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Stay tuned to TMCnet for announcements on a new event in the IP telephony space, VoIP Demo. I wanted to share the news with you, my valued readers first. We are working out the details as you read this but rest assured it will be a high quality event and focus on demonstrations of the best IP communications products and services in the world. Expect VCs service providers, enterprises and analysts to be in attendance for this first ever event. At some point soon the website at www.voip-demo.com will be live and will have more information to share.

The location will be Santa Clara, California and she show will take place the week of August 7th, 2006.

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ITEXPO Latest Update

The largest gathering of attendees for any VoIP show in the world will take place next week in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Our attendance numbers are absolutely incredible and the list of registrants keep growing.

Here is some information on the event that is important for all attendees to know. I can’t wait to see you in sunny Florida next week. Don’t forget to bring your sunglasses!

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INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale in five days.

IMPORTANT Conference Updates:

1. TMC University Open Source/Asterisk Certification Course Added
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Thursday, January 26th

Your paid conference pass includes admission to these new sessions added to the program. Attendees passing a comprehensive exam following the sessions will receive certification from TMC University.

Read the press release here: http://news.tmcnet.com/news/2006/01/18/1295829.htm

Review registration options here: http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/conference/voip-06/fl-06-registration.aspx

2. Arrive Early for Mark Spencer's Keynote on Tuesday
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The event opens next Tuesday, January 24th at 11:30 am with a special keynote address by Digium President and Asterisk founder, Mark Spencer. Mark is one of the true visionaries of the VoIP industry. You'll definitely be sorry if you miss his insightful remarks.

3. Vonexus Planning Gala Luncheon on Wednesday
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Times continue to change. Technology evolves. Competition increases. Whatever you want to call them...rules, methods, processes, tools...they've changed. The best solution yesterday often won't cut it today. How do you stay ahead of the curve? How do you implement and follow the latest best practices to ensure that you are using technology to your greatest advantage? Join Interactive Intelligence Inc. CEO Dr. Don Brown for an informative, and very entertaining look at the "New Rules" of business communications. We'll take some shots at the inefficiencies of the old rules, enjoy lunch, sponsored by Vonexus -- an Interactive Intelligence company, and learn about some of the latest innovations in IP telephony and contact center automation. Shatter that old way of thinking and start making decisions based on the "New Rules!"

4. Win A Video iPod or Amazon Gift Certificate
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Attend Thursday afternoon's keynote session and the networking reception immediately following and you could walk away with great prizes. Decision One is giving away the Video iPod at Thursday's reception; and two attendees will win a $250 Amazon.com Gift Certificates during the keynote session. Enter at the door. You must be present to win.

Remember, you can attend all keynotes, networking receptions and the exhit for free - but you must register in advance. Use this link to register online and avoid the $50 onsite fee:

http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/conference/voip-06/fl-06-registration.aspx

Looking forward to greeting you in sunny Ft. Lauderdale next week.

Regards,
INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Team www.itexpo.com


While at the conference, please visit the booths of our sponsors:

Diamond Sponsor:
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Digium... www.digium.com

Platinum Sponsors:
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Aculab... www.aculab.com
AT&T... www.att.com
AudioCodes... www.audiocodes.com
Citrix... www.citrix.com
Iwatsu... www.iwatsu.com
NetCentrex... www.netcentrex.com
Nortel... www.nortel.com
Sansay... www.sansay.com
VoIP Supply... www.voipsupply.com
Vonexus... www.vonexus.com

Gold Sponsors:
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ABP... www.abptech.com
Brooktrout Technology... www.brooktrout.com CallOne... www.calloneonline.com Excel Switching... www.excelswitching.com Quintum... www.quintum.com Sangoma Technologies... www.sangoma.com Time Warner Telecom... www.twtelecom.com Vegastream... www.vegastream.com Xelor Software... www.xelorsoftware.com XO Communications... www.xo.com

Silver Sponsor:
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Syntellect... www.syntellect.com

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VoIPOD Where Are You?

Tom mentions Apple getting more into the phone business. The VoIPOD is a term I coined over a year ago as I figured it was a matter of time before Apple gets into the act. I am excited to see other bloggers too have caught on to this fact. There are some very smart bloggers out there and if they all agree on this concept then it is likely going to happen.

I am just surprised it has taken so long. I just check the article date when the term VoIPOD was first predicted on the Internet by me and it was December 2004. What is Apple waiting for I wonder?

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New Internets

Many countries are looking for alternatives to a world where they are forced to use technology that is controlled in some way by the US government. A while back, Europeans decided to begin the launch of a multi-billion dollar GPS competitor into orbit called Galileo.

Now, other countries are looking to compete with America’s ever-growing Internet dominance. For example, China, the Arab League and a Dutch company have all started to build their own mini-internets that are not necessarily available to those on the real or should I say “first” Internet.

These newer internets will differ from the one we use today because it will use suffixes different from the 264 that are approved by Icann which stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. You know these suffixes as .com, .org, .jp, etc. The central root basis for the Internet is what allows it to work so well as the single root which is replicated for security and redundancy reasons is necessary so that anyone can get to any website easily. In other words when you type in Tehrani.com the central root communicates rapidly with administrator of your domain such as VeriSign and returns an IP address which in turn connects you to this blog.

Recently there was controversy of the addition of a .xxx domain name as the US government twisted the arm of Icann to squash this new domain name. Other countries cited this example of how the US controls the Internet and have subsequently pressed for Icann to be under the UN’s control. As the Internet becomes a bigger part of every country’s daily lives and economy the fear of having US control over such an important network is growing.

In response, the US is saying that countries like China, Libya, Syria and Cuba who complain about US-based Internet control don’t have democracies and as such taking control of the Internet for them means they will use their power for censorship.

Alternatives to Icann are also popping up in Europe where the Open Root Server Network or ORSN mirrors Icann and is there almost as a safeguard in case Icann starts to behave badly. In other words this root can be used as leverage to ensure Icann operates in a fair and equitable manner.

Another example is UnifiedRoot in Amsterdam which allows customers to purchase a domain name with any suffix they choose for $1,000 and a recurring annual fee of $250.
Icann is responding to these threats by becoming more accommodating to foreign languages.

I wonder if this is the beginning of a slew of new internets being built, will we be able to easily use VoIP across these networks? In other words do we not only have to be concerned about having the same VoIP provider but now we also need to be on the same Internet?

This whole situation has the ability to confuse users and any confusion is bad. Furthermore, anything  that makes it more difficult to communicate is not beneficial for the global population.

Here is a great article on this topic.

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