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AT&T Webinar Focuses on Hosted Market

Remember when hosted communications was called Centrex? Those were the days. Life was slower back then. We didn't have smart phones -- really we didn't even have mobile phones. Heck, we didn't even have e-mail or voicemail...

My, how things have changed... We have VoIP, UC, IP communications, FMC and a host (pun intentional ;) ) of other technologies which make life very interesting for purchasing decision makers.

The one thing which is the same now as it was back then is AT&T as a powerhouse in telecom.

It is for this reason I took notice when I saw my company TMC is going to have a webinar discussing AT&T's hosted VoIP services. NetComp will be co-hosting the webinar and TMCnet's Erik Linask will be handling the moderating duties.

Representing AT&T will be Aron Ralwar the Lead Product Marketing Manager and from Netcom expect to hear from Joe Osborne.

I am very interested to see how AT&T positions itself in this space and what they have to tell the market. It is amazing to see how terms evolve and Centrex became IP Centrex and we now refer to the concept as hosted communications.

To learn more, be sure to register now for the webinar which takes place Thursday, May 22, 2008, 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST.

Here are some details on the speakers:

Aron Talwar Lead Product Marketing Manager AT&T Aron is a Lead Marketing Manager supporting AT&T’s Business VoIP product portfolio. His responsibilities include training the sales force on the products, processes and sales tools. He also provides ongoing product support to all sales segments. Part of his responsibility is to assist in responding to RFPs, work with the Competitive Analysis team to gather information on competing products and determine how to best position AT&T's products in the marketplace. He works closely with Sales and Channel Marketing to gather feedback from customers to help improve the product and identify any gaps. Aron has been successful in demonstrating AT&T’s VoIP products at various Industry trade shows to generate leads for Sales. Aron joined AT&T in 1997 after graduating from Northwestern University with a Masters degree in Engineering Management.

Joe Osborne Founder and CEO  NetComp Communications Group, Inc. NetComp is an AT&T Solution Provider, was founded in 1997. The company has established National reputation and foot print supported by its experienced staff of telecommunication experts. Mr. Osborne is a successful entrepreneur and inventor. He also holds patents in the area of communications. Patent # 4,974,252 “Interactive Commercial Entertainment Networks” and Patent # 4,665,436 “Narrow Bandwidth Signal Compression”. He also has been the recipient of the Nasa Achievement Award for high definition imaging. After attending Temple University he has held engineering and sales/marketing positions with leading edge technology companies such as AT&T, Reuters New Service and NASA. He has been a member of the AT&T Alliance Advisor Board since 2001

Erik Linask  Associate Editor Technology Marketing Corporation In addition to his work with TMC’s IP Communications publications, Erik is a contributor to TMCnet. Prior to joining the TMC team, he was Managing Editor at Global Custodian, a global securities services publication, where he also managed the magazine’s survey research. Erik began his professional career at management consulting firm Leadership Research Institute.

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MindWireless Podcast

MindWireless is focused on the wireless expense management space which as you might imagine is an area of growing importance inside telecom expense management. Just think about how complicated it is to manage wireless gadgets as employees have become obsessed with having the latest and greatest devices and moreover, many consumers pick the provider they want as they need to have cell phone service at home, etc.

MindWireless helps companies organize and optimize their wireless devices. In addition, they help with outsourcing and client engagements.

One of the areas of change in the wireless device space is obviously the iPhone... This and other smartphones have changed the face of wireless device management but are users getting smarter?

In reality, users are getting devices which are more and more complicated and they are oftentimes confused about how to best use them. In addition, they load devices with more and more sensitive information without realizing the need for security and immunity to theft.

I had a chance to have a podcast with MindWireless execs David Wise and Kevin Whitehurst and learn how they help companies with the above problems and in addition, help companies control wireless expenses. The two are both Managing Partners and Co-founders of the Houston, Texas based company.

In my discussion, an interesting example came up -- a company paid $170 dollars for text messaging for a single user in one month. To find out how much this expense should have been and lots of other very useful information, be sure to listen to the podcast.

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