The convention center is shaping up nicely, the Jeep is in place (we
raffle it off Thursday and you have to be present to win) and things
are looking great. Can't wait to see you all right now at the Avaya
social media event at the Westin Bonaventure.
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Here is a release in "rough" form which means it may change before its gets sent out by the team. I thought it was useful enough to get to you early and I hope it helps.
TMC Prepares to Host ITEXPO This Week in Downtown Los Angeles
Exhibit Hall Filled, Hotels Sold Out as TMC Prepares to Host Leading IP Communications Conference at Los Angeles Convention Center
TMC Prepares to Host ITEXPO This Week in Downtown Los Angeles
Exhibit Hall Filled, Hotels Sold Out as TMC Prepares to Host Leading IP Communications Conference at Los Angeles Convention Center
NORWALK, CT- August 31, 2009 - Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) today announced that their editorial and conference teams have completed final preparations for this week's ITEXPO West 2009 at the L.A Convention Center in Los Angeles. The conference and EXPO, being held for the 20th time since its launch in 1999, features a robust conference program, keynotes by industry leaders and visionaries, and networking opportunities where buyers and sellers can meet and forge relationships.
ITEXPO officially opens Tuesday, September 1 with a full-day of conference sessions, workshops, keynotes, and a networking reception.
The ITEXPO exhibit hall is open during the following hours:
Wednesday, September 2: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday, September 3: 11:15am - 5:00pm
TMC also reported that all dedicated hotel room blocks at the Westin Bonaventure, the official show hotel, have completely sold out.
"The hotels are sold out, pre-registered exhibit hall attendance is up over 2008, and the exhibit hall is filled with companies displaying some of the most innovative communications technologies. All elements are pointing toward a terrific event," proclaimed TMC CEO Rich Tehrani.
Tehrani added, "And what's most exciting is that the registration figures that are trending ahead of last year suggests that companies are ready once again serious about investing in technologies that can help be more productive. It appears that buyers and sellers are once again poised to gather in L.A. to close deals, form partnerships and develop new relationships - the hallmarks of the ITEXPO experience."
Highlights of ITEXPO West 2009 include:
- Conference tracks covering Enterprise and Service Provider solutions, unified communications, SIP, and Wireless/Mobility solutions
- TMCUniversity Certification Courses: IP Network Security and Microsoft OCS
- Fonality trixbox Open Communication Certification (FtOCC)
- Ingate's Free SIP Trunking Workshop
- Sipera's UC Security Workshop
- Collocated M2M Evolution Conference
- Collocated Smart Grid Summit Conference
- Collocated 4GWE Conference
- Asterisk Training Courses
- Reseller Solutions Day free workshop
- Keynotes by ShoreTel, Aspect, Paetec, Alvarion, Sir Terry Matthews of Wesley Clover, Clearwire, and Interactive Intelligence
- Open Source Pavilion on the exhibit floor, showcasing open source solutions
In addition to the educational and networking opportunities, attendees have the chance to win a brand new Jeep, an iPhone, Slingbox, or HP Netbook.
Visit www.itexpo.com for more information or to register for ITEXPO West 2009.
About TMC:
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 3,500 most visited Web sites in the world by Quantcast, an independent Web traffic ranking site, TMCnet serves an average of two million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO (ITEXPO), 4GWE Conference (in conjunction with Crossfire Media), and Digium|Asterisk World (in conjunction with Digium, Inc.). For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 3,500 most visited Web sites in the world by Quantcast, an independent Web traffic ranking site, TMCnet serves an average of two million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO (ITEXPO), 4GWE Conference (in conjunction with Crossfire Media), and Digium|Asterisk World (in conjunction with Digium, Inc.). For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.
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Contact Information:
Todd Keefe
For Immediate Release PR (for ITEXPO)
617-262-1968 x 101
This is "rough" press release meaning it may change a bit before it goes live. Regardless, I thought it was useful enough to share. I hope it helps.
Hi, all -- just wanted to let you know we are here at the Los Angeles Convention Center (I have been here since last Friday actually) and have been monitoring the situation regarding the fires in the LA mountains. We have been in close contact with the Convention Center and other city officials who want to make sure you know the Convention Center is far from the fires and in a safe area.
The specifics posted on the Los Angeles Convention Center Website are as follows:
REGIONAL FIRE UPDATE: The Los Angeles Convention Center is Outside of the Impact Region, and All Events are Operating Normally.
I am headed to the Avaya Social Media event soon and so far there are over a 1,000 people who have flown into LA to set up for the show and get ready for the conferences. I hope to see you tonight.
The specifics posted on the Los Angeles Convention Center Website are as follows:
REGIONAL FIRE UPDATE: The Los Angeles Convention Center is Outside of the Impact Region, and All Events are Operating Normally.
I am headed to the Avaya Social Media event soon and so far there are over a 1,000 people who have flown into LA to set up for the show and get ready for the conferences. I hope to see you tonight.
Internet radio has really revolutionized the way millions have listened to music and for that I have to thank everyone in the industry for allowing consumers to mark individual songs for more or less play. The amazing thing about Internet radio is that the more you listen and mark the songs you like, the better it gets - adjusting to fit your musical taste like a custom-made glove.
Having said that, I believe we owe Tim Westergren one of the founders of Pandora a great deal for being a pioneer in the space.
To hear Tim's thoughts on 4G, iPhone/AT&T exclusivity and the growth of his company, be sure to read the interview.
Oh, and I would be doing you an injustice if I didn't mention the 4G Wireless Evolution event taking place with ITEXPO this week in downtown Los Angeles at the Convention Center. The TMC team is all here (the last few just arrived) and we are setting up for the best show ever.
I just found a new blog - Seamless Enterprise which is sponsored by Sprint and recently did a roundup of the seven best blogs in communications. Thanks to Mark Ivey for picking two TMC blogs out of seven.
Here are the non-TMC blogs on the list.
- GigaOm
- VoIP IP Telephony
- NoJitter
- Fierce VoIP
- VoIP Watch
If you want to know which TMC blogs made it please check out the entry for yourself.
While App Stores are all the rage now with carriers and phone companies and even Oracle/Sun's Java jumping on the bandwagon, perhaps one of the most intelligent things a carrier can do is pause, take a breath and partner with an established app store provider doing business forever.
After all, why rebuild a house from scratch when you can lease a good one instead? Handago is a major player in the app store space with its 140,000+ apps and network of 23,000+ content partners and was chosen as a partner with 3, one of the most innovative wireless carriers around. As you may know, 3 also markets a Skype phone - yes, they embrace Skype and don't treat them as an enemy.
This new relationship is a smart move for 3 as smartphone downloads from all app stores are to reach 6.67 billion in 2014 according to Frost & Sullivan. And that number nothing to sneeze at.
After all, why rebuild a house from scratch when you can lease a good one instead? Handago is a major player in the app store space with its 140,000+ apps and network of 23,000+ content partners and was chosen as a partner with 3, one of the most innovative wireless carriers around. As you may know, 3 also markets a Skype phone - yes, they embrace Skype and don't treat them as an enemy.
This new relationship is a smart move for 3 as smartphone downloads from all app stores are to reach 6.67 billion in 2014 according to Frost & Sullivan. And that number nothing to sneeze at.
Here are some phots of the Los Angeles Convention Center as we set
up. More to come soon.
