Thanks to all attendees, exhibitors and sponsors for making the show so energetic throughout day 1. Wow! I can't believe what a great day we all had. The deal making was fantastic to see and bodes well for communications in 2008.
Thanks all for the nice comments and the presentations will be available online after the show.
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January 2008 Archives
Jazinga makes a SOHO PBX and just came out of stealth mode. Their target is 15 users or less. Their appliance has a firewall and router built-in and Gordon Wade the company's VP of sales and bizdev tells me you can install their appliance in minutes. Cost is under 1000 dollars.
The system has Adobe Flex-based wizards that help with user addition, phone provisioning, auto-attendant set-up with drag and drop IVR and more.
The product has been in R&D for over a year and their are advanced unified communications functions built-in.
The company will through VARs and consider OEMing to hardware companies.
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Here are a few shots I snapped while walking around after the exhibit hall opened.
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Check out these shots of the Excel bus which they own and use as part of their marketing. This is a great addition to the show.
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Verizon's Les Goldman discusses the potential and complexity (see slide below) which make VoIP an opportunity and a challenge. IP communications problem solving is expensive and requires the right tools and expertise.
Mobility compounds the problems according to Goldman. This is because there is yet another service provider involved when you go mobile.
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David Byrd with Broadvox kicks off the keynotes today at ITEXPO in Miami, FL. After a brief discussion regarding his position as CEO of Planet Hollywood Online he discussed the role of SIP in communications. He continued by saying that 80% of lines sold last year were VoIP lines.
He continued by saying that SIP changes the cost structure of VoIP and companies are finally realizing the productivity benefits SIP affords.
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I am blown away by the amount of people who have reached out to meet with me at the very last second at this particular event. So many people want to meet... I wish the show was 2 weeks.
I suspect many were caught off guard as this show happened so early in the year.
I also think this is a great sign as so many people to date want to tell me about new products, new companies or new ventures.
So if you want to meet I will be at all the receptions throughout the week and the meals.
We have had standing room only sessions all day and the energy and excitement has been amazing.
As often as I can I have been checking e-mail on the laptop or phone to stay up to date.
I even took some photos of a packed reseller session I was moderating. There was a look of surprise on some of the attendees faces as I snapped shots of them.
I must confess I even answered a few e-mails up there. E-mail is just so addictive.
The irony is that while I am at this live show which we expect up to 8,000 people to attend, e-mails kept coming in from social networking sites like Linked-in, Facebook, Spock and and who knows what else.
Personally I think there are too many social networking sites and I think perhaps Spock is the one that pushed me over the deep end.
That is why at least for the week -- my networking will be done live or not at all. Hope to see you in Miami.
I suspect many were caught off guard as this show happened so early in the year.
I also think this is a great sign as so many people to date want to tell me about new products, new companies or new ventures.
So if you want to meet I will be at all the receptions throughout the week and the meals.
We have had standing room only sessions all day and the energy and excitement has been amazing.
As often as I can I have been checking e-mail on the laptop or phone to stay up to date.
I even took some photos of a packed reseller session I was moderating. There was a look of surprise on some of the attendees faces as I snapped shots of them.
I must confess I even answered a few e-mails up there. E-mail is just so addictive.
The irony is that while I am at this live show which we expect up to 8,000 people to attend, e-mails kept coming in from social networking sites like Linked-in, Facebook, Spock and and who knows what else.
Personally I think there are too many social networking sites and I think perhaps Spock is the one that pushed me over the deep end.
That is why at least for the week -- my networking will be done live or not at all. Hope to see you in Miami.
I am blown away and humbled by the consistent and capacity audience in this room. I last stopped in many hours ago and it was packed then as well.
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Someone will win this car on Friday. Will it be you? Remember, you must be here to win it at the time of the drawing. See itexpo.com for details.
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Another great session.
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This first time certification focused on teaching service providers how to utilize SIP while rolling out enhanced services has attracted great interest.
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Nice attendance here. Lots of good content from the panelists.
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The show is being set up as I write this... Here are a few early morning shots to give you an idea of how things are coming together.
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Good morning attendees, speakers, exhibitors and conferees... Just a reminder that we are thrilled to have you here in Miami this week for ITEXPO. Be sure to come to Hall B in the Miami Convention Center. If you enter from another hall, just follow the signs to Hall B and we will see you here. 
