event, which is the largest, longest- running, and most significant event in the IP communications industry, will feature several new adjoining conferences, and multiple new events and pavilions on the expo floor. As a result, a record number of attendees, participating companies and speakers are expected to take part throughout the four-day event.

Pulvermedia announces its line-up of events for the remainder of 2007. This schedule includes the addition of new conferences at familiar VON locations, and it also includes the launch of events in new markets for Pulvermedia, representing growth on multiples, within, and beyond the IP-communications industry.

Pulvermedia's expanded line-up of IP-communications-based events for 2007 includes:

1. The Fixed Mobile Convergence Conference, September 5-7, in Chicago. This event will help enterprises lean how to extend their fixed-line networks to mobile devices, in order to boost worker productivity and reduce cellular/mobile costs.

2. VON Europe Autumn, September 25-27, in Rome. As the new destination for Pulvermedia's Fall European events, Rome plays host to Europe's leading telecommunications executives, who will share their insights regarding the direction of the IP communications industry in Europe.

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BroadSoft will host the inaugural Southern Europe VoIP Leaders Summit in Milan on 20 June with partners Acme Packet, Polycom, BEA Systems and the Savatar research firm.

The Southern Europe VoIP Leaders Summit will offer service providers valuable industry insight into the latest issues in the European VoIP market. It will feature exclusive contributions from Savatar, BroadSoft, BEA, Polycom and Acme Packet, alongside a panel discussion comprised of industry veterans. Topics covered will include European end-user analysis on the take-up of VoIP in the enterprise and service creation strategies. Additionally, attendees will be able to:

• Learn about VoIP market strategies by fixed and mobile operators
• Explore various approaches to convergence
• Hear case studies from industry innovators on their market-entry strategies
• Meet executive peers who are driving the VoIP industry in Southern Europe

A free business phone system Webinar sponsored by VendorGuru.com and TelephonyWorld.com will help businesses make sense of the wide array of VoIP and traditional phone systems available. VendorGuru.com, a one-stop telephony and CRM resource for professionals, has researched hundreds of business phone system solutions to help business owners determine the right system for their business.

The no-cost, no-obligation Webinar will be held June 20 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Central time. The Webinar will feature a panel of business owners describing how they chose their phone systems and how the systems have helped their business. To register, visit: http://www.mustseewebinars.com/vendorguruwebinar.html

Lancope and Foundry Networks announce they will participate in the TechForum LIVE! weekly radio show for IT professionals on Friday, June 8, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. E.T. Lancope’s Chief Technology Officer, Adam Powers, joins Foundry Networks’ Director of Product Marketing, Gary Hemminger, to provide insight on the show topic, “Making the Call: Is Your Network Secure Enough for VoIP?” Todd Terbeek, Vice President of Lockdown Networks, the leading provider of Network Access Control solutions that ensure all users and devices on the network comply with security policies, will also participate in the discussion.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology places significant demands on network infrastructure and network security. Lancope's StealthWatch System benefits both network and security administrators with an integrated platform that leverages network intelligence for both parties. A comprehensive offering, StealthWatch unifies and optimizes behavior-based anomaly detection and network operations to protect critical information assets and ensure network performance for VoIP by preventing costly downtime, repair and loss of reputation resulting from malicious Internet behavior. Foundry Networks unlocks the value in a converged network by offering a set of VoIP-ready networking solutions that deliver uninterrupted service quality, reliability, security and compatibility for a variety of IP-based phones, video and converged desktop applications. Lockdown Networks integrates knowledge of user, location, external events and device “health” to automate access policy decisions on VoIP networks.

Pulvermedia announced dates, and a new strategy supporting its European VON and Video on the Net events. After numerous surveys and consultations with exhibitors and sponsors, Pulvermedia has decided to focus its efforts on creating and promoting two European events for 2007. VON Europe Spring will remain in Stockholm, Sweden, and Rome, Italy has been selected for the Pan-European event -- VON Europe Autumn -- which includes the Video on the Net event. VON Europe Autumn will take place on 25-27, September 2007 in Rome, Italy.

Pulvermedia announced that a number of exhibitors are unveiling significant new products and services at the upcoming Spring VON Europe Event, scheduled to take place 11-14 June 2007 at Stockholm International Fairs.

"VON events have always provided a platform for companies to unveil new technology and announce new services and alliances, and this year's event in Stockholm is no different, as we're looking forward to scores of significant announcements which will benefit the IP communications industry," said Glenn Gaudet, Chief Marketing Officer for Pulvermedia. "Part of the reason exhibitors are compelled to unveil their best news items at VON is because of the media audience and the increasing number of buyers, sellers and industry thought leaders who gather at VON to meet their colleagues, conduct business, and discuss the latest developments in the industry."

NexTone announces the company will participate in a Light Reading Webinar, “VoIP Peering: Essentials for Direct Services Interconnection.” The event will examine VoIP peering and key technology decisions that need to be made for carriers to engage at a VoIP peering point. The Webinar will feature commentary from John Longo, vice president of marketing at NexTone. Prior to joining NexTone, Longo served as a senior analyst at Heavy Reading where he was the lead analyst covering VoIP platforms and services. He authored the report, “VoIP Peering and the Future of Telecom Network Interconnection” (Heavy Reading, August 2006).

This Webinar will be hosted by Light Reading Research Analyst Denise Culver. It will explore the current state of VoIP peering, the critical edge functions for operators in peering, and the challenges for service management. The presenters will also discuss case studies of intelligent interconnects and wholesale carrier peering.

The Webinar will take place on Monday, June 4 at 2:00 p.m. New York / 7:00 p.m. London time.

To register to attend this free Webinar, please go to: http://metacast.agora.com/link.asp?m=41224&s=6842260&l=0

NEC will host a webinar titled “The Roadmap to Network Convergence,” on June 5, 2007. Presented by Zeus Kerravala, senior vice president, Enterprise Research, Yankee Group, the webinar will detail best practices for Enterprise end-users navigating the new world of converged communications solutions, applications and availability.

During the presentation, webinar attendees will gain insight into new trends in the VoIP space, including unified communications and mobile applications. Participants will also learn success strategies for TDM-IP migration, enabling them to reduce telecommunications costs and improve employee productivity.

NEC Unified Solutions has extensive experience in designing, installing and implementing enterprise communications systems, offering a full suite of IP telephony solutions, professional services, IP assessments, and managed services.