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Overview of ITEXPO West 2010 Events

September 30, 2010

Hi all, my marketing team was good enough to provide me with this comprehensive overview of ITEXPO and all the related events and content at the show which takes place Oct 4-6, 2010 - yes, next week. I hope this snapshot is something you find useful.

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Hello,

So, ITEXPO begins on Sunday evening in Los Angeles.

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iPad goes to China, Crooks Mine Facebook and ITEXPO Highlights

September 13, 2010

As the first week of the fall begins, there is a wealth of news to share such as China getting the iPad, Facebook status updates leading to burglaries, another high- level departure at Nokia and GoDaddy.com looking to sell itself for a billion dollars.

The pace of acquisitions hasn't slowed as of late - HP just announced it will acquire ArcSight to bolster its security offering and PAETEC will pick up Cavalier Telephone.

Perhaps the biggest news of all is Wal-Mart's entry into the MVNO space - they will be reselling T-Mobile's service.

If there is a common theme here - it's that technology continues to be full of opportunity as it becomes more common. When Wal-Mart decides to become a phone company and thieves start mining social networks you know we have crossed the chasm.

TMC educates millions of readers each month and twice a year we gather 8-10 thousand of the movers and shakers in tech in a single place - at ITEXPO and a number of related events. Our next event is October 4-6, 2010 in Los Angeles.

I've kept you updated on the event and will continue to do so with this post.

Here are the new exhibitors:

· BlueTie added to MSPworld Exhibitor List

· Pangea Communications Contracts for a booth at ITEXPO

· Ciena Contracts for a sponsorship at Lightwave One

· Star 2 Star Contracts for a booth at ITEXPO

· APEX Voice Contracts for a booth at ITEXPO

Here are the latest speakers which were just added:

OS-03 Open Source Telephony for Everything BUT an IP PBX (ITEXPO)

Darren Schreiber

CEO

2600hz

SC-13 Untethering The Contact Center (Social CRM Expo)

Daryle Lamoureux

Product Marketing Manager

VXi Corp.

SP-07 Drive Revenue, Increase Profit Margins, Reduce Costs, and Build Your Subscriber Base (ITEXPO)

Brian Worthen

CEO

Mammoth Networks

OS-05 Open Source IP PBX Roundtable/Shootout (ITEXPO)

Tristan Barnum

Switchvox Product Marketing

Digium

CC-01 The Next Generation of IP-Based Conferencing (ITEXPO)

Jim Courtney

In Store Solutions

CCS-12 Using the Cloud to Support Social Media Strategies (Cloud Communications Summit)

Nitin Badjatia

Customer Experience Strategist

RightNow

CC-04 Videoconferencing QoS: Removing Barriers to Entry (ITEXPO)

Simon Dudley

Global Strategist

Lifesize Communications

D-03 Beyond the Browser Adding Voice & Real-Time Text to Your Web Apps (ITEXPO)

Adam Kalsey

Manager Developer Network

Voxeo Corporation

APT-06 Mobile, Multiplayer, Multimedia Gaming

Nathan Richardson

Executive Producer

CCP Games

OS-02 Open Source in the Customer Service and Contact Center Environment

Corey McFadden

Managing Partner

Infradapt

OS-05 Open Source IP PBX Roundtable/Shootout (ITEXPO)

Andrew Gillis

trixbox Founder

Fonality

B-05 Meet the HD Handset Vendors

Kim Murtagh

Director - SIP Communications

Panasonic

Lots of MSP World Sessions added Below

MSP-02 Winning Strategies to Sell Managed Services

Karen Sage

CA Technologies

MSP-03 Managed Services Accreditation Program and SAS 70: Charting a Path

Cody Griffin

Frazer Frost PLLC

MSP-04 A Network Security Value Meal Your Way: How a Burger King Franchise Solved its Network Security Needs

Nathan Austin

MyTech Partners

MSP-05 Choosing a MSP Pricing Model: Does one size fit all?

Lane Smith (Moderator)

Do IT Smarter

MSP-06 Building Your Pipeline Through Networking Events and Email Marketing

Barbara Dove

Dove Help Desk

MSP-08 How to Do Cloud Computing Securely

Scott West

CloudSway

MSP-09 Trojan Horse Approach: Acquire New Clients Using Security Practices

John Verry

PivotPoint Security

MSP-10 Increase Sales by Fueling Your Lead Generation Engine

Brian Sherman

Tech Success Communications

MSP-12 Regulatory Compliance and the Role of the MSP

Saylor Frase

Nuspire

MSP-13 Don't be Afraid of Twitter: How MSPs Can Use Social Media

Gene Fay

Nine Technology

MSP-14 Navigating the New Normal

Lawrence Walsh

President and CEO,

The 2112 Group

MSP-15 New Revenue Sharing Models: How MSPs and the Channel Will Benefit from Cloud Services

Jay Hallberg

SpiceWorks

MSP-16 Using the Internet to Automate your Marketing

Mike Cooch

Kutenda

VC-06 Virtualizing Your Contact Center (App Time)

Jason Hochman

Director - Enterprise and Channel Sales

Angel.com

APT-03 Show me the App Money

Eric Hernaez

CEO

netmobo

You can see there is tremendous activity around these events and we are now on the 4th hotel block as the last three have sold out. Be sure to book your travel soon and we hope to see you in LA.

