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Holiday Party and More

December 21, 2006

We had a great secret snowman/secret Santa gift exchange this afternoon. I got a gift certificate for Cosi a great restaurant chain with a location a stone's throw from TMC in Darien.

As you can see from this photo Rachel received a gift from someone with exceptional taste in wrapping paper. Very nice.

From there it was off to the TMC holiday party where we all had a great time. I unfortunately had to leave early as I am off to Miami for a Bar Mitzvah. My flight is delayed by about an hour but what can you do -- I am used to it.

I purchased a new Garmin GPS unit which arrived today and I hope to break in on the trip. At least now I have lots of time to read about it and see how it works.


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IMS Forum at ITEXPO

December 21, 2006
IMS Forum Meeting at ITEXPO Following up on the SIP trunking conference taking place at ITEXPO I wanted to bring everyone’s attention to the IMS Forum meeting also happening at the show. If you aren’t a member of the IMS Forum, you should consider joining if you are a service provider or a vendor to the IP communications market. Michael Khalilian and his team at the IMS Forum do a great job as spokespeople for the industry.
 
Details:
 
The IMS Forum January 2007 Meeting is being held on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at the Broward County Convention Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
 
IMS Forum January 07 Meeting Information:
 
Meeting Registration
If you would like to attend the meeting please send an email with your contact information to Debbie Hetland
 
Meeting Logistics
 
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Broward County Convention Center - 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
 
Phone: (954) 765-5900
Meeting Room: 209-210
(Subject to change - Please check the front desk and reader board)
 
Agenda
State of the industry – IMS (Guest speaker industry analysts)
IMS Forum Plugfest review and future roadmap (Certification)
IMS Forum Technical Working Group update and roadmap
IMS Forum Media and Marketing update and initiatives
IMS Forum industry partnerships update and roadmap

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Registry Mechanic

December 21, 2006
I have had an IBM laptop at home for a few years and its performance has deteriorated over the years. I haven’t installed much new software save antivirus, adware and spyware tools. Other than that I have upgraded the OS and kept up to date with patches, etc. Anyway the performance makes the computer virtually unusable and I have spent hours, defragging and doing everything else I can think of. Often the hard disk churns for no reason. Eventually I decided to try Registry Mechanic and you know what? This thing worked. The computer is much more speedy. It is not a rocketship but it is more usable anyway. It kept me from throwing the IBM into a wall which I guess makes it worth the money I spent on it.

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SIP Trunking Conference

December 21, 2006

Ingate received rave reviews from their SIP trunking session at the last ITEXPO in San iego. They are at it again and will hold a free conference titled  “The SIP Trunking Series: Everything you Need to Know” at ITEXPO in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida next month.
 
Companies who will be participating in the education so far are:
 
Ericsson, ObjectWorld, Pingtel, ShoreTel, Sphere, BandTel, CBeyond and Levl3.
 
Here are the details:
 
Wednesday, January 24 – Professional Development Day
Get more details on Internet Telephony Conference & Expo.
 

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Skype Charging

December 21, 2006
Skype is beginning to charge more for services or start to charge for services which were once free. Fist there was unlimited calling to the US and Canada for $15 and now there are connection fees being added.

This is great news for the IP communications space as it raises the bar for providing service a bit. It also shows Skype is feeling pressure to generate more revenue. Expect to see Skype look for new ways to generate large amounts of revenue from its user base.

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