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Comunicano: Your Influencer Relations Company

July 23, 2010

Many of you in the communications and technology spaces already know Andy Abramson as he is a well-known and influential blogger. But what you may not realize about Andy's company Comunicano is it is a major player in the world of influencer relations. By capitalizing on a strategy which Andy describes as the boulevard of communications, his company works with his clients to ensure their news turns into stories which are told and retold throughout the web and other media outlets.

As you can see from the inverted pyramid above, Comunicano segments the disparate audiences necessary to push a product along the influencer road to ultimately convince followers to purchase. It all starts with taste makers who influence trendsetters who in turn influence opinion leaders and so on.

Leveraging the combined power of the BAM community which represents bloggers, analysts and media, Andy explains in the video below how the goal is to get a product and/or company to have its buzz-level heated up as if it was in a pressure cooker of influence.

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TMC Gets Written up in Norwalk Hour Newspaper

June 4, 2010

I am fortunate that I get to speak reporters about my company from time to time and whenever I do I always worry until the article comes out. Reporters are busy (speaking from experience) and they don't always get all the facts right. I always blame myself when this happens - after all if you communicate in a clear, concise manner with an organized, structured system of segueing between topics, it is much easier to follow.

Personally I have sat in briefings with charismatic tech leaders who spend 30 minutes talking and when I look at my notes, I wonder what the heck was said. Someday I vow to teach classes on how to speak with the media but in the mean time I am very proud to say that TMC was just written up in the Norwalk Hour - our local newspaper.

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TMC Celebrates 38-Year Anniversary

May 24, 2010

How do companies make it through gut-wrenching industry and technological change without going under?

I do my best to wish every TMC a team member a Happy TMC Anniversary and as such the start date of all of our full-time members are in my calendar so I can be the one to send them this greeting (If I forgot you in the past - please accept my apologies). Last week I noticed that it was the anniversary of Nadji Tehrani, the company Founder & Chairman, my father and the person who decided to start this company in 1972. Funny, I never noticed his start date on my calendar before - and it occurred to me that this was TMC's 38-year anniversary.

Wow! Has it been that long?

And as I reminisced about the past decades I thought it would be instructive to go over the lessons we learned which kept us alive as markets and industries changed. I have also added in some of my personal philosophies as I feel these are interrelated in keeping our company and perhaps yours successful.

The Customer is First

I am thankful that the TMC team has always been the most customer-friendly of any company we compete with based on comments we regularly receive from customers.

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Patent Pooling Taking Off

February 2, 2010

I suggested companies join the RPX patent protection club back in 2008 as I have seen how patent litigation can destroy a company's profitability and force it to lose focus. RPX as you may remember is a firm whose goal is to allow companies to buy into a pool of patents which can be used to protect them against future lawsuits. The idea is a company will think twice about pursuing a patent lawsuit if you can countersue using a huge pool of patents.

Since my original entry, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony have signed up for the service. I expected all the companies who signed up to be the size of RPX customer ShoreTel or even smaller so I was a bit surprised when I read about the success RPX is having with large companies.

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ITEXPO East 2010 Miami a Great Success Thanks to You

January 26, 2010

A humble thank you to my followers who came out in support of ITEXPO this past week in Miami. Thank you conferees who braved a tough economic climate and came to the show. I also want to extend appreciation to the speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees at the show. In addition, thanks to our many partners who contributed greatly to the success of this week of events.

Most people told me this was the best ITEXPO ever - in terms of both quality and quantity.

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You can Still Win a Motorcycle and Car at ITEXPO East 2010

January 13, 2010

Today we sent out a confirmation and update regarding next week's ITEXPO and I wanted to make sure my readers were aware of many of the happenings at the show. One of the more interesting questions I get in passing is - "Rich, are you still giving away a car at the show?" The answer is yes, a Honda Element and also a Honda motorcycle.

Pictures and show details follow:

ITEXPO January 20-22, 2010 Miami Beach Convention Center

Collocated with 4G Wireless Evolution -- Digium/Asterisk World -- Smart Grid Summit -- M2M Evolution -- Cloud Communications Summit -- Virtualization Summit -- StartUp Camp Telephony -- SIP Tutorial

CONFIRMATION AND SCHEDULE UPDATE Dear Rich,

Your registration for ITEXPO is confirmed. The event starts next week at the Miami Beach Convention Center, January 20-22. The SIP Tutorial is being held on January 19th (separate registration required).

Below are some details and information that will help make your experience at ITEXPO great. As always, if you have any questions before the show, please check the event site or contact Frank Coppola.

---------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION INFO

When you arrive at the Miami Beach Convention Center, please go to Hall B and proceed to the registration counter to receive your badge.

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Discounts for Communications and Technology Events at ITEXPO

December 31, 2009

To all my readers, Happy New Year. Please feel free to take advantage of these special conference & expo rates (check out these low travel rates as well) as my gift to you. I hope to see you at the show January 20-22, 2010 -- a few weeks from now.

ITEXPO East 2010 -- 21st Event Since 1999.

January 20-22, 2010 - Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL

Dear Reader,
The curriculum for ITEXPO East has been assembled, and I am so enthusiastic about what you'll take away from this conference.

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How Immigrants Can Help Employ US Workers

December 28, 2009

I received an email today from Richard Herman, co-author of "Immigrant, Inc. --- Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)."

I asked to accept it as a guest blog and received permission to do so. Why?

Because I believe we need more immigrants to stay in the US and start businesses. The media company I am now the CEO of is here because a single student - my father -- was allowed in the country in 1957. It is worth noting he was not only allowed in but allowed to stay.

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